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MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Metro South MetroLink Extension Alternatives Analysis and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Metro South
Presentation to
TEAM
October 19, 2004
East-West Gateway Council of Governments
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Outline of Presentation
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• Review the Purpose and Need and the Detailed Alternatives
• Review community engagement activities
• Discuss the pros/cons of each of the build alternatives
• Discuss key external factors to consider in decision making
• Next steps
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Timeline
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Study Begins
Document Existing Conditions
Purpose and Need
Preliminary Definition of Alternatives
Detailed Definition of Alternatives
Alternatives Evaluation
Selection of Locally Preferred Alternative
Submit Federal New Starts Criteria Analysis
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Winter 2002
Winter 2003
Summer 2003
Fall 2003
Winter 2003/2004
Summer 2004
Fall 2004
Fall 2004
Winter 2004/Spring 2005
We are
here
Submit Federal Funding Application to Enter Preliminary Engineering
Fall 2005
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Purpose and Need Statements
1. Improve Access to Opportunity– Improve access for travel within the study
area and to other areas within the region, principally mid-County
2. Foster Economic Development– Use new transportation infrastructure to
help catalyze new development or redevelopment
3. Preserve Communities and Neighborhoods– Use new transportation infrastructure to
maintain and enhance quality of life
(Developed through analysis of existing conditions and stakeholder interviews)
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Final Detailed Alternatives
Detailed Alternatives
Five Build Alternatives• Purple to Watson• Blue to Watson• Blue to Butler Hill• Orange to Reavis
Barracks• Orange to Butler Hill
No Build
TSM (Transportation System Management)
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Overall Community Engagement
From February 2003 to August 2004
• Public Meetings
• Outreach Meetings
• MetroLink Fieldtrips
• Hotline calls, e-mails, correspondence
• Newsletters, fact sheets
• Mail/e-mail lists
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Overall Community Input
• Blue Alternative
– Mixed response
– Positive from various civic organizations
– Negative from some residents and various municipal officials
• Orange Alternative
– Mixed response
– Favored by civic and church groups
– Opposed by some city residents and representatives
• Purple Alternative
– Little comment
– Favored by City of Shrewsbury
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Synthesis of Pros/Cons of Build Alternatives
For each of the alternatives:
• Overall ability to meet P&N
• Performance and Costs
• Advantages/Disadvantages
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Synthesis of Pros/Cons of Blue to Butler Hill
Pros
• Best ridership
• Modest access for transit-dependent population
• Greatest overall economic development impact
• Potential for substantial property value benefits
• Highest average speed
• Greatest travel time savings
Cons
• Requires acquisition of most residential and commercial right-of-way
• Displaces greatest number of businesses
• Greatest visual impacts
• Highest capital costs
• Presence of BNSF
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Synthesis of Pros/Cons of Orange to Butler Hill
Pros
• Second highest ridership
• Attractive to commuters and transit-dependent population
• Provides access to greatest number of households
• Greatest potential for property value benefits
• Visual impacts are kept to a minimum
• High average speed
• Significant travel time savings
• High degree of connectivity to potential Southside alignment
Cons
• Limited economic development
• Requires most amount of parkland
• Second in capital costs, greatest O&M costs
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Synthesis of Pros/Cons of Orange to Reavis Barracks
Pros
• Attractive to transit-dependent population
• Provides access to more households than Blue to Butler Hill
• Displaces fewest businesses
• Visual impacts kept to a minimum
• High average speed
• Overall construction costs about half of longer alternatives
• Best cost per mile
• O&M costs less than longer alternatives
Cons
• Attracts fewer commuters and lower overall ridership than longer alternatives
• Potential for economic development less than longer alternatives
• Less potential for property value benefits than longer alternatives
• Somewhat less travel time savings than longer alternatives
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Synthesis of Pros/Cons of Blue to Watson
Pros
• Few residential displacements
• Modest business displacement
• Overall visual impacts low, though significant impact to Villas at Kenrick Plaza
• High average speed
• Lowest capital costs
Cons
• Very little ridership
• Serves very few transit-dependent people
• Limited economic development (Kenrick Plaza)
• Property values benefits 1/3 to 1/5 of the longer alternatives
• Negative travel time savings
• Cost per mile comparable to Blue to Butler Hill alternative
• O&M relatively expensive
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
Synthesis of Pros/Cons of Purple
Pros
• Few residential displacements
• Modest business displacement
• Overall visual impacts low
• High average speed
• Low capital costs
Cons
• Very little ridership
• Serves very few transit-dependent people
• Limited economic development (Kenrick Plaza)
• Property values benefits 1/3 to 1/5 of the longer alternatives
• Requires a small amount of parkland
• Negative travel time savings
• Cost per mile comparable to Blue to Butler Hill alternative
• O&M relatively expensive
• Highest cost per passenger mile
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
External Factorsto Consider
• BNSF right-of-way
• Systems planning & other potential MetroLink corridors
• Lack of local funding– Capital– Metro’s financial condition (operations)
• Limitations on federal funding
MetroSouthPlanning MetroLink in South St. Louis County
What’s Next
• Continuing outreach
• Staff recommendation to EWG Board of Directors on October 27 to defer LPA decision
• Completion of DEIS and public hearing in early 2005