A Side Yard in the City: St. Louis, Vacant Land and Shrinking Cities i... November 11, 2011 no comments "Blotting" is the latest urban vacant land trend to be discovered by The Atlantic Cities, billed as "the latest DIY…
Brick Phoenix Rising: Hyde Park South (if you’re wondering if bu... November 10, 2011 no comments Rather quietly on the north side of St. Louis, a red brick phoenix is rising. On scattered lots roughly centered…
What Should Be: the St. Louis Mercantile Library Buildling November 9, 2011 29 comments Arguably the brightest part of post-recession downtown St. Louis is the progress of the Mercantile Exchange: specifically the redevelopment of…
McKee Seeks to Add Bottle District Site to NorthSide Development November 9, 2011 10 comments As reported by Tim Logan at the Post-Dispatch, developer Paul McKee is seeking to add the 17-acre Bottle District site…
CORTEX Enters Phase II: RFP Explores MetroLink Options, TOD, Sustainab... November 8, 2011 21 comments CORTEX, the 240 acre behemoth of a redevelopment zone that occupies a wide swath of land at the heart of…
St. Louis University Seeks Demolition for Historic Pevely Dairy Comple... November 3, 2011 33 comments If Saint Louis University gets it's way, the 10-acre Pevely Dairy complex that has dominated the southwest corner of Chouteau and Grand…
Groth Guide to the Central West End November 3, 2011 8 comments The Central West End is a St. Louis neighborhood bound by Delmar Boulevard to the north, I-64 and Lindell Boulevard…
The Canary in the Suburban Coal Mine: St. Louis County Parks November 1, 2011 8 comments St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley is calling for the closure of three County parks and reduced services at many…
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…