CRTI 2024 - St. Louis: Full Schedule

1:30pm CDT

Wednesday Afternoon Walk/Transit Tour

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm CDT

Optional Activity

1:30pm CDT

Wednesday Bike Ride

Enjoy a tour of St. Louis greenways by bike!

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm CDT

Optional Activity

5:00pm CDT

Wednesday Night Dinner & Social

Join us for a welcome dinner! This gathering will be a fun way to network and kickoff the beginning of CRTI. This is a great time to greet old friends and meet new ones!

Will include welcoming remarks.

Wednesday June 5, 2024 5:00pm - 8:00pm CDT

Social

9:00pm CDT

Wednesday Night Accommodation: St. Louis Union Station Hotel (reserve your own room)

This year, everyone in the CRTI block must reserve your room directly. Please use this link online or reference group “Collaboration of Regional Trail Initiatives” by phone to join the group block with a special rate. Wednesday and Thursday night rooms are included in event registration.
You are welcome to pay for your hotel room if you are able. Please indicate this ability on the registration form. You will pay by providing a credit card at check in.
Tuesday night rooms (early arrival) or Friday night rooms should also be reserved using the same link to receive the block rate. Those rooms are paid for by participants.

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00pm - 11:30pm CDT
St. Louis Union Station Hotel

Accommodations

8:00am CDT

Thursday Breakfast

Join us for breakfast at the St. Louis Union Hotel.

Thursday June 6, 2024 8:00am - 8:45am CDT
St. Louis Union Station Hotel

Hotel Breakfast

8:45am CDT

Thursday Opening Session

Thursday June 6, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
St. Louis Union Station Hotel

Sessions

9:45am CDT

Thursday Program: Meet the St. Louis Brickline

9:45AM to 10:15AM --Stroll over to Brickline Greenway at CityPark (2 blocks from hotel)
Meet Great Rivers Greenway staff who will provide history on the project, the importance of Mill Creek Valley and the artwork designed to remember the neighborhood lost to Urban Renewal.

10:15AM to 10:30AM—Board bus for Tour of Brickline Corridors

10:30AM to 11:15AM Bus tour of Brickline Greenway and Neighborhoods

Thursday June 6, 2024 9:45am - 11:15am CDT

In the field

11:15am CDT

Thursday Program Stop #1: Brickline, Equity and Economic Development

The program begins with a panel of neighborhood residents, community leaders and GRG staff, which will explore equity and economic development through the Brickline Greenway.
Over lunch conversation will continue with presenters and CRTI participants, followed by the opportunity to consider how learnings apply to our home trail networks.

Location: Deaconess Foundation offices

Thursday June 6, 2024 11:15am - 1:30pm CDT

In the field

2:15pm CDT

Thursday Program Stop #2: Brickline Community Engagement and Art

2:15 – 4:15 PM: The program begins by hearing from neighborhood residents, artists and Great Rivers Greenway staff focusing on the ways the Brickline Greenway engages community, including through art. CRTI members will engage with presenters and CRTI colleagues.

4:15: Departure and bus ride back to the hotel.

Thursday June 6, 2024 2:15pm - 4:15pm CDT
Bus travel to stop #2

In the field

5:15pm CDT

Thursday Night Dinner and Social - Missouri Botanical Garden

Gather with CRTI for a wonderful evening at the Missouri Botanical Gardens Spink Pavilion. During social time and dinner, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the gardens.

Shuttles between the Botanical Garden and the hotel begin running at 5:15 and run through the end of the event.

Thursday June 6, 2024 5:15pm - 8:00pm CDT
Missouri Botanical Garden

Social

9:00pm CDT

Thursday Night Accommodation: St. Louis Union Station Hotel (reserve your own room)

This year, everyone in the CRTI block must reserve your room directly. Please use this link online or reference group “Collaboration of Regional Trail Initiatives” by phone to join the group block with a special rate. Wednesday and Thursday night rooms are included in event registration.
You are welcome to pay for your hotel room if you are able. Please indicate this ability on the registration form. You will pay by providing a credit card at check in.
Tuesday night rooms (early arrival) or Friday night rooms should also be reserved using the same link to receive the block rate. Those rooms are paid for by participants.

Thursday June 6, 2024 9:00pm - 11:30pm CDT
St. Louis Union Station Hotel

Accommodations

8:00am CDT

Friday Breakfast

Friday June 7, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
St. Louis Union Station Hotel

Hotel Breakfast

8:00am CDT

Friday Funder's Breakfast

Friday June 7, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
St. Louis Union Station Hotel

Hotel Breakfast

9:00am CDT

Friday Program - St. Louis Union Station Hotel

9:00 – 12:30: This interactive program is in development and will focus on time for CRTI participants to engage and learn with each other and consider future work together.

Friday June 7, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
St. Louis Union Station Hotel

Sessions

1:00pm CDT

Friday Excursion: CityArchRiver Project Tour

CityArchRiver Project Tour – 12-3pm - free
Walk to lunch with the group downtown (pay your own) and then get a tour of the $380 million public-private partnership that transformed the Gateway Arch National Park, the St. Louis Riverfront and Kiener Plaza, our civic commons. Hear from project partners about this unique collaboration to make the Gateway Arch and surrounding areas accessible, vibrant and connected for everyone. This project represented the largest private investment in a national park in U.S. history and includes flood mitigation and biodiversity improvements, a fully universally-designed accessible museum and park grounds and a unique partnership model that continues to operate, maintain and program these spaces in close coordination. Expect to walk 3-4 miles total, can take Metro or cab/rideshare back to Union Station to cut out the last 1.5 miles. Optional: stick around after the tour to take the tram to the top of the Gateway Arch! Buy your tickets here. ($19 tickets for adults)

Friday June 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Optional Activity

1:00pm CDT

Friday Excursion: Forest Park Walking Tour

Forest Park Walking Tour – 12:30-3:30pm – Cost TBD
Grab a quick bite at the hotel meet your tour host at St. Louis Union Station Hotel and hop on the MetroLink for a Walking Tour of Forest Park, the crown jewel of St. Louis’ park system. This walking tour features major destinations in the park and hosted by the Missouri History Museum. Learn about the early history of the park, the 1904 Worlds Fair and Olympics and how the park has served generations of St. Louis families and visitors and is one of the most visited parks in the United States (12 million visitors annually!) Expect to walk 3-4 miles total, can take MetroLink or cab/rideshare back to Union Station

Friday June 7, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm CDT

Optional Activity

1:00pm CDT

Friday Excursion: Katy Trail Lunch & Bike Ride

KATY Trail Lunch & Bike Ride – 1-4:30pm - $55
Venture to the other major river in our region – the Missouri, to visit the KATY Trail State Park, a 240-mile rails-to-trails project (longest one in the US) crossing the state of Missouri since the 90s. Have lunch with the group and hear from folks involved in the establishment of this incredible asset and then hop onto bicycles to see it for yourself. From cross-country trekkers to daily visitors, this trail hosts programs, events and commuters alike throughout all four seasons. It’s been a successful catalyst for economic development along the way, often in small, post-industrial towns who’ve embraced trail-oriented development and tourism as an opportunity. Transportation, bike rental and lunch included in cost. Total bike ride is approximately 14 miles (1 hour of riding) on a flat, chat/limestone surface with several breaks along the way, 2 hour outing total. Inquire about adaptive bicycles or other accommodations.

Available slots for this activity will be based on demand. At this time, we can accommodate 10 individuals in a van (with space for bikes). We will build a waitlist and create a second van when we have enough people.

Friday June 7, 2024 1:00pm - 4:30pm CDT

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