Fairground Park: What the Signs Say
The signs in the first two images reveal one of the first challenges to conversations about Fairground Park. The first…
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Is WeCar the Missing Link for a Car-Free St. Louis?
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
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...
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
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
{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
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...
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?
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...
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?
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) has released their annual survey of downtown safety perception. What they found was that people…