Connecting St. Louis is a community-driven plan to connect the City of St. Louis with a network of safe connections for biking and walking to connect neighborhoods, businesses, cultural centers, and transit. From 2016-2018, Trailnet engaged more than 4,000 individuals and 60 partner groups across the community to identify the areas with the greatest need for on-street bike and sidewalk improvements.

The final plan identified priority routes, but Connecting St. Louis transcended those specific projects by transforming the conversation about biking and walking connectivity and safety in St. Louis. Connecting St. Louis was a pivotal moment in Trailnet’s decades-long fight to persuade the public, elected officials, civil servants, corporate leaders, and the philanthropic community to embrace a vision for a mobility network that truly connects St. Louis.

Connecting St. Louis has been an unequivocal success. The City of St. Louis now has several projects underway to build protected bike lanes and calm streets. Some of those projects are straight from the Connecting St. Louis maps. Others have been developed to respond to other emerging community needs. Regardless of their origin, all of them contribute to the network Connecting St. Louis envisioned and benefit from the increased public support for safer biking and walking infrastructure.

Recommended Routes in Progress

Tower Grove Connector

Status: Phase 1 under construction now; Phase 2 construction begins 2026

The Tower Grove Connector is the first Connecting St. Louis route to break ground.

This .9 mile protected bike lane, pedestrian and streetscape improvements will link Tower Grove Park, the Grove and the surrounding neighborhoods to the central corridor via the Cortex MetroLink Station and Brickline Greenway.

Phase 1, along Tower Grove Avenue and Vandeventer Avenue, is under construction now. Phase 2 of the project will continue along Sarah Street to the Cortex MetroLink station and Brickline Greenway. Phase 2 construction is scheduled to begin in the summer or fall of 2026.

To learn more about the Tower Grove Connector project visit towergroveconnector.com.

If you’d like to receive additional construction updates from the City of St. Louis, please email Larry Neuhaus at neuhausl@stlouis-mo.gov.

Six people hold a sign that reads "Tower Grove Connector"

Tucker Bike-Walk-Bus Project

Cindy Mense, Trailnet CEO, stands at a podium in front of City Hall. Behind her is Tucker Boulevard. Behind and slightly to her left are three posters showing maps of new bike infrastructure and a cross section of the Tucker project.

Status: Construction is underway!

A .9 mile cycle track (aka protected bike lane) is coming to downtown St. Louis! The Tucker Bike-Walk-Bus improvement project is the second Trailnet-initiated Connecting St. Louis Project to move towards construction. It includes a cycle track, bus stop upgrades, and crosswalk improvements.

The improvements along Tucker Boulevard stretch between Chouteau Avenue and Washington Avenue, crossing the Mill Creek railyard and connecting into downtown. This North-South route creates a more-accessible, less-stressful, and safer connection into downtown.

The two-way cycle track and numerous intersection safety improvements along the corridor will create a safer connection for people walking, biking, and taking the bus. These improvements include bus islands, pedestrian refuge islands, Americans with Disabilities Act intersection improvements, crosswalk signal upgrades, and high-visibility crosswalks along this .9 mile stretch of Tucker Boulevard.

Construction started in Fall 2025.

The project is sponsored by the city of St. Louis and was developed by Trailnet and numerous community partners.

Learn more about the Tucker Boulevard improvements here.

Brickline Greenway: North Grand and St. Louis Avenue

A rendering of the North Connector on Grand Boulevard looking north to Fairground Park at Natural Bridge Avenue. People are shown walking, biking, using mobility devices, and driving.

Status: North Grand under construction; St. Louis Avenue in planning

The Brickline Greenway is a public-private partnership led by Great Rivers Greenway in the City of St. Louis that includes 10 miles of greenway paths among 4 anchor parks, including transformative street improvements. The Brickline Greenway’s planned route along North Grand Boulevard and St. Louis Avenue aligns with Connecting St. Louis recommendations, and Trailnet celebrates the many partners who are bringing this project to life.

Construction process on North Grand kicked off in March 2025 and officially begins in August 2025, with monthly public meetings included.

Learn more about the Brickline Greenway here.

Chouteau Avenue/Route 100

Status: Construction begins late in 2025

In 2024, MoDOT conducted a Road Safety Audit of Route 100 in the City of St. Louis. When the road is repaved, much of the corridor will have fewer lanes, which tends to slow down drivers and lead to less aggressive driver behavior. Raised medians will be added in sections where a turn lane is not needed, which will prevent drivers from using the center lane to pass. A protected bike lane will be included along much of the corridor. MoDOT will also make the pedestrian crossings more visible.

Click here for Missouri Route 100 Pavement Resurfacing project updates from MoDOT.

Compton Avenue

Connecting St. Louis identified Compton Avenue as a priority connection, recommending a protected bike lane from Market to Chouteau and traffic calming from Chouteau Avenue to Cherokee Street.

Compton Bridge Rehabilitation Project

Status: Construction delayed, likely to 2026

The City of St. Louis is installing a two-way protected cycle track with concrete barriers and pedestrian improvements on the Compton Avenue bridge from Spruce Street to Chouteau Avenue. Click here to learn more about the Compton Bridge Reconstruction project.

West Florissant Avenue

Status: Planning

Connecting St. Louis recommended a protected bikeway, new sidewalks, and improved pedestrian crossings on West Florissant Avenue from O’Fallon Park to North Grand Boulevard.

Currently, the City of St. Louis is conducting a Traffic Safety Study on this corridor and submitted a grant application through the United States Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The project aims to add a separate mulit-use path, traffic calming and pedestrian-related improvements.

Click here to learn more about the West Florissant Avenue Traffic Safety Study.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Trailnet gratefully acknowledges the generous support of many corporations, foundations, and individuals, such as Ameren, Burns McDonnell, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Commerce Bank, Emerson, Green Street St. Louis, HOK, William A. Kerr Foundation, Koman, Lawrence Group, Lewis Rice, LHM, McCarthy, People for Bikes, Staenberg Family Foundation, Stifel, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, U.S. Bank, Washington University St. Louis, and many more.