Northside and Southside Major Transit Improvements

East-West Gateway Council of Governments

September 26, 2007

Summary of Northside Alignments

Summary of Downtown Alignments

Summary of Southside Alignments

Community Engagement
40 stakeholder interviews 100+ outreach presentations to 1,700 citizens Three rounds of public open houses E-mail list of 600 Three issues of newsletter to 1,650 citizens 300+ written comments

Street-Running LRT

Street-Running LRT

Street-Running LRT

Street-Running LRT Stations

Prototypical Station Plans In Roadway ROW, Far-Side Platforms

Street-Running LRT Station

Prototypical Station Section in 100+ ROW

Northside Natural Bridge Avenue/14th Street Alternative

Northside: Key Differentiators

Runs through core of Northside residential, commercial development Existing new development and LRT can work together to promote future development Serves only significant Northside employment center, Union-70 Provides good connectivity to future western extension No major right-of-way impacts

Downtown 9th Street/10th Street Couplet Alternative

Downtown: Key Differentiators

Provides most direct north-south travel in downtown Avoids track, operational complexity Serves existing residences and businesses Provides direct access to employment and activity centers Provides transit access to developments south of Market Avoids serious property impacts

Southside Jefferson Avenue/Interstate-55 Alternative

Southside: Key Differentiators

Existing development strongly transitsupportive (high-density residential/neighborhood commercial) Major transit-supportive development projects planned or under construction Strong transit-dependent markets Serves development along Chouteau Most direct end-to-end access High speed along I-55 improves travel times, attractiveness for extension

Capital Costs (2007 Million $)

Total cost for LPA Route miles Cost/route mile

$971 Million 16.8 Miles $57.8 Million

Ridership: Process
Aggregate Rail Ridership Forecasting (ARRF) Application of the TransEval model Preliminary ridership forecasts

Rail Ridership Forecasting

Northside/Downtown/Southside Alignment: 9,300-12,700 weekday boardings No Special Events Draft FTA review

LPA: Northside

Potential Development Opportunity at North Florissant Boulevard and St. Louis Avenue
Existing Conditions on North Florissant Boulevard

LPA: Downtown

Potential Development Opportunity at Convention Plaza and Tucker Boulevard

Existing Conditions on Convention Plaza

LPA: Southside

Potential Development Opportunity at Gravois Road and Jefferson Avenue

Existing Conditions at intersection of Gravois and Jefferson

Locally-Preferred Alternative: Key Points

Recommendation October 31 Single LPA Not necessarily next LRT extension Getting LRT to Northside Ridership subject to revision; FTA review Street-running LRT: new operational paradigm

Potential Next Steps

Draft Environmental Impact Statement New Starts application Preliminary engineering