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Parking Madness: Send Us Pics of Parking Lots Where Your City Should Be

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 7, 2016 | No Comments

Parking craters that won the whole thing (left to right): Tulsa, Rochester, and Camden. Does your city have what it takes to compete in Streetsblog’s fourth annual Parking Madness tournament? Who will join Tulsa, Rochester, and Camden, NJ, as winners of the coveted “Golden Crater”? We’re looking for 16 parking scars blighting American downtowns. One will advance through our bracket to [...]

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Hazelwood School District Suffers from Low Land Productivity

By Richard Bose | Mar 7, 2016 | No Comments

The Hazelwood School District plans to cut $6.6M from its 2016-17 budget. The district has been running an operating budget…

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 7, 2016 | No Comments

3-Year Sentence for Aaron Futrell, Driver in Fatal Hit-And-Run Last May (Post-Dispatch)
After Week Delay, MO Senate Expected to Talk Fuel Tax Again (St. Louis Public Radio)
Cyclists in KC Asking for Protected Bike Lanes (Fox4KC)
Your Evening MetroLink Ride May Be Disrupted March 7-11 (NextStop)
Ride KC Starts Today (KMBC)
Missouri One of Few States That Doesn’t Ban Texting While Driving (KC Star)
People Who Ride Transit Save Nearly $800 Per Month (USA Today)
On Average, Five Kids Per Day Are Hit by Motorists Near Schools in Illinois (KTRS)

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Cortex, Lawrence Group Team Up for $232M Midtown Project

By Alex Ihnen | Mar 4, 2016 | No Comments

The Lawrence Group and Cortex are teaming up to greatly increase development plans for the long vacant Federal Mogul site…

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 4, 2016 | No Comments

Tight Squeeze for Parking With the New KC Streetcar (KC Star)
Cities Need to Be Better About Clearing Sidewalks/Bike Lanes After Snow (Next City)
Eminent Domain in a Kansas City Neighborhood Documented (Strong Towns)
St. Joe Adds Bike Maintenance Stations Around Town (St. Joseph News-Press)
Meet Your New MO Highways and Transportation Commission Chair (Post-Dispatch)
Check Out the 2016 Bicycling and Walking in the US Report (Alliance for Biking & Walking)
Can Increasing Ped Crosswalk Signals Decrease Motorists’ Drive Time? (Enlivenco)

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Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 3, 2016 | No Comments

Man Killed by Motorist on US 169 This Morning in North Kansas City (KC Star)
Health Advocates Want Tobacco Tax Increase to Be for Saving Lives, Not Roads (Missouri Times)
Leon Loves People Watching on Transit, and Sharing Those Stories (NextStop)
Register Now for CMT’s Ten Toe Express Spring Session
Final Section of Boone Bridge Demolition Scheduled for Monday, March 7 (St. Louis Public Radio)
Cyclist Phillip Allen Suing Cape Girardeau for Personal Injury Due to Bad Grate Placement (Southeast Missourian)

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Downtown Trolley Route Expands To Compton Starting March 14th

By Steve Patterson | Mar 3, 2016 | No Comments

Tuesday’s post (Metro Makes Long-Needed Changes at 18th & Clark, Still Violates ADA) listed the many MetroBus route changes effective March 14th, one of which was the #99 Downtown Trolley. As mentioned in a July 2014 post, the Trolley will reach Union Station — and well-beyiond, as it turns out. First, ...

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“A Brief Plea” Submitted For Preservation and Reuse of Desloge Tower

By Alex Ihnen | Mar 2, 2016 | No Comments

The Foundation for Commercial Philanthropy, a private foundation associated with the Desloge family has presented SSM Health with a proposal…

Bike Counts Rising Fast at Automated Counters Around the World

By Michael Andersen | Mar 2, 2016 | No Comments

Medellín, Columbia. The country has two Eco-Counters. 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. The battle to make biking a viable transportation or recreation choice for more people is fought mostly at the local level: a protected bike lane here, a [...]

Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 2, 2016 | No Comments

Involuntary Manslaughter Charge for Mikal Hamilton in Friday’s Hit-And-Run (Post-Dispatch)
New Pedestrian Walkway Construction Underway in Columbia (KOMU)
Sunset Hills Aldermanic Candidates’ Stances on Bicycle-Friendliness and More (Call Newspapers)
“Stand Your Ground” Law May Be Expanded in Missouri (KY3)
Commissioners Committed to Pedestrian Walkway Over Railroad Tracks in Bowling Green (Bowling Green Times)
Smart Assets Ranks the Top 25 US Cities for Transit (Treehugger)
Cycling Growing in the US (Next City)
Millennials Looking for the Anti-Suburb Suburb (Planetizen)

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Today’s Headlines

By Carrie Zukoski | Mar 1, 2016 | No Comments

MO Senate to Debate Fuel Tax Increase This Week (KBIA, St. Louis Public Radio)
Should MoDOT Team Up With Local Governments to Fund Projects? (Post-Dispatch)
Expect Minor Delays on MetroLink’s Red Line This Week (NextStop)
Personal Safety an Issue at This Parking Garage (KMOV)
Fairview Heights MetroLink Shut Down Briefly Due to Domestic Dispute (Post-Dispatch, BND)
Long-Time Cycling Advocate in Columbia Pens Her Last Article (Columbia Tribune)
“Cities Beyond Driving” Webinar on March 7 (TRB)

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Metro Makes Long-Needed Changes at 18th & Clark, Still Violates ADA

By Steve Patterson | Mar 1, 2016 | No Comments

In a couple of weeks Metro’s new North County Transit Center will open, so many MetroBus routes will see major changes: Metro’s quarterly service change on March 14 will impact the operations of 48 MetroBus routes in the St. Louis metropolitan region, including the introduction of nine new MetroBus routes ...

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