Historical Fall 2007 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
It is about the 1 year anniversary of the opening of Metro’s Cross County MetroLink extension.
While the new service is great, Metro has left the neighborhood with a lot of unfinished business. • The sprinkler system in Forest Park Parkway has not been restored.
The new trees and grass are very stressed. • Accessible ramps on the NE & NW corners of FPP & DeBaliviere are way off the ADA slope guidelines. • Pedestrian Access at the NE corner of FPP and Des Peres is limited.
The crosswalk runs you into a guard rail and a traffic signal. • Metro promised a button activated pedestrian signal at Lindell & DesPeres, but said later it was not on the drawings and they did not plan to do it.
As a result we still have the traffic signal cycling which causes cars to sit there spewing fumes when most of the time it is not needed.
This is a very expensive project… around $100,000.
It requires a completely new controller, wiring etc.
I have not given up ALL hope of Metro reconsidering and doing the right thing.
But since it has been a year, I am starting to make plans to fix these things from 28th ward capital improvement funds… or where ever I can ‘beg, borrow, or steal’.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Fall 2007.
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Original source: SD_Times2007_09.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.
