Talk:Metro Transit (St. Louis)

Untitled
I moved this page back to Bi-State Development Agency because the article is about the company, not the buses they operate. --Millbrooky 00:41, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

copyright concerns
I've reverted the edits made by Lilhomie787 due to likely copyright violations. The source of the text comes from various side tabs at Metro's website of which I've linked to one here. http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/QuickFacts/callaride.asp

Most of the text has useful information and would be nice to have on the page. However, it needs a good reworking before that can be done. --Millbrooky 20:47, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I recently edited this page to combine elements of the MetroLink, added a bit on Metrobus (still needs work, photos). I figured it was silly not to have a page on the buses but a page on Metrolink, and both of them not be attached to the company that operates them. DMG-42 (talk) 07:33, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Moving Transit Forward (The future of Metro)
(MetroFan2009 (talk) 19:17, 26 November 2009 (UTC)) I have recently edited about the future of Metro and some of its restored bus service to the region. The service cuts have hit St. Louis hard and severely. It was an real embarrassment to the St. Louis region and the State of Missouri to have 66% of our MetroBus and MetroLink service cut like that.

Proposition A
Yesterday on April 6th, St. Louis County passed Proposition A which is basically Proposition M from Nov. 2008. I don't know Metro's immediate plans as to when they will restore the buses now that they got the funding they want. But where could this be mentioned in the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.124.134.221 (talk) 22:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

New CEO of Metro
Yes!! Yes!! Metro has a new CEO and president. His name is John Nations, a lawyer and current mayor of Chesterfield. (Jordan S. Wilson (talk) 23:39, 24 August 2010 (UTC))

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 2 one external links on Metro Transit (St. Louis). Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20071027033653/http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/NewsRoom/2003/2003-002Metro.pdf to http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/NewsRoom/2003/2003-002Metro.pdf
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20100924105843/http://metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/QuickFacts/agencyoverview.asp to http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/QuickFacts/agencyoverview.asp

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.

Cheers.—cyberbot II  Talk to my owner :Online 12:11, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Metro Transit (St. Louis). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080911065930/http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/QuickFacts/metrolink.asp to http://www.metrostlouis.org/InsideMetro/QuickFacts/metrolink.asp

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 05:03, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

External links modified (January 2018)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 4 external links on Metro Transit (St. Louis). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080920080933/http://www.slpl.org/slpl/interests/article240137355.asp to http://www.slpl.org/slpl/interests/article240137355.asp
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090216102754/http://metrostlouis.org/ServiceChanges/ to http://www.metrostlouis.org/ServiceChanges/
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20101205065425/http://www.metrostlouis.org/pdf/StateofAgencyFinal.pdf to http://www.metrostlouis.org/pdf/StateofAgencyFinal.pdf
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100225062836/http://trackingprogress.org/ to http://trackingprogress.org/

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 22:53, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Heavy rail operations?
The MetroLink section has this sentence:


 * Unlike most light rail systems in the United States, this system runs closely similar to a heavy rail system.

There's no reference, and I can't find any potential sources by using the obvious web search terms. I suspect this may be motivated by it having high platforms, but this is also the case with Calgary's and Edmonton's light rail systems, which opened years earlier.

Some MetroLink characteristics that aren't consistent with heavy rail include 20-minute midday headways, overhead catenary rather than third rail power supply, passengers able to cross the tracks in stations, and at-grade crossings in Illinois.

I'm going to tag this as citation needed, but I wonder if it might also be original research.

Msramming (talk) 01:53, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Name change to Bi-State Development Agency

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: Not moved. No consensus to move. (non-admin closure) Natg 19 (talk) 00:26, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Metro Transit (St. Louis) → Bi-State Development Agency – Bi-State Development is the official operating name of the Metro Transit system. The current page's title is similar to Metrolink (St. Louis) which could be cause for confusion in finding information between the Metrolink service and the business that runs it. Bi-State is already referenced in the Metrolink page and re-directs here. Likewise, Bi-State administers other services in St. Louis like the Gateway Arch and the St. Louis Downtown Airport, both of which are separate from Bi-State's transit operations. DyinRich (talk) 19:01, 22 December 2021 (UTC) — Relisting. Jerm (talk) 00:33, 30 December 2021 (UTC) — Relisting. -- Aervanath (talk) 03:20, 11 January 2022 (UTC)


 * My suggestion would be to create a new article on the Bi-State Development Agency and split out most of the information about its governance there. The organization is clearly notable on a standalone basis. Sammi Brie  (she/her • t • c) 02:02, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I think you're right, it would slim down the Metro Transit page and create better focus on the topic at hand. Thanks for your input! DyinRich (talk) 13:16, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Separate Bi-State Development page
Going off the Name change post that has been locked out, I went ahead and removed the Bi-State focused history, governance, etc. from the Metro Transit page. As mentioned above, Bi-State operates a multitude of business units that includes, airports, boats, etc. Not just Metro Transit.

Further updates are coming to both pages...please feel free to add any comments, concerns, etc. Lightmetro (talk) 19:14, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Is the redirect necessary
There is another page called Bi (State) that is about a vassal state in ancient china, this redirect would just lead them off topic TheSupremeComrade (talk) 09:52, 26 October 2023 (UTC)