Arch/Parks Tax Victory, St. Louis Regionalism and What’s Next April 3, 2013 37 comments {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 March 26, 2013 24 comments In the recent Post-Dispatch editorial Yes on Prop P. Arch-parks-trails tax fixes old problems, creates new opportunities, the following appeared,…
Arch Grounds and Parks Sales Tax Hearing This Thursday December 6, 2012 79 comments The City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen Parks Committee meets at 10am this Thursday to hear Board Bill No.…
Proposition P: Sales Tax Increase in St. Louis City to Fund CityArchRi... December 6, 2012 21 comments Tomorrow, Alderwoman Phyllis Young will introduce Board Bill No. 258 to the City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen. The…
Parks and Recreation St. Louis Style March 23, 2012 20 comments If Civic Progress, CityArchRiver2015 Foundation, City of St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley get…
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…
Missed Opportunity: The Central West End Gets a Bad Neighborhood Park February 1, 2011 4 comments Back in 2009, planning for a new pocket park in the Central West End was well under way. Although just…
$578M Arch Grounds Transformation Gets Revised January 27, 2011 no comments It's hard to avoid the anticipated cost of this project, though it serves no purpose to dwell on it. The…
Bring in the Gondolas: Arch Grounds Plan to Include Cable Ride Across ... January 26, 2011 no comments According to the CityArchRiver2015 Foundation, organizers of the Arch grounds design competition, visitors will be able to take a gondola…
Why Is St. Louis So Excited to See Grant’s Farm as a National Pa... August 15, 2010 no comments {Grant's Cabin at Grant's Farm – Is Hardscrabble the piece most worth preserving?} Glossed over in the several weeks of…
Federal Funding of Urban Parks Could Help St. Louis December 11, 2009 no comments {the High Line Park in New York} For the first time in eight years federal funding may become available to …
New Park in The Grove Almost Ready for Primetime: Form Takes Shape, Pr... October 7, 2009 no comments Currently referred to as "Chouteau Park," the Grove's new neighborhood park is nearing a final public presentation. Over the course …