Declining Value of State Gas Tax Highlights MoDOT’s Spending Bin... October 27, 2011 no comments It’s been a few months since MoDOT announced that it has been forced to layoff and curtail a large portion…
St. Louis from the CWE to the Arch by Foot: A Story October 26, 2011 11 comments The following was jotted down in my notebook shortly after my move to St. Louis City in August of 2010.…
“Peak Car” and the St. Louis of 2060 October 25, 2011 21 comments St. Louis isn't on the forefront on urban change. In a sense, perhaps we were, with the demolition of the…
Creative Reuse for Dead and Abandoned Stadiums October 24, 2011 20 comments It's a bit early to consider turn off the lights and mothball Busch Stadium for the off-season, but win or…
St. Louis: Prepared for the 100-Year Parking Event October 21, 2011 7 comments This is literally just a snapshot of the parking issue in downtown St. Louis: Steve Patterson of Urban Review STL…
What the Salvation Army’s Midtown Proposal Reveals About the Rev... October 19, 2011 no comments As reported in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this past month, a proposal by the Salvation Army to build low-income housing…
Construction to Begin on St. Vincent Greenway October 18, 2011 no comments Earlier this year I wrote about the challenges to walkability in the West End/ Cabanne neighborhood. Although progress of removing…
McGowan, Teach for America Partner on $100M Renovation of 500K Sq Ft J... October 17, 2011 7 comments The 500,000 square foot Jefferson Arms Hotel, long a physical on Tucker Avenue in downtown St. Louis has a new…
East-West Gateway Releases “Where We Stand: The Strategic Assess... October 10, 2011 no comments East-West Gateway Council of Governments has released its latest "Where We Stand" report. The report, the Council's sixth since 1992…
St. Louis Gets Another “Great Street” But That’s Not... October 7, 2011 15 comments So Washington Avenue from the Eads Bridge to 18th Street has been named an American Planning Association Top 10 Great…
Self-inflicted Suburbanism: Kirkwood Looks to Demo Downtown Stores for... October 6, 2011 10 comments “It’s not that (more parking) is a bad idea…” Actually, yes, it is that more parking is a bad idea,…
Fourth Annual MetroLink Prom Returns to Celebrate the Blue Line October 5, 2011 8 comments “Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.” – Ovid Four years ago the future…