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Discover how the Brickline Greenway is connecting St. Louis to a future of equity, growth, sustainability and potential. Imagine a communal space that transcends boundaries. An open and welcoming area that invites discovery and exploration. A visionary project shaped and modeled from the voices of the people who will use it each and every day. This is the Brickline Greenway - the latest project in Great Rivers Greenway's regional network.
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Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, joins KTRS' John Carney and Julie Buck to talk more generally about the organization, its history and mission – plus the upcoming opportunity (in early 2022) for community input as we update our strategic plan, including amenities, resources, and programming that the community is looking for, plus feedback on new initiatives.Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, talks with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese and shares updates (as of Dec. 2021) on several active segments of the Brickline Greenway, including the Northern Connector between Fairground Park and the Grand MetroLink station, the Central Connector between the CWE and Grand MetroLink stations, and the Market Street segment between Compton Ave. and 20th St. The conversation also discusses the plan to hire an Equity & Economic Development Manager for the project who can build partnerships to help bring the areas along the greenway to life in ways that create opportunities and benefit the neighbors, such as affordable housing, workforce training, job creation and more.Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, talks with KTRS' McGraw Milhaven (a former member of Great Rivers Greenway’s Board of Directors) and Julie Buck about how GRG works with a variety of partners on all different aspects of the Brickline Greenway project. They realize they’re not experts in everything, so GRG collaborates with those who are experts in related areas – from design & construction partners to utility & transportation providers and owners of the land where the greenway will go, from community organizations and neighbors to local municipalities and the City of St. Louis, plus experts on equitable economic development, funding strategy, local history & culture, ecology, public art, programming & activation, and more. A vision this bold takes all of us!Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Anna Leavey, Program Manager for Brickline Greenway, join Brendan Wiese on KTRS' The Big Sports Show. Anna has a lot of experience with complex architecture, design and construction projects and previously served a similar role with the CityArchRiver Project that recently transformed the Arch Grounds, Riverfront and Kiener Plaza. In this conversation, the group explores several differences and similarities between the CityArchRiver and Brickline Greenway projects, as well as lessons learned then that can be applied now to Brickline. A few examples include breaking the huge project down into smaller more manageable pieces; tapping into our incredible local design & construction resources here in St. Louis; continually engaging partners, stakeholders and neighbors; and learning & evolving together throughout the process. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Katie Stuckenschneider, Marketing and Digital Media Manager at Forest Park Forever, join KTRS' John Carney and Julie Buck to talk about Forest Park, its mission and the partnership with GRG throughout the Brickline project. Forest Park is one of the four anchor parks that will be connected with the Brickline Greenway, along with Fairground Park, Tower Grove Park, the Gateway Arch National Park, and so many other destinations in between. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Phil Hulse, Founder and CEO at Green Street St. Louis, talk with KTRS' Heidi Glaus and Josh Gilbert about their partnership with GRG over the last several years of the Brickline project. Phil shares more about Green Street’s Armory District project (offering all kinds of recreation and entertainment) that the Brickline Greenway will run alongside - plus what excites him about the connections the Brickline Greenway will enable in our community. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Lois Conley, Founder & Executive Director of the Griot Museum of Black History, talk with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese about the museum’s mission and work. Ms. Conley also serves as Co-chair for the Brickline working group that focuses on the greenway’s segment from Fairground Park to the Grand MetroLink station, and she discusses some significant history of this park. Fairground Park is one of the four anchor parks that will be connected by the Brickline Greenway, along with Tower Grove Park, Forest Park, the Gateway Arch National Park, many more destinations in between. She also shares her experience as a former resident of the Mill Creek Valley neighborhood, which will be commemorated through a public art installation on a portion of the Brickline Greenway along Market St. from Compton Ave. to 20th St. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, talks with KTRS' McGraw Milhaven (a former member of Great Rivers Greenway’s Board of Directors) and Julie Buck about how greenways continue to be cared for after construction is completed. A variety of partners are involved in day-to-day maintenance, operations, and improvements - as well as a variety of programs and events that make a greenway vibrant and lively.Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and author Vivian Gibson join KTRS' John Carney and Julie Buck to discuss her book, The Last Children of Mill Creek. The once-thriving Mill Creek Valley neighborhood in the City of St. Louis was destroyed and its 20,000 Black residents were displaced in 1959 in the name of “urban renewal”. GRG is hosting a virtual book discussion with Ms. Gibson along with historian Lois Conley, journalist Jade Harrell, and educator Sarah Miller to share experiences of being a part of the Mill Creek Valley community and talk about what we can learn from Mill Creek Valley today. If you missed that discussion live, you can watch it here on GRG’s YouTube channel. Great Rivers Greenway is working with partners to celebrate the stories of Mill Creek Valley residents as part of the Brickline Greenway project. Mill Creek Valley and its former residents will be commemorated through a public art installation by nationally-acclaimed artist Damon Davis on a portion of the Brickline Greenway along Market St. between Compton Ave. and 20th St. Learn more and get involved at www.BricklineGreenway.org/MillCreek.