THE COMMUNITY LANDSCAPE

WHAT'S NEXT & FEEDBACK

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Collective impact for our community.

There's a lot going on in our community. We took an inventory of recent plans, studies, and reports to determine overlap in research, public engagement, community priorities, and collective actions. The documents were created by St. Louis County government, other public agencies, non-profits, and universities in the St. Louis region. Below, you'll see what plans we reviewed and the major takeaways.

KEY FINDINGS

Many of the plans focus on issues that are critical to the St. Louis region’s wellbeing and economic vitality: health, housing, economic and workforce development, education and opportunity, justice, transportation, and the needs of children and an aging population.

Illuminating and addressing disparities in our community, especially in relation to racial inequity, is a direct focus or underlying theme in several of the plans and studies.

St. Louis County government played a role, as a partner or participant, in nearly all the regional planning efforts.

Many of the plans created by St. Louis County government address operational issues, including animal care and control, children’s services, older adult services, parks and recreation, police, procurement, and public health.

Public engagement was a feature of nearly all the plans and studies. Citizens and stakeholders were engaged in many ways, including public meetings and workshops, task forces and committees, surveys, and the opportunity to review and comment on the documents.

Historically, a challenge for the St. Louis region has been the effective implementation of its plans. Currently, the challenge has been to "crosswalk" plans to determine alignment, gaps, and overlaps. The 2019 Strategic Plan update will need to consider how to leverage the significant planning, engagement, and community priorities already identified as its recommendations are developed.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY PLANS

Affordable Housing Trust Fund Task Force Report | 2019
Age-friendly Community Action Plan| 2015
Animal Care & Control Audit and Action Plan| 2019
Children’s Service Fund Strategic Plan | 2019 (in progress)
Disparity Study | 2017
Office of Community Development 2020 Annual Action

Plan | 2019 (in progress)

Parks and Recreation Master Plan – Vision 2030 | 2018
Police Strategic Plan | 2018
Public Early Childhood Education Inventory | 2018, 2019
Public Health Department Strategic Plan | 2019 (in progress)

ST. LOUIS REGIONAL PLANS

Community Health Assessment (CHA) | 2017
Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)| 2019-2024
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) | 2017
Connected 2045 Update| 2019
The First Step to Equity: Building A Better Future Through

Early Education in St. Louis| 2019

Forward Through Ferguson/State of the Report | 2015, 2019
Metro Reimagined | 2019
Ready by 21: A Framework for Change| 2016
Recover STL: Opioid Action Plan | 2018
STL Promise Zone Progress Report | 2019
State of the St. Louis Workforce | 2019
Segregation in St Louis: Dismantling the Divide | 2018
Where We Stand Regional Assessment | 2018