TOD
in St. Clair County
Transit Oriented Development is arriving
in St. Clair County as a result of
the MetroLink expansion to Illinois.
2000 Census data shows St. Clair County,
IL as one of the hottest development
areas in the St. Louis region. Development
projects currently underway or completed
include:
- Emerson Park, served by the Emerson
Park MetroLink Station, was designated
a Federal Enterpirse Zone. It includes
400 units of affordable housing and
100 units of for sale housing. To
date, all of the completed units
are leased. A new park has opened
in the area, and a retail and office
building near the station is the
first of a small commercial area
expected to develop around the station.
- A new 150 room hotel near the Casino
Queen opened including an adjacent
RV Park, both of which are served
by the existing line's station at
East Riverfront. This is the first
new hotel in East St. Louis in decades.
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The Jackie Joyner Kersee Sports Complex,
adjacent to the JJK MetroLink Station,opened
in 2000. The complex serves a variety
of recreational options.
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The City of Swansea is working an
a downtown area development plan
specifically designed around its
MetroLink station. They are currently
seeking a developer.
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Southwestern Illinois College at
the College Station underwent a $15.4
million major capital investment
to the Belleville and Red Bud campuses.
More than 200 residential units have
sprung up near the College MetroLink
Station. The single family homes
valued in excess of $3.5 million
are part of the Brooke Hill Estates
Development. The City of Belleville
hopes to begin construction on single
and mutiple family housing around
the Scheel Street Station as well.
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Other development around IL stations.
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