CHOUTEAU GREENWAY INTENDED OUTCOMES AND GOALS

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5 CHOUTEAU GREENWAY INTENDED OUTCOMES AND GOALS OUTCOMES EXCEPTIONAL EXPERIENCE CIVIC WELL-BEING CONNECTIVITY GOALS Inclusive gathering places where all people are welcome Transparency, accountability, and trust Socially Connected People Authentic expressions of local identity Increased civic pride, care, consideration, and respect Physically Connected Places Memorable and diverse experiences along the entire route Stronger connections within and between communities Connected Neighborhoods A landscape that changes from season to season and ensures new experiences with every visit Enthusiasm and opportunity for participation in civic life Connections to everyday life and support services A greater sense of safety and security for all An improved image of the city and a legacy for future generations Alternative ways of getting around

6 CHOUTEAU GREENWAY INTENDED OUTCOMES AND GOALS OUTCOMES ECONOMIC EXCEPTIONAL GROWTH EXPERIENCE & IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP HEALTHY LIFESTYLES GOALS New investment and growth, fairly distributed New standards for sustainability and resilience Improved community health (physical, mental, social) Increased visitation, spending, and revenue The reintroduction and celebration of nature in the city Improved health equity Growth of local businesses and jobs Functional, beautiful, and educational landscapes Opportunities for play, recreation, and social interaction A greenway project that is economically sustainable Restored, repaired, and new urban habitats Treatment of safety as a public health issue A financially healthy and equitable community An increased sense of ownership and stewardship of the natural environment Treatment of connections to nature as a public health issue

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45 Laying FOUNDATIONS for the CHOUTEAU GREENWAY

46 IDENTITY AND COMPONENTS MULTIPLE IDENTITIES MOUND CITY ICONIC IDENTITY MILL CREEK HIDDEN + HARDER HISTORY A TALE OF TWO CITIES HARDER HISTORY GATEWAY TO THE WEST ICONIC IDENTITY REMOVED ECOLOGIES HIDDEN HISTORY SLAVERY + ABOLITION HARDER HISTORY Cahokia Mounds Trading post Former stream, channelized + neighborhood erased in urban renewal urbanization and the loss of prairies, savannas, forests, and wetlands Redlining map (1937) and unequal neighborhood investment Slave Auction at Old Courthouse

47 IDENTITY AND COMPONENTS ST. LOUIS SOUL BATTLEGROUND FOR IDEAS CUISINE HOME OF MUSIC + LITERARY ICONS COMMUNITY AROUND SPORTS A tradition of fighting for social progress Birthplace for creativity in the arts A culinary melting pot A tradition of professional and recreational sports

48 IDENTITY AND COMPONENTS COMMON GROUNDS HYDROLOGY GEOLOGY rock outcroppings and caves STL Mi sso ur ir ive r M iss iss ip pi Ri ve r at the confluence of Rivers ECOLOGY a site of orchard cultivation and natural prairies MATERIALITY materials from industrial heritage and around St. Louis

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52 Evaluating ALIGNMENTS CHOUTEAU for the GREENWAY

53 EVALUATION CRITERIA Right-of-way evaluation Each alignment segment will be evaluated based on 6 technical criteria and 6 character criteria. SIX TECHNICAL CRITERIA 1) Ownership 2) Space Availability 3) Technical Feasibility 4) Activity Nodes 5) Affordability 6) Environmental Assets + Opportunities SIX CHARACTER CRITERIA 1) Culture Route 2) Job Center Route 3) Recreation Route 4) Civic Route 5) Nature Route 6) Everyday Route CHOUTEAU GREENWAY Discovery Report 36

54 EVALUATION CRITERIA Right-of-way evaluation Each alignment segment will be evaluated based on 6 technical criteria and 6 character criteria. SIX TECHNICAL CRITERIA 1) Ownership 2) Space Availability 3) Technical Feasibility 4) Activity Nodes 5) Affordability 6) Environmental Assets + Opportunities SIX CHARACTER CRITERIA 1) Culture Route 2) Job Center Route 3) Recreation Route 4) Civic Route 5) Nature Route 6) Everyday Route CHOUTEAU GREENWAY Discovery Report 36

55 DRAFT REVISED ALIGNMENT EVALUATION CRITERIA 1 TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY Technical complexity Space availability Ownership status Affordability 3 POTENTIAL IMPACT Economic Social / Cultural Environmental Equitable Practices Physical 2 MOBILITY / CONNECTIVITY To other mobility options and networks Between unconnected neighborhoods To jobs and employment centers To cultural, civic, open space destinations To everyday destinations To health and medical facilities 4 POTENTIAL EXPERIENCE Quality and uniqueness of experience Potential to reinforce art and design thematics Potential to support cross-cultural social interactions

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58 DRAFT REVISED ALIGNMENT EVALUATION CRITERIA 1 TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY Technical complexity Space availability Ownership status Affordability 3 POTENTIAL IMPACT Economic Social / Cultural Environmental Equitable Practices Physical 2 MOBILITY / CONNECTIVITY To other mobility options and networks Between unconnected neighborhoods To jobs and employment centers To cultural, civic, open space destinations To everyday destinations To health and medical facilities 4 POTENTIAL EXPERIENCE Quality and uniqueness of experience Potential to reinforce art and design thematics Potential to support cross-cultural social interactions

59 Defining EQUITY for the CHOUTEAU GREENWAY

60 EQUALITY VS. EQUITY EQUALITY EQUITY REMOVING BARRIERS THAT REQUIRE EQUITABLE PRACTICE

61 DRAFT EQUITY VALUES Input from engagement to-date Access & Connectivity Belonging, Safety & Permission EQUITY for the Chouteau Greenway should embody the values of. Cultural Identity Diverse Voices Equal Opportunity Growth with Ownership Health & Wellbeing through the involvement and partnership of established institutions, community organizations and residents.

