Project Overview:
Great Rivers Greenway and the City of Olivette are partnering to build an extension of the Centennial Greenway through Olivette so that people can connect on foot, bicycle, stroller, and wheelchair to Warson Park, the new Olivette Community Center, Indian Meadows Park, and the Olive Blvd. stores and restaurants.
This project will extend the Centennial Greenway linking Shaw Park to Olive Blvd near I-170 two miles further west to Warson Park. When complete, there will be a greenway connection linking Clayton, Ladue, University City and Olivette.
The greenway construction supports actions identified in the Olivette Bike and Walk Plan, the Olivette Parks Master Plan, and the Great Rivers Greenway long-term master plan for this greenway – a 17-mile corridor stretching between Forest Park in the City of St. Louis to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in St. Louis County. This project will be developed in multiple phases.
This greenway will include:
Paved trail for walking, running, bicycling, pushing a stroller, and using a wheelchair | |
Native plants to restore the streambank, manage stormwater near the headwaters of the River des Peres, and create a quality habitat for native wildlife | |
Amenities such as benches and signs with information about the nature, culture, and history of the area | |
Connections to local destinations such as Warson Park, the new Olivette Community Center, Indian Meadows Park, and the Olive Blvd. stores and restaurants |
The goals of this greenway are to connect people and place within Olivette and to the surrounding region and to create safe and comfortable places for residents of Olivette and the surrounding region to exercise, commute, relax, and connect with nature and other people on the greenway.
Project Location:
This greenway will extend from the existing Centennial Greenway near I-170 and Olive Blvd. It will continue east along Olive Blvd, and north along a former railroad line before crossing Dielman Rd near Napoleon Blvd. The greenway will follow the River Des Peres to pass through Indian Meadows Park and connect to Warson Park and the new Olivette Community Center.
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