Four Ideas for A Stronger Metro St. Louis Without a Merger, Reunificat...
While the city/county merger/reunification debate opens up again, and even as a strong supporter of some type of consolidation, I…
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Ten Predictions for St. Louis in the New Year
It's time to offer up our best guesses as to what's in store for St. Louis in 2011. Surely something…
Considering Urban Football Stadiums: St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinna...
The following piece was written for the excellent Greater Greater Washington site. Following a contributor debate regarding the merits of…
Great Arch Expectations
It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home. So said Pip in Dickens' Great Expectations. While no…
Inventing LEED for Pets: Gimme Shelter Seeks Sustainable Pet Shelters ...
{new and green or 100% recycled – what's your image of a sustainable pet shelter?}
Does your dog pass on…
Why Doesn’t Someone Tell You to Drive Less?
When you become a new parent you are told many things. "By far the biggest killer of children is car…
Will Clayton Address Lack of Pedestrian Realm On Hanley With Demolitio...
The problem: sidewalks are too narrow and abut a high-speed arterial road without a tree lawn, crosswalks are faded and…
KMOV investigates road diet in The Grove: “What’s being do...
KMOV has found an intersection in St. Louis where traffic backs up and wants to know, "What's being done to…
St. Louis Must Re-Claim Its Cultural Heritage, But Which One and Where...
The list of St. Louis "firsts" and items of national cultural significance is a long one, even if you leave…
Fairground Park: The History We Choose to Forget
In 1912, three years after Fairground was dedicated as a public park, the city began construction of a swimming pool…