Recommendation SI.30

Recommendation Status: New

Support municipalities and unincorporated communities working towards region's Vision Zero initiatives with a focus on leveraging funding for improvements on streets in EWGCOG's High injury networks.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

Sustainable Infrastructure

Complete
Communities

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

Related Planning Topic Areas

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

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Not Countywide

Municipalities

Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Not Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Fills budget gap in communities with most need for street improvements.

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Sustainability Considerations

Prioritizes minimal traffic collision and related injuries/fatalities.

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

Supporting Partner(s)

Cost

Project

Partnership

Policy

  • EWGCOG

  • Municipalities

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  • Law Enforcement Agencies

  • St. Louis County Office of Emergency Management

  • Fire and EMS Agencies

  • St. Louis County Department of Public Health

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Medium
($1-10mil)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Not Project

Timeline

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • EWGCOG funding

  • TAP

  • Local and capital improvement funds

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • Track traffic fatalities and injuries to bike and pedestrians groups.

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If overperforming, what should we do?

Analyze implementation challenges, reassess resource allocations, and boost local engagement to address gap.

If underperforming, what should we do?

Expand these successful initiatives to additional high risk areas, share best practices.

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