Leading the Region
Leading the Region
Leading the Region
Leading the Region relates to how the County should position itself through implementation of STLCO 2050. St. Louis County is the leader in the region and the state, and this policy bucket aims to maintain that leadership.
These recommendations are all about strengthening partnerships, leading by example, and working together to make STLCO 2050 a success.
All Leading the Region Recommendations
Each card below is one recommendation. The icons on each card represents what policy buckets, key issues, and topic areas are addressed by the recommendation. The more icons there are, the more transformative a recommendation is. While every recommendation brings St. Louis County closer to our vision, cards with a purple background are identified as the most transformative recommendations.
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Inclusive Economies
Complete Communities
Sustainable Infrastructure
Responsible Growth
Leading the Region
Population Stagnation
Jobs-Skills Mismatch
Housing Diversity & Affordability
Infrastructure Cost-burden
Social & Environmental Resilience
Economic Development
Housing
Land Use & Development
Open Space & Environment
Transportation & Infrastructure
Recommendation LR.1
Develop specific criteria for the land bank to acquire, demolish, hold, and sell property.
Recommendation LR.2
Amend zoning, design regulations, and land use policies to increase the supply of mixed-income and affordable housing developments.
Recommendation LR.3
Develop policies and incentives to encourage more Universal Design practices in home construction, repairs, and renovations.
Recommendation LR.4
Provide municipalities with educational and zoning regulatory tools to promote walkable, mixed-use downtowns, main streets, corridors and communities for calibration and application by said municipality.
Recommendation LR.4
Recommendation LR.5
Create educational and zoning regulatory tools for calibration and application by municipalities to increase housing diversity Countywide.
Recommendation LR.6
Convene local service providers for the unhoused and affordable housing developers regularly to increase the supply of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing for unhoused and underhoused residents.
Recommendation LR.7
Increase intergovernmental cooperation between the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Department of Natural Resources, County and municipal parks and recreational departments. Demonstrate stewardship of natural resources such as groundwater, wetlands, surface waters, environmental corridors, and bio-diversity and tree canopy.
Recommendation LR.8
Conduct targeted climate and energy outreach through workshops and educational campaigns, to provide information about available resources such as rebates for energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy adoption, and sustainable transportation options.
Recommendation LR.9
Conduct a vulnerability and displacement study for the impact of weather extremes on housing and community infrastructure. Identify critical facilities, High risk areas, and vital and economic loss estimates.
Recommendation LR.10
Improve and refine emergency response and recovery management systems, and continue to collaborate with the state, local municipal and regional city departments, infrastructure and utility companies. Collaborate to effectively protect and serve County residents when preparing for and responding to emergency situations, such as natural disasters, bio-terrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, public health threats, and public health emergencies.
Recommendation LR.11
Develop a countywide planning dashboard for managing smart growth by tracking jobs/housing balance, infrastructure investment, incentives and funding awards, and other key metrics. This dashboard will assist Staff Review of planning submissions and inter-departmental coordination.
Recommendation LR.12
Initiate reoccurring coordination meetings with regional partners to plan and implement improvements to multi-modal transportation systems and provide connections between modes within and around St. Louis County.
Recommendation LR.13
Assist the County Council, Planning Commission, and other boards and commission in the day-to-day administration, interpretation, and application of STLCO 2050.
Recommendation LR.14
Meet with directors and officials from various departments of St. Louis County to explain STLCO 2050's purpose, intent, importance, and recommendations.
Recommendation LR.14
Meet with directors and officials from various departments of St. Louis County to explain STLCO 2050's purpose, intent, importance, and recommendations.
Recommendation LR.15
Design and provide a STLCO 2050 Orientation to new County staff, officials, and board members about key takeaways and goals of STLCO 2050 that are essential to County and local policies and initiatives.
Recommendation LR.16
Continually maintain a list of possible revisions, issues, or needs that are subject to the addition, revision, or removal from STLCO 2050.
Recommendation LR.17
Conduct a full review of STLCO 2050 every five years. This process should coincide with St. Louis County's process of preparing its Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and annual budget to ensure planning recommendations are aligned with St. Louis County's financial priorities.
