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By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 29, 2017 | No Comments

Police Investigating Report of Motorist Striking Pedestrian in Grandview Wednesday (KC Star)
Reason #763 Not to Drive: Giant Sinkhole Swallows Car in Downtown St. Louis (KSDK)
Your Support For the Rock Island Trail Needs to Be Heard (PedNet)
First Meeting of MO Transpo Committee Reveals Same Ideas to Fund Roads (Post-Dispatch, ABC17)
State Officials Boasting of Slight Decrease in Traffic Fatalities So Far This Year (MyMoInform)
Columbia Needs to “Do More” for Bike Safety (ABC17)
New Transpo Committee Has No Representation from Northwestern Missouri (News-Press Now)
If You Lived in Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, This Is What It Would Look Like (CityLab)

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PedNet Advocacy Alert: State of Missouri Reconsidering Rock Island Trail

By Brent Hugh | Jun 29, 2017 | No Comments

Annette Triplet of the PedNet Coalition wrote an excellent summary of the situation with the Rock Island Trail--and why you need to take two minutes to complete the Missouri DNR's Survey about the future of the Rock Island Trail.

Macon, Georgia, Striped a Good Network of Temporary Bike Lanes and Cycling Soared

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 28, 2017 | No Comments

The experiment shows that if you build it, they will come -- even in smaller cities without a strong culture around active transportation.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 28, 2017 | No Comments

MetroLink Riders With No Fare May Get Fined Again (KMOX, Post-Dispatch)
Metro Arts Receives Grant to Support MetroScapes Art Project (Metro)
Springfield Starting New Ped Safety Campaign July 7 (Springfield News-Leader)
Police in Mexico, MO, Say a Teen Cyclist Crashed Into a Stopped Motorist on Saturday (Mexico Ledger)
Road Damage From Spring Floods Estimated at $20 Million, Some Bridges Still Closed (ABC17 News)

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Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 27, 2017 | No Comments

St. Louis Lost “Tenacious” Cyclist Casey Saunders — Commuter, Racer, Worker — in a Tragic Racing Accident Sunday (KC Star, KSDK)
MetroLink Safety and Security Issues Once Again in the News (KSDK)
Washington U. Revamps Its Parking, Transpo System (theSource)
Volunteer to Help Trailnet With Bike Valet Parking at Fair Saint Louis
Find Out This Week’s Scheduled MetroLink Delays (Metro)
Strong Towns Asks: Why Is There No Car Control Discussion Happening?
The U.S. Needs a Modern, Sustainable Transportation Trust Fund (The Hill)

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Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 26, 2017 | No Comments

St. Louis Falls Below the National Average in Commuting by Walking or Transit (BND)
Under Greitens, State Officials Are Reconsidering Rock Island Trail (Post-Dispatch)
Teens Assault, Rob Another Teen on MetroLink Sunday Afternoon (KSDK, Post-Dispatch)
Motorist Seriously Injures Teenager, Flees Scene in Laclede County Late Saturday (One News Page)
Missouri’s New Transpo Task Force’s First Public Meeting Is This Week in Jeff City (St. Louis Public Radio)
Plan Your July 4th Transit Travel Now (Metro)
Trial Date Set for Ralph Ringer for Alleged Hit-And-Run in 2016 in Columbia (ABC17)
MO Rep Chuck Basye Keen to Talk Transpo Issues for 2018 (Missourinet)
On Fixing Bridges in Northwest Missouri (News-Press Now)
People in the U.S. Are Driving More, Again (Planetizen)

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Three Townhome Projects Continue Historic St. Louis Infill Trend

By Alex Ihnen | Jun 26, 2017 | No Comments

The relative density of these projects, large and small, fits well in the historic scale of much of the city. Townhomes present a so-called gentle density, adding more residents to the city without introducing large apartment buildings. And the economics are smart for the city as well, as property tax revenue per acre is significantly greater with townhomes than single-family dwellings.

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The Lafayette Square Neighborhood by Grain, Inc.

By Alex Ihnen | Jun 23, 2017 | No Comments

If you like videos of St. Louis, you’ve likely heard of Grain, Inc. Their film “Here is St. Louis” garnered a lot of well-deserved attention back in 2012. A follow-up “Here is St. Louis Two” the next year was worth watching and sharing as well. Now, Grain is turning its attention to the city’s neighborhoods.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 23, 2017 | No Comments

Listen to KMOX Talk About Security on Metro, With Schoemel, Stenger Calling In
Transpo-Related Job Growth in St. Louis (St. Louis Business Journal — Paywall)
Reward for Info Leading to Arrest of May 18 Hit-And-Run Motorist Now $31,000 (Labor Tribune)
Osage Beach Aldermen Debate Giving Police More Authority to Ticket Driving Violations (Lake News)
Could Bike Infrastructure Like This Become Reality in North America? (CityLab)
Electric Bus Sales on the Rise in the U.S. (Treehugger)

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Governor Greitens Still Undecided About Rock Island Trail

By Brent Hugh | Jun 22, 2017 | No Comments

Please contact Governor Greitens and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to let them know that you support the development of the Rock Island Trail.

Dallas Confronts the Dilemma: Build Transit for the Burbs, or Build Transit People Will Use

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 22, 2017 | No Comments

In America, decisions about how to expand transit are often plagued by the same tension: The highest ridership potential is in walkable neighborhoods in the city, where more people and jobs are clustered closer together. But regional politics often lead agencies to build transit in suburban areas where ridership will be more sparse. Right now a classic confrontation of this type is playing out in Dallas.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Jun 22, 2017 | No Comments

Cody Coughlin Charged With Reckless Homicide for Alton Hit-And-Run Last Week (WBGZ)
Still Time to Sign Up for Missouri Public Transit Association’s August Conference
Plenty of Bike Parking Will Be Available at Fair Saint Louis (The Riverbender)
Meet Lenny — He Rides MetroLink (Metro)
Cape Girardeau Residents Meet to Discuss Bike/Ped Improvements (Southeast Missourian)
How One City Partnered With Lyft to Connect People to Transit (T4America)
Next City Sheds a Little More Light on Private/Public Transpo Partnerships

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