WASHINGTON, DC- Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri has announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has selected the much anticipated Loop Trolley project to receive $24.99 Million in funding from the Urban Circulator Program, a part of the Obama Administration’s Livability Initiative. The federal funding, which will support a public/private partnership with Citizens for Modern Transit and the non-profit Loop Trolley Company, has been sought by Congressman Clay for almost a decade. The selection is another major federal infrastructure investment that will benefit both the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County. A completed grant application must be submitted through a FTA Regional office before the funds can be awarded.
“I am so grateful to President Obama and my former colleague, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, for supporting this wonderful project with a major federal investment,” said Mr. Clay. “I have been pushing the Loop Trolley for almost ten years because it will connect two great neighborhoods that I am proud to represent, the U-City Loop and Forest Park. This exciting new attraction will serve both visitors and local residents, while generating jobs and lots of fun.”
Current plans call for the Loop Trolley to connect with two existing MetroLink stations and nine stops along a two-mile route, running from the Delmar Loop in University City, to the Missouri History Museum at Lindell & DeBaliviere in the City of St. Louis.
Planned stops along the route include The Missouri History Museum, Forest Park MetroLink station; Crossroads College Preparatory School; Laurel and Delmar; Delmar MetroLink Station; the Pageant; the Tivoli; the Market and Trinity or Kingsland.
In addition to strong backing from both Congressman Clay and Congressman Carnahan, the Loop Trolley project is also supported by the East-West Gateway Council of Governments, University City, the City of St. Louis, the Missouri Historical Society, The Loop Business District and numerous neighborhood groups.
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