Officials to detail Gateway Arch National Park expansion into East St. Louis

Officials to detail Gateway Arch National Park expansion into East St. Louis

Rep. Nikki Budzinski and Rep. Wesley Bell will discuss plans to expand the Gateway Arch National Park into East St. Louis, incorporating Malcolm Martin Memorial Park and adjacent vacant land, in order to connect the iconic St. Louis monument with the Illinois riverfront.

Officials celebrate bill to extend Gateway Arch park to East St. Louis

Regional leaders came together Tuesday in East St. Louis to celebrate a critical step in the decades’ old dream: Bipartisan legislation to amend the Gateway Arch National Park’s boundaries to include Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park and nearby vacant land in East St. Louis. The idea is that expansion to the other side of the […]

East-West Gateway to Seek Bids for Plan, Aiming to Find 'Common Vision' for STL Region - Construction Forum

From St. Louis Public Radio: As East-West Gateway Council of Governments Executive Director Jim Wild remembers it, members of the organization’s board agreed at a meeting last June that the region needed to align its efforts across almost every sector. The bi-state forum’s board consists of regional leaders like St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, as well as Metro East officials such as Madison County Chairman C…

Gateway Arch National Park could expand to Illinois

The Illinois riverfront could soon become part of the Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis. A bill in Congress would expand the boundaries of the park to include the Malcolm Martin Park and neighboring vacant parcels in East St.…