CityArchRiver: Celebration of opening of renovated Arch Grounds; Leaders hope renovated Arch grounds will bring people downtown | Political Fix | stltoday.com

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Hundreds of people came out Saturday to listen to live music, grab a bite from local vendors and celebrate the opening of the North Gateway and Gateway Arch park.

The event, organized by the CityArchRiver Foundation and a few partner groups, was dubbed “Spring Into Your Park” and was the first of a long list of scheduled outings at the park this year.

The 7.5-acre North Gateway development includes bike and foot paths, an amphitheater area and routes to Laclede’s Landing. That’s all part of about 90 acres of open park space around the Arch.

“People need to come back down and be part of the Arch grounds again,” said Eric Moraczewski, executive director of the CityArchRiver Foundation. “I think traditionally people think of the Arch as the Arch itself, but this is a great place to come hang out with their families in a park setting.”

The $380 million riverfront project will wrap up with Kiener Plaza renovations to be finished next month, then the Arch and museum which are to open by the end of the year, according to Moraczewski.

MoBikeFed comment: The CityArchRiver project was funded by a 3/16 cent sales tax passed by residents of St. Louis City & St. Louis County, along with federal and private money. The project is administered by Great Rivers Greenway.

More information at http://www.cityarchriver.org/

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