Recommendation RG.37

Recommendation Status: New

Expand safe pedestrian and bicycle connectivity in Low-income areas through direct funding and resources toward completing sidewalks, adding crosswalks, and installing bike lanes or shared use paths to connect residents to essential services and transit networks.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Municipalities

Key Issues Addressed

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Sustainability Considerations

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Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Intentional investment closes gap in social connectivity, which includes integration to multi-modal transit infrastructure.

Increases community resiliency and connectivity; promotes social well-being and quality of life.

Related Planning Topic Areas

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Responsible Growth

Not Countywide
Not Municipalities
Sub-geographies
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Complete Communities

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Sustainable Infrastructure

Not Population Stagnation
Jobs-Skills Mismatch
Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Infrastructure Cost-burden
Social & Environmental Resilience
Not Open Space & Environment
Economic Development
Housing
Land Use & Development
Transportation & Infrastructure

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-10mil)

Partnership

Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Transportation and Public Works

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Timeline

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Supporting Partner(s)

  • Municipalities

  • Community Organizations

  • Metro Transit

Project

Cost

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Policy

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • Community Development Block Grants

  • TAP

  • MoDOT funding

Not Partnership
Not Project
Policy

Tracking Implementation

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Seek more funding and resources for sidewalk projects, reassess project prioritization criteria

Tracking Success

  • Number of completed projects in low-income areas, and increase in pedestrian and bicycle usage in improved corridors.

If overperforming, what should we do?

Scale up bike-pedestrian connectivity projects across more underserved areas.

If underperforming, what should we do?

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