Category: Transit

A Sea of Support for Proposition A

The Political Fix blog on the STLtoday.com website managed to acquire the township level results from Tuesday’s Proposition A vote. Upon finding the data, I set about mapping the results to better visualize and compare them to the Proposition M...

/ 9 April 2010

Some of the Purported “Facts” About Proposition A Used by Citizens for Better Transit

In their campaign against Proposition A, Citizens for Better Transit claims to be an organization fighting for the poor and against government waste. However, many of the claims made on their own website (once you get past the over the...

/ 25 March 2010

Turn the Proposition A Map Blue

Two weeks from today, St. Louis County voters will have another chance to vote for a sales tax proposal to support public transit in the St. Louis region. Proposition A is a half-cent sales tax that is estimated will bring...

/ 23 March 2010

MoDOT Selling Potential MetroLink R.O.W. in Olivette

For a while now, MoDOT has been selling surplus property it no longer needs advertising many of the properties on its Realty for Sale website. This, in general, is a good thing as MoDOT can use the revenue it makes...

/ 12 March 2010

A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: St. Louis County

Sales tax initiatives in St. Louis County Date Sales Tax Result August 1994 0.25% Passed November 1997 0.25% Failed November 2008 0.5% Failed April 2010 0.5% ? St. Louis County has the largest population and number of jobs of any...

/ 5 March 2010

A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: City of St. Louis

Sales tax initiatives in the City of St. Louis Date Sales Tax Result August 1994 0.25% Passed November 1997 0.25% Passed * The City of St. Louis forms the core of the Greater St. Louis area. The city currently contracts...

/ 4 March 2010

A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: St. Charles County

Sales tax initiatives in St. Charles County Date Sales Tax Result August 1996 0.5% Failed November 1996 0.5% Failed St. Charles Area Transit is St. Charles County’s only transit system and is operated by the City of St. Charles Streets...

/ 3 March 2010

A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: Madison County

Sales tax initiatives in Madison County Date Sales Tax Result November 1997 0.5% Failed In Madison County, the Madison County Transportion District d.b.a. Madison County Transit is the agency responsible for the funding and operation of the county’s public transportation...

/ 2 March 2010

A History of Transit Sales Tax Initiatives: St. Clair County

Sales tax initiatives in St. Clair County Date Sales Tax Result November 1993 0.5% Passed In St. Clair County, the St. Clair County Transit District is the responsible agency for funding the county’s public transportation needs. The SCCTD currently contracts...

/ 1 March 2010

Thoughts on the Loop Trolley

The Loop Trolley open house occurred on July 8. Almost one month later, I’ve finally gotten around to writing down many of my thoughts on the project. Better late than never. The First of Many The 10 Delmar was one...

/ 7 August 2009

No Plans For MetroLink at I-55 & Union Rd

Beginning in August, MoDOT will begin work to replace the Union Rd bridges over I-55. The new bridge will be almost exactly the same as the existing one with only some minor changes to meet current highway standards. However, the...

/ 29 July 2009