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64 DRAFT EQUITY OUTCOMES EQUITY for the Chouteau Greenway looks like. 1 2 OUTCOME The greenway provides improved access to open space and new ways to walk, bike and run in neighborhoods that currently lack these amenities The greenway connects people to known and hidden places, representing diverse cultural identities, as well as jobs, businesses and everyday amenities EXAMPLE Chouteau Greenway alignment routes can run through north, south and central St. Louis neighborhoods Chouteau Greenway alignment routes can connect a diversity of cultural, civic and economic destinations in the city 3 The development of the greenway and adjacent lands helps to increase equal opportunity economic growth for the city while minimizing economic disparities for people of color, women, and St. Louis residents Chouteau Greenway and adjacent development can create opportunities for greater Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation

65 DRAFT EQUITY OUTCOMES OUTCOME EXAMPLE EQUITY for the Chouteau Greenway looks like. 4 5 A more diverse representation of residents and stakeholders participate and feel a greater sense of ownership in greenway processes and outcomes People and environmental conditions are improving in health and wellbeing Chouteau Greenway can establish collaborations with local organizations through community engagement, as well as contracting, partnerships and volunteer stewardship Chouteau Greenway can promote more active recreation and use sustainable and resilient design standards 6 Spaces are made more safe, all people feel accepted, and permission to occupy public is implicit Chouteau Greenway alignment routes can help to activate streets and create programs that increase community belonging

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73 Making DECISIONS for the CHOUTEAU GREENWAY

74 CHOUTEAU GREENWAY FRAMEWORK PROCESS FOR DECISION MAKING DISCOVERY IDEATION RECOMMENDATIONS LABS ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN ALIGN COLLABORATE EMPOWER COLLABORATE EMPOWER COLLABORATE EMPOWER COLLABORATE EMPOWER INVOLVE INVOLVE ACT ACT ACT INVOLVE INVOLVE ACT INFORM INFORM INFORM INFORM CONSULT CONSULT CONSULT CONSULT ASK ASK ASK ASK AUDIENCE AUDIENCE AUDIENCE AUDIENCE - REGION AT LARGE - REGION AT LARGE - REGION AT LARGE - REGION AT LARGE - RESIDENTS OF THE REGION - RESIDENTS OF THE REGION - RESIDENTS OF THE REGION - RESIDENTS OF THE REGION - HIGHER LEVEL ELECTED OFFICIALS (NATIONAL, STATE) - HIGHER LEVEL ELECTED OFFICIALS (NATIONAL, STATE) - HIGHER LEVEL ELECTED OFFICIALS (NATIONAL, STATE) - HIGHER LEVEL ELECTED OFFICIALS (NATIONAL, STATE) - ELECTED OFFICIALS (ALDERMAN, MAYOR S OFFICE) - ELECTED OFFICIALS (ALDERMAN, MAYOR S OFFICE) - ELECTED OFFICIALS (ALDERMAN, MAYOR S OFFICE) - ELECTED OFFICIALS (ALDERMAN, MAYOR S OFFICE) - INSTITUTIONS IN THE PROJECT AREA (SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS) - INSTITUTIONS IN THE PROJECT AREA (SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS) - INSTITUTIONS IN THE PROJECT AREA (SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS) - INSTITUTIONS IN THE PROJECT AREA (SCHOOLS, EMPLOYERS) - PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE PROJECT AREA - PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE PROJECT AREA - PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE PROJECT AREA - PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE PROJECT AREA - NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS CDCS - NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS CDCS - NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS CDCS - NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS CDCS - COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN RADIUS OF ALIGNMENT - COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN RADIUS OF ALIGNMENT - COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN RADIUS OF ALIGNMENT - COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITHIN RADIUS OF ALIGNMENT - BUSINESSES WITHIN RADIUS OF ALIGNMENT - BUSINESSES WITHIN RADIUS OF ALIGNMENT - BUSINESSES WITHIN RADIUS OF ALIGNMENT - BUSINESSES WITHIN RADIUS OF ALIGNMENT - AOCC - AOCC - AOCC - AOCC - WORKING GROUPS - WORKING GROUPS - WORKING GROUPS - WORKING GROUPS - FOCUS GROUPS & FAST TRACK MEETINGS - FOCUS GROUPS & FAST TRACK MEETINGS - FOCUS GROUPS & FAST TRACK MEETINGS - FOCUS GROUPS & FAST TRACK MEETINGS - STEERING COMMITTEE - STEERING COMMITTEE - STEERING COMMITTEE - GRG FOUNDATION + BOARD - STEERING COMMITTEE - GRG FOUNDATION + BOARD