Missouri

The Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating how to turn the Mississippi riverfront in Missouri and Illinois into tourist destinations.

A new proposed 49,000-seat Cardinals baseball stadium would give downtown St. Louis a huge mixed-use redevelopment project.

Kansas City has been one of the most notable, if largely unheralded, high-tech success stories in the United States.

Lofts, trails and other improvements will tie downtown together.

Should the Northland, Kansas City, MO north of the Missouri River, be left out of light-rail planning?

Will light-rail be on the ballot again in Kansas City?

A St. Louis suburb mayor sues the city council claiming libel and slandor. The issue? A redevelopment project gone bad.

The challenges of bringing back a patch of native prairie in Missouri.

Large parking lots and parking garages can destroy the health of urban areas. This is just one of the issues that a light rail system can address in Kansas City.

Charles B. Wheeler writes about the benefits that a light rail system will bring to Kansas City and encourages residents to take a "bold action."

Greg Allen argues that Kansas City's light rail plan, influenced by "trendy" ideas such as "Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" won't work.

The striking St. Louis Arch is an icon of the city's past, and sends the wrong symbolic message. Is it time for a new monument?

Recently named one of the Civil War's 25 most endangered battlefields, Newtonia, Mo is facing the development pressures of more housing and wider roads. Local efforts are underway to preserve the area.

St. Louis is yet another city following the national trend of suburbanization, with blighted inner city areas and booming fringe communities.

Several ongoing developments aim to make Kansas City more livable by revitalizing the city with open space strategies, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, and a new land-use plan for downtown.

The New Rules publishes two sample ordinances from Kansas City restricting chain store development.

If you are unhappy with a city's services, is deannexation worth considering, or is it going too far?

Challenges of historic preservation in the Kansas City area.

The Missouri Department of Conservation explains its new strategic plan.

Urban sprawl and rapid growth of new streets has helped a St. Louis business that sells area maps.