1. Where We Stand 7th Edition The Strategic Assessment of the St. Louis Region IDOT Planning Conference October 16, 2015

3. East-West Gateway 8-County Region St. Louis 15-County Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

4. St. Louis and Our Peer Regions Population 2014 1New York 20,092,883 2Los Angeles 13,262,220 3Chicago9,554,598 4Dallas 6,954,330 5Houston 6,490,180 6Philadelphia 6,051,170 7Washington, D.C. 6,033,737 8Miami 5,929,819 9Atlanta 5,614,323 10Boston 4,732,161 11San Francisco 4,594,060 12Phoenix 4,489,109 13Riverside 4,441,890 14Detroit 4,296,611 15Seattle 3,671,478 Peer Average3,497,725 16Minneapolis 3,495,176 17San Diego 3,263,431 18Tampa 2,915,582 19St. Louis 2,806,207 20Baltimore 2,785,874 21Denver 2,754,258 22Charlotte 2,380,314 23Pittsburgh 2,355,968 24Portland 2,348,247 25San Antonio 2,328,652 26Orlando 2,321,418 27Sacramento 2,244,397 28Cincinnati 2,149,449 29Kansas City 2,071,133 30Las Vegas 2,069,681 31Cleveland 2,063,598 32Columbus 1,994,536 33Indianapolis 1,971,274 34San Jose 1,952,872 35Austin 1,943,299 36Nashville 1,792,649 37Virginia Beach 1,716,624 38Providence 1,609,367 39Milwaukee 1,572,245 40Jacksonville 1,419,127 41Memphis 1,343,230 42Oklahoma City 1,336,767 43Louisville 1,269,702 44Richmond 1,260,029 45New Orleans 1,251,849 46Raleigh 1,242,974 47Hartford 1,214,295 48Salt Lake City 1,153,340 49Birmingham 1,143,772 50Buffalo 1,136,360 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates

5. Top 5 Reasons St. Louis is Better than Chicago 1.More adults with HS education; more with associate’s degree 2.Lower poverty rate, esp. for seniors 3.Lower congestion; lower commute time 4.Greater housing affordability, esp. for owners 5.Higher volunteer rate

6. Top 5 Reasons Chicago is Better than St. Louis 1.Lower rates of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes (not age-adjusted) 2.Lower solo auto commute rate / higher walk and bike commuting 3.Lower VMT per capita / lower GHG emissions from household auto use 4.Fewer developed acres per capita 5.Better access to parks and grocery stores

7. Chicago 14-County Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ILLINOIS WISCONSIN INDIANA

8. Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) in Illinois

9. Demographics Slow Population Growth Population Change Percent change, 2010-2014 1Champaign-Urbana2.3 2Bloomington2.3 3Cape Girardeau1.7 4Chicago1.0 5Quad Cities0.9 6Springfield0.7 7St. Louis0.7 8Effingham0.2 9Peoria0.2 10Carbondale0.1 11Quincy-0.2 12Mount Vernon-0.7 13Paducah 14Burlington 15Charleston-1.2 16Galesburg-1.6 17Kankakee-1.8 18Lincoln-1.8 19Jacksonville-1.9 20Rockford-2.0 21Fort Madison-2.2 22Decatur-2.2 23Centralia-2.2 24Macomb-2.2 25Danville-2.3 26Ottawa-Peru-2.6 27Taylorville-2.6 28Rochelle-2.6 29Freeport-2.7 30Pontiac-2.7 31Sterling-2.8 32Canton-2.9 33Dixon-3.6 Population Change Percent change, 2010 - 2014 1Austin13.2 2Raleigh10.0 3Houston9.6 4Orlando8.8 5San Antonio8.7 6Denver8.3 7Dallas8.2 8Charlotte7.4 9Nashville7.3 10Phoenix7.1 11Washington, D.C.7.0 12Seattle6.7 13Oklahoma City6.7 14Miami6.5 15San Jose6.3 16Atlanta6.2 17Las Vegas6.1 18Salt Lake City6.0 19San Francisco6.0 20Portland5.5 21Jacksonville5.5 22San Diego5.4 23New Orleans5.2 24Riverside5.1 25Columbus4.9 26Tampa4.7 27Sacramento4.4 28Indianapolis4.4 29Minneapolis4.4 30Richmond4.3 31Boston3.9 32Los Angeles3.4 United States3.3 33Kansas City3.1 34Baltimore2.8 35Louisville2.8 36New York2.7 37Virginia Beach2.4 38Cincinnati1.6 39Philadelphia1.4 40Birmingham1.4 41Memphis1.4 42Milwaukee1.0 43Chicago1.0 44St. Louis0.7 45Providence0.5 46Hartford0.2 47Buffalo0.1 48Detroit0.0 49Pittsburgh0.0 50Cleveland-0.7 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates 46 th 0.4% 39 th 1.2% Illinois Missouri

10. Population Change

11. Demographics Strong Domestic Outmigration Net Domestic Migration Percent of 2010 population, 2010-2014 1Cape Girardeau0.2 2Paducah-0.5 3Springfield-0.6 4Quincy-0.6 5Quad Cities-0.7 6Burlington-0.9 7Galesburg-1.1 8Effingham-1.3 9Bloomington-1.4 10St. Louis-1.4 11Charleston-1.4 12Mount Vernon-1.5 13Peoria-1.5 14Carbondale-1.7 15Lincoln-1.9 16Jacksonville-1.9 17Canton-2.0 18Fort Madison-2.1 19Taylorville-2.1 20Ottawa-Peru-2.4 21Sterling-2.4 22Freeport-2.5 23Centralia-2.5 24Chicago-2.5 25Champaign-Urbana-3.0 26Danville-3.1 27Decatur-3.2 28Kankakee-3.2 29Macomb-3.2 30Rochelle-3.2 31Pontiac-3.3 32Dixon-3.6 33Rockford-3.9 Net Domestic Migration Percent of 2010 population, 2010-2014 1Austin7.4 2Raleigh4.9 3San Antonio4.4 4Denver4.1 5Nashville3.8 6Charlotte3.8 7Orlando3.4 8Houston3.2 9Oklahoma City3.0 10Dallas2.9 11Phoenix2.8 12Tampa2.7 13Jacksonville2.3 14New Orleans2.2 15Portland2.2 16Las Vegas1.8 17Seattle1.8 18Atlanta1.5 19Richmond1.3 20San Francisco1.1 21Columbus1.1 22Indianapolis0.9 23Riverside0.9 24Sacramento0.7 25Louisville0.6 26Miami0.4 27Washington, D.C.0.3 Peer Average0.2 28Pittsburgh0.2 29San Diego0.1 30Minneapolis0.0 31Salt Lake City-0.1 32Kansas City-0.1 33Boston-0.2 34Baltimore-0.3 35Birmingham-0.3 36San Jose-0.8 37Cincinnati-0.9 38Buffalo 39Philadelphia-1.2 40Providence-1.3 41St. Louis-1.4 42Milwaukee-1.5 43Virginia Beach-1.5 44Los Angeles-1.6 45Memphis-1.7 46Cleveland-1.8 47Detroit-2.1 48Hartford-2.3 49Chicago-2.5 50New York-2.7 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates 39 th -0.7% 50 th -2.5% Illinois Missouri

