This image from Google Maps shows the encampments along the riverfront. City officials are stepping up efforts to get residents of these encampments into permanent housing.
St. Louis city officials say they will step up their efforts to move residents from a series of tent encampments along the Mississippi River north of downtown into permanent housing.
Trucks are once again rolling westbound on Highway 70 in Foristell, Mo. on Feb. 2, 2011. Highway 70 was closed due to heavy snow from Wentzville to Kansas City, Mo. on Feb. 1. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
The statue of Baseball Hall of Fame member Lou Brock stands coated in ice outside of Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Feb. 1, 2011. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
Jim Kramper from the National Weather Service explains the dangers of the expected blizzard expected to hit the St. Louis region on Jan. 31, 2011.(UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
Traffic signals near the Stan Musial statue at Busch Stadium are encased in icicles as a freezing rain falls in St. Louis on Jan. 31, 2011. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay delivers his annual State of the City report to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen at City Hall in St. Louis on April 25, 2008. Slay was our guest today on St. Louis on the Air. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)