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Now that you’ve learned a little about what makes transit work and how transit is
funded, the “Moving Transit Forward” project team asks you to share your vision for
how you’d like to see the Metro Transit System develop in the future.
Step 1
On the map, draw lines that represent your desired transit system improvements. Use
the colors below to identify your service enhancement “routes”.
Urban Bus (Pink) Bus Rapid Transit (Green)
Commuter Rail (Blue) Flex Route (Yellow)
Light Rail (Orange)*
*For Light Rail, you may only choose from the corridors already identified on the map.
Circle or trace the corridors you’d like to select.
You may choose to draw all modes, or just one or two. We will assume that any line you
draw on the map will receive corresponding Call‐A‐Ride paratransit service. Remember,
in this exercise, you are the transit planner. Consider what you’ve learned from the
presentation boards about which modes work best where. “Moving Transit Forward’
project team members are available to assist you.
Step 2
In the second part of the exercise, you will flip your map back over to the other side.
You will have a fixed amount of “money” to spend on your plan in each of the three
phases. Select and prioritize the modes and service enhancements you have proposed,
within the constraints of your budget. You may also choose to add service
enhancements like transit centers, improved bus stops, or public restrooms. This will
help the “Moving Transit Forward” project team understand what type of
enhancements you most prefer, and where.
Your involvement in Metro’s long‐range planning process will help determine service
enhancement for the Metro System. Thank you for participating in Moving Transit
Forward!
Moving Transit Forward Metro Transit Planning Community Workshops
Alton
O'Fallon MADISON
COUNTY
Edwardsville
(7) MetroNorth- Florissant
St. Charles Florissant
St. Peters
ST. CHARLES
COUNTY Earth City
(8) NorthSide-
(12) Madison County-
(3) Daniel Boone City Limits Collinsville
Chesterfield (5) Northwest
Tri-Cities Corridor
Creve Coeur Connector
CITY OF
(4) Daniel Boone- Clayton ST. LOUIS
Chesterfield
Downtown
ST. LOUIS
COUNTY
East St. Louis
(1) MetroSouth-
ST. CLAIR
Option A COUNTY Scott AFB
Mid-America
(11) SouthSide-
South County Airport
FRANKLIN South
COUNTY Eureka County Belleville L E G E N D
Center
MetroLink
EWG Proposed
MetroLink Corridor
Pacific
EWG Study Area
Major Highway
Columbia County Boundary
0 1 2 3 4 5 Miles River/Lake
JEFFERSON Arnold MONROE
COUNTY COUNTY City or Other Location
Station 5: Funding Your Transit Plan
The purpose of this exercise is to convey the relative costs of building and operating various transit system enhancements, and to ask you
to select and prioritize the system enhancements you might like to see added to the Metro System for each of three decades.
For each decade, you have $700 “dollars” to work with for constructing and operating your service enhancements.
Please refer to the potential light rail corridors already identified on your map, and you may create your own corridors for other modes
(see some suggestions below). As a guide, here are your costs for some of those potential light rail corridors shown on your map and other
types of service enhancement:
Light Rail Options:
Cost of each route provided on map is as follows: Cost per route for other modes and service enhancements are
as follows:
(1) MetroSouth Option A: $700
(2) MetroSouth Option B: $675 Bus Rapid Transit: $35
(3) Daniel Boone Clayton to Westport: $600 (For example, highway based on I‐64, I‐44, I‐55, or major arterial such as
(4) Daniel Boone Westport to Chesterfield: $700 Grand Avenue)
(5) North City Limits to I‐170: $250 Bus: $3
(Major route with frequency of at least 10‐15 minutes peak period)
(6) MetroNorth from Clayton to I‐70: $600
Commuter Rail: $300
(7) MetroNorth from I‐70 to Florissant via I‐170: $500
(For example, from downtown St. Louis to Alton, IL or Pacific, MO)
(8) NorthSide from Civic Center to City Limits: $350 Flex Route: $2
(9) NorthSide from City Limits to Florissant Valley: $300
(10) SouthSide from Civic Center to City Limits: $450 Transit Center: $20
(11) SouthSide from City Limits to South County: $270
(12) Emerson Park to Tri Cities: $170 Bus Stop Enhancement Package: $5
(13) Tri Cities to Edwardsville: $500
(14) Tri Cities to Alton: $500 Public Restroom: $1
(15) Shiloh Scott MetroLink to Mid America: $100
Now, based on the lines you chose or created on your map and the costs listed above, select and prioritize the enhancements you’d like
to see for each decade. Remember, you have $700 to spend in each of three decades.
Phase 1: 1‐10 Years
Route Location or Name Mode or Enhancement Cost
Total (not to exceed $700) _________
Phase 2: 11‐20 Years
Route Location or Name Mode or Enhancement Cost
Total (not to exceed $700) _________
Phase 3: 21‐30 Years
Route Location or Name Mode or Enhancement Cost
Total (not to exceed $700) _________