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CMT Board Chair Bob Lewis announced the formation of the Greater St. Louis Transit Alliance at the CMT Annual Meeting on Sept. 5 in Clayton.

Lewis said, “The Transit Alliance will be different from CMT. CMT as you know is a 501 (c) 3 organization and as such is limited in the amount of funds we may spend on advocacy of political measures --- such as Prop M. The Transit Alliance will not have these limits and will be working very hard over the next 59 days to make sure that Prop M is passed on November 4 and MetroLink is expanded in the region.”

To date, the following organizations have joined: AGC of St. Louis, BJC Healthcare, CMT, City of Creve Coeur, City of Florissant, City of Moline Acres, Greater St. Louis Alliance for Change to Win, Jobs with Justice, Loop Trolley Company, Missouri Growth Association, Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition, St. Louis County Municipal League, St. Louis Labor Council, St. Louis RCGA, St. Louis Realtors Association, Service Employees International Union Local 1, Service Employees International Union Missouri-Kansas State Council, Trailnet, University of Missouri St. Louis and Washington University. For more information, visit www.moremetrolink.com.