Post-Dispatch: St Louis South County Connector running into increased opposition; bike/ped issues
Maplewood has gone on record opposing the connector project and has requested documents under Missouri’s open-records law to find out what information St. Louis County relied upon to develop its environmental assessment of the north-south thoroughfare.
The city is not alone in its concerns. Joining Maplewood leaders at Tuesday’s news conference were St. Louis Aldermanic President Lewis Reed and officials from Trailnet and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment.
Those groups contend that St. Louis County didn’t consider alternatives to building a new road, and that the connector fails to address bicycle and pedestrian access to trails and public transportation.
Last day to make a public comment is Friday - info & petition on Trailnet's web site.
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