12. Net International Migration Changing Demographics International Migration Net International Migration Percent of 2010 population, 2010- 2014 1Miami4.7 2San Jose3.8 3Washington, D.C.3.1 4New York3.1 5Orlando3.0 6San Francisco2.6 7Boston2.6 8Seattle2.2 9Houston2.2 10Los Angeles2.1 11San Diego2.0 12Hartford1.9 13Tampa1.6 14Dallas1.5 15Las Vegas1.5 16Austin1.5 17Raleigh1.5 18Baltimore1.5 19Atlanta1.4 20Minneapolis1.4 21Virginia Beach1.4 22Sacramento1.4 23Philadelphia1.3 24Providence1.3 United States1.3 25Richmond1.3 26Jacksonville1.2 27Salt Lake City1.2 28Chicago1.1 29Buffalo1.1 30New Orleans1.1 31Columbus1.1 32Charlotte1.0 33Detroit1.0 34Phoenix1.0 35Portland1.0 36Nashville1.0 37Denver1.0 38San Antonio1.0 39Indianapolis0.9 40Oklahoma City0.9 41Riverside0.8 42Cleveland0.8 43Louisville0.8 44Kansas City0.7 45Cincinnati0.7 46St. Louis0.6 47Milwaukee0.6 48Memphis0.6 49Pittsburgh0.5 50Birmingham0.4 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Immigrant Population Percent of total population, 2013 1Miami38.8 2San Jose37.5 3Los Angeles33.4 4San Francisco29.7 5New York28.5 6San Diego23.7 7Houston22.6 8Washington, D.C.22.0 9Las Vegas21.7 10Riverside21.3 11Sacramento18.2 12Chicago17.8 13Dallas17.5 14Seattle17.4 15Boston17.3 16Orlando16.0 17Austin14.9 18Phoenix14.4 19Atlanta13.3 United States13.1 20Providence12.7 21Hartford12.7 22Portland12.6 23Tampa12.6 24Denver12.0 25Salt Lake City11.8 26San Antonio11.6 27Raleigh11.5 28Philadelphia10.0 29Minneapolis9.7 30Charlotte9.7 31Detroit9.3 32Baltimore9.2 33Oklahoma City8.4 34Jacksonville8.2 35Nashville7.5 36New Orleans7.4 37Columbus7.1 38Milwaukee7.0 39Richmond6.7 40Kansas City6.5 41Indianapolis6.5 42Virginia Beach6.3 43Buffalo6.0 44Cleveland5.5 45Memphis5.1 46Louisville4.9 47Cincinnati4.4 48St. Louis4.4 49Pittsburgh3.8 50Birmingham3.8 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates 19 th 1.0% 37 th 0.6% Immigrant Population 3.7% 44 th 13.9% 11 th Illinois Missouri

13. http://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/newsroom/releases/2013/cb13-89_NetMigration_NaturalIncrease.pdf

14. St. Louis MSA 8 th largest percent 65+ (14.4%) 10 th lowest percent 18 to 34 (22.5%) Changing Demographics Age Distribution Seniors Population aged 65 and over as percent of total population, 2013 1Tampa18.4 2Pittsburgh18.0 3Miami16.7 4Buffalo16.4 5Cleveland16.2 6Providence15.5 7Hartford15.4 8St. Louis14.4 9Detroit14.3 10Philadelphia14.2 11Birmingham14.2 United States14.1 12Boston14.1 13Louisville14.0 14New York13.9 15Jacksonville13.8 16Phoenix13.7 17San Francisco13.7 18Baltimore13.7 19Sacramento13.5 20Milwaukee13.5 21Orlando13.4 22Cincinnati13.3 23New Orleans13.3 24Richmond13.3 25Kansas City13.0 26Las Vegas12.8 27Portland12.8 28Virginia Beach12.6 29Chicago12.4 30Oklahoma City12.4 31San Diego12.3 32Indianapolis12.1 33Los Angeles12.1 34Charlotte12.0 35Seattle11.9 36San Jose11.9 37Minneapolis11.9 38San Antonio11.9 39Nashville11.8 40Columbus11.7 41Memphis11.6 42Riverside11.5 43Denver11.2 44Washington, D.C.11.0 45Atlanta10.4 46Raleigh10.2 47Dallas9.9 48Houston9.5 49Salt Lake City9.3 50Austin9.2 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Young Adults Population aged 18 - 34 as percent of total population, 2013 1Austin27.6 2San Diego27.3 3Virginia Beach26.9 4Salt Lake City26.5 5Los Angeles25.6 6Oklahoma City25.5 7Orlando25.0 8San Antonio25.0 9Riverside24.8 10Columbus24.8 11Seattle24.8 12Washington, D.C.24.7 13Houston24.7 14Boston24.6 15Nashville24.5 16New Orleans24.2 17Denver24.2 18Dallas24.0 19Sacramento24.0 20San Francisco23.9 21Chicago23.9 22Las Vegas23.9 23New York23.8 24San Jose23.8 25Baltimore23.8 26Phoenix23.7 27Minneapolis23.6 28Richmond23.5 United States23.5 29Memphis23.4 30Philadelphia23.4 31Portland23.4 32Raleigh23.3 33Atlanta23.3 34Providence23.3 35Milwaukee23.3 36Jacksonville23.2 37Indianapolis23.1 38Buffalo23.0 39Kansas City22.6 40Charlotte22.5 41St. Louis22.5 42Hartford22.5 43Birmingham22.4 44Cincinnati22.4 45Louisville22.2 46Miami22.1 47Pittsburgh21.6 48Detroit21.0 49Tampa21.0 50Cleveland20.8 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Source: Missouri Census Data Center

