University City Signs Letter of Support for Loop Trolley
The letter outlines the city's support for the project, which received $25 million in federal grant money last week.
The City of University City City Council approved a letter of support Monday for the Loop Trolley project. The letter, addressed to TDD Chairman Joe Edwards, reads as follows: The City of University City endorsed the concept of a fixed-track trolley line on Delmar Boulevard in March 2002 and authorized the City’s participation in the creation of a transportation development district. The Loop Trolley Transportation District was created in July 2008 and established a 1% retail sales tax and has received funding from the Federal Transit Administration’s Urban Circulator Grant program to fund the entire Loop Trolley project. The City of University City has reviewed the conceptual layout plans as submitted by the Loop Trolley Transportation …
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Billy Frank Thornton
1:02 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Loop trolley is simple folly. Just another trough to throw funds...and for what purpose? A traffic nightmare. more ›