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ULI-St. Louis Technical Assistance Panel Recommendations <br />I-170/Olive Blvd. Joint Redevelopment Task Force <br />TAP Process <br />The workday began with a detailed presentation by <br />the two city planners who also escorted the Panel <br />on an hour and 45 minute bus tour of the land area <br />surrounding the interchange. The Panel devoted <br />several hours to listening to stakeholders and interest <br />groups who were invited to talk about redevelopment <br />surrounding the I-170 - Olive interchange. These <br />groups included property owners, elected of cials, <br />transportation of cials, representatives from the St. <br />Louis County Economic Council, local business groups <br />and developers. <br />During its deliberations, the Panel did not attempt <br />ql j^hb ^ mi^k) lkiv ql `lkpfabo te^q$p mlppf_ib <br />in the study area and how the cities might get <br />there. It is important for the Task Force and the <br />Everyone agreed: the study area is <br />cities to appreciate that moving toward the kind of <br />redevelopment they envision will require extensive <br />ugly. Several people quoted Gertrude <br />planning and close work with a wider range of interest <br />Stein, “There’s no there there.” <br />groups. <br />Some Context <br />Rkabopq^kafkd qeb `fqfbp$ Ladue, its more af uent <br />respective demographics, culture southern neighbor. University <br />and sales tax structure informed City boasts a broadly diverse <br />qeb M^kbi$p abif_bo^qflk+mlmri^`b ^ka fp eljb ql …Qeb <br />Illm)“ ^ _rpqifkd afpqof`q lc <br />2010 Census. <br />The 2010 Census <br />eclectic shops and ethnic <br />numbers had just been released <br />restaurants that draws shoppers <br />to reveal that over the last 10 <br />regionally. U City is also home <br />years, Olivette had grown slightly; <br />to the prestigious Washington <br />University City, which is ve times <br />University which has become <br />larger than Olivette, had shrunk <br />in uential in redevelopment <br />slightly; and while the population <br />at the eastern end of Olive <br />of the metropolitan region as a <br />Boulevard. <br />whole grew by 4.2% (at about half the national growth <br />Sales Tax. <br />rate of 9.7%), St. Louis County by itself remained For sales tax purposes, Olivette is a point- <br />obi^qfsbiv pq^_ib+ Fk peloq) doltqe e^p fjmolsba _rq fq$p of sale city and keeps most of the sales tax generated <br />not ourishing; and much of the growth is happening tfqefk fqp _loabop+ Rkfsbopfqv @fqv fp ^ …mlli `fqv“ ^ka <br />at the fringes of greater St. Louis (Jefferson County, shares sales tax revenues with other pool cities in St. <br />St. Charles County, Madison County, St. Clair County), Louis County on a per capita basis. <br />not at the center. The 2010 census data is a call to <br />This is a serious difference that potentially affects joint <br />^`qflk clo qeb `bkqbo ‹ lro qtl `fqfbp fk`iraba7 dbq <br />land use decisions: Olivette bene ts directly from <br />competitive, re-attract business and people, become <br />retail sales; U City bene ts directly from increased <br />relevant for the future. <br />population. <br />Appeal. <br /> Residents are drawn to Olivette because <br />Given this contextual lay of the land, the Panel <br />it is a suburban, residential neighborhood right in <br />wondered about the practicality of these two dissimilar <br />the middle of St. Louis County and it participates <br />cities working together in the study area to get more <br />in the highly regarded Ladue School District while <br />than the sum of their parts. Could it really work? <br />maintaining a level of affordability compared to <br />5 <br /> <br />