Missouri
The Revival Of Downtown St. Louis
More than $2.5 billion has been committed to 125 projects as part of a plan to reinvigorate downtown St. Louis.
Marching Against Homicide
In Kansas City, a publicity campaign seemed to curtail crime in a bad neighborhood, but will the good times roll?
The Wrong Kind Of TOD
Wendell Cox publishes an image of precisely the kind of transit-oriented development planners don't want.
Building Boom In Downtown St. Louis Lofts
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.
Missouri Candidates Should Get Real
The Missouri gubernatorial race will likely turn on “character” but that’s too bad; Missourians need to hear about some other things this fall.
Bold Plans For St. Louis
St. Louis has a new planning director.
How Open Can An Open Session Be?
Does city staff need to 'dumb down' decision making if private negotiations are opened to the public?
Heads On Parade
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.
Kansas City: Create Places, Not Skylines
Great cities do not necessarily have impressive skylines, but 'streets, plazas and parks where people gather to shop, play.'
Refining the Architecture of Security
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.
The Politics of Preservation
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.
Twenty-three-acre Lake Disappears Into Sinkhole
Water buildup from recent thunderstorms causes a sinkhole under man-made Lake Chesterfield.
King Of Sprawl
Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution summarizes the challenges faced by a region on the rise.
St. Louis' Gradual Decline
Can St. Louis survive in the Post-Industrial era?
Lower Your Water Bill, Stop Storm Water Erosion
An urban soil conservationist builds a backyard pond to stop his storm water erosion; now a local developer is interested in the idea.
New (Sub)urbanism In St. Louis
In suburban St. Louis, developers and local officials see denser, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods as land-use possibilities.
St. Louis' Old Suburban Urbanism
St. Louis' older suburbs are copying traditional city neighborhoods in an effort to attract residents.
Revitalizing Downtown Kansas City
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.
Sports Stadiums Becoming Bland?
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.
Renewing Urban Renewal
An impoverished St. Louis neighborhood near the Missouri Botanical Gardens faces demolition, when rehabilitation might be the answer, in this case study.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
