# Strategic Urban Greenways Stoss's Award-Winning 'The Loop + The Stitch' is Community-Enhancing By Kalin Ned | Published 2018-05-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-greenway1 References: [archdaily](https://www.archdaily.com/894080/stoss-landscape-urbanism-selected-to-design-chouteau-greenway-for-st-louis) & [stoss.net](http://www.stoss.net/) Boston- and Los Angeles-based firm Stoss drafts a proposal for a long-awaited urban greenway in the City of St. Louis. True to its name, the envisioned structure takes cues from loops and stitches -- a strategical format which allows it to be highly flexible and easily adaptable to the existing architectural infrastructure of St. Louis. The proposed urban greenway spans from the Gateway Arch on the East end to the downtown core of the city. The structure extends to offer a physical connection to [Foster Park](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hangzhou-center) and [Washington University](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sanctuary-2), which are situated on the Western side. With its meticulously designed urban greenway, Stoss is able to build a structure that allows the city to fluidly communicate, while offering a place for recreational activities -- jogging and biking, for example. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Flexible Urban Greenways:** Opportunity for architects to adopt loops and stitches concepts for highly adaptable urban greenways. - **Physical Connectivity Structures:** Growing demand for urban structures that provide physical connectivity to other parts of cities. - **Recreation-focused Urban Spaces:** Need for more urban greenways and parks that cater to recreational activities. ### Where This Applies - **Architecture:** Opportunity for architects to design flexible, adaptable and community-enhancing urban greenways. - **Urban Planning:** Demand for urban planners to design more innovative and functional physical connectivity structures. - **Recreation and Fitness:** Opportunity for recreation and fitness businesses to invest in creating outdoor spaces for jogging, biking, and other recreational activities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Expansive Cycling Covered Highways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-loop-1.md) - [Ribbon-Like Riverfront Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/belvedere-park.md) - [Urban Roofscape Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/central-yards.md) - [Adapative Futuristic Greenery Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loopo.md) - [Climate-Controlled Cycling Paths](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cycling-path.md) - [Urban Portugal Swimming Pools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loop-pool.md) - [Cultural Green Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taichung-green.md) - [Flood-Defence Nature Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cf-mller.md) - [Botanical Public Garden Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leach-botanical-garden.md)