Please, Just Give Us All a Break
It almost isn’t funny anymore; actually, it hasn’t been funny for a long time. The roll out of the Delmar...
St. Louis’s Multi-Million-Dollar Toy Train
When will St. Louis’s long-delayed and over-budget Loop Trolley open? It’s hard to say, but in the meantime, construction on...
Face-Palm: Loop Trolley Over-Budget, Likely Delayed, Again
Face-palming is defined as: Bringing the palm of one’s hand to one’s face, as an expression of disbelief, shame, or...
Missouri’s Troubling Sales Tax Mosaic
What do owners of the luxurious Intercontinental Hotel in Kansas City and the St. Louis Cardinals have in common? They’re...
The Unscientific Claims of Streetcar Boosters
Let’s play a game. It’s called “Pick the scientist,” and here’s how you play: I’ll provide two quotes, and you...
Has MetroLink Spurred Development?
Metro, St. Louis’s transit agency, claims (p. i) MetroLink has helped spur $2.2 billion in development. However, Citizens for Modern...
The Loop Trolley Bailout: A Retrospective
On December 8, the Saint Louis County Council voted to bail out the Loop Trolley, a 2.2-mile vintage streetcar line...
County Residents on the Hook for Trolley Folly-Since When?
Those who read this blog will know that the Loop Trolley is $8 million over budget, and Saint Louis County...
How Long Have Saint Louis Planners Known About Loop Trolley Cost Overruns?
In a previous post, we discussed the climbing costs of the Loop Trolley project, a 2.2 mile trolley line that...
Straight Talk about the Loop Trolley
The Loop Trolley is officially over budget. There was speculation earlier this year that the project could not be completed...
Arch Ground Already Costing Saint Louis More than Promised
Recently, the Post-Dispatch reported that Great River Greenways, a regional, taxpayer-funded organization,...
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...
Kansas City Streetcar Advocates Argue Expensive Streetcar Not Country’s Most Expensive
Recently, an article in the Kansas City Star reported that the cost of the city’s two-mile streetcar line is par...
Map Series: II. The Loop Trolley and Existing Transit
The map above shows the Loop Trolley in relation to existing demographic characteristics. As the map shows, the Loop Trolley’s...
Loop Trolley Hits $11 Million Speed Bump
The implementation of the proposed Loop Trolley, to run from the Missouri History Museum to the historic Delmar Loop neighborhood, has...
Saint Louis City To Waste Sales Tax Monies On Streetcars, Transit-Oriented Development
Saint Louis City officials released their wish list for the anticipated $260 million from the proposed 0.75 cent statewide transportation...
Diverting City Tax Dollars To Subsidize The Loop Trolley
Earlier this week, a U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit against the Loop Trolley Transportation Development District (TDD), clearing the...
The Loopy Rationale For A Loop Trolley
If you want to travel from the Loop to Forest Park in Saint Louis, there is no shortage of options:...
(Mostly) Private Mass Transit
A trolley line serving the Kansas City Strip recently opened and is slowly building a clientele in the area by...
Saint Louis Streetcars Making a Comeback?
In the first half of the 20th century, Saint Louis boasted an extensive system of streetcars, which were slowly wiped...
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