Metrolink Information :Transit Oriented Development

First 18 stations

Prior to the opening of MetroLink from East St. Louis to Lambert Airport, there was little planning for development around the stations. Since its opening in 1993, there has been a significant investment in areas 1/2 mile or less from the station including more than $13 billion in investment:

• The University of Missouri-St. Louis is making major investments near its two MetroLink Stations. The $60 million Touhill Performing Arts Center is the hallmark of a series of developments the University has made since MetroLink's opening. Also, there is the Telecommunications Community Center and the new $28 million Student Center. In addition, Express SCripts has relocated its headquarters to the UMSL campus opening up MetroLink as a commute option for many of its employees.
  
• The Pageant Theater, the Regional Arts Commission headquarters and the redevelopment of the Wabash Station are all part of the redevelopment of The Loop under the leadership of Joe Edwards. The $12 million investment in the Tivoli and the Pageant are just the beginning for this area which is within walking distance of the Delmar MetroLink Station. Work is also underway to possibly link a trolley line with the Delmar and Forest Park MetroLink stations.
  
• The Central West End MetroLink station is among the most used stations on the system with more than 4,500 boardings on a typical weekday. Among the developments occuring since MetroLink's opening is the major expansion of Washington University Medical Center including the Center for Advanced Medicine, the Siteman Cancer Center, and the St. Louis Rehabilitation Institute. A new hotel adjoining the Center for Advanced Medicine opended as well as the MetroLofts. Other projects include the Park East Tower and the Forest Park Hotel. The value of these improvements is in excess of $1 billion.

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