St Louis adopts Sustainability Plan incorporating biking, walking
Early this year Mayor Slay of St. Louis adopted a Sustainability Plan for the city that incorporates several key bicycle and pedestrian goals. The plan summary includes these elements that address bicycling, walking, trails, and transit elements:
- Provide easy access to greenspace, trails or parks within a half mile or 10 minute walk
- Advance use of public transit, trolleys and streetcars to connect arts, culture and innovation hubs
- Decrease obesity by 5% by expanding our Small Changes for Health, Let's Move STL and Good 4 U! Programs
- Advocate for transportation plans and funding that allow more people to be less car dependent
- Support Citywide greenhouse gas emission reductions of 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050
- Increase number of dedicated bicycle lanes by 150% and shared road facilities by 35%
- Increase bike racks by 150%
- Require a sustainability impact statement for all new City development
Nationwide--and globally--cities have taken the lead in planning and working for sustainability and creating a livable, healthy environment. Kansas City has adopted a Climate Protection plan that addresses many of these same elements.
It would be great to see a Missouri statewide sustainability plan along these same lines!
The full St Louis Mayor's Sustainability Plan is online here.
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