Year: 2011
Urban Mobility Report Points to Overbuilt Roads in St. Louis
The Urban Mobility Report published earlier this year revealed a surprising dichotomy about congestion in St. Louis. Despite congestion continuing to decrease since 2000 as represented by the report’s travel time index statistic shown on the right, travel time for...
This Is What the Antithesis of Transit-Oriented Development Looks Like
Representing SUNCO LLC, attorney James Mello made a presentation to the Maplewood Plan and Zone Commission on April 4. The presentation covered the revised concept plan for the Sunnen site which will include a relocated Mini dealership and commuter parking...
Car Dealership, Parking Lot To Anchor Transit-Oriented Development At Sunnen MetroLink Station
Since it opened in 1993, MetroLink has been lauded for it’s ability to connect so many of the St. Louis area’s great activity generators and centers of employment. As the years have worn on, MetroLink has, also, come under criticism...
Single Tracking on Delmar May Kill Future Loop Trolley Expansion
Following the Loop Trolley open house held two weeks ago at the Missouri History Museum, Justin Chick at Transit Turning Point expressed his concerns regarding the Loop Trolley’s proposed fare collection and hours of operation. Justin and other individuals at...
Wash U Students Have No Place to Wait
Back in November, construction workers redid the curb ramps at the intersection of Skinker Blvd and Forest Park Pkwy. The reasoning for this work is mysterious—the insersection was completely redone only a few years before as part of the Cross...
New Mississippi River Bridge Will Give Tucker Blvd A New Purpose
Construction on the new Mississippi River bridge project is about to gain significantly increased visibility over the coming spring and summer months. During the winter, construction crews poured the bridge’s foundations. With that work recently completed, work has begun on...
Delmar Blvd and the Purpose of Arterial Roads
As reported by University City Patch back in January, St. Louis County would like to remove a section of Delmar Blvd from its arterial road system and turn control over to another government entity, most likely University City. Specifically, the...
Jaywalking: the Practical Way to Cross North Hanley Rd
In a recent Road Crew Chat on STLtoday.com, one person had a question regarding jaywalking near the North Hanley MetroLink station. mike: at north hanley and I-70, there are pedestrians crossing hanley from the apartment complex between the gas station...
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail Project Continues to Move Forward
Since September 2010, Illinois has been busy upgrading 90 miles of track on the Chicago-St. Louis rail corridor to support speeds of 110 mph for passenger rail service. This particular project will cost $110 million and if it hasn’t already,...
Realigning MetroLink to Better Serve St. Louis
In the post I wrote last week comparing the Grand and Central West End MetroLink stations, I concluded with a question: “Would additional stations or even a different alignment have better served the neighborhoods MetroLink passes?” As the map above...
Comparing the Grand and Central West End MetroLink Stations
The original MetroLink line that opened in 1993 between North Hanley and 5th & Missouri is often praised as one of the most creative uses of existing right-of-way and financing for a light-rail line in the United States. MetroLink planners...
Less Congestion, More Sprawl, a Lot More Time in the Car in St. Louis
Good news for St. Louis commuters. According to the 2010 Urban Mobility Report published last week by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University, St. Louis is one of the least congested cities in the US. Amongst the 31...