Tower Grove Connector

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The Tower Grove Connector is a 1.8-mile protected cycle track connecting Tower Grove Park and Cortex Innovation Community, improving safety, access, and mobility for people walking, biking, and traveling through the corridor.

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The Project

The Tower Grove Connector creates a safer, more connected route between neighborhoods, cultural destinations, transit, and job centers.

The project includes:

  • Two-way cycle track
  • Intersection and traffic signal improvements
  • Traffic management upgrades
  • Repaving of Tower Grove Avenue, Vandeventer Avenue, and Sarah Street
  • Sidewalk and crosswalk safety improvements.

Aerial map of proposed Phase 1 (yellow) and Phase 2 (orange) protected bike tracks with cyan dotted fiber and signal markers.

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Design Highlights

Protected Cycle Track

  • Two-way, sidewalk-level cycle track
  • Physically separated from traffic by curb and buffer
  • Dedicated bike signals
  • Runs along Tower Grove Avenue, Vandeventer Avenue, and Sarah Street

Walking & Safety Improvements

  • ADA-compliant crosswalk upgrades
  • Pedestrian signals with countdown timers
  • Raised mid-block crosswalks on Tower Grove Avenue
  • Safer driveway crossings along Vandeventer Avenue

Intersection & Traffic Upgrades

  • Simplified five-way intersection at Tower Grove, Vandeventer, and Central Industrial Drive
  • New traffic signals connected to the City’s Traffic Management Center
  • Improved traffic flow and reduced congestion

 

Community Involvement

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Community input has shaped the Tower Grove Connector from the beginning and continues to guide design decisions.

Public engagement has resulted in:

  • Maintained parking on Vandeventer Avenue
  • Added trees and landscaping
  • Larger buffers between cars, cyclists, and pedestrians
  • A new center turn lane to improve safety and reduce congestion
  • Three new raised mid-block crosswalks on Tower Grove Avenue

Slide with four speech bubbles of residents supporting Tower Grove Avenue improvements, bike lanes, and the environment.

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Public Art: I-44 Overpass

A site-specific public artwork is planned beneath the I-44 overpass at Tower Grove Avenue as part of the project.

The artwork will:

  • Create a welcoming gateway
  • Reflect surrounding neighborhoods and institutions
  • Reinforce the Connector as safe, well-lit, and cared for

After a national call for artists and community input on the finalists’ proposals, A.J. Davis and Jeremy Frieboth were selected to advance their concept. Design refinement is underway with installation anticipated for later 2026.

 

Underpass columns painted with bold green concentric stripes, people and a car nearby, titled 'Flight Patterns'.

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Stay Involved

Construction Inquiries: vog.om-siuolts@lsuahuen

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