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9/29/2025
The Bi-State Development Board in St. Louis last week decided to end the proposed $1.1 billion Green Line light-rail project and instead pursue a proposal for bus rapid transit service.
The board's shift in proposed transit service along the Green Line Corridor was made at the request of St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer to enhance the project’s financial feasibility and strengthen its competitiveness for federal funding in Washington, D.C., Bi-State officials said in a press release.
"We will leverage the planning and engineering work already completed for the light-rail alternative. By capitalizing on this preliminary work, we’ll have a significant advantage in timing and preparation,” said Taulby Roach, president and CEO of Bi-State Development. “Key components, such as environmental assessments and station locations, are already in place. The Green Line project can continue to move forward timely and efficiently.”
The light-rail project's price tag for constructing 10 stations over 6 miles of light-rail line is "out of reach," Spencer said in a prepared statement.
"It’s imperative we have a project that meets our objectives and qualifies for federal funding, which is necessary to make the project viable," the mayor said. "I’m excited to explore what bus rapid transit, along with a multimodal component, can offer our citizens, visitors and the competitive federal grant administrators.”
MetroLink, the St. Louis metropolitan region’s light-rail system, connects 46 miles of rail across 38 MetroLink stations in Missouri and Illinois.