ST. LOUIS • Former Alderman Scott Ogilvie, a longtime bicycling enthusiast, has been hired as a transportation policy planner by Mayor Lyda Krewson's administration.

Ogilvie, who didn't run for a third term in the April 2 election, began work in the city Planning and Urban Design Agency on Tuesday. That was the day after his final day as 24th Ward alderman.

Ogilvie said part of his job will be to develop city projects involving biking, pedestrians and the rental of electric scooters and "the whole multi-modal transportation realm." He said he also would be assigned other tasks.

"I'm grateful to get to work on topics I'm really passionate about," he said Friday.

Don Roe, the agency's executive director, said Ogilvie would cover some of the duties formerly held by the city's first bike/pedestrian coordinator, Jamie Wilson. That job has been vacant since August 2017 when Wilson became city streets director.

Roe said Ogilvie's annual salary will be in the mid-$60,000 range.

Ogilvie is the third alderman who didn't seek re-election to his parttime elected post this year to land a fulltime job in St. Louis city government.

He follows Frank Williamson of the 26th Ward, who took a position in City Treasurer Tishaura Jones' office, and Terry Kennedy of the 18th Ward, who was hired as the Board of Aldermen's chief clerk.

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