15. Changing Demographics Age Distribution St. Louis MSA, 2014 St. Louis MSA, Predicted 2045 Male Female

16. Land Use Developed Land per Capita Developed acres per capita, 2011 1Birmingham0.36 United States0.36 2Kansas City0.36 3Oklahoma City0.34 4Memphis0.33 5Nashville0.30 6St. Louis0.30 7Charlotte0.30 8Richmond0.29 9Pittsburgh0.29 10Jacksonville0.29 11Indianapolis0.28 12San Antonio0.27 13Minneapolis0.26 14Columbus0.26 15Atlanta0.25 16Cincinnati0.25 17Austin0.25 18Cleveland0.24 19Louisville0.24 20Raleigh0.24 21Orlando0.23 22Detroit0.23 23New Orleans0.23 24Hartford0.22 25Houston0.22 26Tampa0.22 27Virginia Beach0.22 28Portland0.22 29Riverside0.21 30Dallas0.21 31Milwaukee0.21 32Seattle0.21 33Phoenix0.20 34Providence0.20 35Buffalo0.19 36Denver0.19 37Salt Lake City0.18 38Sacramento0.18 39Baltimore0.18 40Chicago0.17 41Boston0.17 42Philadelphia0.17 43Washington, D.C.0.16 44San Diego0.16 45San Jose0.14 46Miami0.13 47Las Vegas0.13 48San Francisco0.12 49New York0.10 50Los Angeles0.09 Sources: National Land Cover Database; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Developed in 2001 Developed between 2001-2006 Developed between 2006-2011 Undeveloped

17. Land Use Developed Land per Capita Developed acres per capita, 2011 1Birmingham0.36 United States0.36 2Kansas City0.36 3Oklahoma City0.34 4Memphis0.33 5Nashville0.30 6St. Louis0.30 7Charlotte0.30 8Richmond0.29 9Pittsburgh0.29 10Jacksonville0.29 11Indianapolis0.28 12San Antonio0.27 13Minneapolis0.26 14Columbus0.26 15Atlanta0.25 16Cincinnati0.25 17Austin0.25 18Cleveland0.24 19Louisville0.24 20Raleigh0.24 21Orlando0.23 22Detroit0.23 23New Orleans0.23 24Hartford0.22 25Houston0.22 26Tampa0.22 27Virginia Beach0.22 28Portland0.22 29Riverside0.21 30Dallas0.21 31Milwaukee0.21 32Seattle0.21 33Phoenix0.20 34Providence0.20 35Buffalo0.19 36Denver0.19 37Salt Lake City0.18 38Sacramento0.18 39Baltimore0.18 40Chicago0.17 41Boston0.17 42Philadelphia0.17 43Washington, D.C.0.16 44San Diego0.16 45San Jose0.14 46Miami0.13 47Las Vegas0.13 48San Francisco0.12 49New York0.10 50Los Angeles0.09 Sources: National Land Cover Database; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Developed in 2001 Developed between 2001-2006 Developed between 2006-2011 Undeveloped

18. Land Use Developed Land per Capita Developed acres per capita, 2011 1Birmingham0.36 United States0.36 2Kansas City0.36 3Oklahoma City0.34 4Memphis0.33 5Nashville0.30 6St. Louis0.30 7Charlotte0.30 8Richmond0.29 9Pittsburgh0.29 10Jacksonville0.29 11Indianapolis0.28 12San Antonio0.27 13Minneapolis0.26 14Columbus0.26 15Atlanta0.25 16Cincinnati0.25 17Austin0.25 18Cleveland0.24 19Louisville0.24 20Raleigh0.24 21Orlando0.23 22Detroit0.23 23New Orleans0.23 24Hartford0.22 25Houston0.22 26Tampa0.22 27Virginia Beach0.22 28Portland0.22 29Riverside0.21 30Dallas0.21 31Milwaukee0.21 32Seattle0.21 33Phoenix0.20 34Providence0.20 35Buffalo0.19 36Denver0.19 37Salt Lake City0.18 38Sacramento0.18 39Baltimore0.18 40Chicago0.17 41Boston0.17 42Philadelphia0.17 43Washington, D.C.0.16 44San Diego0.16 45San Jose0.14 46Miami0.13 47Las Vegas0.13 48San Francisco0.12 49New York0.10 50Los Angeles0.09 Sources: National Land Cover Database; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Change in Developed Land per Capita Percent change in developed acres per capita, 2006-2011 1Detroit3.8 2Cleveland3.2 3Buffalo2.9 4Pittsburgh1.9 5Providence1.8 6Chicago1.6 7St. Louis0.9 8Virginia Beach0.3 9Milwaukee0.2 10Hartford0.0 11Philadelphia-0.4 12Memphis-0.5 13New York-0.8 14Cincinnati-0.8 15Phoenix-0.8 16Boston-0.9 17Birmingham-1.1 18Baltimore-1.2 19Orlando-1.5 20Los Angeles-1.5 21Jacksonville-1.7 22Minneapolis-2.0 23Tampa-2.2 24Columbus-2.4 United States-2.6 25Kansas City-2.7 26Richmond-2.9 27Indianapolis-3.0 28Louisville-3.0 29Miami-3.2 30Oklahoma City-3.6 31Sacramento-3.9 32Riverside-4.7 33San Diego-5.1 34Salt Lake City-5.1 35Dallas-5.2 36Houston-5.2 37San Francisco-5.3 38Atlanta-5.3 39Nashville-5.7 40Seattle-5.7 41Washington D.C.-6.0 42Portland-6.3 43San Jose-6.5 44San Antonio-6.8 45Denver-7.0 46Las Vegas-8.0 47Charlotte-8.8 48Austin-9.2 49Raleigh-9.9 50New Orleans-13.6 Sources: National Land Cover Database; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates

