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Trailnet urges St. Louis to create streets planning division, scrap 50/50 sidewalk cost‑share
Summary
Charles Bryson, identified in the hearing as a policy catalyst for Trailnet, told the budget committee that establishing a planning division inside the Streets Department and ending the city’s 50/50 sidewalk repair cost‑share would improve safety, equity and the ability to coordinate $46 million in ARPA-funded street and sidewalk work.
Charles Bryson, a policy catalyst for Trailnet, told the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 31 that the FY26 budget is an opportunity to create a planning division within the Streets Department and to end the city’s 50/50 sidewalk program.
Bryson said the changes could be revenue‑neutral by reassigning existing positions and would be…
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