Transit St. Louis plan update stresses safety, street-design framework and policy recommendations

Scott Oberle, program manager for Complete Streets in the City of St. Louis Planning and Urban Design agency, and Jackie Knight, project manager for Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, presented a mid‑term update Wednesday on the Transit St. Louis Transportation and Mobility Plan, saying the effort emphasizes safety, multimodal connections and maintenance priorities and will produce draft recommendations for policies and street design this spring.

The plan, the presenters said, is intended to provide the city’s first comprehensive transportation roadmap. "We don't currently have a transportation plan for the city of Saint Louis," Scott Oberle said, adding the project is about half complete and will move into public review in spring and early summer 2025.

The update matters because it aims to align future street projects, safety investments and policy changes under a single set of values and a citywide street‑type map. Jackie Knight told the committee that safety, connectivity and maintenance were the top three themes emerging from public engagement and staff workshops: "Safety is, is always coming in by far number 1." The plan will include a Safety Action Plan, a Street Design Framework and a policy and ordinance review intended to identify changes…