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Gateway Arch Rendering 2

Gateway Arch Finally Connects to Downtown St. Louis

A $380 million project bridges a freeway and connects the Gateway Arch to downtown St. Louis.

December 19, 2017 - New York Times

St. Louis Light Rail

Lawsuit Settled, Public Money in Hand: Arena Renovations Moves Forward in St. Louis

St. Louis seems to be a never-ending source of stadium financing controversy.

December 14, 2017 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

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St. Louis Trolley Plans Hit a Snag

The St. Louis trolley revival is running out of cash.

November 21, 2017 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On-Street Parking

Back-In Angle Parking Here to Stay in St. Louis

Not everyone likes the proliferation of back-in angle parking in St. Louis, but the city is committed

November 9, 2017 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

Forest Park Southeast

A Form-Based Code Arrives in St. Louis

The Forest Park Southeast neighborhood in St. Louis has completed a years-long planning process—the result is a new form-based code.

November 8, 2017 - nextSTL

Busch Stadium

Ballpark Village Development Announced in St. Louis

A $261 million mixed-use development next to Busch Stadium will put the "village" in the Ballpark Village project in downtown St. Louis.

October 26, 2017 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bumblebee Bike

Like Waze, But for Bikes

The mobile app LaneSpotter, described as a navigation app like Waze but for cyclists, has announced eight cities as the location for a pilot launch.

October 26, 2017 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

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St. Louis Joins Federal Smart Cities Initiative

The federal government's Smart Cities Initiative is still going strong, and adding new cities like St. Louis to its roster.

October 19, 2017 - KMOV

The Calm Streets Project Launches in St. Louis

The Calm Streets project, intended to improve traffic safety, walkability, and economic development opportunities in St. Louis, picked up new momentum in the form of grant funding.

October 2, 2017 - nextSTL

Historic Transit

St. Louis Trolley Hoping to Increase Hours

The St. Louis Trolley should begin operating later this year, but planners are hoping for additional funding to allow the service to operate longer hours.

August 6, 2017 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Observation Wheel

120-Foot Ferris Wheel a No-Go in St. Louis

A 120-foot-tall Ferris wheel, proposed in the St. Louis neighborhood of Delmar, was dead on arrival with residents.

July 7, 2017 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Chicken Run

Legalizing Chickens in St. Louis

If passed, St. Louis's new zoning regulations will allow residents of St. Louis to keep up to eight rabbits or chickens, among other animals.

June 20, 2017 - Next City

Observation Wheel

New Ferris Wheel Proposed for St. Louis

In Delmar Circle, a long-closed Church's Chicken and its parking lot may be the site of a 20-story Ferris Wheel.

May 16, 2017 - Next STL

St. Louis

Report: Tax Increment Financing Is the New Redlining

A new report from the Show-Me Institute provides a scathing critique of the demographic disparities apparent in how the city of St. Louis deploys tax increment financing.

May 11, 2017 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

Flodding

Middle Neighborhoods: On the Edge of Greatness or Distress

St. Louis provides the backdrop for a discussion about "middle neighborhoods"—the subject of a 2016 book by Paul C. Brophy.

May 8, 2017 - St. Louis Public Radio

Gateway Arch Rendering 2

Renovated Park Space Open to the Public Beneath the St. Louis Gateway Arch

Little by little, the grounds, facilities, and amenities of the St. Louis Gateway Arch are reopening to the public. Expect work on this $380 million project to conclude later this year.

April 14, 2017 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Louisville Bus

St. Louis Taking an Electric Bus for a Test Drive

St. Louis will have electric buses running around town for a week, but that doesn't mean the city's residents should expect a massive rollout of the buses anytime soon.

April 7, 2017 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Cardinals

Voters Reject Soccer Stadium Proposal for Downtown St. Louis

Backers hoped a soccer stadium would ease the pain of losing the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles in 2016. Now St. Louis sports fans will have to go back to the drawing board.

April 6, 2017 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

Population Decline in the Latest Census Estimates

Not only are suburbs growing, many of the larger, older cities that had reversed decades of population decline, are now losing population, again. The biggest losers: counties with the greatest population densities.

March 28, 2017 - Governing

Historic Transit

St. Louis Trolley Revival in Full Swing

Trolleys will soon get back on track in St. Louis' Delmar Loop, decades after they were taken out of service.

March 19, 2017 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

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