As the region's Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), East-West Gateway is charged with the responsibility of periodically developing a metropolitan transportation plan that identifies how federal transportation dollars will be spent in the eight-county St. Louis region over the next 20 years. East-West Gateway successfully meets this requirement by implementing a performance-based planning process centered around the transportation customer that evaluates needs and prioritizes transportation investments against six focus areas including system preservation, safety, congestion, access to opportunity, sustainable development and the movement of goods.

Throughout the plan update process, public involvement is key. Citizens representing diverse interests from across our region ar engaged for public input. The public is invited to share their perspective on what needs are currently most underserved and what direction the region should pursue to advance a shared vision.

In addition to the current long-range transportation plan, Legacy 2035, East-West Gateway has developed or updated four plans under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. These include:

• Legacy 2030 Transportation Plan Update - published in March 2005
• Legacy 2025 The Transportation Plan for the Gateway Region - published in March 2002
• Transportation Redefined II Building on a Solid Foundation for 2020 - published in March 1999
• Transportation Redefined A Plan for the Region's Future - pPublished in March 1995

Legacy 2030
Transportation Plan Update
Published in March 2005

Supporting Documents and Presentations

An endeavor as large as updating the region's transportation plan produced several documents and presentations, as noted below:

• Documents:
• Long-Range Transportation Plan - Legacy 2030
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• Air Quality Conformity Determination (966 kb)
• Talking the Talk - A Guide to the Language of Transportation Planning
• Glossary of transportation planning terms, September 2004
• Access to Independence: Transportation Services for People with Disabilities in the St. Louis Metropolitan Region
• Long-Range Plan Update: Scope - January 2004
• includes a brief discussion of goals and objectives, the planning framework, major tasks, and a timeline identifying major milestones for the project.
• State of the Transportation System - May 2005
• takes stock of our transportation system, presents current and emerging trends, and establishes a common language to discuss the performance of the region's transportation system. Note: because of its size, this document has been divided into several section and map files. Viewing may be faster by downloading and displaying off-line. To download entire document (7.6 mg) as a zip file, click here, or contact our webmaster to have it e-mailed to you.
• Presentations:
• · Legacy 2030, final plan adoption, March 30, 2005
• Powerpoint version 1.2 mg
• PDF version 303 kb
• Legacy 2030, February 23, 2005
• Powerpoint version 12.1 mg
• PDF version 2 mg
• Legacy 2030 - Draft Transportation Investment Plan
• Slideshow Presentation
• PDF Version
  * NOTE: the pdf versions are best for printing the slideshows; however, because of the large file sizes, you may want to download the file to your pc first, then print off-line for faster response

Citizen Engagements

To help us understand the interaction of the transportation system with the rest of the region, Council staff conducted a variety of citizen engagement activities designed to elicit the issues and needs of those who live and work in the St. Louis region.

Input from the citizen engagement activities helpted to guide staff in the development of principles and strategies for the long-range plan. If you have questions or additional comments regarding any of the meeting summaries below, contact Caroline Twenter.

• Summary of Community Transportation Roundtable: Metro East Transportation Issues, November 29, 2004.
• Summary of Community Transportation Roundtable: Inner-City Neighborhood Issues, October 18, 2004.
• Summary of Community Transportation Roundtable: Immigrant and Refugee Community, October 2, 2004.
• Summary of Community Transportation Roundtable: Regional Growth and Development Issues, October 5, 2004.
• Summary of Community Transportation Roundtable: Jobs Access and the Minority Community, October 21, 2004.

Legacy 2025
The Transportation Plan for thee Gateway Region
Published in March 2002

Legacy 2025: The Transportation Plan for the Gateway Region
Note: this document is extremely large and may load slowly. To view it off-line, please click on the "Download" link below

• Section I: Background
• Section II: The St. Louis Region
• Section III: The Transportation System
• Section IV: Focus Areas for Problem-Solving
• Section V: Transportation Investment Plan
• Section VI: Air Quality Conformity Determination

