| | | | | St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility Study Final Report | March 2013 | | Urban Rail Building Neighborhoods | Connecting Jobs | | | | | | | | | | St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility Study STUDY TEAM STEERING COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE | THE PARTNERSHIP FOR BILL BAYER, US BANK CDC BILL BAYER, US BANK CDC DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS JERRY BLAIR, EAST-WEST GATEWAY MAGGIE CAMPBELL, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR MAGGIE CAMPBELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS ZACK BOYERS, US BANK CDC MATT SCHINDLER, PROJECT MANAGER KIM CELLA, CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT MAGGIE CAMPBELL, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS CRAIG HELLER, LOFTWORKS URS TEAM KIM CELLA, CITIZENS FOR MODERN TRANSIT PAUL HUBBMAN, EAST-WEST GATEWAY URS CORPORATION KENNETH KINNEY CLARK DAVIS, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR TISHAURA JONES, TREASURER, CITY OF ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS, BOARD MEMBER RENEE DUCKER BOB LEWIS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES STEPHEN GREGALI, CITY OF ST. LOUIS, RICK NANNENGA, PE LAURA RADCLIFF, STIFEL NICOLAUS MAYOR’S OFFICE DAVID RICHARDSON, HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP CH2MHILL CRAIG HELLER, LOFTWORKS STEVE SMITH, THE LAWRENCE GROUP JIM GRAEBNER TISHAURA JONES, TREASURER, CITY OF ST. LOUIS MATT SCHINDLER, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR JOHN LANGA, METRO DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS CRAWFORD BUNTE BRAMMEIER JESSICA MEFFORD-MILLER, METRO VINCE SCHOEMEHL, GRAND CENTER CARRIE FALKENRATH, PE, PTOE, PTP BRIAN PHILLIPS, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE THE LAWRENCE GROUP DAVID RICHARDSON, HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP MONICA CARNEY HOLMES, AICP, CNU-A DON ROE, CITY OF ST. LOUIS, PLANNING AND CRAIG LEWIS, AICP, LEED AP, CNU-A URBAN DESIGN AGENCY MATT SCHINDLER, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PATRICE GILLESPIE SMITH DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS VINCE SCHOEMEHL, GRAND CENTER RESOURCE SYSTEMS GROUP, INC. WILLIAM WOODFORD STEVE SMITH, THE LAWRENCE GROUP MARK VOGL, HOK VECTOR COMMUNICATIONS OTIS WILLIAMS, ST. LOUIS DEVELOPMENT LAURNA GODWIN CORPORATION ROSE WINDMILLER, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | Urban Rail Building Neighborhoods | Connecting Jobs | | | | | | | | | | St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility Study TABLE OF CONTENTS | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................................................................................8 MARKET ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................11 ALIGNMENT .................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 TRAFFIC IMPACTS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................21 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS .......................................................................................................................................................................................25 RIDERSHIP FORECAST .................................................................................................................................................................................................27 OPERATIONS PLAN ......................................................................................................................................................................................................29 COSTS............................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ...............................................................................................................................................................................35 STREETSCAPING ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................53 GUIDEWAY ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 STATIONS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................64 VEHICLES ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................65 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY ............................................................................................................................................................67 FINANCIAL PLAN ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................69 NEXT STEPS ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................74 | Urban Rail Building Neighborhoods | Connecting Jobs | | | | | 3 | | | | | St. Louis Streetcar Feasibility Study FIGURES, TABLES AND APPENDICES | FIGURES TABLES 1: ST. LOUIS STREETCAR STUDY CORRIDOR .............................................13 1: EXISTING POPULATION ..........................................................................11 2: EXISTING POPULATION DENSITY, 2010 .................................................14 2: EXISTING EMPLOYMENT........................................................................11 3: EXISTING EMPLOYMENT DENSITY, 2010 ...............................................15 3: DAILY RIDERSHIP .................................................................................... 27 4: PROPOSED ALIGNMENT OPTIONS .......................................................18 4: ALLOCATED CONTINGENCY PERCENTAGES FOR PLANNING ESTIMATE .. 31 5: CENTRAL WEST END ALIGNMENT OPTION 1 .......................................19 5: UNALLOCATED CONTINGENCY PERCENTAGES FOR ESTIMATES ........ 32 6: CENTRAL WEST END ALIGNMENT OPTION 2 .......................................19 6: PROJECT COSTS WITH STREETSCAPING ...............................................32 7: DOWNTOWN ALIGNMENT .................................................................... 20 7: PROJECT COSTS WITHOUT STREETSCAPING ........................................33 8: PROPOSED CORRIDOR LANES AND EXISTING TRAFFIC ...................... 22 8: CENTRAL WEST END DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL ............................... 48 9: MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME ............................................................26 9: GRAND CENTER DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL .......................................48 10: STREETCAR DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR ...............................................37 10: GRAND CENTER TO 18TH STREET DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL .......... 49 11: EXISTING HOT SPOTS ............................................................................. 38 11: NORTHSIDE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL .............................................50 12: POTENTIAL HOT SPOTS ..........................................................................42 12: DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL ...........................................51 13: DEVELOPMENT TYPES ............................................................................43 13: STREETCAR ROUTE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL .................................51 14: RENDERING, BIRD’S EYE, SECTION LOCATIONS ..................................55 14: STREETCAR FINANCIAL OVERVIEW ......................................................73 15: OLIVE STREET AT 8TH STREET – SECTION .............................................56 16: OLIVE STREET AT 18TH STREET – SECTION ...........................................57 APPENDICES APPENDIX A 17: BIRD’S EYE LOOKING NORTH ON 14TH STREET: CURRENT VIEW ....... 58 COMMENTS .....................................................................................................A-1 18: BIRD’S EYE LOOKING NORTH ON 14TH STREET: WITH STREETCAR ... 58 19: CHESTNUT STREET AT 7TH STREET: CURRENT VIEW ........................... 59 APPENDIX B 20: CHESTNUT STREET AT 7TH STREET: WITH STREETCAR ........................ 59 COST ESTIMATE CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS ............................................B-1 21: OLIVE STREET AT 9TH STREET: CURRENT VIEW ...................................60 STREETCAR COST ESTIMATE WITH STREETSCAPING ............................B-4 22: OLIVE STREET AT 9TH STREET: WITH STREETCAR ................................60 STREETCAR COST ESTIMATE WITHOUT STREETSCAPING ...................B-9 23: OLIVE STREET AT COMPTON STREET: CURRENT VIEW.......................