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08.21.2008 7:53 am

Transit summit vista

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis streetcarsThe streaming video from the July 31 transit summit at Washington University sponsored by Metro now is available online — and has been produced in a very convenient format.

For reasons I explained in an earlier post, I thought it was…

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08.06.2008 9:25 am

Mass transit and suburban home market

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

transitThere’s a connection, or so say the sources in this piece in the Washington Post:

Federal spending is about 4 to 1 in favor of highways over transit. Today, more than 99 percent of the trips taken by U.S. residents are…

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07.31.2008 3:59 pm

Transit and regionalism: Wisdom from the East (side)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Transit SummitA big crowd was on hand for the Transit Summit held this morning at Washington University.

The program was organized by Metro and its purpose was to brief local officials on a variety of matters having to do with where…

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07.29.2008 5:14 pm

A bus system for St. Charles

sc_sm_scat_3_opt.jpgIf you live in the far reaches St. Charles County and your car goes on the blink, you’d better have a bicycle.

Or a generous friend.

Or cab fare.

Or a horse

Or good walking shoes.

Otherwise you’re stuck, because you…

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07.20.2008 9:00 pm

Monday editorial: Bus route

Lori StiehrOn July 31 — 15 years to the day after the first MetroLink train pulled out of Union Station amid much ballyhoo — politicians and civic leaders will gather at Washington University for what’s being billed as a “transit summit.”

Although…

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05.30.2008 9:01 pm

Sunday editorial: Metro’s money mess

link_opt.jpgIt was that noted transportation visionary Larry E. Salci who two years ago predicted that the St. Louis region was headed for a “surface transportation crisis.” Little did he know that his own actions would help set the date for the…

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04.30.2008 5:46 pm

Quiet, please, on Metrolink

I’m an ingrate. The folks at Metro — at stupendous expense — provide me with a quick way into work and how do I react?

Why I complain, of course.

Here’s my beef about Metrolink, the light rail system: I like to…

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