If St. Louis County cares about the lives and safety of its residents, then why has it turned a blind eye to this deadly street?
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This nonprofit is transforming pockets of St. Louis, MO, into delightful and welcoming parks—and at a low cost!
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Missouri’s governor is stuck on a mid-20th-century economic model, wherein connecting cities via interstates provides big economic returns. But such a mindset is going to do a lot more harm than good in today’s world.
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A proposed highway expansion in Missouri will not only bulldoze through key areas in and around downtown St. Louis, but it’s also going to cost $859 million. Let’s go over some better ways that money could be spent.
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Half a century ago, Kansas City destroyed its downtown to make way for parking. What if we used that same no-constraints, top-down approach, but this time to right the wrongs of the past?
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MoDOT recently put out a tweet celebrating the 50-year anniversary of a highway that tore up Kansas City’s downtown. Here are just some of the (rightfully) angry reactions they got.
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Kansas City is known for its beautiful fountains, but Parks and Rec says the city doesn’t have the funds to maintain this source of civic pride.
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Springfield took a step forward in fixing this deadly stroad…but Department of Public Works officials are forcing the city to take two steps back again.
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City leaders in Springfield, MA, recently started a project to calm traffic on State Street, one of the city’s deadliest places for walkers and bikers.
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This suburb is a growing place, but it's not a successful place. It risks becoming an increasingly isolating place full of people who are cut off from the economic mainstream.
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The modern conceit is that we are far more advanced than the people of past generations—but how do our cities really stack up against those of the past?
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Rebecca McQuillen and Rodger Kube are helping stabilize a neighborhood and create homeownership opportunities.
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Gregg Lombardi is helping unite resources, organizations, and legal strategies to support a Kansas City neighborhood.
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Dozens of people have been killed by vehicles on State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts over the last seven years. The public is clamoring for change, but city staff aren’t getting the message. Here’s what’s being lost in translation.
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Humans are messy, complicated, and unpredictable: why doesn’t our street design account for that?
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When (if ever) should taxpayers subsidize a new pro sports stadium?
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The Kansas City Royals are considering building a new stadium downtown. But who should pay for it: the princes (team owners) or the paupers (taxpayers)?
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One family’s history tells volumes about the development of Kansas City since the 1950s.
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Cities must be discerning in how they incentivize development. Let’s look at two examples to see what to do, and what not to do.
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The 85th percentile rule makes it hard to ensure safe streets, so residents of northeast Kansas City took matters into their own hands.
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