Great Rivers Greenway

T. Christopher Peoples, LSIT, EIT, our Equity + Economic Impact Director, recently shared his thoughts on the important role community members play in shaping the future of the greenways and how it takes a village to ensure continued positive cultural and economic impact. He dives into how communities can get involved and how he incorporates their feedback.     Read more in his piece, “It Takes a Community,” here: https://lnkd.in/gGg4-9E3

We're hiring, come join these fantastic folks! Seeking a highly organized *Communications Manager* to champion our communications systems and projects. Please apply via ZipRecruiter by 12/6/24: https://lnkd.in/gqDGzkik And please share this post so we can reach as many qualified people as possible! (Photo by R. J. Hartbeck for Greater St. Louis, Inc.)

We're hiring, come join these fantastic folks! Seeking a highly organized *Communications Manager* to champion our communications systems and projects. Please apply via ZipRecruiter by 12/6/24: https://lnkd.in/gqDGzkik And please share this post so we can reach as many qualified people as possible! (Photo by R. J. Hartbeck for Greater St. Louis, Inc.)

Do you think of greenways as a "third place" where people come together? Let's talk about it!

We are looking for a development coordinator to join the Great Rivers Greenway team! See the complete job description and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/ghzx-YCC

Join volunteers from around the St. Louis area on October 26 for the River des Peres Trash Bash. Open Space STL, Missouri Botanical Garden and fellow partners, Great Rivers Greenway, MSD Project Clear, the River de Peres Watershed Coalition and St. Louis County Parks Foundation host this annual cleanup of the watershed and surrounding areas. All guided cleanup opportunities have a site supervisor present to provide volunteers with supplies, sign-in participants, and lead them through the cleanup of the chosen site.  Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g3ViQqAp

Are you up for a challenge? We're one of many partners helping people participate in St. Louis's first organized Week Without Driving, September 30 - October 6. Learn more at trailnet.org/wwd and join us for a Zoom open office hours session this Friday afternoon if you'd like questions answered or help planning your route!

Great Rivers Greenway CEO Susan Trautman is full of gratitude as she announces her Spring 2025 retirement, after transforming and connecting the St. Louis region with greenways for 15 of the organization’s 25 years. “The people’s vision for a vibrant region connected with greenways has never been stronger; it has been a true honor to deliver on a mission this powerful and dynamic. I am incredibly grateful to our remarkable Board of Directors, who are consistently thoughtful, strategic, and regional in their approach, to our passionate and competent staff who do what’s right, to our dedicated and collaborative partners who make this possible, and to our amazing community members, who guide our efforts, hold us accountable and for whom we do this work. I am especially excited for the visionary leaders involved in the Brickline Greenway to bring that project fully to life by 2030.” Full announcement: https://shorturl.at/rflMs

Join us and Cornerstone STL this Saturday at Gwen Giles Park for family fun, food, and music. Your input and voice is critical to moving this new Hodiamont Greenway trailhead and park renovation forward!

“My role exists to ensure that the Brickline Greenway is an asset that creates a ripple effect of thoughtful, sustainable support for this community, such as repopulation and opportunities for shared prosperity. I’ve spent the last two years listening and collaborating, and now we’ve come together to create this CDC as a vehicle to both implement and amplify efforts happening in these three neighborhoods, particularly when no other tool is available.” - T. Christopher Peoples, LSIT, EIT, Equity + Economic Impact Director New collaborative CDC has formed to support the Covenant Blu-Grand Center, Jeff-Vander-Lou (JVL) and St. Louis Place neighborhoods along the greenway: https://lnkd.in/ggWFEMZf