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Friday Funny: Would a Stand-Up Comedy Show Make You Ride the St. Louis Trolley?

Are we laughing with the trolley comedian, or at the trolley comedian?

August 16, 2019 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Ferguson, Missouri

UrbanPlan Program Aims to Inspire a More Diverse Generation of Planners

An Urban Land Institute program brings students into the discussion and gives them the tools to make a difference in the planning processes that define their communities.

August 12, 2019 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bio Gas Installation Cows

Renewable Natural Gas Makes Inroads in California, Oregon, and Missouri

What is expected to be the nation's largest dairy biogas operation opened in the Central Valley. To the north, Gov. Kate Brown signed the nation's first bill to establish goals to add renewable gas to pipelines, and pigs in Missouri also made news.

August 10, 2019 - NGT News

Homeless Encampment

Homeless in Louisville Moved, then Moved Again

Homeless people who had previously been moved from an I-65 overpass were forced to move again with one-day notice.

August 9, 2019 - The Courier-Journal

Metropolitan Saint Louis Transit Agency

Stop Thinning Underway in St. Louis

Metro Transit recently announced its plans to remove or relocate 450 bus stops systemwide in St. Louis city and county. After adjusting that number to 370 bus stops, the work of consolidating bus stops is underway.

July 26, 2019 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis Trolley Streetcar Ridership Dismal in the Early Days

The St. Louis Loop Trolley isn't running at full capacity, yet, but it's also falling well short of its projected ridership.

July 7, 2019 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pruitt-Igoe

More Cities and Counties Arming Renters Against Source of Income Discrimination

St. Louis County is considering fair housing legislation that would prevent source of income discrimination, as many cities in the region have already done, and many more are also considering.

May 21, 2019 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Missouri

Injecting Racial Equity into an Election Cycle in St. Louis

Ten St. Louis organizations worked together to pin down mayoral candidates on concrete questions about racial equity—but first they had come to consensus on what issues to focus on.

May 3, 2019 - Shelterforce Magazine

Bike KC Master Plan

An Ambitious Bike Plan for Kansas City Prioritizes Safety

The City Council of Kansas City is preparing to vote on the Bike KC Master Plan, which would set the city on a course to build a large network of high-quality bike infrastructure.

May 3, 2019 - KCUR

Hyperloop One

Eminent Domain Concerns Raised Over Missouri's Hyperloop Plans

Critics are pointing to a discrepancy between the plan and the reality in terms of how much private property must be acquired through eminent domain to make the state of Missouri's Hyperloop dreams come true.

April 18, 2019 - The Kansas City Star

Hyperloop One

Missouri Making Hyperloop Plans

Missouri state legislators have created a task force aimed at delivering a hyperloop route between Kansas City and St. Louis.

March 13, 2019 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Transit

The Transit App Now the Transit App for All of St. Louis

The Transit app will replace the Metro on the Go app for multi-modal trip planning around St. Louis.

March 12, 2019 - Government Technology

Downtown Highway

Smart Cities, at What Cost?

Kansas City, Missouri, wants to be a smart cities leader, but it also needs to address concerns about data collection and privacy, say critics.

January 10, 2019 - The New York Times

Vintage Trolley

Another Setback for the St. Louis Loop Trolley

The Loop Trolley in St. Louis will be closed, after short notice, for maintenance this weekend.

December 29, 2018 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

St. Louis Light Rail

Crime, Cheap Gas, Declining Population: A Cocktail for Decreased Transit Ridership

St. Louis transit planners are evaluating the reasons behind a decline in transit use as the Metro Transit system prepares its first light expansion in years.

December 6, 2018 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Brightline

Virgin Trains, Formerly Brightline, Planning Eight Expansion Corridors

November's bombshell news about the partnership between Virgin and Brightline has now yielded ambitious plans for private investment in intercity rail service.

December 6, 2018 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Downtown Kansas City Missouri

Kansas City Star Editorial Board Laments 'Denverization'

The Kansas City Star Editorial Board has concerns about gentrification and affordable housing.

November 28, 2018 - The Kansas City Star

River Barge

Port Plan Raises Flood Concerns Near St. Louis

The eternal battle between jurisdictions over how to control flooding along the Mississippi River continues.

November 28, 2018 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

4 abandoned homes in St. Louis's Greater Ville neighborhood

St. Louis Lawsuits Focus on Delinquent Properties

Special suits give property owners an opportunity to fix up rundown properties before the city sells them.

November 21, 2018 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Delmar Loop Trolley

Snow, 'Bureaucratic Snafu,' and Gun Shots: Rough First Day for Trolley Service in St. Louis

First, a snow day delayed the opening of the Loop Trolley in St. Louis. Then, the trolley didn't runt the full route. Finally, the trolley line became a crime scene.

November 18, 2018 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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