Power of the Pitch explores professional sports as a catalyst for social transformation, positive change, and development efforts in disinvested areas and neighborhoods. The special airs September 18 at 7 pm and on the PBS App after broadcast.
On the west side of downtown, Major League Soccer’s newest team, St. Louis City SC, has invested hundreds of millions of private dollars into a new state-of-the-art stadium and practice facility. Many have said CityPark and the team have brought a new vibe and energy to Downtown West, an area that has been vacant for decades.
Without question, major league sports have a positive economic impact, but how can St. Louis’s civic leaders, lawmakers, and residents expand the impact these investments have on the region, unlike in years past. What’s at stake if we don’t?
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