Historical February 1997 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
On Jan. 29, a representative of Sverdrup Corporation presented various scenarios of MetroLink expansion at a meeting at Crossroads School. Of most interest to Skinker DeBaliviere is a northern route running from the Forest Park station to Clayton along the Forest Park Parkway/Millbrook.
In our area, the trains would run below grade to Des Peres, be at grade at this intersection because of the River Des Peres tunnel, and then go below Skinker and below grade along the northern edge of the Washington University campus.
The Des Peres/Parkway intersection might be closed to automobile traffic, though open to bikes and pedestrians, or it could remain open with signals and gates.
The committee deciding among these options is supposed to make a recommendation to East-West Gateway which will choose a route or routes in March, but theprocess should take longer than this.
Residents can send comments to East-West Gateway or the mayor’s office.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February 1997.
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