Euclid Avenue in the Central West End is scheduled for a major “Green” makeover. The stretch between Lindell and Forest Park will eventually be transformed with wider sidewalks, environmentally friendly rain gardens and new LED lighting just to name a few. The first phase of the new streetscape is being installed as a part of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Warmer weather has finally arrived in the Grove! The Manchester streetscape improvement project has crawled out of hibernation from the cold and brand new pedestrian street lighting is being installed today. The streetscape is really shaping up!
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 […]
At Monday’s (December 13, 2011) Grove CID meeting the board voted to hire St. Louis consulting firm, Via Partnership to develop a public art strategy for the Grove. The strategy’s first objective will be to identify appropriate art for the 3 art displays. Via Partnership works with communities across the country to create more distinctive […]
Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation (WUMCRC) is working with the design group, Ten8 to continue the branding of the Grove. While a simple gesture, the new trash cans as part of the Manchester streetscape enhancements will now showcase the Grove “font” and “starburst” that have become identifiable with the Grove. There will be a […]
Manchester Avenue is progressing well. The transformation of the road from a high speed pass through to a pedestrian friendly boulevard is well underway. The next great transformation of the street is happening now. New street trees are being installed along the northside of the street. Prior to the improvements, the landscapers were able to […]
Tara Bolen sat down today for a Q & A session with Dan Krasnoff, executive director of Parks Central Development Corporation. Dan discussed the new pedestrian street lights that will be installed to enhance safety and security for the pedestrians that frequent the Central West End. WUMCRC was one of the funding partners for the […]
The latest concrete art display is finished! It is over 20 feet in diameter. In addition to the art pedestal, the Sarah and Manchester wedge will host new landscaping with over 30 plants and trees. Along with the new entry marker, this will be a welcoming point for pedestrians and visitors to the Grove.