Alex Ihnen
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A Century of Commuting Progress in St. Louis
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On average, the St. Louis commuter today moves quickly. We also move farther. In 2010 St. Louis ranked 3rd of…
How St. Louis is Allowing MoDOT and the 85th Percentile Rule to Kill Gravois
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If the city street in front of your home were posted with a 35MPH speed limit would you feel safe?…
MoDOT Presents Gravois Plan at Open House (and Online)
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Tonight the Missouri Department of Transportation is holding an open house to share its latest plans for Gravois Avenue through…
No Street Closures Planned as MoDOT Moves Ahead with Gravois Project
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According to the Post-Dispatch, a plan to close sections of 16 city streets intersecting Gravois Avenue through a swath of…
Pay Parking Lot May Be Next for Vacant Church’s Chicken in The Loop
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The long vacant Church’s Chicken location at Skinker and Delmar Boulevards my soon have a new use, but not the…
Why Go Downtown at All? Presaging Urban Decline in St. Louis
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The hallowing out of urban St. Louis. We knew it was coming half a century ago. Solutions to the challenge…
Kingshighway and Forest Park Parkway Set to Become At-Grade Intersection
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If all goes according to plan, Forest Park Parkway and Kingshighway will be an at-grade intersection in a year and…
$78.9M Boulevard South Project in Richmond Heights Wins TIF Support
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Tonight, a TIF (Tax Increment Financing) Commission voted to recommend a 23yr TIF to support the development of the long…
Greater Gravois Initiative Produces Vision for A Better Gravois, Awaits MoDOT Plan
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This year something amazing happened in a corner of St. Louis City bisected by a state-managed arterial stroad. Residents spoke…
Sunnen Station Phase II to Add Apartments, Another Car Dealership in Maplewood
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Let’s start with the good news. The Sunnen Station development appears nearer to achieving its mixed-use aspirations, and nearer to…
Anticipating NGA Headquarters, Pruitt-Igoe Site to be Re-Zoned
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The LCRA is petitioning for a zoning change at the long vacant Pruitt-Igoe site. The request is one more step…
500Ksf Mixed-Use Development Planned for Vacant Hanley-Clayton Road Site
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Vacant for nearly two decades, the prominent corner of Clayton and Hanley Roads may finally be redeveloped. Planned is more…