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Title:

A Report on the Status of Planning for MetroLink Expansion in the St. Louis Region
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Accession Number:

01044144

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The main purpose of this paper is to review the history of MetroLink planning in the St. Louis region and the status of current studies and to assess the prospects for future expansion of the system. This is meant to resolve any confusion about the possibilities for long-term MetroLink expansion and whether there is an overall system plan. The paper also highlights some lessons that the region has learned during this process. This paper includes a review of the history of MetroLink planning in the region with reference to the 1991 St. Louis Systems Analysis for Major Transit Capital Investments (Systems Analysis). The status of planning and implementation in each of the nine corridors that emerged from the Systems Analysis is described. The paper also discusses current MetroLink planning studies and analyzes the prospects for future expansion of the MetroLink system in the region. Finally, the paper summarizes some lessons that the region has learned about developing a regional light rail system. The paper finds that the planning and implementation of MetroLink in the St. Louis region has been systematically advanced in the years since 1991 based upon the adopted systems plan. It also finds that the prospects for MetroLink expansion beyond 2006 remain uncertain. Lack of expanded local revenue prevents the St. Louis region from competing for federal capital funds and also places a growing strain on the ability of the regional transit agency (Metro) to operate the existing multimodal transit system.

Monograph Accession #:

01044135

Language:

English

Authors:

Day, Donna L

Pagination:

pp 130-139

Publication Date:

2007-1

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: E-C112
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Conference:

Light Rail Transit: A World of Applications and Opportunities. Joint International Light Rail Conference

Location: St. Louis Missouri, United States
Date: 2006-4-9 to 2006-4-11
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; American Public Transportation Association; International Association of Public Transport (UITP)

Media Type:

Web

Features:

Maps (2) ; References (3) ; Tables (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Rail transit expansion

Subject Areas:

Finance; Highways; History; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Mar 15 2007 8:59AM

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