Coalition Members

AGC of St. Louis
AIA St. Louis
American Planning Association
BJC Healthcare
BOMA St. Louis
Citizens for Modern Transit
City of Creve Coeur
City of Florissant
City of Moline Acres
Focus St. Louis
Greater St. Louis Alliance for Change to Win
Greater St. Louis AFL-CIO
JCD-NEA
Jobs with Justice
Lambert International Airport
Landmarks Association
Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois
Loop Trolley Company
Lutheran Family and Children Services
Metropolitan Congregations United
Missouri Botanical Gardens
Missouri Growth Association
Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition
Musick Construction
Paraquad
St. Louis Association of Realtors
St. Louis Community College
St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission
St. Louis County Municipal League
St. Louis RCGA
St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
SEIU Local 1
SEIU MO/KS State Council
Sierra Club
Southern Illinois Builders Association
SSM Health Care
The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis
The Starkloff Disability Institute
Trailnet
UNITE HERE Local 74
University of Missouri St. Louis
Washington University

To Request a Speaker for Your Organization, to Join the Alliance, or to Be Listed Among the Endorsers of
Prop A:

Environmental Relief

As the backbone of one of the nation’s most highly acclaimed transit systems, Metro use impacts the environment positively versus vehicle use. We as a society (both globally and locally) are growing more and more aware of the impact of our actions on the environment. Metro is doing its part to improve the quality of life and environment today, as well as for generations to come. Environmental relief benefits include:

Improving air quality – 30% of Metro buses use renewable bio‐fuels or compressed gas and all MetroLink trains are powered by electricity. The St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership deems MetroLink one of the best options to reduce emissions in the region.

Reducing dependence on foreign oil – public transit in the U.S. saves 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline each year, an average of 4 million gallons of gas each day.

Promoting smart growth – public transit strengthens the suburbs' inner rings and creates more opportunities for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), which makes neighborhoods better connected and more livable (especially vital regional centers like downtown St. Louis and Clayton).

In April we have the opportunity to keep St. Louis on the right track by voting Yes on Proposition A. Now is our time to invest in our region’s future: our children’s future in the region. With the successful passage of Proposition A, we will move forward — together.

Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions represent 82% of total human-made greenhouse emissions. Using public transit can lower this number significantly.

Public transit is saving 6.9 million tons of net carbon dioxide emissions per year (based on 2005 figures) and 400,000 tons of other greenhouse gases.

Public transit produces 95% less carbon monoxide, 90% less in volatile organic compounds, and about half as much nitrogen oxide per passenger mile as a private vehicle.

A household can reduce their carbon footprint by 25%-30% if one person makes the switch from a commute via car to a commute by public transit.

A solo commuter that switches from a car to public transit reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 4,800 lbs per year.

Public transit saves 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline annually, representing 4 million gallons of gasoline per day, the equivalent of 300,000 fewer automobile fill-ups per day.

Paid for by Citizens for Modern Transit as an in-kind contribution to Advance St. Louis