The Loop Trolley Transportation Development District received approval from the Federal Transit Administration for a $25 million Urban Circulator Grant to build a fixed-route electric trolley system in the City of St. Louis and University City. The grant is the major funding source for the $43 million project.
The 2.2-mile Loop Trolley will run along Delmar Boulevard and DeBaliviere Avenue, connecting The Loop to Forest Park, with a stop at the Missouri History Museum. Kwame Building Group, Inc., which has the construction management contract, expects to issue construction package bids soon.
The Loop Trolley is one of only five proposed projects out of 65 nationwide to receive the FTA Urban Circulator Grant, which funds transportation systems such as streetcars that connect urban destinations and foster redevelopment of urban spaces into walkable, mixed-use, high-density environments.