St. Louis County Wants U-City to Pay for Delmar: Too Successful to be an Arterial Road

As reported by University City Patch in January, St. Louis County would like to remove a section of Delmar Blvd from its arterial road system and turn control over to another government entity, most likely University City. Specifically, the county would like to divest the .65 mile section of Delmar Blvd running through The Loop from Big Bend Blvd to the St. Louis city limits. County traffic engineers estimate the annual cost to University City at $36,000, though University City officials argue the amount could be much greater.

The St. Louis County Department of Highways and Traffic does periodically remove and add streets to its arterial road system. The character and demand of streets, after all, does change over time. But it's disappointing to read the County's reasons for wanting to discard this section of Delmar Blvd.