ST. LOUIS — Great Rivers Greenway is developing the Chouteau Greenway in the core of St. Louis. The public agency is now accepting submissions for the greenway design. The conceptual plan will connect Forest Park and Washington University to the Gateway Arch grounds. Design qualifications must be submitted by Nov. 21. Four finalists will be offered a stipend to work on the design, which will be reviewed by the public and presented to a jury in late April 2018. The winning team will finalize its design in June 2018.
The greenway will likely stretch five to seven miles, connecting area neighborhoods, employment centers, parks, transit and dozens of cultural and educational institutions. The Chouteau Greenway will be part of the overall network of greenways being built by Great Rivers Greenway and partners. The first segment of the Chouteau Greenway is currently under construction as part of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant project to build a new MetroLink station at the Cortex Innovation Community. The competition and resulting conceptual design will help partners determine a plan and schedule for designing and building additional portions of the overall greenway.