19. Education Educational Attainment No High School Diploma or Equivalent Percent of adults aged 25 and older, 2013 1Los Angeles21.4 2Riverside20.4 3Houston18.0 4San Antonio15.8 5Dallas15.6 6Las Vegas15.5 7Miami15.3 8New Orleans15.2 9Providence15.2 10New York14.7 11Memphis14.7 12San Diego14.5 13San Jose13.5 14Phoenix13.5 United States13.4 15Oklahoma City13.2 16Charlotte13.1 17Birmingham13.0 18Chicago12.8 19Orlando12.3 20Richmond12.2 21San Francisco11.9 22Atlanta11.8 23Nashville11.8 24Louisville11.7 25Tampa11.7 26Sacramento11.6 27Austin11.4 28Detroit11.4 29Indianapolis11.3 30Cleveland10.6 31Baltimore10.5 32Philadelphia10.5 33Cincinnati10.4 34Hartford10.1 35Milwaukee10.0 36Raleigh10.0 37Columbus10.0 38Denver9.9 39Salt Lake City9.8 40Jacksonville9.7 41Buffalo9.6 42Washington, D.C.9.5 43Virginia Beach9.3 44Portland9.2 45St. Louis9.1 46Kansas City8.8 47Boston8.8 48Seattle8.3 49Pittsburgh7.5 50Minneapolis7.0 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Bachelor's Degree or Higher Percent of adults aged 25 and older, 2013 1Washington, D.C.48.7 2San Jose46.7 3San Francisco45.2 4Boston44.8 5Raleigh43.7 6Austin41.5 7Denver40.3 8Seattle39.4 9Minneapolis39.3 10New York37.4 11Baltimore36.8 12Hartford36.5 13Atlanta35.2 14Chicago35.1 15Portland35.1 16Philadelphia34.6 17San Diego34.6 18Columbus33.7 19Kansas City33.7 20Milwaukee33.2 21Dallas32.6 22St. Louis32.5 23Richmond32.5 24Nashville32.3 25Pittsburgh32.2 26Charlotte32.0 27Los Angeles31.7 28Salt Lake City31.2 29Cincinnati31.2 30Houston30.9 31Sacramento30.8 32Indianapolis30.8 33Buffalo30.1 34Cleveland29.8 35Providence29.6 United States29.6 36Virginia Beach29.6 37Orlando29.5 38Miami29.3 39Phoenix29.2 40Detroit29.0 41Birmingham28.6 42Jacksonville28.3 43Oklahoma City27.9 44Tampa27.6 45New Orleans27.4 46Louisville27.0 47San Antonio26.7 48Memphis26.4 49Las Vegas22.1 50Riverside20.1 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

20. Racial Disparity Disparity in Unemployment Rate Ratio of black to white unemployment rate, 2013 1Milwaukee3.5 2Cleveland3.4 3Minneapolis3.2 4Chicago3.1 5San Francisco3.1 6Hartford2.9 7Pittsburgh2.9 8St. Louis2.8 9Memphis2.8 10Buffalo2.8 11Indianapolis2.7 12Detroit2.7 13Washington, D.C.2.6 14Houston2.5 14Kansas City2.5 16Richmond2.5 17San Antonio2.5 18Virginia Beach2.4 19Cincinnati2.4 20Louisville2.4 21Charlotte2.3 United States2.2 22Baltimore2.2 23Las Vegas2.2 24Jacksonville2.2 25Birmingham2.2 26Atlanta2.2 27Dallas2.2 28Los Angeles2.2 29Boston2.2 30Raleigh2.2 31Oklahoma City2.2 32Miami2.1 33Philadelphia2.1 34New Orleans2.1 35Columbus2.1 36New York2.1 37Sacramento2.1 38Denver2.0 39Tampa2.0 40Portland1.9 41San Diego1.8 42Nashville1.8 43Seattle1.8 44Orlando1.7 45Riverside1.7 46Austin1.6 47Phoenix1.6 48Providence1.5 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Disparity in Infant Mortality Ratio of black to white infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2013 1Minneapolis3.5 2Chicago3.5 3Milwaukee3.3 4St. Louis3.3 5Cleveland3.2 6Phoenix3.2 7Los Angeles3.2 8Philadelphia3.1 9Pittsburgh3.1 10New Orleans3.0 11Orlando3.0 12Boston3.0 13Las Vegas2.8 14Richmond2.8 15Columbus2.7 16Memphis2.7 17Sacramento2.6 18Seattle2.6 19Dallas2.5 20Washington, D.C.2.5 21Portland2.5 22Denver2.5 23Buffalo2.4 24Raleigh2.4 25Miami2.3 26Tampa2.3 27Detroit2.2 28Baltimore2.2 29San Antonio2.2 United States2.2 30Birmingham2.2 31Indianapolis2.1 32Cincinnati2.1 33Kansas City2.1 34Jacksonville2.1 35San Francisco2.1 36New York1.9 37Louisville1.9 38Charlotte1.9 39Nashville1.9 40Riverside1.9 41Virginia Beach1.9 42San Diego1.8 43Houston1.8 44Austin1.5 45Atlanta1.5 46Oklahoma City1.5 47Providence1.4 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disparity in Poverty Rate Ratio of black to white poverty rate, 2013 1Minneapolis4.9 2Milwaukee4.5 3Chicago4.2 4Buffalo4.1 5St. Louis3.6 6San Francisco3.5 7Memphis3.5 8Cleveland3.5 9Denver3.3 10Hartford3.3 11Pittsburgh3.2 12Houston3.2 13New Orleans3.2 14Philadelphia3.2 15Cincinnati3.1 16Dallas3.1 17Richmond3.0 18Virginia Beach3.0 19Detroit3.0 20Kansas City3.0 21Indianapolis2.9 22San Antonio2.9 23Baltimore2.9 24Portland2.8 25Columbus2.8 26New York2.8 27Seattle2.8 28Boston2.7 29Raleigh2.7 30Las Vegas2.7 31Oklahoma City2.6 32Washington, D.C.2.6 33Orlando2.6 34Providence2.6 35Jacksonville2.6 36Sacramento2.6 37Charlotte2.6 United States2.5 38Louisville2.5 39Riverside2.5 40Miami2.4 41Tampa2.4 42Los Angeles2.4 43Atlanta2.3 44Birmingham2.3 45Austin2.3 46Nashville2.1 47Phoenix2.1 48San Diego1.8 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

