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Lakota Group presents draft comprehensive-plan goals; councilors and planners focus on housing, walkable green space and two opportunity sites
Summary
Lakota Group consultants presented draft goals, strategies and site concepts Feb. 4 as part of Webster Groves' comprehensive-plan process, emphasizing the plan is in the "envisioning" phase and next steps include writing a draft report, preparing an implementation matrix and returning to the Planning Commission and City Council for review and adoption.
Lakota Group consultants Joshua Bloom and Hannah Bader presented an update to the Webster Groves City Council on Feb. 4, reviewing draft goals and strategies for the city's comprehensive plan and illustrations for two "opportunity sites" on Pacific Avenue and the Watson Road corridor.
The presentation summarized public engagement to date and a framework of seven pillars '—resilient neighborhoods, economic vitality, quality of life/parks and green space, complete streets, operational excellence, essential systems, and city of the arts'—and tested illustrative development concepts for two sites to show how mixed-use, retail and new housing might fit the city's character. "We are currently at the end of phase 2, which is the envisioning phase," Bloom said during the presentation.
Why it matters: the comprehensive plan will guide zoning updates, development guidance, capital priorities and implementation steps for 10 to 20 years. Council members pressed consultants on feasibility, parking, topography, and ways to preserve…
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