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Project Overview
The goal of this project is to close the gap between the River des Peres and Mississippi Greenways near the River City Casino. When complete, it will not only link these two greenways but also the Gravois Greenway-creating nearly 24 connected miles to explore and enjoy.
Project Location
This project will extend the River des Peres Greenway from its current endpoint at South Broadway to the Mississippi Greenway’s current endpoint on the northwest corner of the casino property.
Project Partners
- Great Rivers Greenway
- City of St. Louis
- St. Louis County
Current Status
The final half mile—between South Broadway and the northwest corner of the River City Casino— has been on hold for several years. There is a new plan to move forward.
After years of negotiations, Union Pacific Railroad, St. Louis County and Great Rivers Greenway had an agreement about access to Railroad property to make this long-awaited connection for the community. However, the railroad’s requirement for insurance is extremely cost-prohibitive. This insurance would cost you, the taxpayers, an additional $75,000 per year in perpetuity, plus any increases to that annual premium. GRG and St. Louis County take our job of stewarding your tax dollars very seriously and we do not believe paying this every single year is this is the best use of your investment.
With our partners’ and Board of Directors’ support, we are embarking on evaluating and planning a new route to make this critical connection, working with St. Louis County, St. Louis City and other collaborators. We understand and share the frustration with the years of delays on this small but mighty project, and we continue to work on finding a way forward to make it happen through another way.