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Project Connect in North St. Louis
Project Connect is a City of St. Louis initiative that connects current initiatives being proposed by both the public and private sector. Project Connect will ensure coordination and collaboration between neighborhood revitalization, transportation, and other re-development efforts and the City’s investments to support NGA in 8 North St. Louis neighborhoods; St. Louis Place, Old North St. Louis, JeffVanderLou, Carr Square, Columbus Square, Hyde Park, Downtown West and the North Riverfront.
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05/14/2021 - Project Connect wants to hear from you about the draft Geospatial Protection and Enhancement Special Use District around the NGA site in North St. Louis.
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Project Connect Launches First Neighborhood Planning Event as NGA West Campus Continues Construction
SLDC will host its first Project Connect neighborhood planning event this Wednesday, December 15 at 6pm in North St. Louis at Vashon High School
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 12/14/2021 -
City of St. Louis Announces New Phase of Project Connect Initiative for Six Neighborhoods Surrounding NGA
This new phase will connect NGA West to its neighborhoods through a community-driven planning process designed to promote equitable development.
Press release | Office of the Mayor,St. Louis Development Corporation | 10/06/2021 -
Geospatial Protection and Enhancement Special Use District Public Meeting to be held June 1
Project Connect is holding a public meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, June 1st at 6pm. We want to hear your thoughts and provide answers to your questions.
Press release | St. Louis Development Corporation | 05/28/2021
Neighborhood Vision
The Project Connect team will work with citizens to determine how to best utilize public funding opportunities and investments. Residents have a critical role in providing input to the City regarding this significant transformation and how it should be undertaken.
This illustration shows one potential site layout for the former Pruitt-Igoe site looking southeast towards downtown.
Infrastructure Improvements
Project Connect has identified a series of priority infrastructure investments that will improve accessibility to North St. Louis, and provide additional mechanisms to improve safety and security, walkability, storm water management and economic development opportunities.
The priority infrastructure investments include;
1. Interstate 64/40 Interchange at Jefferson Ave. Visit MoDOT for more information at https://www.modot.org/i-64-jefferson-interchange
2. Interstate 64/40 City Streets (22nd St., Scott, Ewing, Clark Aves.)
3. N. Jefferson Ave. and N. 20th Street (Market to Natural Bridge Ave.)
4. Cass Ave. (Tucker Blvd. to Elliot Ave.)
Want to learn more about future investments in the Project Connect footprint? Feel free to check out the Project Connect Action Plan.
