Revamp The Riverfront 

APA St. Louis Metro Section

<H2>Dreaming of an awesome and active riverfront for cycling, picnicking, dining, and living along the waters of the Mississippi River?</H2>
Revamp The Riverfront is a community event to reinvigorate our region's hidden gem, the Mississippi Riverfront.  With your imagination, our waterfronts can transform into places that attract residents, businesses, tourist, and recreational activity. 
The charrette portion of Revamp The Riverfront will be held at the William A. Kerr Foundation located at 21 O'Fallon Street, St. Louis, MO 63102 and during the bike tour of the riverfront areas.  
Bike Tour Routes
On this six mile envisioning bike tour, riders shall see the elevated bike Trestle, pass by Produce Row, and shall stop at the Great Rivers Greenway Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing for a presentation overlooking the Mississippi River.  Next riders shall travel along the Riverfront Trail to Rootwad Park and back to the William A. Kerr Foundation.  Explore the <A HREF="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_x9y1H8Al6c4ixZbcI1a582NI9NwSX4D&usp=sharing" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bike Route</A>. 
Join the discussion on <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/events/267298143991375/?active_tab=about" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Facebook</A>
Schedule (PDF Available Here) 
12:00 PM  -  Kickoff
12:30 PM  - Presentations at Kerr Foundation
2:45 PM   -  Broadway & Riverfront Trail Bike Tourrette
3:30 PM  -  Presentation at Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing on the Riverfront Trail
4:00 PM - Roof Top Green Roof Reception
 
Presentations By 
America's Central Port
BatesForum
CBB Transportation Engineers + Planners
Development Strategies
East St. Louis, Illinois
Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative
Quincy, Illinois
Planning Design Studio
The tour routes allow participants to brainstorm while exploring real conditions, opportunities, and constraints for developing around our riverfront areas. Each tour will end at the William A. Kerr Foundation for the charrette and further discussion.  
Parking
Indoor bike parking is available at the Kerr Foundation for when bikes are not in use.  
<DIV>Curb side street parking is available on Lewis Street and O'Fallon Street.  There is an arts festival, Artica, that day at the land adjacent, the Cotton Belt Freight Depot Building. Please expect more cars than usual.   </DIV>
There is a parking lot with a few spaces between Kerr Foundation and the Arch Grounds that people may park and ride from. 
The address on Google is <A HREF="https://goo.gl/maps/kmQcUdXmp8N2" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">1200-1250 Commercial St Parking</A>. 
A few common elements to plan for are: 
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Enhance the quality of existing destinations
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Preserve uses and find compatible activity on the waterfronts
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Integrate surrounding neighborhoods
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Plan for barriers and constraints such as tracks, interstates, and topography
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Sponsors
RDG Planning & Design - Gold Sponsor
St. Louis Metro Section of the American Planning Association
William A. Kerr Foundation
Roper's Ribs
In The News
APA St. Louis Metro Section on The Charlie Brennan Show on 1120 KMOX. <A HREF="https://kmox.radio.com/media/audio-channel/september-26th-2018-9-10am" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Listen Now</A> (Start 18:50)
APA St. Louis Metro Section article on KMOX. <A TITLE="" HREF="https://kmox.radio.com/articles/revamp-riverfront-invites-people-help-spruce-st-louis" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read Now</A>. 
Visit the <A HREF="https://missouri.planning.org/connect/sections/saint-louis/community-planning-month/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">St. Louis</A> Chapter of the American Planning Association for more details. Contact Jonathan Roper, jroper@olivettemo.com.

21 O'Fallon St

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