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One Spot On Sidewalk A Challenge, Who’s Responsible? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
I’ve used many sidewalks throughout St. Louis, most are adequate. It just takes one bad point though to made a decent sidewalk barely adequate. That happened to me on Saturday going from Kingshighway ...
Competing Visions for Forest Park Avenue Corridor 26 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
Forest Park Ave from Kingshighway to Grand (map) is 1.6 miles long with the potential to be a dense urban corridor. Developers, however, would like to make it a typical low-density big box chain retai...
Poll: Thoughts on Government (EPA/MO-DNR) Regulation/Oversight at the Bridgeton & Westlake Landfills 25 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Two landfills in St. Louis County ceased accepting trash after 12/31/2004. Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill, from here forward referred to as Bridgeton, is currently owned by Bridgeton Landfill LLC, and i...
Fascinated By Urban Excavation 24 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
I have a fascination with urban holes — excavations that reveal layers beneath the surface. Excavation in the 9xx block of Locust St. Not sure what it is, sorta like the urban equivalent of rings on...
Metropolitan Square Time Capsule 1988-2013 23 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
Metropolitan Square, at 593 feet, is the tallest office building in St. Louis. The Gateway Arch is slightly taller, at 630 feet. When Met Square was being built a 25-year time capsule was placed. Th...
Pedestrian Activation Buttons Almost Consistent 22 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
Most signalized intersections in St. Louis don’t require pedestrians to push buttons to get a “walk” sign, but this is changing as sidewalks & signals are updated. The biggest challenge is hunting fo...
Readers: Downtown Grocery Store Very Convenient 21 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
Some people have the attitude if I don’t like Culinaria I should just shop elsewhere and not complain. When regular customers complain to a business they’re helping that business, going elsewhere with...
New Tucker Blvd Streetscape Needs to be Continued From Washington Avenue to Spruce Street 20 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
The project to redo Tucker Blvd from Cass Ave to Washington Ave is nearly complete. The Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge will be open in early 2014, bringing many into downtown along the rebuilt T...
500 North Broadway Less Prison-Like 19 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
In a July 2010 post I described 500 North Broadway as a “prison-like office building.” The building was sold in January 2011, the new owners intent to change its image: Robert Guller, principal of BE...
Poll: What should St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones do with the site of the former Cupples 7 Warehouse? 18 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
The wrecking contractor is finishing up the demolition of the Cupples 7 warehouse at 1014 Spruce St, just west of Busch Stadium so now’s a good time to figure out the next step(s). For those new to t...
