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“Grand Bridge is Falling Down…”

The Grand Bridge is closing Monday, March 14, 2011 before the morning rush hour at 5am. The route closure will affect 30,000 drivers for roughly 14 months as a new bridge is constructed. On the official press release St. Louis Mayor Slay’s stated, “The signed detour for the Grand Bridge closure will be on Compton […]

Traffic Signal Boxes to Become Art

WUMCRC’s Community Development Manager, Brooks Goedeker and intern, Matt Green have been working with the City of St. Louis and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to take the traffic signal boxes within Forest Park Southeast and turn them into something a little more attractive.  Both Goedeker and Green will be presenting the concept and designs […]

FPSE Youth Lead Grove Mural Project

Last Fall, WUMCRC’s Community Development Manager, Brooks Goedeker wrote a successful grant funded by the St. Cronan Housing Corporation and the Grove Community Improvement District.  The project partners Forest Park Southeast adolescents from the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club with local artist, Grace McCammond to design and implement 4 murals along Manchester Avenue in […]

Gelinda Connell: Creating A More Unified Community

In November 2010, Gelinda Connell joined the newly created Park Central Development Corporation (PCDC) as the project manager of security and social services.  Gelinda assists in creating a more unified community by collaborating with the residents of the 17th ward.  Spending the past decade of her life in and out of the 17th ward, she […]

New Streetlights Arrive for the Progressing Manchester Streetscape

Cold weather combined with fresh snow has stalled the sidewalk work along Manchester Avenue, but progress continues on other improvements with the arrival of the new pedestrian street lights.   The first group of the pink granite base columns is now on site and awaiting installation. These lights will replace the current “Cobra” style fixtures that […]

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