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The City of St. Louis and Metro Transit are now exploring Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) instead of the MetroLink Green Line. The $1.1 billion light rail project proved too costly. St. Louis is now pursuing BRT in hopes of delivering rail-like service at roughly half the cost and building it faster with fewer construction impacts.

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Bi-State Development’s current plans for the north-south Green Line, the next MetroLink extension, do not extend light rail into the heart of the South Side here in Dutchtown. Dutchtown Main Streets has submitted a letter to Bi-State CEO Taulby Roach explaining why locating the southern terminus at the intersection of Chippewa, Jefferson, and Broadway is short-sighted.

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