Recommendation LR.18
The full review of STLCO 2050 should include a review of the possible land use scenarios as a means to evaluate its future land use policies. St. Louis County should coordinate with the East-West Gateway Council of Governments in running an 'exploratory' travel demand model to explore transportation impacts from future land use policies.
Recommendation LR.19
Create a staff position to support departmental coordination and manage partnerships to reduce vacant and abandoned residential property challenges.
Recommendation LR.20
Increase community-led interventions in partnership with local organizations like neighborhood associations to assist municipalities to target chronic dumping sites and help residents via volunteer clean-up days to make a difference in their community.
Recommendation LR.21
Work with and train landlords on prevention and diversion to help reduce eviction.
Recommendation LR.22
Coordinate with organizations to expand education around fair housing, tenant rights, foreclosure mitigation, and other supports.
Recommendation LR.23
Develop a program to incentivize net-zero and transit-based developments, conservation of natural resources, expansion of native habitat, green infrastructure, and the reforestation of the County.
Recommendation LR.24
Develop County guidelines for Autonomous Vehicle (AV) operation on public roads, prioritizing safety, congestion reduction, and access for underserved communities.
Recommendation LR.25
Implement travel demand management strategies to reduce single-occupant vehicle trips and highway congestion by promoting multi-modal transportation alternatives, including transit, biking, walking, and carpooling.
Recommendation LR.26
Collaborate with Lambert International Airport to enhance infrastructure maintenance, wayfinding, and public safety efforts for airport connectors, prioritizing investments with positive impacts on resiliency, disaster relief, and regional economic competitiveness.
Recommendation LR.27
Participate in regional planning for continuity and connectivity of freight corridors beyond County boundaries.
Recommendation LR.28
Designate priority freight corridor and work to establish clear truck route signage reducing navigation through residential or sensitive areas.
Recommendation LR.29
Prioritize zoning along designated freight corridors for industrial and commercial uses, reducing the need for heavy truck traffic through residential areas.
Recommendation LR.30
Encourage private-public partnerships to develop and operate logistics hubs and inter-modal facilities enhancing the county’s freight network efficiency.
Recommendation LR.31
Implement adaptive traffic signal systems on freight corridors to improve travel times for trucks while minimizing delays for other road users.
Recommendation LR.32
Collaborate with adjacent counties, municipalities, and other agencies to align maintenance schedules and preservation projects, prioritizing routes essential for regional mobility and goods movement.
Recommendation LR.33
Develop a 5-year Action Plan for shared services, and intergovernmental cooperation and collaboration with aim of promoting efficiency, reducing costs, and improving service delivery through collaboration between different levels of government and municipalities within the County.
Recommendation LR.34
Organize an annual countywide meeting that encourages direct engagement between municipalities to discuss shared resources and joint initiatives, and land use and community development projects to achieve compatible land uses in and and adjacent to municipalities.
Recommendation LR.35
Increase inter-governmental collaboration between municipalities within the county with the focus on mutually beneficial shared and/or consolidation of service agreements between adjacent municipalities.
Recommendation LR.36
Conduct a formal annual review of the progress of all shared services and intergovernmental cooperation agreements and projects, with a report summarizing outcomes and next steps.
Recommendation LR.37
Develop a joint training program for County and municipal staff to enhance skills in shared services and project management.
Recommendation LR.38
Facilitate countywide public discussion and where possible, the alignment of municipal comprehensive plans with STLCO 2050 to preserve and maintain the County’s uniqueness and continued compatible economic growth.
Recommendation LR.39
Amend zoning and land use policies and develop regulatory tools and incentives to increase the supply of mixed-income and affordable housing developments with broadly supported design and density guidelines.
Recommendation LR.40
Increase intergovernmental discussion and cooperation between public and private school districts in order to improve the test scores and ranking of all schools within the County.
Recommendation LR.41
Ensure neighborhood revitalization projects are coordinated with activities of other governmental agencies and private entities.