West Florissant Corridor Study

Ferguson, Missouri

West Florissant is the primary commercial corridor that runs through the cities of Ferguson and Dellwood, two cities in the St. Louis region where a host of issues—declining middle class wages, racial inequality, failing regional housing policies, home foreclosures, and shifting market preferences—have resulted in physical and socio-economic conditions that are in danger of having severe, negative consequences for their residents.

Recognizing an opportunity to intervene a year prior to the tragic events that put Ferguson squarely in the national spotlight in 2014, East-West Gateway hired a team of consultants that included Development Strategies to develop strategies to improve the appearance, functionality, and economic performance of the West Florissant Corridor.

Following the protests in Ferguson in the Fall and Winter of 2014, Development Strategies has worked with a number of groups to engage a broader, community-based, strategic planning process that will complement the corridor study, and sought funding for the long-term operations of a community development corporation to conduct outreach and implement the plan.