Talk to Metro about buses and MetroLink
Ask Metro Transit about bus and train schedules, new technology, fares and more in our monthly chat with the Metro experts. Join them at noon Wednesday, June 5, to get answers to all your questions about how to get around the St. Louis area.
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Good afternoon, St. Louis. The last few weeks have been all about the Blues journey to the Stanley Cup. As we near the end, remember that Metro Transit is the perfect option to get to all of the action and excitement – whether you’re headed to watch parties, rallies or the big game itself. Download the Transit app to your mobile device to make it easy to plan your Stanley Cup commute. Until game time, let’s get to your transit questions. What’s on your mind? -
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Hey Jimmy, the Metro Mobile app you’re referring to is part of 6-month pilot phase. We want to keep this pilot group relatively manageable so that we can measure its performance across the network. That’s why you see MetroLink fare devoted to ball games and other special events. If the pilot is successful, we may expand the technology to other transit services and fare options.
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Jimmy, the East-West Gateway (EWG) Council of Governments completed a conceptual design study for a Northside-Southside light rail corridor. This work refined design and operating plans, route alignment, and station locations first identified through a body of work that concluded in 2008. The next step in the project development process for a project like a Northside-Southside light rail corridor is an environmental impact assessment (EIS) and preliminary design. A federal application process would begin about mid-way through that work. That process lasts 2-3 years, and requires significant funding (all local funding). Metro and our partners at EWG have continued conversations with the City of St. Louis about advancing this work into the EIS phase. We do have a clear timeline for project development once the EIS is initiated.
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Thank you St. Louis for a short, but important live chat today. You can reach out to us if you ever have a transit question. You can find us on social media or by reaching out to our Customer Service team.