Fairground Park: What the Signs Say November 24, 2010 17 comments The signs in the first two images reveal one of the first challenges to conversations about Fairground Park. The first…
Is WeCar the Missing Link for a Car-Free St. Louis? November 23, 2010 no comments This is St. Louis. For all intents and purposes you're going to need a car sooner or later. A run…
St. Louis is 103rd Most Dangerous Metro Area November 22, 2010 5 comments According to CQ Press, the St. Louis area is the 103rd most dangerous in the nation. That would make St.…
The Soul of the Community Survey: What Attaches People to Their Commun... November 19, 2010 no comments If those surveyed in Ft. Wayne, IN, a city I am very familiar with, can cite “social offerings”, “aesthetics”, and…
Fairground Park: What History Remains November 18, 2010 24 comments For many St. Louis area residents, Fairground Park is a faded memory, or an unrecognized part of the city and…
Modern Infill by UIC Comes to The Grove November 17, 2010 17 comments {photo of the completed home – added 2012} The Park Central FPSE Development Committee has voted to support the sale…
Prop A Puts Earnings Tax Where It Belongs: Right in Front of Us November 16, 2010 no comments The passage of Proposition A means that, starting in the Spring 2011 election cycle, a vote will exist on whether…
City to River Shows Flexibility: A Lid and Boulevard Can Work Together... November 15, 2010 no comments For some time, the City to River organization (of which I am a part), had advocated against the building of…
Is More Demolition the Way Forward for The Grove? November 9, 2010 no comments A demolition permit is being sought for 4217 and 4221-4225 Arco Avenue in Forest Park Southeast. The single-story brick shotgun…
False Connections: The Flawed Premise of Closing Streets at the Arch t... November 5, 2010 no comments Call it "Isolating a Modern Masterpiece": Three city streets are being considered for closure or elimination as part of the…
More People Feel Secure Visiting Downtown Indy. What About St. Louis? November 2, 2010 no comments Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) has released their annual survey of downtown safety perception. What they found was that people…