Behind The Brickline Greenway

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, joins KTRS' John Carney and Julie Buck to talk more generally about the organization, its history and mission – plus the upcoming opportunity (in early 2022) for community input as we update our strategic plan, including amenities, resources, and programming that the community is looking for, plus feedback on new initiatives.Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, talks with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese and shares updates (as of Dec. 2021) on several active segments of the Brickline Greenway, including the Northern Connector between Fairground Park and the Grand MetroLink station, the Central Connector between the CWE and Grand MetroLink stations, and the Market Street segment between Compton Ave. and 20th St. The conversation also discusses the plan to hire an Equity &am...

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, talks with KTRS' McGraw Milhaven (a former member of Great Rivers Greenway’s Board of Directors) and Julie Buck about how GRG works with a variety of partners on all different aspects of the Brickline Greenway project. They realize they’re not experts in everything, so GRG collaborates with those who are experts in related areas – from design & construction partners to utility & transportation providers and owne...

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Anna Leavey, Program Manager for Brickline Greenway, join Brendan Wiese on KTRS' The Big Sports Show. Anna has a lot of experience with complex architecture, design and construction projects and previously served a similar role with the CityArchRiver Project that recently transformed the Arch Grounds, Riverfront and Kiener Plaza. In this conversation, the group explores several differences and similarities between t...

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Phil Hulse, Founder and CEO at Green Street St. Louis, talk with KTRS' Heidi Glaus and Josh Gilbert about their partnership with GRG over the last several years of the Brickline project. Phil shares more about Green Street’s Armory District project (offering all kinds of recreation and entertainment) that the Brickline Greenway will run alongside - plus what excites him about the connections the Brickline Greenway w...

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Katie Stuckenschneider, Marketing and Digital Media Manager at Forest Park Forever, join KTRS' John Carney and Julie Buck to talk about Forest Park, its mission and the partnership with GRG throughout the Brickline project. Forest Park is one of the four anchor parks that will be connected with the Brickline Greenway, along with Fairground Park, Tower Grove Park, the Gateway Arch National Park, and so many other des...

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Lois Conley, Founder & Executive Director of the Griot Museum of Black History, talk with KTRS' Jennifer Blome and Wendy Wiese about the museum’s mission and work. Ms. Conley also serves as Co-chair for the Brickline working group that focuses on the greenway’s segment from Fairground Park to the Grand MetroLink station, and she discusses some significant history of this park. Fairground Park is one of the four ...

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, talks with KTRS' McGraw Milhaven (a former member of Great Rivers Greenway’s Board of Directors) and Julie Buck about how greenways continue to be cared for after construction is completed. A variety of partners are involved in day-to-day maintenance, operations, and improvements - as well as a variety of programs and events that make a greenway vibrant and lively.Learn more and get involved at bricklinegreenway.org.

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and author Vivian Gibson join KTRS' John Carney and Julie Buck to discuss her book, The Last Children of Mill Creek. The once-thriving Mill Creek Valley neighborhood in the City of St. Louis was destroyed and its 20,000 Black residents were displaced in 1959 in the name of “urban renewal”. GRG is hosting a virtual book discussion with Ms. Gibson along with historian Lois Conley, journalist Jade Harrell, and educato...

Emma Klues, VP of Communications & Outreach at Great Rivers Greenway, and Jessica Smith, Sr. Communications & Community Engagement Manager for 11th Street Bridge Park (a peer project in Washington DC and a fellow member of the High Line Network), talk with KTRS' Heidi Glaus and Josh Gilbert about their key learnings, their Equitable Development Plan, activation ideas pre- and post-construction and more - from which GRG is learning so much that can apply to the Brickline Gr...