The GSA has plans to move 800 Veteran's Affairs jobs out of a light rail adjacent downtown St. Louis location to an industrial office park in suburban Overland, MO. The pedestrian-unfriendly site is over 15 miles from downtown and not easily accessed by public transit.
The decision runs counter to President Clinton's Executive Order 12072, creating an official policy around locating federal jobs in "the centers for growth and commerce" i.e. historic downtowns. Further, the consolidation contradicts the intent of President Obama's Partnership for Sustainable Communities and Executive Order 13514, Sec. 10 "Recommendations for Sustainable Locations for Federal Facilities," which encourages sites served by transit, that are safe and convenient pedestrian, near affordable housing, etc.