Transportation Archives - Page 6 of 29

February 6, 2015 8 comments

This is going to sound a bit strange, but I sure do love roads. That’s right, roads. And by “roads”,…

January 20, 2015 32 comments

The MoDOT-road construction industrial complex dangled carrots in front of voters last summer. The shiny new objects were supposed to…

December 4, 2014 142 comments

Earlier this year I wrote about the lack of a coordinated, consensus plan to expand transit within the St. Louis…

November 25, 2014 352 comments

There was a time that the Interstate highway was a symbol of freedom. There was a time when the St.…

November 8, 2014 37 comments

nextSTL has learned that bids to construct the long planned Loop Trolley have come in $11M above budget, threatening to…

October 16, 2014 91 comments

This article is an expanded version of the catalog essay that accompanies artist Lauren Pressler’s installation Latch and Plaque, currently…

September 5, 2014 51 comments

{Tower Grove Avenue is lovely to ride. Cars take the left lane and cyclists take the right next to the…

August 14, 2014 24 comments

Watch what is happening in Ferguson. Pay attention to those who are present, and those who are not. Support those…

August 6, 2014 14 comments

Missouri voters soundly rejected a 3/4% sales tax increase Tuesday night that would have funded more than $5B in transportation…

August 2, 2014 no comments

As Missouri considers its transportation future and how to fund it, we’re reposting some relevant content by Chuck Marohn, president…

July 31, 2014 21 comments

It’s not easy to distill all that is wrong with Amendment 7 into one short, readable item. A lot of…

July 28, 2014 43 comments

The table is set for Missouri’s vote on constitutional Amendment 7 on August 5th. After two years of machinations in…