Download Legacy 2025: The Transportation Plan for the Gateway Region Zip File
 

Supporting Documents and Presentations

• 
  Presentations:
• Long-Range Plan Update: Creating a Transportation Strategy for Action - January 2004 - Slideshow
• A presentation given to our Board of Directors and other Gateway committees introducing the kick-off of the update process for the St. Louis region's long-range transportation plan.
• Presentation: Transportation Investment Plan - 2025 Long-Range Transportation Plan for the St. Louis Region
• - pdf version* (6 mb)
• State of the System Presentation for Transportation Forum - 11/15/01
• - pdf version* (19 mb)
• Transportation Redefined III 2002 Update Slideshow
• - pdf version*
• Transportation Planning Community Engagement Plan Slide Show

* NOTE: the pdf versions are best for printing the slideshows; however, because of the large file sizes, you may want to download the file to your pc first, then print off-line for faster response

Documents:

• Air Quality Conformity Determination and Documentation (pdf file)
• Population and Employment Projections, May 2001
• Fact Sheets:
• These single-paged handouts highlight and explain one key component of transportation planning in the St. Louis metropolitan region.
• The Four Stages of Transportation Planning and Decision-Making
• Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
• Map: Elements of ITS (pdf file)
• Talking the Talk - a citizens' guide which helps explain the sometimes confusing and intimidating transportation planning processes and programs

Public Engagements

To help us understand the interaction of the transportation system with the rest of the region, Council staff conducted a variety of public engagement activities in 2001 and 2002 that were designed to elicit the issues and needs of those who live and work in the St. Louis region. In addition to the community meetings held around the region, staff also facilitated several topic-specific roundtables and committee work sessions. Public input from these activities helped guide staff in developing the principles and strategies of the Long-Range Plan.

Below is a list of the activities presented during the study period.

• 2001:
• August 4 — Access to Jobs Forum
• August 8 — Bicycle & Pedestrian Roundtable
• August 8 — Hispanic Leaders of Greater St. Louis (information meeting)
• August 21 — Freight Roundtable
• September 6 — Transit Roundtable
• September 18 — Work Session — Special Transportation Management Authority
  (STMA)
• October 10 — Work Session — Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
• October 12 — Environmental and Resource Conservation Roundtable
• October 15 — Community Meeting — Jefferson County
• October 16 — Community Meeting — SLACO (north)
• Ocboter 17 — Safety Roundtable
• October 17 — Community Meeting — SLACO (south)
• October 18 — Community Meeting — MCU
• October 20 — East St. Louis Community Action Network (information meeting)
• October 22 — Community Meeting — St. Charles County (Kisker Road Branch Library)
• October 24 — Community Meeting — St. Charles County (Middendorf-Kredell Branch
  Library)
• October 29 — City of Washington Transportation Advisory Committee (information
  meeting)
• October 30 — Community Meeting — Village of Washington Park
• November 1 — Work Session — Air Quality Advisory Committee (AQAC)
• December 18 — Community Meeting — St. Charles County
• December 18 — Community Meeting — Madison County
• 2002:
• February 19 -- Open House for Public Comment in the City of St. Louis, MO
• February 20 -- Open House for Public Comment in the Hillsboro, MO
• February 21 -- Open House for Public Comment in the Union, MO
• February 26 -- Open House for Public Comment in the Richmond Hts, MO
• February 27 -- Open House for Public Comment in the St. Peters, MO and Collinsville, IL
• February 28 -- Open House for Public Comment in the East-West Gateway Offices

Transportation Redefined II
Building on a Solid Foundation for 2020
Published in March 1999

Transportation Redefined
A Plan for the Region's Future
Published in March 1995

Transportation Redefined - the initial long-range transportation plan for the St. Louis region. First adopted in 1994, it articulates regional goals and objectives to ensure that transportation decisions are made within the context of the metropolitan area's social and economic well-being, establishes seven focus areas to guide strategic problem solving – preservation of the existing infrastructure; travel safety and security; congestion management; access to opportunity; efficient movement of goods; sustainable development; and resource conservation – and defines a process for planning, selecting, and implementing needed transportation improvements. Along with defining the principles and process for transportation decision-making, the plan lists highway and transit projects that should be implemented during the next twenty years, as well as defining corridors where future transportation investments are needed but where further study is necessary to identify the best investment strategy.