University City Big Box Plan Exemplifies All That Is Wrong
We’ve seen this movie play over and over again in the St. Louis region. This time it’s set in University…
Author Archives: Richard Bose
Elon Musk Proposes Tunnel to Replace I-64 Through Downtown
Elon Musk’s Boring Company with partners at USDOT, East-West Gateway, MoDOT, and IDOT held a press conference today to announce…
Big Lots Making Us House Poor
Three years ago I examined an area in Southampton where houses on wide lots weren’t pulling their weight compared to…
The Cost of a Cul-De-Sac
Like so many parts of St. Louis McRee Town was devastated by the government-encouraged spreading out of our cities. The…
Build out of 5700 McPherson
The build out of the 5700 block of McPherson in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood is nearly complete. Only one empty…
“There’s Not Enough Parking!”
Downtown parking is critically short and restaurants have had problems due to the shortage.
In Kirkwood, and no doubt many…
How Not to Leverage Transit
We must achieve nearby land productivity commensurate with the infrastructure built to serve it, otherwise we will go bankrupt trying…
Construction Photo Roundup
Some recent photos of development around town.
New Centene tower at Forsyth and Hanley.
212 S Meramec
Ceylon at N…
Gas Tax Cut Again in Missouri
Another year has passed and the fuel tax has been cut again. Since Missouri’s fuel tax is fixed at 17…
The Euclid Construction Photos
The Euclid at 40 N. Euclid at West Pine in the Central West End is finished. The Shake Shack is…
Failure of Fragmentation: Apr 3 Tax Hikes On St. Louis County Ballot
Another election is coming up, and that means more tax increases on the ballot to prop up fragmentation in St.…
Building Permits in St. Louis City Top $715M in 2017
The sum of building permits issued in the city of St. Louis reached $715M in 2017 marking four strong years…