• Transit Stops Are Often the First Impression of a City (CMT)
• Here Are the 2016 Highlights for CMT
• Despite Concerns, Centene Project Creeps Forward (St. Louis Business Journal)
• St. Louis Streets Will Have Fewer Trees — For a While at Least (St. Louis Public Radio)
• America Has a Terrible Traffic Safety Record (Economist)

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• MoDOT Has Been Shortchanging St. Louis for More Than a Decade (Post-Dispatch)
• Semi Truck Driver Strikes, Kills Ethan Brumbeloe on I-70 in O’Fallon (Post-Dispatch)
• Motorist Puts Rebecca Distefano in Critical Condition in Springfield Area Fraught With Dangers for Pedestrians (KY3)
• Assault Charge for Motorist Who Struck, Killed Lyndon Ebker in Hermann This Past April  (Post-Dispatch)
• If You’re Taking MetroLink, Check Out This Week’s Maintenance Schedule (NextStop)
• On Ride-Hailing Taking Over Public Transportation (Planetizen)

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• Hannibal Thinks a New Road Will Alleviate Traffic Woes (Herald-Whig)
• 46 States Ban Texting While Driving But It’s Hard to Enforce (AP)
• Traffic Deaths Rose 7.2 Percent in 2015 — Largest Increase in Half a Century (Next City)
• Check Out the New National Transit Map (Planetizen)
• Cyclelicious Wants You to Ride to Be Seen

• East-West Gateway Approves Funding for Study of Five Potential MetroLink Routes (Post-Dispatch)
• Learn How Brian Uses Metro (NextStop)
• Volunteer to Help Kids Learn Bike Skills at BWorks — Orientation on Sept. 6
• Trailnet Still Looking for Help With Its Bike/Ped Count Sept. 13 and 14
• Cities Across the U.S. Thinking About Freeway Removal (CityLab)

• Missouri Legislators: It’s Time to Join the Rest of the Nation and Ban Texting While Driving (Post-Dispatch)
• Stenger Now On Board With Studying Portion of North-South MetroLink Expansion (Post-Dispatch, KSDK)
• Authorities Looking for Motorist Who Struck, Killed Jeffrey Dickinson Monday Night (Post-Dispatch)
• Avoid the Labor Day Weekend Traffic and Take Metro Instead (NextStop)
• Care About Transit in St. Louis? Join CMT for its #TransitForward Happy Hour Sept. 15
• BikeWalk KC Hosting Women’s Bike Summit Sept. 10 (Greenability Magazine)
• Just Lowering the Speed Limits on Streets Isn’t Enough (Strong Towns)

• Hit-and-Run Motorist Kills Man in North St. Louis County (Post-Dispatch)
• St. Louis Should Look Into These Street Sensors and Better Ways to Calculate Street Speed
• Volunteer With Trailnet’s Bike Valet This Weekend at Big Muddy Blues Festival
• Bring Your Bike for These Area Fall Fundraisers (Terrain Magazine)
• U.S. DOT Out of Ideas on How to Prevent Traffic Deaths, Asks for Help (NPR)

• Utility Truck Driver Strikes, Kills Ricardo Zangara Friday Morning in Fenton  (KSDK)
• City Foundry Development in Midtown Includes a 511-Car Garage Plus Surface Parking (Post-Dispatch)
• FTA Recognizes Metro for Extending the Lifespan of Its Bus Fleet (NextStop)
• MetroLink’s Red Line Construction May Cause Minor Delays This Week (NextStop)
• Get Your Road Rage in Check (Charlotte Observer)