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East-West Gateway Council of GovernmentsSeptember 26, 2007

Northside and SouthsideMajor Transit Improvements


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Summary of Northside Alignments


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Summary of Downtown Alignments


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Summary of Southside Alignments


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Community Engagement

40 stakeholderinterviews

100+ outreachpresentations to 1,700citizens

Three rounds of publicopen houses

E-mail list of 600

Three issues ofnewsletter to 1,650citizens

300+ written comments


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Street-Running LRT


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Street-Running LRT


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Street-Running LRT


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Prototypical Station Plans In Roadway ROW, Far-Side Platforms

Street-Running LRT Stations


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Prototypical Station Section in 100+ ROW

Street-Running LRT Station


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Northside

Natural Bridge Avenue/14th

Street Alternative


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Northside:Key Differentiators

Runs through core of Northside residential,commercial development

Existing new development and LRT can worktogether to promote future development

Serves only significant Northside employmentcenter, Union-70

Provides good connectivity to future westernextension

No major right-of-way impacts


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Downtown

9th

Street/10th

Street Couplet Alternative


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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 developmentssouth of Market

Avoids serious property impacts


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Southside -

Jefferson Avenue/Interstate-55Alternative


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Existing development strongly transit-

supportive (high-densityresidential/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

Southside:Key Differentiators


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Capital Costs (2007 Million $)

Total cost for LPA $971 Million

Route miles 16.8 Miles

Cost/route mile $57.8 Million


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Ridership:Process

Aggregate Rail Ridership Forecasting (ARRF)

Application of the TransEval model

Preliminary ridership forecasts


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Rail Ridership Forecasting

No Special Events

Draft

FTA review

Northside/Downtown/Southside Alignment:

9,300-12,700 weekday boardings


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LPA: Northside

Potential Development Opportunity at North

Florissant Boulevard and St. Louis Avenue

Existing Conditionson North Florissant Boulevard


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LPA: Downtown

Potential Development Opportunity at

Convention Plaza and Tucker Boulevard

Existing Conditionson Convention Plaza


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LPA: Southside

Potential Development Opportunity at

Gravois Road and Jefferson Avenue

Existing Conditions at intersectionof Gravois and Jefferson


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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 operationalparadigm


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Potential Next Steps

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

New Starts application

Preliminary engineering

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