ST. LOUIS - This week Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas visited Mayor Tishaura O. Jones in St. Louis for a two-day tour touching on important issues for both cities and emphasizing the importance of collaboration. This visit was a continued effort by both administrations to promote regionalism among leaders in the state of Missouri and share best practices for public safety, equitable development, and more.
“Regional collaboration helps us listen and learn from each other, and St. Louis was proud to host Mayor Quinton Lucas for this trip,” said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. “From quality child care to reimagining public safety to equitable development for our neighborhoods, we were able to cover issues that matter to both of our cities. I’m excited to visit Mayor Lucas in Kansas City in the future, and I thank all of our community leaders for sharing their time and expertise with us over the past two days.”
On Thursday, Mayor Jones and Mayor Lucas attended the St. Louis Blues home game, followed by a ride-along with the Cops and Clinicians program, which this year has taken more than 2,100 unique cases to help connect the right professional to the right call. On Friday, the two leaders started their day with a walking tour of the historic Old North neighborhood, one of the communities adjacent to the planned $1.7 billion NGA West campus. Joined by St. Louis Development Corporation Chair Neal Richardson, the leaders discussed the city’s neighborhood planning process to harness...
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