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Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 11, 2016 | No Comments

Motorist Strikes, Kills 81-Year-Old John Soucy Jr. Tuesday (KMOX, KSDK)
May 20: Gear Up for Bike to Work Day in St. Louis With Trailnet
Ride of Silence Is May 18 (Trailnet)
Bike to Work Week (May 16-20) Events in Springfield MO (Ozarks First)
State Legislators Makes Changes to Conceal Carry Bill on Transit (Columbia Missourian)

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The ‘Great Streets’ Project on Natural Bridge, Part 2

By Steve Patterson | May 10, 2016 | No Comments

Natural Bridge received a ‘Great Streets’ road diet and makeover, yesterday I looked at the North side from Lucas & Hunt to Hanley Rd — see Part 1. My May 2012 visit was exactly four years ago today. In today’s post we’ll look at the South side on the return ...

How Can Cities Move More People Without Wider Streets? Hint: Not With Cars

By Angie Schmitt | May 10, 2016 | No Comments

Here’s how many people a single traffic lane can carry “with normal operations,” according to the National Association of City Transportation Officials. How can cities make more efficient use of street space, so more people can get where they want to go? This graphic from the new NACTO Transit Street Design Guide provides a great visual answer. (Hat tip to Sandy Johnston for [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 10, 2016 | No Comments

Police Looking for Help Catching Bike Thieves in the City (Fox2Now, KMOV)
Justin Schulte, Who Struck and Killed Cyclist Cameron Curran Last Fall in Belleville, Pleads Not Guilty (BND)
CMT’s Great Race Between Car, Bike, and Metro Is Thursday (NextStop)
Increased Speed Limits Lead to Higher Costs of Maintenance, Environmental Damage, and Lost Lives (Planetizen)
Transit Ridership Is About Service Quality, Not Amenities (The Transport Politic)

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The ‘Great Streets’ Project on Natural Bridge, Part 1

By Steve Patterson | May 9, 2016 | No Comments

In May 2012 I posted about a plan to make a stretch of Natural Bridge in St. Louis County less hostile to pedestrians, see Redeveloping Natural Bridge & The UMSL South MetroLink Station. Natural Bridge was to become one of East-West Gateway’s “Great Streets Initiative“: Great Streets are representative of ...

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 9, 2016 | No Comments

KC Streetcar Opens to Much Fanfare; 10,000-Plus People Take a Ride on Friday (KSHB)
Conceal Carry Law for Public Transit, Campuses Passes MO House (Breitbart)
Motorist Claims She Didn’t See Cyclist Until “He Was on Her Hood” in Alton (Riverbender)
Expect Delays on Illinois Side of MetroLink This Week (NextStop)
St. Louis BicycleWorks Offering Earn-A-Bike Class at Indian Trails Library (Eventful)

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Room to Breathe: The Feds Just Made It Easier to Fit Bike Lanes on Streets

By Michael Andersen | May 6, 2016 | No Comments

Photo: Adam Coppola. Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. A large car is less than seven feet wide. But thanks in part to an obscure federal rule, millions of miles of traffic lanes on local streets around the country are [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 6, 2016 | No Comments

Motorist Strikes, Kills Michelle McCown on High-Speed Road With Little Ped Infrastructure (KY3)
St. Louis Needs to Maintain Bike Lanes Better (SafeTGA)
Jeremy Likes the Ease of Using MetroLink (NextStop)
Work to Begin Next Week on MetroLink’s Civic Center Platform (BND)
Cape Girardeau Hosts Bike to Work and School Day Today (KFVS)

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Talking Headways Podcast: It Costs More to Drive Til You Qualify

By Jeff Wood | May 5, 2016 | No Comments

The topic this week is housing affordability and transit, with guests Shima Hamidi, Reid Ewing, and John Renne. They discuss their recent paper in the journal Housing Policy Debate, “How Affordable is HUD Affordable Housing?” As it turns out, a lot of HUD rental assistance is spent in areas with high transportation costs. We talk about the impetus [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | May 5, 2016 | No Comments

Missourians Will Vote on 5.9₵ Gas Tax Increase This November (Heartland, Land Line)
Travis Crain Sentenced to 4.5 Years for Driving Distracted and Killing Pedestrian Mark Scott Harris, Jr. (KWQC)
KC Streetcar Already Generating Millions in Development; Not Everyone on Board (ABCNews, KCUR)
The KC Streetcar Route Will Come With Some High-Tech Bells and Whistles (ComputerWorld)
Springfield’s New Transit Center Hosting Grand Opening Event Friday Night (MPTA)

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Urban Renewal in St. Louis on Jane Jacobs’ 100th Birthday

By Alex Ihnen | May 4, 2016 | No Comments

St. Louis was really good at Urban Renewal. It renewed the riverfront, then renewed a large section of downtown, then…

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Episode 9: Rasheen Aldridge Jr. – The Future Great City Podcast

By Alex Ihnen | May 4, 2016 | No Comments

It’s nextSTL.com in a podcast! In this episode we speak with Rasheen Aldridge, Jr. Born and raised in St. Louis,…

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