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Jessica Smith, Sr. Communications & Community Engagement Manager for 11th Street Bridge Park (a peer project in Washington DC and a fellow member of the High Line Network), talk with KTRS' Heidi Glaus and Josh Gilbert about their key learnings, their Equitable Development Plan, activation ideas pre- and post-construction and more - from which GRG is learning so much that can apply to the Brickline Greenway project. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, talks with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Josh Gilbert about launching an important conversation about the former Mill Creek Valley neighborhood and elevating the voices of former residents through a collaborative effort between our design team (Lamar Johnson Collaborative) and the artist Damon Davis, guided by that community input, to shape the work that will go along the Brickline Greenway, touching Harris-Stowe State University, City of St. Louis streets and St. Louis CITY SC’s Stadium District along one mile of Market Street. This is the start of many conversations about this Mill Creek Valley project. Learn more about the project and how you can participate at bricklinegreenway.org/millcreek.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Khalia Collier, VP of Community Relations at St. Louis CITY SC, are on KTRS' The Big Sports Show talking with Brenden about the visionary partnership that is bringing to life a powerful public art installation along a one-mile stretch of the Brickline Greenway along Market Street from Harris-Stowe State University to the St. Louis CITY SC Stadium District. This art by St. Louis resident and nationally-acclaimed artist, Damon Davis’ will honor the former Mill Creek Valley neighborhood, a vibrant, predominantly Black neighborhood, that was demolished in 1959 in the name of “urban renewal”. Part of this former neighborhood is where St. Louis CITY’s stadium is being built today. Hear more about the team’s role in this important project -- from hosting a significant portion of the installation on stadium property to its financial investment in the project to how it plans to integrate it into their fan experience -- to help acknowledge the truths or the past so we can envision a better way forward together, aligning with its commitment to being an exceptional club and neighbor. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org/millcreek.
KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese talk with Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Sean Hadley, Manager of Public Affairs at MSD Project Clear (Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District). Both GRG and MSD serve a large portion of the region and work in watersheds with many shared goals related to stormwater management, flood mitigation, etc. Hear about their best practices that contribute to these shared goals and other ways these organizations work together.Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, joins KTRS' McGraw Milhaven (a former member of Great Rivers Greenway’s Board of Directors) for a longer in-depth conversation about the public agency, including career opportunities, the upcoming Fall Trash Bash litter cleanup event, construction updates on several of the region's greenways, as well as how the community can help advocate for and comment on federal funding opportunities for area greenways. Emma and McGraw also answer listeners’ calls and questions about the Brickline and other greenways in our network throughout St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Great Rivers Greenway's Emma Klues (VP of Communications & Outreach) and Shaughnessy Daniels (Civic Engagement Manager) are on KTRS' The Big Sports Show discussing what civic engagement is and why talking with residents, neighbors, community leaders, elected officials, area businesses, churches, public agencies, and more leads the process of the Brickline Greenway project - and of all greenway projects in Great Rivers Greenway's network. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, talks with KTRS' Julie Buck and Max Foizey about the positive environmental impact of our region's greenway network. For example, greenways and their surroundings help slow, soak and filter floodwaters. Removal of invasive plants (like bush honeysuckle) and additions of rain gardens, pollinator habitats, wetlands and prairies along the greenways can increase biodiversity and help local ecosystems thrive.Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Bill Reininger, Executive Director of Tower Grove Park, talk with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese. Tower Grove Park is one of the four anchor parks that will be connected with the Brickline Greenway, along with Fairground Park, Forest Park, the Gateway Arch National Park, plus hundreds of destinations in between. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, along with Sarah Frey, Director of Development and Marketing for the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, talk with KTRS' McGraw Milhaven and Julie Buck about the experience with this urban trail project in Indiana, which broke ground in 2007 and has been fully opened since 2013. They discuss the types of destinations and gathering spaces it connects, how people are flocking to it and integrating it into their daily lives (the dream for the Brickline Greenway!), plus their key wins and learnings that can help guide the Brickline project as well.Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, is on KTRS' The Big Sports Show with Brooks Goedeker, Executive Director of St. Louis Midtown Redevelopment Corporation (a partnership between Saint Louis University and SSM Health) and member of Brickline Greenway working groups. Brooks discusses his experience working on this project, the opportunities the Brickline can offer for economic growth and the connections it will make between the two SLU campuses and across the city, making it easy for students, faculty and staff to not only get their basic transportation needs met, but also to explore and feel connected to the broader St. Louis community. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Mallory Nezam, Owner & Creative City Consultant with Justice + Joy, talk with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Josh Gilbert about why art is important in a public project like the Brickline Greenway, what art can do for a sense of place, making people feel welcome, unearthing hidden histories and more. Mallory was one of several artists, alongside input from an Artists of Color Council, who helped to shape the Art component of the Framework Plan that is now used to guide the Brickline projects - plus other greenway projects - during the design phase. Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.
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