Planning and Urban Design Agency

What We Do

The Planning and Urban Design Agency (PDA) has several regulatory functions. The planning staff serves as staff for the Planning Commission and the Cultural Resources Office serves as staff for the Preservation Board, reviewing specific projects and agenda actions.

Additionally, thanks to the Economic Development Tax, PDA is in the process of piloting and creating a neighborhood planning program, in which planning staff will work with neighborhood residents, organizations and stakeholders to develop comprehensive neighborhood plans.

PDA staff also develops and maintains many useful tools for planning and research. These include GeoStLouis, an online mapping tool primarily suited for researching property snapshots; Historic District maps and designations; and the Strategic Land Use Plan of the St. Louis Comprehensive Plan.

Working with other Federal and State agencies, PDA has developed tools for analysis of current Census data and Economic Indicators. The agency has developed a series of downloadable maps available for free to the public.

The City's Office of Sustainability is located within the Planning and Urban Design Agency. The City of St. Louis Sustainability Plan was adopted by the Planning Commission in 2013 as a Topical Plan for the City, and it guides the City's triple bottom line (economic-social-environmental) approach to sustainability implementation.

Additionally, PDA supports numerous transportation efforts, and has developed a number of initiatives to encourage bicycle paths, urban trails, and other design concepts.

Departmental Vision

The vision of the Planning and Urban Design Agency (PDA) is to take a leadership role in creating opportunities for the City of St. Louis to continue to grow and sustain our diverse community that gives St. Louis its unique character.

Departmental Mission

The mission of PDA is to focus on planning for the future of the City of St. Louis through effective measures of planning, design review, construction plan approval, code compliance, and housing assistance.

"The (preparation) (funding) of this project report, map, document, etc., (is) (was) financed (in part) (wholly) through a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Community Development Administration under the provision of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974."

Calendar

Boards and Commissions

• Planning Commission
• Preservation Board

Requests for Proposals/Qualifications

• RFP for Neighborhood Planning Consulting Services (2025)
• RFP for Overhaul of the City of St. Louis Zoning Code and Zoning Map CLOSED
• RFP for Historic Preservation Consulting Services CLOSED
• RFP for Neighborhood Planning Consulting Services (2024) CLOSED
• RFP for Update of the City of St. Louis Sustainability Plan and Greenhouse Gas Inventory - CLOSED
• RFQ for Neighborhood Planning Consulting Services - CLOSED
• RFP for Review and Update of the Citywide Strategic Land Use Plan of the St. Louis Comprehensive Plan - CLOSED
• RFP for Strategic Planning and Public Engagement for Repurposing the St. Louis Medium Security Institution - CLOSED
• RFQ for Community Engagement Services - CLOSED

Quick Links

Strategic Land Use Plan of the St. Louis Comprehensive Plan

Adopted Plans Map

Official Zoning District Map

The Zoning Section

Geo St. Louis

Residential Market Analysis 2014

Forest Park Interactive Map