21. Economy Chicago St. Louis Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics

22. Economy Change in Employment Percent change, 2007-2014 1Austin19.2 2Houston13.6 3San Antonio12.6 4Nashville10.3 5San Jose9.3 6Dallas9.3 7Raleigh8.3 8Denver8.2 9New Orleans7.3 10Oklahoma City7.1 11Salt Lake City6.4 12San Francisco6.0 13Columbus5.4 14Seattle4.7 15Indianapolis4.3 16Boston4.2 17Charlotte4.2 18Washington, D.C.3.4 19New York3.3 20Portland3.1 21Minneapolis2.5 22Orlando2.5 23Louisville2.5 24San Diego2.1 25Baltimore2.1 26Atlanta1.7 27Richmond1.3 28Pittsburgh1.3 29Kansas City1.1 30Buffalo1.1 United States0.8 31Miami0.1 32Riverside-0.1 33Cincinnati-0.1 34Hartford-0.3 35Los Angeles-0.5 36Philadelphia 37Chicago-1.2 38Jacksonville-1.3 39Tampa-1.9 40Milwaukee-2.1 41St. Louis-2.7 42Virginia Beach-2.8 43Providence-2.8 44Sacramento-2.9 45Detroit-3.3 46Cleveland-3.3 47Phoenix-3.4 48Birmingham-4.1 49Memphis-4.2 50Las Vegas-4.8 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics Change in Employment Percent change, 2007-2013 1Bloomington(0.7) 2Burlington(1.2) 3Kankakee(1.7) 4Sterling(1.8) 5Effingham(2.0) 6Quad Cities(2.5) 7Carbondale(2.6) 8Chicago(2.7) 9Mount Vernon(2.9) 10Champaign-Urbana(3.2) 11Galesburg(3.3) 12St. Louis(3.4) 13Cape Girardeau(3.5) 14Springfield(3.6) 15Quincy(3.7) 16Peoria(3.7) 17Taylorville(3.8) 18Macomb(5.5) 19Canton(5.8) 20Jacksonville(5.9) 21Paducah(6.1) 22Ottawa-Peru(6.3) 23Dixon(6.4) 24Lincoln(7.5) 25Danville(8.0) 26Centralia(8.2) 27Fort Madison(8.3) 28Decatur(8.6) 29Rockford(8.7) 30Freeport(9.6) 31Charleston(10.5) 32Pontiac(12.5) 33Rochelle(14.9) Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis 44 th -2.3% 39 th -1.8% Illinois Missouri

23. Economy Change in Unemployment Rate Percentage point change, 2007- 2014 1Las Vegas3.3 2Los Angeles2.8 3Miami2.7 4Phoenix2.6 5Baltimore2.5 6Memphis2.5 7Virginia Beach2.4 8Birmingham2.4 9Atlanta2.4 10New Orleans2.4 11Richmond2.3 12Riverside2.3 13Jacksonville2.3 14Chicago2.1 15Providence2.1 16Washington, D.C.2.1 17Orlando2.0 18New York2.0 19Hartford2.0 20San Diego1.9 21Philadelphia1.8 22Sacramento1.8 23Tampa1.7 24Indianapolis1.6 United States1.5 25Seattle1.5 26Portland1.4 27Buffalo1.4 28Detroit1.3 29Raleigh1.3 30Pittsburgh1.2 31Salt Lake City1.2 32Nashville1.1 33Charlotte1.0 34Denver1.0 35St. Louis1.0 36Boston1.0 37Milwaukee0.9 38San Francisco0.8 39Louisville0.8 40Dallas0.7 41Cleveland0.7 42Houston0.7 43San Antonio0.6 44San Jose0.6 45Kansas City0.5 46Austin0.5 47Cincinnati0.4 48Columbus0.0 49Oklahoma City-0.2 50Minneapolis-0.4 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

24. Environment Air Quality Number of days air quality index exceeded 100 for ozone, 2012- 2014 average 1Riverside98.3 2Los Angeles53.7 3Sacramento30.7 4Dallas26.7 5Denver20.7 6Phoenix19.7 7Houston18.3 7St. Louis18.3 9Las Vegas15.0 10Chicago12.7 10New York12.7 12Kansas City12.3 13Cincinnati11.3 Peer Average10.9 14Philadelphia10.7 15Cleveland10.3 15Pittsburgh10.3 17Hartford10.0 17Washington, D.C.10.0 19Atlanta9.3 19Baltimore9.3 21Milwaukee8.3 21Oklahoma City8.3 23Louisville8.0 24Nashville7.7 25Detroit7.3 26Memphis7.0 27Indianapolis6.7 27San Diego6.7 29San Antonio6.3 30Providence6.0 31New Orleans5.7 31Salt Lake City5.7 33Columbus5.3 34Charlotte4.7 34Richmond4.7 36Birmingham4.0 37Boston3.0 37Buffalo3.0 39San Francisco2.7 40San Jose2.0 41Austin1.7 41Raleigh1.7 43Minneapolis1.3 43Tampa1.3 45Miami1.0 45Seattle1.0 45Virginia Beach1.0 48Jacksonville0.7 48Orlando0.7 50Portland0.3 Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality Index Report Change in Air Quality Percent change in number of days air quality index exceeded 100 for ozone, 2002-2004 to 2012-2014 1Denver-6.1 2Riverside-26.1 3Oklahoma City-34.2 4Miami-40.0 5St. Louis-40.9 6Hartford-44.4 6Milwaukee-44.4 8Dallas-45.6 9Chicago-45.7 10Kansas City-47.9 11Phoenix-48.2 12Los Angeles-49.5 13New Orleans-51.4 14Las Vegas-51.6 15Salt Lake City-52.8 16Cleveland-54.4 17Detroit-55.1 18Sacramento-59.3 Peer Average-60.2 19Cincinnati-61.4 20Pittsburgh-62.2 21Nashville-65.7 22Louisville-67.1 23Minneapolis-69.2 23San Francisco-69.2 25Houston-69.4 26New York-69.6 27San Antonio-69.8 28Providence-70.0 29Washington, D.C.-71.2 30Memphis-72.0 31Philadelphia-72.4 32Indianapolis-72.6 33Baltimore-73.8 34Atlanta-77.0 35San Diego-78.3 36Birmingham-78.6 37Columbus-78.9 38Portland-80.0 39Richmond-81.1 40Buffalo-81.6 41Boston-83.3 41Seattle-83.3 43Austin-84.4 44Jacksonville-84.6 45San Jose-87.0 46Charlotte-87.2 47Tampa-87.9 48Orlando-90.5 49Raleigh-93.0 50Virginia Beach-93.3 Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality Index Report

