Feb 25, 2013, 5:38pm CST
Downtown streetcar project advanced
Evan Binns
Reporter- St. Louis Business Journal
The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis has proposed a seven-mile streetcar system between downtown and the Central West End, which could cost millions.
In June 2012, the Partnership issued a request for proposals for a “feasibility study for connecting the areas of Downtown, Midtown, Central West End and Skinker-DeBaliviere in the City of St. Louis.”
The estimated costs of the project are $219 million for tracks and overhead electric lines or $270 million to add more elaborate streetscapes along the routes, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
The Partnership is holding a public meeting regarding the streetcar proposal starting at 4 p.m. on March 7 at the Moto Museum at 3441 Olive St.
In its RFQ, the partnership adds that a streetcar between downtown and the Central West End would help link downtown with other major areas, especially given steam behind the Loop Trolley project.
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