As St. Louis faces significant demographic shifts, how can city planners leverage this data to address emerging challenges and seize new opportunities? This panel will explore critical questions such as: What do current population trends reveal about the future of St. Louis and why is it important to act now? How can policy and planning initiatives, like St. Louis County’s STLCO 2050 Comp Plan and the City's recently adopted Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP), be utilized to guide development and support in areas of need? How can the real estate community take these demographic insights to help them inform strategic planning, foster sustainable growth, and ensure that St. Louis remains a vibrant and thriving community?

Event Overview:

Join the Urban Land Institute St. Louis for an insightful panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities presented by St. Louis' evolving population trends. This event will delve into the concept of "Demographic Winter”, its implications for the region's future, and how St. Louisans can support the plans and development to be the change we need.

Our featured speaker, Dr. Ness Sandoval of St. Louis University, will provide a data-driven analysis of population trends in St. Louis, highlighting key patterns and projections. Following this presentation, local planners Jacob Trimble and Miriam Keller will provide an overview of recently adopted plans that take these demographic truths into consideration. Then, our panel of experts will further discuss how these trends can be addressed through innovative policy, strategic planning, and real estate development, while also addressing the audience’s questions.

Speakers and Moderators:

• Dr. J.S. Onesimo “Ness” Sándoval
  Professor
  Director of the MS Sociology Program
  Co-Director of Public and Social Policy Ph.D. Program
  Saint Louis University

• Miriam Keller, AICP
  City Planning Executive - General Planning & Design
  City of St. Louis

•  Jacob Trimble, AICP
  Director of Planning
  St. Louis County