Loop Trolley Announces Open House, Takes Big Step With Release of Draft Environment Assessment

The Loop Trolley project reached another milestone Tuesday with the release of the Draft Environment Assessment (571pgs, see below). The $43 million project, slated to be completed in 2012, would construct a 2.2-mile streetcar line with 9 stations extending from Trinity Avenue near the Lion's Gate in the Delmar Loop to the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. The Final Environmental Assessment is expected to take approximately 6 months to complete.

The Loop Trolley project received a major boost last year when it was awarded $25 million by the Federal Transit Administration. The award, part of the FTA's Urban Circulator grant program, was one of five given to streetcar projects across the country.