Avery Park sits two homesites in the northwest corner of Kirkwood. The homes were past their prime, so the City purchased the properties in hopes of developing a neighborhood park. Kirkwood underwent a long process with community involvement to develop a conceptual plan for the park. This plan included two play areas, swings, a shelter, […]
Parks, Greenways, and Trails
Clients:
City of Ellisville
City of Kirkwood
City of Town & Country
Great Rivers Greenway District
St. Charles City Parks
St. Louis County Parks
Projects:
Avery Park in Kirkwood
Busch Greenway
Drace Park in Town & Country
Grant's Trail Connector
Ken Conner Park in Kirkwood
Lewis & Clark Monument in St. Charles County
Longview Farm Park in Town & Country
Mississippi River Greenway at Cliff Cave County Park
Town Square in Town & Country
Walker Park in Kirkwood
Western Greenway
Longview Farm Park
Located in the center of the City of Town and Country, this 30 acre park is the first of several new parks for the municipality. Longview Farm Park, a former farm, was one of the few remaining open spaces in the city. The plan allows the house to be converted to public uses (offices and […]
Western Greenway
In a collaborative effort led by Intuition and Logic, the objective of the Western Greenway Alignment Study was to determine the best practical route for the proposed greenway. With northern and southern connection points already in place, the challenge was to establish a definitive route over rugged terrain with a variety of public and privately […]
Drace Park
Located in the City of Town and Country, this nine acre park was formerly the site of a house and horse farm. Unique to the site is a restored log cabin, which has been integrated into an “historic area” of the park. A second cabin was relocated to the park and reconstructed. New plantings were […]
Busch Greenway
Phase I – 2007 The first phase of the Busch Greenway Missouri Research Park Trail opened in 2007. Developed by Great Rivers Greenway, this 3/4 mile link connects the parking lot near the Duckett Creek Sanitary Facility to the Katy Trail. This trail includes a 220 l.f. boardwalk over a USACE-identified wetland. It connects users […]
Walker Park
Constructed on a 2/3 acre redevelopment site in Downtown Kirkwood, Walker Park serves the needs of many consituent groups. Working from a park master plan provided by others, Loomis Associates project team developed construction documents for the entire park, including all hardscape, seating areas, gazebo, playground, signage, fencing, landscape, and irrigation. Loomis also provided construction […]
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Rusty Saunders is CLARB certified.