25. Mean Child Household Income at Age 30 vs. Parent Household Income Mean Child Household Income ($1000s) Parent Household Income ($1000s) Raj Chetty, Nathaniel Hendren, Patrick Kline, and Emmanuel Saez Where is the Land of Opportunity? The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org/index.php/slides-and-videos Intergenerational Mobility

26. Economic Opportunity Absolute Social Mobility Predicted income percentile in 2011/12 for a person born in 1980/82 to parents with low-income 1Salt Lake City45.8 2San Jose45.5 3Pittsburgh44.8 4Boston44.7 5Minneapolis44.6 6San Francisco44.5 7San Diego44.3 8New York43.9 9Los Angeles43.8 10Providence43.4 11Seattle43.3 12Washington, D.C.43.1 13Houston42.9 14Sacramento42.6 15Buffalo42.4 16Oklahoma City42.3 17Hartford42.3 18Riverside41.9 19Denver41.7 United States41.5 20Portland41.3 21San Antonio41.1 22Dallas40.9 23Philadelphia40.7 24Phoenix40.4 25Kansas City40.2 26Austin40.0 27Miami39.9 28Las Vegas39.9 29Chicago39.5 30Orlando39.2 31Tampa39.1 32St. Louis39.0 33Baltimore38.9 34Milwaukee38.5 35Nashville38.2 36New Orleans38.2 37Raleigh38.0 38Virginia Beach38.0 39Cincinnati37.9 40Cleveland37.9 41Richmond37.8 42Louisville37.8 43Columbus37.6 44Birmingham37.6 45Jacksonville37.5 46Detroit37.3 47Indianapolis37.2 48Atlanta36.1 49Charlotte35.6 50Memphis33.7 Source: Harvard Equality of Opportunity Project Five Factors Strongly Correlated with Upward Mobility 1.Commute time 2.Income inequality (Gini coefficient) 3.School quality 4.Social capital (voter turnout, etc.) 5.Family structure (single parent families)

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29. Shared Measures Bridge Condition Housing + Transportation Costs Freight Tonnage Truck Congestion Costs Similar Measures Transit Access Transit Ridership Annual Hours of Delay Mode Split Vehicle Miles Traveled per Capita Fatality Rate Transportation WWS Tables on Connected2045 Performance Measures

30. Guiding Principle: Support Public Transportation Invest in public transportation to spur economic development, protect the environment and improve quality of life for regional citizens. Transportation Connected2045 Performance Measures

31. Transportation Connected2045 Performance Measures St. Louis Ranks 27 th on Transit Ridership 23.2 annual transit boardings per capita 33 rd on Job Access by Transit 24.1 percent of jobs can be accessed within 90 minute commute via transit Transit Ridership Transit boardings per capita, 2013 1New York232.2 2San Francisco136.9 3Washington, D.C.103.2 4Boston96.6 5Chicago75.2 6Philadelphia70.1 Peer Average66.9 7Seattle65.8 8Portland60.3 9Los Angeles56.1 10Baltimore49.1 11Salt Lake City43.4 12Denver42.8 13Pittsburgh37.8 14Minneapolis35.9 15Las Vegas34.9 16San Diego33.7 17Milwaukee32.1 18Buffalo31.8 19Miami31.2 20Atlanta30.7 21New Orleans30.2 22Cleveland28.1 23Austin26.7 24San Antonio26.7 25San Jose26.6 26Charlotte23.4 27St. Louis23.2 28Phoenix21.2 29Orlando19.8 30Hartford19.7 31Sacramento18.8 32Providence18.2 33Louisville17.6 34Houston17.2 35Dallas15.7 36Columbus13.8 37Riverside13.3 38Virginia Beach13.1 39Cincinnati13.0 40Tampa12.7 41Detroit12.0 42Jacksonville11.9 43Kansas City11.3 44Raleigh11.3 45Nashville10.9 46Memphis9.9 47Richmond9.8 48Indianapolis7.2 49Birmingham4.5 50Oklahoma City3.7 Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database Job Access by Transit Share of jobs the typical working- age resident can reach via transit within 90 minutes, 2010 1Salt Lake City58.9 2San Jose58.4 3Milwaukee48.6 4Denver47.5 5Las Vegas44.0 6Portland39.9 7Austin39.0 8San Antonio37.0 9New York36.6 9Washington, D.C.36.6 11New Orleans36.1 12San Francisco34.8 13Columbus34.1 14Seattle33.4 15Buffalo33.1 15Indianapolis33.1 17Louisville32.7 18Baltimore30.2 18Boston30.2 20Hartford29.8 20Raleigh29.8 22Charlotte29.7 22Minneapolis29.7 24Houston29.6 25Cleveland29.5 26San Diego29.1 Peer Average28.9 27Cincinnati27.8 28Nashville27.4 28Phoenix27.4 30Richmond26.5 31Memphis26.2 32Los Angeles25.6 33St. Louis24.1 34Philadelphia24.0 35Chicago23.9 36Birmingham23.3 37Jacksonville23.2 38Pittsburgh23.0 39Oklahoma City22.7 40Detroit21.9 41Providence21.8 42Atlanta21.7 42Sacramento21.7 44Dallas19.0 45Kansas City18.3 46Tampa16.3 47Miami16.2 48Orlando15.8 49Virginia Beach15.4 50Riverside7.9 Source: Brookings, Metropolitan Policy Program, 2011

