Abstract

In 2002 a Transit Digital Art Lab prototype wa s proposed for a chain of new light rail stations The prototype was designed to act as an accessory and an insertion into an already advanced and expanding transportation system This prototype was vanguard It was recipe for a MIL City MACHINE Machine Part 1 Bi - State Metrolink3 is a light rail transit system serving the Illinois and Missouri USA - Bi-State St Louis Metropolitan region The Metrolink light rail construction began in 1990 The initial 17-mile 27 km segment ran from Lambert-St Louis International Airport to East St Louis Illinois Nineteen stations opened in 1993 In 2005 Metrolink underwent a major expansion with 8 miles of track and 9 new stations and a major redesign of an existing station This 8-mile 13 km 9- station extension was funded by a 430 million Metro bond issue The extension opened to the public on August 26 2006