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The City of St. Louis is launching a planning effort to guide growth and stability across North St. Louis neighborhoods. This plan builds on ongoing revitalization work and focuses on reversing population decline, expanding opportunity, and improving quality of life.
Learn more: PlanSTL Website
ENGAGE WITH US!
The Plan Area 4 neighborhood planning process kicked off on December 9. If you weren’t able to attend our first public meeting, you can still participate online!
Explore the engagement activities tabs to share your ideas and experiences:
- Survey #1 - Is now closed, thank you for your feedback!
- Map Your Neighborhood - Use the interactive map to mark places that are strong, weak, or full of opportunity.
- Challenges & Opportunities Board - Share your big, transformative ideas for improving quality of place and quality of life in your neighborhood.
- Community Storytelling - Share your memories, experiences, and stories. Use the prompts for inspiration or tell us anything else you think we should know.
Thank you for participating — let’s plan for hope!
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Map Your Neighborhood
Challenges and Opportunities Board
Challenges and Opportunities Board
Think about your neighborhood and share your big, transformative ideas for improving quality of place and quality of life in your neighborhood.
Feel free to add more than one!
What’s working well in your neighborhood today?
- Recent
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3 February, 2026
Karen says:
Those of us still fighting and sitting at the table trying to make a positive difference.
1 February, 2026
Rosalyn says:
The amenities I named earlier in assets. Major transportation to Metro busses. Major hub for transferring to Metro links ride.
31 January, 2026
asset says:
unity
31 January, 2026
Coleblooded says:
Community engagement
31 January, 2026
Conchita says:
Community involvement
27 January, 2026
O'Fallon Ally says:
Human capital is the neighborhood's #1 asset, with strong, committed residents of unbreakable spirit. You are inspirational people, truly.
26 January, 2026
help says:
Parks are doing okay- Penrose and Tink trash is being pick up fine for most part, steady residents
23 January, 2026
Coleblooded2 says:
Long established families that want to remain in the neighborhood - owner occupied and well-kept properties. We know & look after one anothe
21 January, 2026
Thee original says:
Let’s get rid of some of the churches and liquor stores at almost every corner and replace them with something more meaningful and education
15 January, 2026
Ralph Tidwell says:
Clean up of neighborhood. Elimination of vacant homes. Renovate those able to be stabilized and tear down those that are not.
15 January, 2026
The Adept says:
The most influential and impactful initiative working well in the neighborhoods we serve is the PlanStL initiative.
9 December, 2025
Coleblooded2 says:
We still have hope. Hope that we will recover
What needs to change most urgently?
3 February, 2026
Karen says:
The City of St Louis and LRA cleaning and maintaining excessive shrubbery, debris, and properties. Stipends given to current owners for impr
31 January, 2026
Coleblooded says:
Holding landlords in/out of state landlords accountable for their abandoned derelict property.
31 January, 2026
Conchita says:
Aldermen working together
29 January, 2026
Penrose neighbors says:
Derelict and Dillapited Houses
27 January, 2026
O'Fallon Ally says:
Eyesore LRA houses: demolish them. Maintain vacant lots. Negligent absentee property owners like LLCs must be heavily fined and prosecuted.
26 January, 2026
help says:
derelict LRA homes and businesses need to go and be properly boarded up for safety- same homes and businesses need grass and trees kept up!
23 January, 2026
Coleblooded2 says:
Schools, libraries and O’Fallon Park
23 January, 2026
Amber Cole says:
The man in the mirror, Me.
21 January, 2026
Thee original says:
The corruption, the thief and fraud.
15 January, 2026
The Adept says:
Our approach to change. Too much time on researched and evaluations. Too much thought given to how other communities feel. Ignoring old data
9 December, 2025
Coleblooded2 says:
Housing
9 December, 2025
Coleblooded2 says:
Julia Davis Library restored
Ashland School restored
O’Fallon Park restored tennis and basketballs court repaired, grocery store opened
What ideas do you have that would have a positive impact on your neighborhood?
3 February, 2026
Karen says:
Priority in funding to assure all developments to completion. (Improvements/renovations, redevelopment and new construction).
31 January, 2026
Coleblooded says:
Small improvements, building repairs and clean up efforts performed by residents and neighborhood association
31 January, 2026
Conchita says:
Fairness among financial distribution and home helpfulness in wards and communities.
Helpfulness to the homeless
27 January, 2026
O'Fallon Ally says:
Public safety must be prioritized, then retail and services will follow. Traffic lawlessness: end it. Reopen the Julia Davis branch library.
26 January, 2026
help says:
Provide Neighborhood Associations funds to help keep grass cut and alleys clean. Hold Alderpersons available for their Wards,
23 January, 2026
Coleblooded2 says:
Unity and the ability/willingness to pivot when necessary.
15 January, 2026
The Adept says:
Funding the re-development of the facility and properties of Ujamaa Community Development Corporation and Black Family Land Trust, Inc.
9 December, 2025
Coleblooded2 says:
To see at least 2 blocks of homes recovered from the tornado by community and city coming together
Community Storytelling