32. Transportation Connected2045 Performance Measures Guiding Principle: Strengthen Intermodal Connections Support freight movement and connections that are critical to the movement of people and goods. In thousands

33. Transportation St. Louis Combined Statistical Area, 2012 Connected2045 Performance Measures Truck Congestion Costs Value of lost time and excess fuel consumption in millions of dollars, 2011 1New York2,541 2Los Angeles2,290 3Chicago1,716 4Atlanta775 5Miami739 6Dallas734 7Philadelphia730 8Washington, D.C.656 9Houston 646 10San Francisco 643 11Phoenix 627 12Boston 561 13Seattle 546 14Detroit 475 Peer Average 400 15Baltimore 379 16Denver 316 17San Diego 314 18Riverside 310 19St. Louis 300 20Orlando 248 21Tampa 246 22Portland 244 23Indianapolis 241 24Minneapolis 232 25Cincinnati 230 26Pittsburgh 213 27Nashville 199 28Sacramento 172 29Charlotte 168 30Austin 157 31Memphis 153 31San Jose 153 33Kansas City 148 34Columbus 145 34Louisville 145 36San Antonio 139 37Las Vegas 137 38Milwaukee 131 38Virginia Beach 131 40Cleveland 130 41New Orleans 127 42Oklahoma City 115 43Birmingham 107 44Jacksonville 103 45Buffalo 102 46Raleigh 96 47Hartford75 48Salt Lake City71 49Providence69 50Richmond62 Source: Texas Transportation Institute, Urban Mobility Report Freight Tonnage Amount of freight imported to, exported from, or shipped within the region in thousands of tons, 2012 1Houston1,114,885 2Los Angeles892,421 3New York864,781 4Chicago799,804 5New Orleans490,251 6San Francisco488,382 7Dallas435,366 8Philadelphia435,353 9Detroit375,677 10Atlanta372,690 11St. Louis341,863 12Seattle320,076 13Minneapolis318,213 14Miami299,080 Peer Average269,456 15Boston232,927 16Phoenix222,524 17Tampa218,062 18Washington, D.C.215,935 19Portland210,859 20Indianapolis203,196 21Pittsburgh196,983 22Cleveland195,675 23Denver193,525 24San Antonio188,719 25Kansas City188,285 26Baltimore175,626 27Nashville172,260 28Cincinnati167,571 29Orlando163,412 30Birmingham159,204 31Columbus157,224 32Salt Lake City149,109 33Sacramento143,508 34Virginia Beach141,427 35Charlotte138,952 36Buffalo122,765 37Richmond120,824 38Austin116,397 39Milwaukee115,183 40Louisville114,738 41Jacksonville114,607 42San Diego107,454 43Oklahoma City104,850 44Raleigh104,297 45Memphis100,716 46Las Vegas96,329 47Hartford62,449 Source: Federal Highway Administration, Freight Analysis Framework

34. Transportation Connected2045 Performance Measures Guiding Principle: Support Neighborhoods and Communities Connect communities to opportunities across the region

35. Housing Cost Burdened Renters Renters paying at least 30% of income on housing as a percent of all renters, 2013 1Miami64.1 2Riverside60.5 3Los Angeles59.5 4Orlando57.6 5San Diego56.9 6New Orleans56.7 7Sacramento55.0 8New York54.3 9Philadelphia54.1 10Virginia Beach53.8 11Tampa53.7 12Detroit52.9 13Jacksonville52.8 14Memphis52.6 15Baltimore52.4 16Providence52.0 17Atlanta51.8 18Birmingham51.6 United States51.5 19Richmond51.5 20Denver51.2 21Cleveland51.1 22Indianapolis50.8 23Portland50.7 24Austin50.7 25Milwaukee50.6 26Hartford50.6 27Chicago50.6 28San Francisco50.5 29Las Vegas50.0 30Seattle49.5 31Boston49.0 32San Jose48.9 33Phoenix48.9 34Charlotte48.4 35Buffalo48.3 36St. Louis48.0 37Nashville48.0 38Washington, D.C.48.0 39Houston47.8 40San Antonio47.5 41Salt Lake City47.3 42Minneapolis47.1 43Dallas46.9 44Raleigh46.7 45Kansas City46.3 46Oklahoma City45.9 47Columbus45.8 48Cincinnati45.6 49Pittsburgh45.6 50Louisville45.2 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Housing Plus Transportation Affordability Transportation and housing costs as a percent of median household income, 2009-2013 average 1Miami64.4 2Riverside61.4 3Orlando61.0 4Tampa60.0 5Los Angeles58.9 6New Orleans58.2 7Memphis58.2 8San Diego58.1 9Birmingham56.7 10Sacramento56.2 11Jacksonville55.9 12Las Vegas55.2 13Providence54.9 14Phoenix54.7 15Nashville54.6 16Cleveland54.6 17Detroit54.6 18Charlotte54.2 19Atlanta53.7 20Oklahoma City53.5 Peer Average52.9 21Virginia Beach52.8 22Louisville52.7 23San Antonio52.6 24Portland52.6 25Milwaukee52.5 26Chicago52.2 27Richmond51.8 28Houston51.5 29Columbus51.5 30Indianapolis51.5 31Pittsburgh51.3 32St. Louis51.3 33Austin51.2 34New York51.2 35Philadelphia51.0 36Cincinnati51.0 37Dallas50.9 38Buffalo50.9 39Kansas City50.4 40Seattle50.3 41San Francisco50.0 42Salt Lake City49.7 43Hartford49.7 44Denver48.9 45Raleigh48.7 46Boston48.5 47Baltimore47.9 48Minneapolis47.3 49San Jose47.1 50Washington, D.C.42.0 Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology Housing Cost Burdened Owners Owners paying at least 30% of income on housing as a percent of all homeowners, 2013 1New York38.3 2Los Angeles38.0 3Miami37.5 4Riverside36.1 5San Diego35.2 6San Francisco32.9 7Sacramento31.8 8Chicago31.5 9San Jose30.9 10Las Vegas30.7 11Providence30.6 12Orlando30.4 13Boston30.4 14Virginia Beach30.2 15Seattle30.0 16Philadelphia29.6 17Portland28.8 18Hartford28.4 19Tampa27.6 20Jacksonville27.4 21New Orleans27.0 22Milwaukee26.3 23Baltimore26.1 24Washington, D.C.26.0 United States25.5 25Atlanta25.3 26Denver25.1 27Phoenix24.8 28Memphis24.6 29Detroit23.9 30Salt Lake City23.8 31Austin23.5 32Richmond23.4 33Columbus23.3 34Charlotte23.1 35Cleveland23.0 36Houston22.6 37Dallas22.4 38Nashville22.3 39Minneapolis21.8 40St. Louis21.7 41Cincinnati21.6 42San Antonio21.1 43Raleigh21.0 44Birmingham21.0 45Kansas City20.6 46Indianapolis20.2 47Louisville19.7 48Buffalo19.6 49Pittsburgh19.1 50Oklahoma City18.3 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Housing Opportunity Percent of homes sold that were affordable to families earning the median income, 2014 1Cincinnati83.3 2Cleveland82.7 3Buffalo82.3 4Indianapolis81.9 5St. Louis81.8 6Pittsburgh80.8 7Birmingham80.6 8Louisville79.6 9Detroit79.2 10Hartford78.8 11Virginia Beach78.6 12Minneapolis77.4 13Milwaukee76.6 14Richmond76.6 15Jacksonville76.4 16Oklahoma City76.3 17Tampa75.6 18Memphis74.3 19Providence72.2 20Baltimore72.1 21Atlanta71.9 22Philadelphia71.3 23Columbus71.2 24Raleigh70.0 25Charlotte69.8 26Orlando68.2 27Phoenix67.5 28Washington, D.C.66.8 29Salt Lake City66.5 30Chicago64.3 31Denver64.0 United States63.0 32Las Vegas62.7 33San Antonio60.5 34Dallas60.2 35Austin60.0 36Miami58.8 37Houston57.5 38Seattle56.7 39Portland55.3 40Boston54.4 41Sacramento49.0 42Riverside46.7 43New York41.1 44San Diego25.5 45San Francisco25.3 46San Jose22.6 47Los Angeles17.6 Source: National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index

