Well, it ain't Santiago Calatrava, but it's not too bad. Certainly an improvement over the Amshack.
^ Indeed not bad looking at all, though it could be better.
I for one would like to see some signage. If you have ever taken NJ transit to or from the Newark Airport, there is some nice large white light signage bridging the two platforms that reads "NEWARK AIRPORT". I have always thought similar signage that said "ST. LOUIS" would be a nice touch.
Sadly the building itself looks that it will look just like any other run of the mill ugly airport...
I for one would like to see some signage. If you have ever taken NJ transit to or from the Newark Airport, there is some nice large white light signage bridging the two platforms that reads "NEWARK AIRPORT". I have always thought similar signage that said "ST. LOUIS" would be a nice touch.
Sadly the building itself looks that it will look just like any other run of the mill ugly airport...
It looks like bus terminal will function as a "bridge" from the Metrolink stop (just north) to Amtrak (just south). In the past people expressed concern over the possible lack of an inviting walkway between them. I.e requiring walking under the highway, etc.
When this opens, it would be nice if Megabus relocated their services here, too. It has better transit connections than Union Station.
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JMedwick wrote:^ Indeed not bad looking at all, though it could be better.
I for one would like to see some signage. If you have ever taken NJ transit to or from the Newark Airport, there is some nice large white light signage bridging the two platforms that reads "NEWARK AIRPORT". I have always thought similar signage that said "ST. LOUIS" would be a nice touch.
Sadly the building itself looks that it will look just like any other run of the mill ugly airport...
I wonder if some sort of art/signage could be added through Arts in Transit. Might be a nice way to give the place a unique look and feel while welcoming visitors.
Found this rendering online. Couldn't find a nice night time picture, but the lettering seen below is light white at night and gives the station a nice presence whether approached by NJ Transit, Airtrain, or seen by nearby overpasses.
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I like it. I like the incorporation of trees too.
For the life of me, even with the rendering, I have no idea how this thing is going to turn out.
For the life of me, even with the rendering, I have no idea how this thing is going to turn out.
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Ah, now I get it. The building will run UNDER 40 and so will be visible from both sides of the highway. I was only looking at the bus part as well. In addition to the station providing much needed transportation infrastructure, it will also fill-in another barren space and make the area look less desolate to drivers on 40 approaching/leaving downtown.
Does anyone have recent construction photos? Just curious as to the progress of construction.
Last time I went by there about two weeks ago, it looks like they are still doing mostly foundation/support work.
Does anyone know if the city is also rebuilding the Metro station to integrate it with the station?
If not, how are passengers going to move from Metro to Amtrak/Greyhound? Will they have to exit back to 14th & Clark then double back along Clark to 15th? Or will the station cantilever over the Metro tracks with stairs/escalators down to the stop similar to the way it will be built over the Amtrak tracks?
If not, how are passengers going to move from Metro to Amtrak/Greyhound? Will they have to exit back to 14th & Clark then double back along Clark to 15th? Or will the station cantilever over the Metro tracks with stairs/escalators down to the stop similar to the way it will be built over the Amtrak tracks?
I have no evidence for or against it, but my assumption would be that there will just be a ramp up to the station just as there is going towards the Savvis Center.
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^Metro riders will access the Multi-Modal site just as they do now-- cross the MetroLink tracks at-grade immediately north of the Civic Center center-platform station.
I honestly have no problem with that. Its better than the connection at the airport. 
The text below was originally posted by tbspqr, but the post was split into the 40/64 name thread, and I have no way to split the posts themselves.
As for the multimodal center (which this thread is about) … I think it’s a HUGE step to be going in the correct direction, (location doesn’t bother me – its not in a horrible neighbor hood… and if the entrance is on the side facing Scottrade center – people will be a lot less apprehensive than it either being where it is now or facing the train tracks) but I think that MOST of the grey hound busses should be routed here… as opposed to the airport. The Greyhound station at the airport is pathetic… route the people here and if they need a train they can ride metro there. And work some deal out with Greyhound and Amtrak that if you come in on a Greyhound bus or Amtrak that a ticket on Metro is ½ price (encouraging visitors to use light rail)
As for the multimodal center (which this thread is about) … I think it’s a HUGE step to be going in the correct direction, (location doesn’t bother me – its not in a horrible neighbor hood… and if the entrance is on the side facing Scottrade center – people will be a lot less apprehensive than it either being where it is now or facing the train tracks) but I think that MOST of the grey hound busses should be routed here… as opposed to the airport. The Greyhound station at the airport is pathetic… route the people here and if they need a train they can ride metro there. And work some deal out with Greyhound and Amtrak that if you come in on a Greyhound bus or Amtrak that a ticket on Metro is ½ price (encouraging visitors to use light rail)
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I wonder if the new multi-modal center will be able to accomodate MetroBus.
Metrobus has it's transit center right across the Metro tracks on 14th. I don't think the center needs to accomodate metroBus. It would just be out of the way. Now, Megabus would be different.
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I don't think Megabus does anything other than curbside service in its cities. I'm guessing there's some fee/tax to be paid to use the multi-modal.
The steel frame is going up. Now we can get an idea of how this thing will look.
I know this is about St. Louis' Gateway Transportation Center, but check out this proposal by Houston's Metro. It will serve the same purpose as St. Louis', but is being proposed on a grander scale.
Metro Houston is funded much better than St. Louis' Metro, which allows it to do some awesome projects. Missouri has to do better at funding public transit. Metro Houston recently built a world-class HQ's tower downtown complete with a huge transit center and MetroRail runs near the building.
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Metro Houston is funded much better than St. Louis' Metro, which allows it to do some awesome projects. Missouri has to do better at funding public transit. Metro Houston recently built a world-class HQ's tower downtown complete with a huge transit center and MetroRail runs near the building.
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They also have maintained a business core like Chicago and have the great added bonus of oil barons which pump great quantities of money into public projects. Houston is also a huge city that would extend to I-270 if compared to St. Louis region if not farther. The great quantity of our wealth would exist in those barriers.
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Thanks, AC. I'm suddenly not so excited about our multimodal center. 
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Given the discussion on Houston, I felt it timely to make the subtle distinction that "METRO" is Houston's transit provider, while "Metro" is our very own in St. Louis. No biggie; I just cringe a little each time I read "METRO" when someone is talking about St. Louis.
Anyway, back to the multi-modal center in St. Louis. Any north-south light-rail line will likely provide the most direct transfer connection above the existing Civic Center station. With the added connection someday or even before then, there seems to me a great opportunity to build a signature, contemporary, illuminated train-shed-like structure over the Civic Center station stretching from the new multi-modal terminal to its immediate west to MetroBus connections along 14th street.
Anyway, back to the multi-modal center in St. Louis. Any north-south light-rail line will likely provide the most direct transfer connection above the existing Civic Center station. With the added connection someday or even before then, there seems to me a great opportunity to build a signature, contemporary, illuminated train-shed-like structure over the Civic Center station stretching from the new multi-modal terminal to its immediate west to MetroBus connections along 14th street.