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St. Louis Metro to test if single-car trains can reduce operating costs, maintain rider satisfaction
The pilot program will run from October to spring 2027, and begin with one single-car train operating on Metrolink’s Red and Blue lines.
How Kansas City quietly built one of the best streetcars in America
A detailed and completely unbiased history of one of American transit's greatest comebacks.
In the 1990s, Kansas City's Womontown offered queer women community and independence
A group of women created a safe space that gave them the opportunity to buy homes and build wealth in a supportive community.
World Cup crowds offer 'stress test' for Kansas City transit planners
Transportation officials are closely monitoring travel patterns during the World Cup to understand how the city's transit system can be improved as the population grows.
Kansas City reintroduces bus fares after six years of free transit
The pandemic-accelerated program made KCATA and RideKC rides free of charge.
Kansas City completes riverfront streetcar extension
The streetcar line carries a third of the region's transit riders.
Kansas City Will Start Charging Bus Fares in June — With no Plan in Place for Low-income Riders
Service providers say they haven’t been told how their clients can access free or reduced fares after the agency starts charging again this summer.
Kansas City Announces Another New, Fare-Free Streetcar Line
The once-derided transit system continues to add new lines as ridership grows.
Kansas City Adopts Milestone Data Center Zoning Rules
A new zoning ordinance classifies data centers as industrial facilities, triggering stricter zoning and permitting requirements.
Kansas City Streetcar Doubles Ridership After Expansion
Daily weekday ridership on the system jumped from 4,000 to 10,000 after the Main Street extension opened in October.
St. Louis has a Secret Stormwater Weapon Saving 100 Million Gallons from the Mississippi
The city reimburses residents who install gardens, rain barrels, and other methods that retain stormwater and decrease the risk of flooding.
In Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado and Beyond, a Surprising new Housing Model is Making Gentrification Pay Back
Each Mixed-Income Neighborhood Trust focuses on preventing displacement and capturing the benefits of rising property values for neighborhood residents.
Kansas City Set to Open Main Street Street Car Extension
The city’s streetcar system is expanding in advance of 2026 soccer World Cup.
St. Louis Nonprofit Builds Housing for Struggling Artists
The St. Louis Art Place Initiative purchases city-owned vacant properties and rehabilitates them, offering homeownership opportunities to local artists.
Missouri Governor Reverses Anti-Discrimination Housing Policies
A new state law bars cities from prohibiting source-of-income discrimination against tenants using Section 8 housing vouchers.
Missouri Tenants Sue Housing Owners Over Tax Credit Program
In Springfield, Missouri, organized tenants have filed a lawsuit against the past and present owners of their tax credit–financed properties, claiming that in exercising an opt-out provision they violated both state and federal requirements.
This City Will Pay You to Meet Your Neighbors
A North Kansas City grant program offers up to $400 for residents to throw neighborhood block parties.
Missouri Law Would Ban Protections for Housing Voucher Users
A state law seeks to overturn source-of-income discrimination bans passed by several Missouri cities.
Rural Missouri Transit Service Could Lose State Funding
OATS Transit offers low-cost rides to primarily elderly rural residents with little or no access to other transportation options.
Columbia’s Revitalized ‘Loop’ Is a Hub for Local Entrepreneurs
A focus on small businesses is helping a commercial corridor in Columbia, Missouri thrive.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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