36. Transportation Connected2045 Performance Measures Housing Cost Burdened Owners Owners paying at least 30% of income on housing as a percent of all homeowners, 2013 1New York38.3 2Los Angeles38.0 3Miami37.5 4Riverside36.1 5San Diego35.2 6San Francisco32.9 7Sacramento31.8 8Chicago31.5 9San Jose30.9 10Las Vegas30.7 11Providence30.6 12Orlando30.4 13Boston30.4 14Virginia Beach30.2 15Seattle30.0 16Philadelphia29.6 17Portland28.8 18Hartford28.4 19Tampa27.6 20Jacksonville27.4 21New Orleans27.0 22Milwaukee26.3 23Baltimore26.1 24Washington, D.C.26.0 United States25.5 25Atlanta25.3 26Denver25.1 27Phoenix24.8 28Memphis24.6 29Detroit23.9 30Salt Lake City23.8 31Austin23.5 32Richmond23.4 33Columbus23.3 34Charlotte23.1 35Cleveland23.0 36Houston22.6 37Dallas22.4 38Nashville22.3 39Minneapolis21.8 40St. Louis21.7 41Cincinnati21.6 42San Antonio21.1 43Raleigh21.0 44Birmingham21.0 45Kansas City20.6 46Indianapolis20.2 47Louisville19.7 48Buffalo19.6 49Pittsburgh19.1 50Oklahoma City18.3 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Housing Plus Transportation Affordability Transportation and housing costs as a percent of median household income, 2009-2013 average 1Miami64.4 2Riverside61.4 3Orlando61.0 4Tampa60.0 5Los Angeles58.9 6New Orleans58.2 7Memphis58.2 8San Diego58.1 9Birmingham56.7 10Sacramento56.2 11Jacksonville55.9 12Las Vegas55.2 13Providence54.9 14Phoenix54.7 15Nashville54.6 16Cleveland54.6 17Detroit54.6 18Charlotte54.2 19Atlanta53.7 20Oklahoma City53.5 Peer Average52.9 21Virginia Beach52.8 22Louisville52.7 23San Antonio52.6 24Portland52.6 25Milwaukee52.5 26Chicago52.2 27Richmond51.8 28Houston51.5 29Columbus51.5 30Indianapolis51.5 31Pittsburgh51.3 32St. Louis51.3 33Austin51.2 34New York51.2 35Philadelphia51.0 36Cincinnati51.0 37Dallas50.9 38Buffalo50.9 39Kansas City50.4 40Seattle50.3 41San Francisco50.0 42Salt Lake City49.7 43Hartford49.7 44Denver48.9 45Raleigh48.7 46Boston48.5 47Baltimore47.9 48Minneapolis47.3 49San Jose47.1 50Washington, D.C.42.0 Source: Center for Neighborhood Technology Housing Affordability rank compared to H+T Affordability rank (select regions) Housing Affordability H + T Affordability New York1st34th San Francisco6th41st Boston13th46th Baltimore23rd47th Washington, D.C.24th50th

38. Sustainability WWS Tables on OneSTL Performance Measures

39. GMP Transit Ridership College Attainment Sustainability WWS Tables on OneSTL Performance Measures Housing Affordability Access to Healthy Food Choices Transportation Choice

40. Regions with high Transit Ridership tend to have high College Attainment relative to peer regions. Transit Ridership College Attainment Sustainability WWS Tables on OneSTL Performance Measures

41. Regions with high Transit Ridership tend to have low Housing Affordability relative to peer regions. Transit Ridership Housing Affordability Sustainability WWS Tables on OneSTL Performance Measures

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