Great Rivers Greenway is working with community members, stakeholders, and the City of St. Louis to plan, design, and construct a 3.5 mile greenway on St. Louis’s near north side, stretching from the Grand Center District on the east to Gwen Giles Park on the

west. The planned route follows the right-of-way once occupied by the Hodiamont streetcar line (also known as the Suburban Tracks), with potential connections to the St. Vincent, Centennial, and Brickline Greenways. Along the way, the corridor travels through seven different neighborhoods including Covenant Blu-Grand Center, Vandeventer, Lewis Place, Fountain Park, Academy-Sherman Park, Visitation Park and the West End.

DTLS heads up a diverse design team centered around Great Rivers Greenway’s approach of Ask, Align, Act – asking the community which design solutions are desirable and appropriate, aligning the expectations and aspirations of a diverse constituency, and acting on agreed-upon intentions in order to produce positive, equitable outcomes. The result of this approach is a community-led design process whereby engagement and design teams are constantly working in tandem to ensure community direction and feedback are driving the development of solutions.

A Concept Plan for the greenway was completed in 2021, embodying the community’s vision for how the proposed greenway should look and feel, setting the stage for detailed design and engineering. Preliminary Design for the complete alignment followed, which included a Cultural History Report of the area - an important component for securing federal project funding.

Construction of the Hodiamont Greenway is scheduled to begin in October 2025. The first phase will include a segment of greenway connecting to a new cycle track on Hodiamont Avenue, as well as a loop pathway, trailhead, pavilion, and other amenities within Gwen Giles Park. Great Rivers Greenway has been collaborating with Cornerstone Corporation and the West End Neighborhood to ensure that this first portion of the greenway addresses the needs an expectations of the community.

The second phase of the greenway, a segment between Goodfellow Boulevard and Belt Avenue is currently entering Final Design. This segment will connect to the St. Vincent Greenway, and serve as the model for future Hodiamont Greenway phases.