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Useless and Expensive: The Proposed St. Louis MetroLink Extension

Useless and Expensive: The Proposed St. Louis MetroLink Extension

May 9, 2024

Metrolink Expansion Factsheet (1) Download a copy of the Fact Sheet  The proposed St. Louis MetroLink extension, with its staggering...

The Legendary Loop Trolley Saga Continues

The Legendary Loop Trolley Saga Continues

Sep 20, 2022

A familiar sentence for St. Louis residents: The Loop Trolley is back in the news! Show-Me Institute analysts have been...

Once More unto the Loop Trolley Breach

Once More unto the Loop Trolley Breach

May 23, 2022

Much like the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Loop Trolley still clings to life despite...

What I Would Like to See from the Resurrected Trolley

What I Would Like to See from the Resurrected Trolley

Feb 23, 2022

The Bi-State Development Agency has granted the Loop Trolley a new lease on life. Given the trolley’s poor track record,...

St Louis Reconsiders the Loop Trolley . . . Again

St Louis Reconsiders the Loop Trolley . . . Again

Feb 16, 2022

The Bi-State Development Agency is meeting on Friday to consider getting the Loop Trolley up and running again. Under the...

Brain Versus Heart on Amtrak in Missouri

Brain Versus Heart on Amtrak in Missouri

Feb 9, 2022

Rail advocates are arguing for an increase in Missouri’s Amtrak funding. They want the taxpayer subsidy for the little-used route...

New Year, Same Problems with the Loop Trolley

New Year, Same Problems with the Loop Trolley

Jan 12, 2022

The Loop Trolley is causing trouble for Saint Louis area officials again. The problem this time is possibly having to...

The Session Starts, Trolley Trouble and More Internet in COMO

The Session Starts, Trolley Trouble and More Internet in COMO

Jan 7, 2022

David Stokes. Susan Pendergrass and Jakob Puckett join Zach Lawhorn for the first SMI Podcast of 2022. They discuss the...

Here’s a Scary Halloween Idea: Restarting the Trolley

Here’s a Scary Halloween Idea: Restarting the Trolley

Oct 14, 2021

Later this month, St. Louis taxpayers will face a spooky scenario just in time for Halloween. Should the Loop Trolley...

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