Celebrating the people & experiences that make Downtown St. Louis a place where you can start up, stand out & stay. An initiative of Greater St. Louis, Inc. Downtown STL is an initiative of Greater St. Louis, Inc. DOWNTOWN STL, INC'S MISSION WAS TO BE A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, RESIDENTIAL GROWTH AND PLACE-MAKING SUCH THAT THE 2.8 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA WERE ENGAGED IN DOWNTOWN; HAD A POSITIVE PERCEPTION OF DOWNTOWN; CONSIDERED DOWNTOWN A DESTINATION FOR DINING, ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE; AND ADVOCATED FOR INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN AND PROMOTED IT AS A POSITIVE DESTINATION.