As I was leaning over the sink, eating my cereal this morning, I began to think of how much sense it would make to start a westward expansion of Metro-Link during the I-64 shut down. Now I know we're a few hundred million dollars short of funding, but bear with me.
While this section of the highway is shut down, add a raised Metro-Link track down the center of I-64. You wouldn't have to install all of the electrical wiring, just get basic support structure. This would reduce the amount of time that the lanes of I-64 would have be to shut down in the future.
Stops could be placed at Boone's Crossing, Chesterfield Mall, Maryville University and Missouri Baptist / St John's Hospitals as well as two or three additional stations near the many "assisted living facilities" along I-64. This would have the additional benefit of providing transportation for many of their employees. The Eager Road Metro-Link station in Brentwood could be expanded to accommodate this westward route.
Pie in the sky thinking? Absolutely, but doesn't this appear to be the best time to undertake a project like this? Too bad it will never happen. Because we're only a few hundred million dollars away from a much easier commute...
While this section of the highway is shut down, add a raised Metro-Link track down the center of I-64. You wouldn't have to install all of the electrical wiring, just get basic support structure. This would reduce the amount of time that the lanes of I-64 would have be to shut down in the future.
Stops could be placed at Boone's Crossing, Chesterfield Mall, Maryville University and Missouri Baptist / St John's Hospitals as well as two or three additional stations near the many "assisted living facilities" along I-64. This would have the additional benefit of providing transportation for many of their employees. The Eager Road Metro-Link station in Brentwood could be expanded to accommodate this westward route.
Pie in the sky thinking? Absolutely, but doesn't this appear to be the best time to undertake a project like this? Too bad it will never happen. Because we're only a few hundred million dollars away from a much easier commute...
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