Mayor Slay Announces He Won’t Seek 5th Term
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With a brief and unexpected announcement today, St. Louis City Mayor Francis Slay announced that he will not seek to…
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Motorist Hits, Kills MoDOT Worker Lyndon Ebker in Franklin County (KMOV)
- Man Struck by Motorist in Belleville Early Friday Suffers Multiple Injuries (BND)
- Susan Started Biking at 50 and Now Can’t Stop (Trailnet)
- What Are These Safety Campaigns Really Saying? (Treehugger)
- T4America Wants You to Save Nov. 16 and 17 for its Capital Ideas Conference
- Ride-Share Drivers Need a Voice (Next City)
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Talking Headways Podcast: The Essential Link Between Transit and Land Use
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Think land use is none of a transit agency’s business? Think again. Transit routes serving sprawled-out areas draw fewer riders and cost more to operate than routes serving compact, walkable development.
This week, Brian McMahon and GB Arrington join me to talk about our excellent new report, Linking Transit Agencies and Land Use Decision Making. This is a research [...]
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Missouri Senate Votes to Pass Fuel Tax Increase (Post-Dispatch)
- Proposed Missouri Fuel Tax Increase Would Make it Higher than National Average (Post-Dispatch)
- Unattended Vehicles Strikes and Seriously InjuresRyan Kelly in Hollister (Hometown Daily News)
- Andrew’s MetroLink Commute Helped Him Give Up His Car (NextStop)
- $266 Million Available in Competitive U.S. DOT Grants for Bus Transit (Planetizen)
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High Frequency: Why Houston Is Back on the Bus
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Every so often, every city should do a “system reimagining” of its bus network like Houston METRO did.
Back in 2012, Houston’s bus network was in trouble. Ridership was down, and weekend ridership was especially weak. Frequent service was rare. Routes didn’t go directly where people needed to go. If you wanted to get from one place outside [...]
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- More Pleas for Better Infrastructure/Understanding of Laws After Cyclist’s Death (KSHB)
- Motorist Overdoses on Herion, Crashes Into Family in St. Ann (Fox2Now)
- Glenn D. Parchmon Charged for Hitting Cyclist and Motorist on March 29 (Post-Dispatch)
- Want to Attend the Transit Midwest Conference But Can’t Afford To? CMT Has Scholarships
- Jackson County to Purchase Unused Railroad Tracks for Future Transit (The Examiner)
- The Only Way to Understand the New Bridj Is to Ride it (KC Star)
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McKee’s Gas Station & Grocery Proposal Highly Suburban In Plan — Inappropriate Near Central Business District
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In a December 2011 post, titled Downtown’s New Entrance, I said the following of developer Paul McKee’s plans along the new Tucker coming into downtown from the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge: I’m still concerned the new buildings will lack connections to adjacent sidewalks. St. Louis now has a “Complete ...
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- KMZU Talks Bike Safety With MoBikeFed
- Are Police Pursuits Worth the Risk to People’s Lives? (Post-Dispatch)
- You Might Get Tapped for a Survey Riding Metrolink This Month (NextStop)
- Bike-Share Proving Safer Than Predicted (Treehugger, CityLab)
- Your How-To Guide on Adding Bike Lanes to Road Resurfacing Projects (FHWA)
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New NGA West Location Will Gut St. Louis Place Neighborhood, Not Revitalize What Remains
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The National Geospatial Agency decided to keep its Western headquarters in the City of St. Louis. The narrative around this decision is summed up nicely here: The decision means the city will keep 3,100 jobs, currently housed at the Old Arsenal complex south of Anheuser-Busch brewery, and move them to ...
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Motorist Strikes and Kills Cyclist in Kansas City, Crash Under Investigation (KSHB, KC Star)
- Man Killed by Motorist Early Friday in Belleville (BND)
- April 11 is Bike/Ped Day at Missouri’s Capital (BikeWalkKC)
- MoDOT Begins Dipping in to Reserves (Post-Dispatch)
- This Week’s MetroLink Construction Schedule (NextStop)
- Images of Interstates Cutting Through St. Louis Neighborhoods (Michael DeFilippo)
- MoDOT’s McKenna in Moberly to Stump for Increase in Gas Tax (Moberly Monitor)
- New Section of Katy Pedestrian Bridge in Boonville Now Open (KOMU)
- Some Think KCRTA Gets Too Much Political/Public Money (Pitch)
- Don’t Worry Kids, Barrel Bob Is Safe (St. James Leader Journal)
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The NGA Selection of St. Louis City: Final EIS
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The Environmental Impact Statement for the Next NGA West Campus in the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area is a 491-page…
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Darnell Murphy Arrested in Hit-And-Run of Florissant Police Officer (WIBW)
- Travel Safe Zone on Hwy I-70 Starts Monday in Wentzville (Post-Dispatch)
- Donate Your Bike at This Sunday’s St. Louis Earth Day Recycling Event
- Highway Projects Destroyed Families Across the US, Can DOT Make Up for It? (Streetsblog USA)
- T4America Posts Last Week’s TIGER Presentation
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