Recommendation SI.10

Recommendation Status: Expand

Ensure safe, efficient and resilient infrastructure that supports continued economic growth.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

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Sustainable Infrastructure

Responsible
Growth

Inclusive
Economies

Key Issues Addressed

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

Related Planning Topic Areas

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

Minimizes damage and repair / rebuilding costs and protects vulnerable populations from the full impact of disasters.

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Sustainability Considerations

Improved community resiliency by minimizing disruptions and economic losses from disasters, and strengthens local economies and businesses.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • Municipalities

  • Utility Companies

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Supporting Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Cost

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Project

Partnership

Policy

Timeline

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Ongoing

Medium
($1-10mil)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Not Project

Potential Funding Sources

  • Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

  • HUD Office of Economic Resilience (OER)

  • CHIPS and the Inflation Reduction Act grants

  • DNR Grid Resilience Formula Funding

  • DNR Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants

  • St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

  • Tax Increment Financing

  • Public-Private partnerships

  • Private investment

  • St. Louis County CDBG + general operating revenue

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • LEED_CC_ Innovation

  • LEED_CC_ Water Efficiency

  • LEED_CC_ Energy + GHG Emissions

  • LEED_CC_ Materials + Resources

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Develop design guidelines to implement policy.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Keep going and publish the success.

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