Report to University City Council

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18- Not enough parking 1 9- Need for better transportation 20- Unresponsive City Hall/ Council as well as a negative image of city departments 21- Perception (reality?) of difficult regulatory environment 22- Obsolete land use patterns, especially on Olive 23- Lack of jobs, offices, factories 24- Lack of vision 25- Lack of work force 26- U. City is landlocked 27- Too much giving in to NIMBY 28- Perception (reality?) of having a poor school district 29- Our marketing toward getting businesses to relocate here is uncoordinated and unprofessional 30- The racial divide in U. City 31- The 1 /2 hour lunch dilemma, especially on Olive 32- Public transportation employees are not user friendly OPPORTUNITIES 1- Potential for development around Olive and 1-170 as well as Delmar & 1-170 2- Signage for the International zone on Olive must be bilingual 3- Take advantage of University City owned property north of Olive 4- Plan for developers to rebuild into U. City, coming north from Clayton, as Clayton gets filled in. 5- Use (selective?) eminent domain to make areas big enough to interest developers 6- Mixed development on Olive; apartments above retail 7 - Housing development project in conjunction with Washington University to provide housing for EEs 8- Make a commitment to develop Olive (City Council to direct) 9- Trolley in the loop 1 0- Affordable quality housing north of Olive 11- Recruit local businesses to locate on Olive 12- Create a toolbox for small businesses 13- Bring in partners to make Olive an "International Zone" 1 4- Increase density of housing along the western end of Delmar 15- Increase density of housing along Olive by making more efficient use of narrow lots 16- Find the political will so that we can follow through on studies and recommendations 1 7- Extension of the Delmar Loop into the City of St. Louis 1 8- Annexation of small cities to the north or perhaps up to Page to build an industrial base 19- Merger/cooperation with Olivette or Clayton & Richmond Heights 20- Market U. City as a "Creative Class" center - capitalize on the Arts and Cultural Institutions in U.C. 21- Baby boomer demographics (need for new housing or different housing) 22- Follow demographic trends 23- Potential to improve the "racial divide" 24- Develop Ruth Park rather than keeping it as a golf course and woods 25- Provide &/ or better utilize zoning and development incentives for sustainable development 26- Develop opportunities for "Earth Healing Industries" - recycling, energy efficiency, renewables - think small and modular 27- Exploit our inner ring status - less auto dependency, lower fuel costs 28- Enhance "Market" experience 29- Encourage community biking (compare with Denmark and Holland)