/tags/st-clair-county-transit-district St. Clair County Transit District en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:19:31 GMT /law-order/2024-07-26/4-metro-east-police-departments-will-supply-additional-officers-to-patrol-metrolink The Belleville, Fairview Heights, Shiloh and Swansea police departments will allow off-duty officers to patrol up to 30 hours per week. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:19:31 GMT /law-order/2024-07-26/4-metro-east-police-departments-will-supply-additional-officers-to-patrol-metrolink Will Bauer /government-politics-issues/2024-07-11/st-clair-county-public-safety-east-st-louis-metro The 16,000-square-foot facility houses a new St. Clair County 911 dispatch unit, office space for the county sheriff's department and backup equipment for the light rail system's control center. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 22:08:05 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-11/st-clair-county-public-safety-east-st-louis-metro Will Bauer /law-order/2024-04-16/belleville-and-swansea-police-to-help-beef-up-security-at-metrolink-stations The families of shooting victims criticized MetroLink security in 2019 and again in 2023 because no police were patrolling the Metro East stations at the time the crimes occurred. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-04-16/belleville-and-swansea-police-to-help-beef-up-security-at-metrolink-stations Lexi Cortes /economy-business/2023-12-28/metrolink-5-mile-extension-scott-air-force-base-to-midamerica-airport-underway The project — which will connect MidAmerica to St. Louis-Lambert International Airport via light rail — is expected to wrap in spring 2026, according to the St. Clair County Transit District. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-12-28/metrolink-5-mile-extension-scott-air-force-base-to-midamerica-airport-underway Will Bauer /economy-business/2023-01-23/metrolink-riders-will-see-a-new-public-safety-center-in-east-st-louis-next-february The goal of the facility is to help make MetroLink safer for the region. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:44:22 GMT /economy-business/2023-01-23/metrolink-riders-will-see-a-new-public-safety-center-in-east-st-louis-next-february Will Bauer /2022-04-07/new-path-through-swansea-and-fairview-heights-will-connect-2-000-homes-to-metro-bike-trail The 1.7-mile pathway will extend from Illinois Route 161 to Sullivan Drive in Belleville to Frank Scott-Parkway in Fairview Heights. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:10:56 GMT /2022-04-07/new-path-through-swansea-and-fairview-heights-will-connect-2-000-homes-to-metro-bike-trail Devese Ursery | Belleville News-Democrat /economy-business/2021-10-08/transit-officials-aim-to-increase-metrolink-ridership-by-making-the-stations-more-inviting A project to change Belleville’s station will closely mirror one that’s been completed at the Emerson Park Transit Center in East St. Louis. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:32:52 GMT /economy-business/2021-10-08/transit-officials-aim-to-increase-metrolink-ridership-by-making-the-stations-more-inviting Kavahn Mansouri | Belleville News-Democrat /economy-business/2021-07-14/metrolink-extension-to-midamerica-airport-expected-to-be-finished-by-2024 The $96 million project will add more than five miles of new track and bike trails to the existing light rail line to connect it to the county-owned airport. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:40:15 GMT /economy-business/2021-07-14/metrolink-extension-to-midamerica-airport-expected-to-be-finished-by-2024 Kavahn Mansouri | Belleville News-Democrat /economy-business/2019-03-31/metrolink-snack-shop-trains-people-with-disabilities-for-food-service-jobs A snack shop at the Belleville MetroLink station now employs people with disabilities, providing on-the-job training to a community that often faces… Sun, 31 Mar 2019 15:38:25 GMT /economy-business/2019-03-31/metrolink-snack-shop-trains-people-with-disabilities-for-food-service-jobs Kae M. Petrin