The St. Louis, Mo., Planning Commission recently approved the Transportation & Mobility Plan (TMP), a transportation infrastructure and policy plan that sets priorities for a safer, better-maintained transportation network that serves users of all modes of transportation.
The Transportation & Mobility Plan outlines a comprehensive framework for improving mobility across all modes of transportation such as better integration of transit facilities, expanding pedestrian infrastructure and a continuous bike network. It recommends updates to city policies and ordinances, clarifies engineering standards, institutionalizes best practices, and creates dedicated roles to oversee signal timing, public engagement and multimodal planning.
“Our transportation networks are one of our greatest public assets,” Scott Ogilvie, program manager for Complete Streets in the Planning & Urban Design Agency, said. “The TMP helps translate the desires residents expressed for a safer, better connected city into new priorities and policies to realize their vision for St. Louis.”
In addition, the plan encourages transparency and collaboration, and suggests steps for project delivery, funding alignment and performance tracking.
The plan was created with public input, and residents can view the draft online. Adoption means the plan becomes part of the broader Comprehensive Plan, joining the Strategic Land Use Plan and the Sustainability & Climate Plan, that were adopted earlier this year.