The Interstate’s Impact on East St. Louis April 27, 2012 17 comments Despite nearly two years of planning between St. Louis Mayor Raymond Tucker and Rex Whitton of the Missouri State Highway…
Young Begins Attempt to Shrink St. Louis Board of Aldermen from 28 War... April 26, 2012 no comments In 1950, each member of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen represented more than 30,000 residents, on average. Today the…
St. Louis, Home to GMO Behemoth and Innovative Local Farming Welcomes ... April 23, 2012 no comments Anyone interested in land use, economic development, health and nutrition, or workers rights in St. Louis should be thrilled to have…
It’s Time to Listen to MoDOT: Poplar Street Bridge Access to I-70 Need... April 19, 2012 no comments In 2001, after many years of study, public meetings, regional discussion, and E/W Gateway approval, the DOT’s received a Record…
So You’ve Lost Accreditation, What Now? A How-To, How-Not-To Gui... April 17, 2012 2 comments One of the benefits of more regional cooperation and consolidation is that assets and liabilities, problems and solutions become more…
Please Do, Please Don’t: How Can We Address Violence in The Loop... April 13, 2012 no comments The Loop has always been one of my favorite neighborhoods in St. Louis. I love it as an example of…
The Incredible Gateway Arch – Popular Mechanics, December 1963 April 13, 2012 no comments The Incredible Gateway Arch – Popular Mechanics, December 1963 by nextSTL.com…
MoDOT Offers Viable Alternatives to Removing Connections for Misguided... April 11, 2012 2 comments The Missouri Department of Transportation has gone live with their virtual meeting proposing alternatives to the “lid” over I-70 at…
The Life and Death of Urban Highways April 10, 2012 2 comments The Interstate highway system through the City of St. Louis was planned, and largely executed in the context of planning…
The Interstate Bridge between St. Louis and East St. Louis April 6, 2012 6 comments {the interstate bridge at the bottom left provides travelers with a grand entrance into downtown, guiding them through the Gateway…
In St. Louis Population Decline No Longer Good or Bad, “It just ... April 5, 2012 no comments In the City of St. Louis, we’re apparently no longer allowed to say that further population decline is bad news.…
In St. Louis Even the Old Bricks Are Leaving Town (still) April 3, 2012 2 comments The first article was written in 1978, surely not marking the invention, as it is, of brick theft in St.…