Rediscover Downtown
Granite City, Illinois
DevelopmentPlan
“So Much, So Close”
•Financial
$600,000 committed to streetscape project
TIF Loan Program
Scattered Housing Program
•Code Enforcement
•Security Enhancement in Downtown District
Commitment of Aldermanic Board and City Administration
MADISON CO.
ST. CLAIR CO.
CITY OF ST LOUIS
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McKinley Bridge
(Sept 07)
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Location Time MileageEdward Jones Dome 10 5Fox Theatre 14 5.5Busch Stadium 12 6Union Station 13 6.5Savvis Center 13 6.5Forest Park 19 8.5Science Center 18 10.5Lambert 18 13.5SIUE 24 14.5
Proximity to St. Louis
(Using McKinley Bridge (opening September 2007) So Close…to St. Louis
Travel Times, Distances
Destination:McKinley Bridge
OpenMcKinley Bridge
Closed
Miles Minutes Miles Minutes
Lambert Airport 13.5 18 22.5 29
Science Center 10.5 18 14 22
Fox Theatre 5.5 14 12 20
Busch Stadium 6 12 10 18
Edward Jones Dome 5 10 8.5 17
Scott Trade Center 6.5 13 10 18
Art Museum 13 22 16.5 26
Zoo 8.5 19 14 24
Union Station 6.5 13 10.5 18
SIUE 14.5 24 14.5 24
Source: Mapquest.com*Starting Point – 2000 Edison Avenue (City Hall)
McKinley Bridge Scheduled to open September 2007
Downtown Traffic
•Current Traffic Figures
9,000 Vehicles Per Day
30% Increase when McKinley Bridge Re-Opens
Perfect Timing
•Current Status of McKinley Bridge
44% Complete
•Projected Date of Completion
September 2007
•Grand Re-opening
Future Possibilities
•MetrolinkGood Combination with MCT Bus Routes
Future Extension into Madison Co.
•Route PossibilitiesAlton
SIU-Edwardsville
Downtown Possibilities
•College Town
•Empty-Nesters
•Local Employees
•An Ideal Location
Incentives
•TIF Districts
•MCCD Block Grant
•Enterprise Zone
Residential
Commercial
Arts&
EntertainmentLightIndustrial State St
Grand Ave
20th
St
19th
St
Madison Ave
Edison Ave 21st
St
24th
St
Delmar Ave
Benton St
22nd
St
Niedringhaus Ave
Adams St
16th
St
Cleveland Blvd
Lee Ave
23rd
St
18th
St
Iowa St
17th
St
W 2
2nd
St
14th St
Oliv
e St
W 20th St
Map
le St
Century Dr
Miss
ouri
Ave
W 21st St
E 2
3rd
St
Illin
ois Ave
Spruce
St
Washington Ave
15th S
t
Dewey
Ave
Chicago St
13th St
Wal
nut St
Popla
r St
Chestn
ut St
Bryan A
veSt Louis Ave
E 24th St
W 23rd St
Roc
k R
d
Washington Ave
Iowa St
24th
St
Iowa St
15th St
Downtown TIF District(With Zoning PUD)
Legend
Existing TIF District
Proposed Expanded TIF
1 inch equals 700 feetµ
State St
Grand Ave
Madison Ave
20th
St
Edison Ave
Delmar Ave
Benton St
Adams St
19th
St
25th
St
21st
St
Cleveland Blvd
Iowa St
24th
St
Niedringhaus Ave
22nd
St
1st S
t
16th
St
W 22nd St
E 2
3rd
St
E 24th St
State
Rt 3
Lee Ave
Century Dr
23rd
St
Map
le St
W 20th St
18th
St
Hal
l St
Spruce
St
Center St
Lincoln Ave
17th
St
Illin
ois Ave
Edwards St
August
St
Poplar
St
E 25th St
Olive S
t
Kat
e St
10th St
W 21st St
Ohio S
t
Monroe St
Alton A
ve
B St
Bryan A
ve
Missouri Ave
E 2
1st
St
Dewey
Ave
W 23rd St
14th St
St Louis Ave
Roc
k R
d
C St
W 24th St
Circle Dr
Logan S
t
Gre
enwoo
d St
Elizabeth St
Lee St
Hodges Ave
A St
Chicago St
Denver St
26th S
t
Kennedy Dr
Washington Ave
13th St
Brom
ley A
ve
15th S
t
26th P
l
Nash St
Reynol
ds St
E 2
0th
St
Plum St
Wal
nut St
3rd S
t
Park Ave
Chestn
ut St
Omaha St
3Rd S
t
McC
ambrid
ge Ave
12th St
Nevad
a Ave
Miss
ouri
Ave
Washington Ave
13th St
Iowa St
26th
St
24th
St
State
Rt 3
14th St
Iowa St Washington Ave
15th St
Madison CountyEnterprise Zone
1 inch equals 1,000 feetµ
Legend
Existing TIF District
Proposed Expanded TIF
EnterpriseZone
Rediscover Downtown
Granite City, Illinois
So Much, So Close