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Understanding St. Louis: Asymmetry of Jobs

By Alex Ihnen | Apr 20, 2017 | No Comments

we can imagine downtown St. Louis as the center of the region but must recognize that it is not. How we understand this should inform policy and planning decisions regarding transit, retail, development subsidies and more. That is, you simply can’t create development strategy without recognizing the unique position of downtown St. Louis.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Apr 20, 2017 | No Comments

Family of Man Killed at Central West End Platform Sues MetroLink for Lack of Security (Fox2Now)
The Riverfront Times Investigates the Protected Bike Lanes Missing Bollards
With Do-Nothing Legislators, Missouri Roads Are Only Going to Get Bumpier (St. Louis Public Radio)
The Herald-Whig Urges Missouri Lawmakers to Make a Decision to Fix Our Roads
Be Earth-Friendly and Try Walking or Biking to Earth Day Celebrations This Weekend (BND)
Andrea Avoids Parking Fees by Using MetroLink (NextStop)
British Study Shows Big Health Benefits to Commuting by Bike/Foot (Treehugger, MyInforms)

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We Have the Tech to Stop Distracted Driving. But Do We Have the Will?

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 19, 2017 | No Comments

What is stopping us from implementing solutions to prevent distracted driving? We have the technology. The problem is, the smartphone industry doesn't want to use it.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Apr 19, 2017 | No Comments

Krewson’s Mayoral Acceptance Speech Mentions Transit, Safer Neighborhoods (St. Louis Business Journal)
Catarino Vega Turns Into, Severely Injures Ljuban Ostojic in Platte County (KMZU)
Motorist Drives Off, Allegedly Laughing, After Mowing Down, Injuring Cyclist Near KC (Fox4KC)
If New Transpo Task Force Created in Missouri, Odds Are It’ll Only Focus on Improvements for Cars (Ozarks First)
Joplin Globe to MO Legislators: It’s Time to Step Up and Take Responsibility for Road Maintenance
Get Ready for More Bike-Friendly Improvements in Kansas City (KMBC, Fox4KC, KSHB)
St. Louis Ranks High When It Comes to Being a Low Density, Large City — AKA Sprawl (Environment News)

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Turnstiles Are For Fare Collection, Not Public Safety

By Steve Patterson | Apr 19, 2017 | No Comments

Many, including regional elected officials, letters to the editor, and others, are pushing the idea of turnstiles as a way to increase public safety on our MetroLink light rail system. This is incredibly ill-informed because turnstiles, physical and virtual, are meant to combat fare-evasion.

For People of Color, Barriers to Biking Go Far Beyond Infrastructure, Study Shows

By Michael Andersen | Apr 18, 2017 | No Comments

New research from New Jersey shows huge gaps in conventional wisdom.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Apr 18, 2017 | No Comments

MetroLink Crime Stat Info Already Revealing Patterns (BND)
St. Louis Needs to Consider Bike-Share (Post-Dispatch)
Hudson to Lead Racial Equity Position in St. Louis City (Post-Dispatch)
Springfield: Driver of Maroon Ford Explorer Flees After Hitting and Injuring Man in Wheelchair (KSPR)
A Motorist Hit and Injured Child on Bicycle in Palmyra Monday (WGEM)
Donation of Bicycles to Veterans in Popular Bluff Area Means “Everything” (KFVS)
Tonight: First Public Meeting for KC’s Bike Master Plan (KMBZ)

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Morgan Ford in TGS May See Three-Story, 26-Unit Mixed-Used Project

By Alex Ihnen | Apr 18, 2017 | No Comments

Planning and design work is progressing for a mixed-used project on Morgan Ford Road in the city’s Tower Grove South neighborhood. An envisioned project would replace a car wash as Morgan Ford and Connecticut with a three-story, 26-unit apartment building with 6,000sf of street-level retail.

Study: Drivers With Smart Phones Use Them Almost Every Time They Drive

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 17, 2017 | No Comments

Motorists with smart phones use their devices in 88 out of every 100 trips, according to data collected by Zendrive, a company that assesses driving behavior using the sensors in smart phones. Extrapolating to the entire population, Zendrive estimates there are about 600 million trips involving distracted driving in the U.S. each day.

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Apr 17, 2017 | No Comments

Driver of Black Jeep Liberty Killed Harlan Cooks and Fled Thursday Night (Post-Dispatch, Fox2Now)
Suspicious Packages Left at Brentwood MetroLink Station Found to be Harmless (Post-Dispatch)
Motorist Michael Lenz Hits, Kills Vance Monteil Saturday Night Near Branson (Springfield News-Leader)
Transportation Development District Laws Are a Costly Mess for Missouri Taxpayers (Post-Dispatch)
To Be More Transparent, MetroLink Making Call Log Public (KMOV)
Take Note of the Hyperloop Hype, Missouri (Planetizen)
Metro Links2Life Kicks Off This Wednesday at North County Transit Center (NextStop)
Bikes Donated to Students at Vashon High School … Now What? (Fox2Now)
MetroLink Construction Schedule for the Week (NextStop)

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A Better Urban Design for the Lafayette Square Praxair Site

By Alex Ihnen | Apr 14, 2017 | No Comments

The new site plan shows Lasalle Street no longer connecting through the development to MacKay Place. A new north-south street enters the development from Chouteau. This allows for an incredibly important change in the orientation of the rowhouses.

The Transit Riding Habit Can Last a Lifetime, But First You Need to Get People in the Habit

By Alon Levy | Apr 14, 2017 | No Comments

While the habit formation effect is real, it is not, unfortunately, very large.

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