Like other Midwestern legacy cities, St. Louis is suffering from population loss and post-Covid office vacancies in its downtown.
“Downtown St. Louis is a sleeping giant,” she told Smart Cities Dive.
A trio of revitalization initiatives “It’s a vibrant time in St Louis.
Along with HB 3231, this revitalization push also includes a new public-private downtown redevelopment partnership to spend $55 million that St. Louis received as part of a lawsuit settlement over the St. Louis Rams National Football League team leaving for Los Angeles.
And in anticipation of St. Louis hosting 2028 Olympic soccer group stage and knockout matches, the St. Louis Board of Alderman in February approved a new Downtown St. Louis Sports And Entertainment Community Improvement District designed to remediate blight and encourage redevelopment downtown.