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Capital Improvements

What is Ward Capital?

Each alderperson receives more than $700,000 each fiscal year in Ward Capital funds to update infrastructure in the ward. These funds typically covers projects such as installing speed bumps, fixing sidewalks, paving roads, and planting trees.

Ward Capital cannot be spent on things like hiring additional city staff, additional programs or non-infrastructural city work.

Ward Capital comes from a one-half cent sales tax approved by the City of St. Louis voters in 1993. Currently, the ward capital upgrades are managed by the Planning and Programming Division.

Make an Infrastructure request

Our office looks at Citizen Service Bureau (CSB) requests when determining Ward Capital allocations.

Here's how to make a request with our office:

  • Submit a service request via CSB.

  • Send an email to 6thward@stlouis-mo.gov and your Neighborhood Improvement Specialist (NIS) containing the service request # and summary of issue.

  • Ward Capital projects are determined in consultation with resident requests, department recommendations and available budget.

Ward Capital Reports

In the interest of transparency and public trust, we are publishing the most recent quarterly 6th Ward capital report on this website — something that, to date, is not available anywhere on the City of St. Louis website. This is the same document the alderperson receives from the Board of Public Service (BPS).

Currently, the city does not provide public, ward-level capital spending reports — quarterly or annually — for any alderperson. This lack of access makes it difficult for residents to understand how infrastructure dollars are being spent in their neighborhoods and hinders meaningful, informed conversations about local needs.

We’re changing that.

To make this process more transparent and to support better dialogue with the community, we’ll be sharing the 6th Ward’s most recent capital reports on this page.

📄 January - March 2026 (PDF)

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Traffic Studies

When making a decision about Ward Capital funding, our office considers recommendations outlined in previously completed traffic studies to make holistic, data-based decisions when funding projects.

<p>2016 Report</p>

Compton Heights (2016)

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