Category: Transit
This Bus Stop Is Being Eliminated
Metro has recently begun its Bus Stop Evaluation Program, an effort that will examine every bus stop in the Missouri MetroBus system. The goal of the program is to help make the existing system more efficient, better for customers, and...
Transfering at Forest Park Station After 7pm? Be Prepared to Wait.
When the Cross-County Extension was built, the Forest Park-DeBaliviere MetroLink station was converted from a side platform to a center platform format to better facilitate transfers between the two MetroLink lines. For example, riders headed from Clayton to the airport...
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...
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...
Harland Bartholomew’s “Theoretical Diagram of Proposed Transit System”
Harland Bartholomew came to St. Louis in 1916 at the invitation of the Civic League of St. Louis with the charge of creating a comprehensive plan for the city of St. Louis. Three years later, he was appointed City Planning...
St. Louis Elevated and Rapid Transit Railway
New York built the first elevated railway line in the country on Ninth Ave in 1868. After replacing the initial cable propelled system with steam locomotives, the elevated system began expanding rapidly. By 1882, 3 more elevated railway lines extending...
A San Francisco Fantasy Map
Click on image to view the complete map. Often times my thoughts turn to other cities. This fantasy map for rail-based transit in San Francisco is the culmination of some of those thoughts. Introduction / Mission Bay Station The premise...
Metro Postpones Scheduled Fare Increase
A scheduled fare increase in July for Metro transit services has been postponed. The fare increase would have raised MetroBus and MetroLink base fares by 25ยข to $2.25 and $2.50, respectively. Ray Friem, Chief Operating Officer of Transit Services for...
Where to Next for MetroLink?
With the passage of Proposition A, expansion of MetroLink is a real possibility. The sales tax increase has allowed Metro to escape a “death spiral” and has put the agency on a firm financial footing. The question everyone is asking,...