SOCIOECONOMIC STUDY OF A PROPOSED RAIL-LIKE RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM FOR THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA

The proposed transit system will yield both positive and negative effects on the residents. Among the benefits are the potential reduction in travel time, reduced congestion and demand for highway facilities, improved access to employment opportunities, less pronounced "urban sprawl," and enhanced air quality. The negative consequences include the sizeable cost of the system, and the potential displacement of persons and activities.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Support for the report was also supplied by the Greensfelder Foundation, the City of St. Louis, the County of St. Louis, and the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council.
• Corporate Authors:

  CONSAD Research Corporation

  121 North Highland Avenue
  Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15206
• Publication Date: 1972-2-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 33 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Rapid transit
• Old TRIS Terms: St. louis area rapid transit authority
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048212
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Exec Sum
• Contract Numbers: DOT-UT-360
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 4 1974 12:00AM