If You Build It, Will They Come?
Imagine that today you are put in charge of running MetroLink. In your first day on the job, this is...
Light Rail a Losing Proposition for Saint Louis
As the Post-Dispatch recently reported, Mayor Slay is starting to throw his weight behind a long-awaited expansion of the MetroLink,...
Metro Ridership Trending Down in 2015
Earlier this year, we talked about how, contrary to the hopes of many Saint Louis regional planners, there is no...
Why Did Saint Louis Get Rid of Its Streetcars?
In Saint Louis, and in many cities across the county, there is a push to bring back streetcars. And in...
Saint Louis Metro Ridership Up, but MetroLink Ridership Down
The latest data released by the national transit database shows the continued, albeit slow, recovery of transit ridership in the...
MetroBus System Changes, 2009-2014: More Miles, Fewer Stops, Higher Price Tag
Saint Louis MetroBus service has undergone many changes since the success of 2009’s Proposition A, which increased sales taxes in...
Where the Buses Don’t Run
Recently, a study from the University of Minnesota calculated how many jobs could be reached by transit in major U.S. cities...
Saint Louis Needs Better Bus Rapid Transit Plans
In a previous post, we outlined how Metro is planning to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the Saint Louis...
Metro Plans Unfair Fares?
In the past week, Saint Louis’ transit agency Metro has held meetings to discuss a proposed fare increase on Metrobus...
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