The city of St. Louis is taking the first official steps toward the ambitious Northside-Southside MetroLink proposal.
Leah Thorsen reports on the early efforts to evaluate a proposed Northside-Southside MetroLink route in St. Louis.
Early into the study, according to Thorsen, "a main focus is learning what has changed since the route last was examined in 2008" while looking for ways to "connect to the $1.75 billion National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency headquarters set to be built just northwest of downtown…"
Thorsen quotes Dan Meyers, a project manager with AECOM, which is leading the consulting team for the study, to explain the initial steps of the study. One early benchmark to look for is a community engagement plan—expected to be implemented as early as April or May.
Thorsen also describes the current, speculative vision for the project: "A 31-mile route from north St. Louis County through the city and into south St. Louis…with a pricetag estimated at $2.2 billion."
Planetizen last checked in with the Northside-Southside project in June 2016, when the long-serving mayor of the city, Francis Slay, expressed strong support for the project.
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