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February 24, 2010



“Moving Transit Forward”

A fiscally responsible, community-drivenvision for restoring, enhancing, andexpanding the Metro Transit system

Moving Transit Forward will:

Promote regional economic development

Strengthen Metro Transit as a vital regional asset

Provide quality transit access to more people Improve service to low-income, elderly, and

disabled residents

Include projects that are cost-effective



Final Alternatives

RefinedEnhancements,Technologies

Short-, Mid-, Long-Range Alternatives

Sequencing

Refined FinancialPlan

Series 3 CommunityEngagement

Preliminary AlternativesCore Values,

Evaluation CriteriaFinancial Analysis

PreliminaryAlternatives


Initial Research & Community Engagement

Baseline Survey,Focus Groups

Regional MobilityNeeds

Metro SystemPerformance




Community Engagement

Strategy positions transit as a central elementin St. Louis region

Initiates a regional conversation about transit

www.movingtransitforward.org Ongoing stakeholder meetings

Community workshops

○ Round 1: Preferred types of transit, improving thecustomer experience

○ Round 2: Preliminary alternatives, prioritization

○ Round 3: Draft plan, agreement that the plan meetsregion’s needs



Financial Analysis

Key 30-year financial model inputs

Capital and operating costs for investments

Restoration and continuation of MetroBus,

MetroLink, and Metro Call-A-Ride service

Projected performance of existing andpotential revenue sources

Helps to ensure fiscal realism

Guides sequencing of plan optionswithin the three phases



Financial Assumptions

Continuation of existing local funding with noreductions

Additional funding for capital and operating

Local State

Expansion projects are completed only if:

Federal participation

Local/State funds to operate are available

East-West Gateway selection process forcapital projects



Plan Components

Service Restoration

Reinstatement of MetroBus service

Restore Call-A-Ride service for elderly anddisabled

Restore peak frequency of MetroLink Add frequency to crowded MetroBus routes



Transit centers, bus stops

Smart Cards

Automated vehicle location

Web-based applications

○ metrostlouis.org○ NextStopSTL.org

○ Google Transit

○ TripFinder

Plan Components

Passenger Amenities and Technology



Light Rail

Bus Rapid Transit

Commuter Rail

Plan Components

System Expansion



Implementation Plan

Immediate Action Steps

Service restoration, enhancements

Financial discussions: MoDOT, FTA,elected officials

East-West Gateway: light rail, bus rapidtransit planning



Implementation Plan

Short Range (1 - 5 years)

Planning, engineering for next light railextension

2 Bus Rapid Transit routes Continue passenger amenities and

technology projects



Implementation Plan

Mid Range (5 - 10 years)

One light rail extension constructed,operating

Additional Bus Rapid Transit routes

Additional transit centers



Implementation Plan

Long Range (10 - 30 years)

Planning, engineering, construction,operation of second light rail alignment

Planning, engineering for third light railextension



Implementation Plan

To Be Determined

Commuter rail service Success depends on federal and state support of

high-speed intercity rail

Metro Transit service outside existingservice area Determined by funding from those counties



“Moving Transit Forward”

Metro Board of Commissionersapproved plan on February 12, 2010

East-West Gateway to lead capitalproject planning

moving transit forward - the plan for st. louis mass transit

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