CityArchRiver Unveils New Project Fly-Through
As groundbreaking nears for the Arch project, CityArchRiver has released a new fly-through of its design. Most of the imagery…
Tag Archives: Arch
An Arch Grounds Design Primer for a Suddenly Aware Board of Aldermen
Something interesting happened at the City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen Transportation and Commerce Committee meeting recently. It seems…
What “The Gateway Arch” by Tracy Campbell Tells Us About S...
{the St. Louis riverfront after businesses and residents were evicted for clearance}
The gaping wound of the highways, and the…
Video: 2013 CityArchRiver Report to the Community
Whatever your take on the CityArchRiver process, plan and politics, it's important to keep up with the project. Watching the…
One Image to Help Explain the Boulevard v. I-70 Issue in St. Louis
It may not be immediately clear to everyone how significant the difference is between the image on the right and…
A Plan for the Gateway Arch Leaves a St. Louis Highway in Place. But f...
{I-70 and the Gateway Arch, downtown St. Louis – credit: MoDOT}
St. Louis’ downtown riverfront is on the verge of…
Arch/Parks Tax Victory, St. Louis Regionalism and What’s Next
{the Old Courthouse renovation will be one of the big beneficiaries of the Prop P victory}
Proposition P was approved…
Post-Dispatch Falsely Claims Support for Prop P
In the recent Post-Dispatch editorial Yes on Prop P. Arch-parks-trails tax fixes old problems, creates new opportunities, the following appeared,…
The Missing Conversation About Visitor Attendance at the Gateway Arch
As noted many times by leaders of the coming Arch grounds renovation, the economic argument for the planned $578M outlay…
Considering CityArchRiver Arch Grounds Alternatives and Why the NPS Sh...
{rendering of proposed North Gateway – currently Washington Avenue and a parking garage}
Following who is in charge of what…
A Modest Proposal to Connect Existing Features at the Arch Grounds
With $577 million dollars worth of improvements being proposed to the Arch grounds, here is a small, simple possibility.
Most…
Guest Commentary: Suddenly Urgent Arch Tax Is Misguided
The 3/16 cent "Arch tax" bill that would authorize a public vote on Proposition P raises questions of priorities and…