Council receives award for area around Jefferson Barracks
Suburban Journals
May 18, 2010
The St. Louis County Economic Council recently received an award for a plan for major improvement to the area around Jefferson Barracks.
The council received the 2010 American Planning Association, St. Louis Metro Section (APA SLMS) Plan award for its Jefferson Barracks Master Plan.
The plan redesigned the historic barracks as a regional and national visitor attraction.
The redesign includes a Museum District around the barracks parade ground. It calls for future street improvements to the four entrances to the barracks, to roads within the barracks and those in Lemay.
The APA SLMS Plan Award recognizes the significant advancements of planning in the St. Louis metropolitan region. The judging panel considered several factors in determining the winner, including the originality, quality, community support and effectiveness of the plans.
The APA SLMS recognized the award recipients at its planning workshop March 29 at the Powder Valley Nature Conservation Center.
The American Planning Association, St. Louis Metro Section, is a local organization of professionals and students involved in planning and community building throughout the St. Louis region.
The plan was done by Woolpert, a nationwide planning, engineering and design firm.
