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St. Louis, MO · Natural Bridge / Tucker / Jefferson corridor, Goodfellow to Meramec

Green Line Bus Rapid Transit

Tier 3 Approved Not tied to a special tax district Mechanism: proposed FTA grant + contested redirection of 2017 transit sales tax

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Zone 1 - The RecordPlat Street · Cited · Not editable by claimed accounts

An 11.5-mile, 23-station bus rapid transit line connecting north and south St. Louis, running Natural Bridge Avenue → Tucker Boulevard → downtown → Jefferson Avenue → Meramec Street. The project is a pivot from a long-planned MetroLink light-rail extension (the "Jefferson Alignment"), which Bi-State Development determined in April 2026 was not financially feasible as planned. The East-West Gateway Council of Governments approved the final BRT route in June 2026.

Funding Stack

Source	Amount	Mechanism	Status
Federal Transit Administration capital grantSt. Louis Magazine - city applying, FTA funding could cover "about half" of project cost; competitive, not guaranteed	Up to ~50% of total ⚠ Not yet applied for / awarded	FTA Capital Investment Grant (competitive)	Not secured
2017 voter-approved transit sales taxSTLPR, June 2026 - tax has generated over $90M–$110M since 2017; legally earmarked for a MetroLink rail line	~$110M collected ⚠ Legally contested whether it can fund BRT instead of rail	0.5% city sales tax (2017 ballot measure)	Redirection unresolved

Total project cost has been estimated at $360M–$590M in earlier BRT planning coverage; a formal capital cost estimate for the June 2026 approved route was not found in this preview's sources. This project has no committed public funding source yet identified - it is included at Tier 3 (Approved route) specifically because the funding stack is still open, which is itself the story.

Project Team

No project team named in the public record for this preview.

Approval Timeline

2017City voters approve a sales tax increase to fund a planned north-south MetroLink rail lineSt. Louis Magazine
~2025 (fall)City pivots from rail to bus rapid transit, citing cost and stronger odds of federal fundingSTLPR
2026-04Bi-State Development formally determines the original light-rail project is not financially feasible as plannedFTA project database, Jefferson Alignment MetroLink Expansion Project page
2026-06East-West Gateway Council of Governments Board approves the final 11.5-mile BRT route as the Locally Preferred AlternativeEast-West Gateway Council of Governments; St. Louis Magazine
PendingCity considering a ballot measure or council action to formally authorize redirecting the 2017 sales tax revenue from rail to BRTSTLPR, June 2026

Legal Question on Record

Whether the 2017 transit sales tax can legally fund BRT instead of MetroLink rail

Not litigation - an open legal/legislative question reported by STLPR and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; city officials have discussed a possible ballot measure to resolve it.

Unresolved

The 2017 ballot language was written specifically for a MetroLink rail line. At least one alderman (Alderwoman Megan Green, per reporting) has argued the city risks a legal challenge if it spends the ~$110M in tax revenue on BRT without another public vote. City officials and Bi-State Development have disagreed with that position but have discussed putting the question to voters to remove the risk.

Zone 2 - Official Notices & Public MeetingsPlat Street · Sourced to public reporting

Board Vote

East-West Gateway Council of Governments Board vote approving the final BRT route · 2026-06 (week of June 26)

Possible Ballot Measure

City has discussed placing the sales-tax-redirection question before voters, potentially on a future municipal ballot · discussed as of STLPR, June 2026 - no confirmed date

Zone 3 - Claimed by the Project TeamNot Claimed · Feature Mockup

⚠ This page has not been claimed. Neither Bi-State Development nor the City of St. Louis has an account on Scope - the statement below is a sample of what the feature would look like, not a real quote from either organization.

Sample statement · illustrative only

If claimed, would be submitted by project team, not verified by Plat Street

"The Green Line route reflects what residents told us they wanted, and it puts us in a much stronger position for federal funding than the original rail plan. We're working closely with the city on the funding question." - Illustrative only, not an actual statement from Bi-State Development.

Trade Partners

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Zone 4 - From the CommunityIllustrative comments

This is open comment, not an official record - illustrative for this preview.

A. Goodfellowillustrative

Voted for rail in 2017. If this money's going to buses instead, we should get to vote on that too - not just have it decided at a committee meeting.

GeometryCorridor segment, approximate

Approximate route: Natural Bridge/Goodfellow (north) through downtown to Jefferson/Meramec (south), St. Louis.

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