Recommendation RG.34

Recommendation Status: Expand

Prioritize integrating Complete Streets Design Standards into major street projects, ensuring that streets prioritize safe and accessible space for pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, and drivers.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

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Responsible
Growth

Complete
Communities

Sustainable Infrastructure

Key Issues Addressed

Population Stagnation
Not Housing Diversity & Affordability
Social & Environmental Resilience
Infrastructure Cost-burden
Not Jobs-Skills Mismatch

Related Planning Topic Areas

Not Economic Development
Not Housing
Land Use & Development
Not Open Space & Environment
Transportation & Infrastructure

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Countywide

Municipalities

Not Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Not Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Integrates a multi-modal transit-centric built environment.

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Sustainability Considerations

Supports enhanced quality of life with access to safe and healthy public realm.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

Cost

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Project

Partnership

Policy

  • St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works

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Supporting Partner(s)

Not Project
Not Partnership
Policy

Timeline

  • MoDOT

  • EWGCOG

  • Municipalities

  • Community Organizations

  • Metro Transit

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Medium
($1-10mil)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • Transportation Alternatives Program

  • Safe Streets and Roads for All grants

  • Raise Grants

  • MoDOT Funding

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • The percent of new street projects and increase pedestrian activity.

  • Reduction in pedestrian and cyclist crashes.

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Increase funding for multi-modal street improvements and adjust design based guidelines.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Expand complete street requirements to more projects and integrate additional multi-modal enhancements.

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