Missouri

Wendell Cox publishes an image of precisely the kind of transit-oriented development planners don't want.

Since 1999, more than 1,000 loft units have opened with more than 600 units under construction, and almost double that amount are expected over the next two years.

The Missouri gubernatorial race will likely turn on “character” but that’s too bad; Missourians need to hear about some other things this fall.

St. Louis has a new planning director.

Does city staff need to 'dumb down' decision making if private negotiations are opened to the public?

Ceramic heads guard the roofline of an historic apartment building off of Kansas City's Country Club Plaza shopping district, but the city's Landmarks Commission now says the heavy heads must come down.

Great cities do not necessarily have impressive skylines, but 'streets, plazas and parks where people gather to shop, play.'

Efforts to protect the largest monument in the United States---the Gateway Arch in St. Louis---from terrorist attacks are complicated by architectural criticisms and lack of opportunity for public comment.

Struggling to halt the planned demolition of the 108-year-old Century Building, St. Louis preservationists find themselves up against an unexpected adversary---the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Water buildup from recent thunderstorms causes a sinkhole under man-made Lake Chesterfield.

Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution summarizes the challenges faced by a region on the rise.

Can St. Louis survive in the Post-Industrial era?

An urban soil conservationist builds a backyard pond to stop his storm water erosion; now a local developer is interested in the idea.

In suburban St. Louis, developers and local officials see denser, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods as land-use possibilities.

St. Louis' older suburbs are copying traditional city neighborhoods in an effort to attract residents.

H&R Block's decision to build its headquarters in Kansas City's South Loop area marks a turning point for the long-neglected neighborhood.

Two St. Louis architects defend Busch Stadium in the face of plans for its demolition and replacement with a 'cheap imitation' of Baltimore's Camden Yards.

An impoverished St. Louis neighborhood near the Missouri Botanical Gardens faces demolition, when rehabilitation might be the answer, in this case study.

It's getting easier to keep track of what's in the water.

A favorable review of the regional mass transit plan for the Kansas City area.