Recommendation SI.28

Recommendation Status: New

Revise transportation safety and enforcement practices that promote fairness, eliminate systemic inequities, and prioritize vulnerable communities, focusing on collaboration with municipal Police departments.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

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Sustainable Infrastructure

Leading the Region

Complete Communities

Key Issues Addressed

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

Related Planning Topic Areas

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

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Countywide

Municipalities

Not Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Not Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Phases out inequitable practices that escalate conflict between communities and enforcing authorities, collaboration is conciliatory approach that acknowledge historical discrimination.

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Sustainability Considerations

Centers the social and physical health of communities whose safety is threatened by inequitable and discriminatory practices.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Police Department

  • Municipal Police Departments

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Supporting Partner(s)

Cost

  • Municipalities

  • St. Louis County Office of Emergency Management

  • Fire and EMS Agencies

  • St. Louis County Department of Public Health

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Project, Partnership, or Policy

Not Partnership

Project

Partnership

Policy

Medium
($1-10mil)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Timeline

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • FEMA

  • FHWA Emergency Relief Program.

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • Improvements in response times for emergency incidents, track improvements in disparities in fatalities between vulnerable population and general population.

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Enhance coordination with emergency responders and conduct additional assessments.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Expand coordination to additional corridors, integrate advanced technology.

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