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The Light Rail Line Less Traveled

The Light Rail Line Less Traveled

Jun 12, 2024

If anyone has taken Robert Frost’s words to heart and taken the road less traveled, it is Metro, the St....

North-South MetroLink Expansion: Snake Oil for Saint Louis

North-South MetroLink Expansion: Snake Oil for Saint Louis

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Mayor Slay and many—but not all—regional leaders are peddling a curious elixir: a $2 billion expansion of MetroLink. The expansion...

Kansas City Streetcar Has First Crash

Kansas City Streetcar Has First Crash

Mar 2, 2016

It was only a matter of time. During a test run, the Kansas City Streetcar collided with its first parked...

North-South MetroLink Line Wasteful, Unnecessary

North-South MetroLink Line Wasteful, Unnecessary

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A group of Saint Louis officials and former regional planners are again making the case for a north-south MetroLink line,...

MetroBus System Changes, 2009-2014: More Miles, Fewer Stops, Higher Price Tag

MetroBus System Changes, 2009-2014: More Miles, Fewer Stops, Higher Price Tag

Nov 12, 2014

Saint Louis MetroBus service has undergone many changes since the success of 2009’s Proposition A, which increased sales taxes in...

Another Push for Rail Transit in Kansas City

Another Push for Rail Transit in Kansas City

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Recently, Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders announced that the county had received a $10 million federal grant to buy just...

Saint Louis Needs Better Bus Rapid Transit Plans

Saint Louis Needs Better Bus Rapid Transit Plans

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In a previous post, we outlined how Metro is planning to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the Saint Louis...

Make Bus Rapid Transit Serve Bus Users

Make Bus Rapid Transit Serve Bus Users

Sep 2, 2014

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is likely to make its debut in Saint Louis in the next couple years. Regional planning...

An Authentic, Sustainable Blog Post That Creates A Strong Physical Connection Between Streetcars And Facts

An Authentic, Sustainable Blog Post That Creates A Strong Physical Connection Between Streetcars And Facts

May 22, 2014

To coincide with the groundbreaking of the Downtown Streetcar, Kansas City released a “Downtown Streetcar Development and Investment Guide” to...

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