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History

  • 1965

    Bi-State Development was the primary force in the founding of the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council.

  • 1964

    Bi-State Development purchased shuttered Parks Metropolitan Airport in Cahokia/Sauget, Illinois, and reopened it in 1965.

  • 1963

    Bi-State Development acquired 15 private transit firms and began operating the first St. Louis regional transit system.

  • 1962

    An agreement between Bi-State Development and the National Park Service enabled the design and construction of the Gateway Arch tram.

  • 1954

    BSD completed a study of sewer problems in St. Louis County, which led to the creation of the Metropolitan Sewer…

  • 1949 – 1950

    Bi-State Development was ratified by Congress and signed into law by President Truman on August 31, 1950.