Unveiling and Celebration of the Transit Stop Transformation Project at the Belleville Transit Center
AARP in St. Louis, Citizens for Modern Transit, St. Clair County Transit District, and Metro Transit have partnered again to transform another transit stop this time at the Belleville Transit Center, located at 718 Scheel Street in Belleville.
All are invited to join the celebration which will get underway at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2022, with remarks from Mayor Patty Gregory of the City of Belleville and project partners, followed immediately by a ribbon cutting. Attendees will be invited to explore the transformation and take part in the “Passport to Music on Metro” community celebration, featuring live musical entertainment and food trucks.
This fun and interactive space filled with vibrant colors celebrates the theme “Art Grows in Belleville”. The revitalized space features new custom bike racks, shade structures, a Belleville city logo sign, benches, planters and elevated window artwork created by award-winning painter and mixed media artist Genevieve Esson, whose work is also featured as part of the “Transit Stop Transformation” project at the Maplewood MetroBus Stop in Maplewood, Missouri.
The Transit Stop Transformation project at the Belleville Transit Center is the third transformation of its kind in the St. Louis region. Transformations were also completed at the Emerson Park Transit Center in East St. Louis in August 2021 and at a MetroBus stop in Maplewood in June 2020.
Each project is designed utilizing community input over several months. These transformations result in lasting developments at transit stops that contribute to improving safety and security, building ridership and increasing activity around transit. Each design reinforces the element of fun that comes with activating space and comes with a partner commitment to maintain the site for years to come to ensure sustainability.
We hope you can join us on June 25th!
