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Midwest-based Urban Coeur Development is combining historically rehabilitated lofts and commercial space with new construction townhomes to create a new boulevard park community in the heart of Kansas City's downtown neighborhoods.

Luring suburban residents back to the city is at the heart of the St. Louis effort to rejuvenate downtown.

This commentary in the Springfield (MO) News-Leader argues thatSpringfield's economic resilience depends on the city setting astatewide example of growth management in the Show Me State.

Public transit cannot compete with automobiles -- even during a snow storm in St. Louis, writes Wendell Cox.

Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co will develop the plan for a $500 million community for St. Charles County, Missouri.

Architecture critic Robert W. Duffy does not like the proposed 'retro' design for a new stadium in St. Louis.

This report brings together a large body of new information about both the nature and costs of development patterns in the "Show-Me" State.

Recent studies by the Center for Disease Control links low density environments to inactivity and obesity.

The recent upgrade of a shopping mall near St. Louis cost $237 million, but still lacks sidewalks for those who want to walk to the stores.

The Kansas City Star publishes the last installment in a five-part series on fixing downtown.

Kansas City, Mo. fashions zoning regulations to preserve the character of a vital historic neighborhood.

Kansas City is weighing its options for reviving its historic but empty downtown.

The second of a series of articles on urban growth in Kansas City focuses on the importance of downtown housing in urban revitalization.

The Kansas City Star features a special five-part series, "Saving downtown: Why reviving the city center matters even in the suburbs."

The taming of the Missouri River has had enormous environmental consequences. Is it time to set it free?

Court orders temporary halt to New Urbanism-influenced development in Kansas City, North, due to environmental concerns.

An office complex where bus riders, carpoolers, bike riders and train users would get special treatment is inching its way toward approval in Broward County.

Missourians for Rail Passenger Service, a volunteer group, is petitioning for a fuel tax to fund passenger rail in Missouri.

Does mining belong in scenic national reserves? Or do the potential benefits of new jobs outweigh the impacts?

Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce offer three strategies to guide the development of the Kansas City region.