Transit Summit

Alan Dunston, Madison County Board Chair; St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay; St. Clair County Board Chair Mark Kern; and Mike Jones, policy advisor to St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley were panelist at the July 31 Transit Summit on the campus of Washington University.

Some 200 area leaders gathered to learn about Metro's future and the need to continue to expand MetroLink. Voters in St. Louis County will be asked to asses an additional half-cent sales tax in November to support Metro and some road projects. Metro plans to use half the money to sustain the current operation and half to expand MetroLink. A line to Westport Plaza from Clayton is high on the County's list.

To read a perspective of the summit go to the St. Louis Beacon Web site by clicking here.