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Causes: Public Transportation Systems
Mission: Creation, planning, funding, public education, implementation and operation of a public not-for-profit trolley line or lines.
Programs: The loop trolley company (the organization) is a not-for-profitmissouri corporation whose purpose is to create, implement andoperate a public street car system (the loop trolley project) andto provide public education regarding vintage trolley systems. The organization is currently collaborating with the followingmunicipalities, entities and organizations to develop the looptrolley project:federal transit administration (fta)east-west gateway council of governments (east-west gateway)the loop trolley transportation development district (the tdd)metrocity of st. Louis, missouriuniversity city, missourist. Louis county, missourigreat rivers greenwaycitizens for modern transit (cmt)missouri department of transportationthe tdd is constructing the loop trolley project, which will establish a 2. 2 mile fixed rail trolley line along delmar boulevard and debaliviere avenue, extending from near the delmar/trinity avenue intersection to the missouri history museum in forest park (the trolley system). The tdd is responsible for managing contracts and the construction of the loop trolley project. All construction costs of the loop trolley shall be paid for by the tdd. The organization is responsible, based on upon the executed operating and maintenance agreement with the tdd (see below) to provide funding to the tdd of approximately $12,975,000. The tdd and the organization have mutually agreed (through the operating and maintenance agreement) that any cost overruns on the construction of the loop trolley project are the sole responsibility of the tdd. The loop trolley project is expected to begin service in fall 2017.