The East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWGCOG or EWG) is the official
Council of Governments and
Metropolitan planning organization for
Greater St. Louis
Greater St. Louis is a bi-state metropolitan area that completely surrounds and includes the independent city of St. Louis, the principal city. It includes parts of both Missouri and Illinois. The city core is on the Mississippi Riverfront on t ...
, USA. It was incorporated in 1965.
Purpose
The council coordinates planning and problem solving in areas of governmental responsibility for
transportation planning
Transportation planning is the process of defining future policies, goals, investments, and spatial planning designs to prepare for future needs to move people and goods to destinations. As practiced today, it is a collaborative process that i ...
that impact more than one jurisdiction in the Greater St Louis area. The organization serves
St. Louis City
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
.
Franklin County,
Jefferson County,
St. Charles County, and
St. Louis County in Missouri, plus
Madison County,
Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe County, Georgia
*Monroe County, Illinois
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, and
St. Clair County in Illinois. It included highway expansion and planning public transportation.
Governance
The council is headed by a board of directors as official governance, with associate members from throughout the region.
External links
Official Website
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Greater St. Louis
Metropolitan planning organizations
Urban planning in the United States
Councils of governments
County government in Missouri
County government in Illinois
Government of St. Louis