Urban Form:
Ferguson’s downtown is centered around the historic Ferguson Station train depot. Today, North Florissant road is the central business corridor and includes a mixture of historic structures located along the sidewalk as well as newer buildings set back from the sidewalk. Ferguson streets are laid out in a variety of patterns, including a historic grid directly surrounding the original train depot, as well as, a more elongated and less predictable street pattern further away from the depot. Ferguson’s oldest streets are fairly narrow and include sidewalks, helping slow traffic and facilitating both walking and bicycling. Some of Ferguson’s main thoroughfares currently lack safe cycling routes or sidewalks, and many of the sidewalks throughout town are fairly narrow. Ferguson is home to the St. Vincent Greenway trail, connecting Ferguson south to the University of Missouri, St. Louis, and the proposed site for the Maline Creek Greenway.
Demographics:
- Population: ~22,000
- Have seen slight population decline in last 10 years
- 52% African-American
- 45% Caucasian
- 1% Hispanic
- Median household income: $35,647
- Poverty rate: 12%
- Careers:
- ~23% educational, health and social services
- ~12% manufacturing
- ~10% retail trade
- ~10% arts, education, recreation, food services
- ~9% professional, scientific and management
- ~9% transportation, warehousing and utilities
Partners:
City of Ferguson
Live Well Ferguson!
Contact:
Jennifer Allen, Active Transportation Manager, at 314-436-1324 x121