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ULI-St. Louis Technical Assistance Panel Recommendations I-170/Olive Blvd. Joint Redevelopment Task Force Concerns The Task Force also asked about drawbacks and relinquish some direct authority. This is on purpose. obstacles.The cities can always revoke that authority from the corporation if necessary. In the meantime, it creates Bsbov_lav$p t^q`efkd+ In the beginning, people ^ lkb*pqlm pelm tfqe ^ pfkdib pbq lc oribp clo qeb t^kq ^ molgb`q ql pr``bba) _rq fq$p lrq qebob tebob development community. people can see it. It absolutely needs to produce something excellent. > glfkq afpqof`q fp afc cult to dissolve (but it should be). Know going in that some parts of the plan will > 020 mi^k `^k qofddbo fkfqf^i afpfksbpqjbkq+ op now and then; and some changes are very Planning will be a public process and we know long term. Be prepared to give it lots of growing the completed project will be a long time coming. time. Make the 353 district dif cult, but not utterly Alk$q _b promofpba fc) fk qeb jb^kqfjb) pljb impossible, to unravel. current property owners decide against upgrading their properties. In some cases, however, the plan Pljb mlqbkqf^i rpbp ^ob sbov ilkd*qboj fk `ljfkd+ could re ect uses that already exist which could Creating a joint 353 district does not imply that trigger, indeed, will require, property upgrades.everything in the plan will happen apace. Some lc qeb rpbp ^ Jbqol pq^qflk) ^ `lomlo^qb lc ce > glfkq 020 afpqof`q jb^kp qeb `fqfbp tlria _rfiafkd j^v _b ab`^abp ^t^v+ Realistic, Preferred Uses Qefp _ofkdp rp _^`h ql qeb Q^ph Clo`b$p rst question: be a way to manifest that this is the place where Are the preferred uses realistic? the cities want to see things happen. And small business will spring up in a high traf c area. T^ih^_ib abpfdk+ Fq$p klq ^ rpb) _rq fq$p ^ dlla fab^ because it helps to position the uses that the Task Jfa*ofpb _rfiafkdp. The panel was not enthused Force envisions.about high-rise buildings; but mid-rise would work. A corporate headquarters, higher education or a Efdebo abkpfqv elrpfkd+ For sure, this is a great medical facility could be a good t. When the land spot; it will make use of the walkable design and lays right, unexpected things can happen as with will be a factor in attracting a Metro station. The Express Scrips moving to NorthPark by the airport, new interchange is already designed to handle or Alberici renovating a 50-year old structure into a lots of cars. What a terri c number of choices for signature building on I-170 north. residents who will be able to walk to a restaurant for lunch, hop onto Metro to get to Busch Stadium, @ljjrkfqv ^ka obdflk^i obq^fi+ It will be important or nip onto the highway to visit friends in West to have shops and restaurants within walking County.distance of the higher density housing and easily ^``bppf_ib colj qeb efdet^v+ >iob^av ?l_$p Jbqol pq^qflk+ All are agreed that I-170 and Olive Seafood is a regional attraction and so is the is a logical stop on a Clayton-Westport line; make growing stretch of Asian and international shops sure to designate a place for the station and be and restaurants on the University City side of the sure it is included in both the area 353 plan and in highway. Capitalize on these. Jbqol$p ilkd o^kdb mi^k+ Pbkflo ifsfkd+ This is a great idea and a real oppor- tunity because it is a growing market segment. All cities should be thinking about ways to keep their seniors in the community when they get ready to move to smaller housing. @fsf` ^ka `riqro^i _rfiafkdp+ There may be an opportunity to move a city hall, a community center or a library into the area as an anchor. It would 10