Alex Ihnen
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It’s Time to Steal the Indy Cultural Trail
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In 2001 Indianapolis proposed that five central city neighborhoods be designated cultural districts. Taken together, they were home to nearly…
On Selling the NFL to St. Louis (Again)
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There are several issues surrounding the proposal for a new NFL stadium in downtown St. Louis. City pride, the emasculation…
In Search of Common Definition of “Urban” and “Suburban” St. Louis
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What is a city? What is urban? What part of the St. Louis area is urban? The United States Census…
St. Louis City Hiring Traffic Engineer to Coordinate Pedestrian/Bicycle Infrastructure
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St. Louis City is hiring a traffic engineer. This is good news. See, not all traffic engineers are bad. Not…
St. Louis Area Sees Big Brain Gain, But Should We Expect More?
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A study released yesterday by the Manhattan Institute for Public Policy has some people declaring victory against “brain drain”. The…
Remake of Kiener Plaza Gets Go Ahead, “The Runner” to Remain
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Yesterday, the city’s Preservation Review Board voted to recommend approval of the final design for a new $20M Kiener Plaza…
Koman Group Proposes $31M Mixed-Use Development for 34 N. Euclid
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A proposal by The Koman Group would bring another mixed-use building to the burgeoning Euclid Avenue corridor in the city’s…
Clayton Parklet Succeeds and Fails, Points the Way Forward
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In July of last year, we were the first to write about plans for a Parklet in Clayton. I championed…
Trailnet and the Changing Landscape of Cycling Advocacy in St. Louis
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Trailnet recently released the results of its constituent survey. It provides an interesting insight into a segment of the St.…
St. Louis at a Million Residents, or: Population Ain’t Nothing But a Number
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The geographic size of the City of St. Louis is important to understand. Its 66 square miles, history, and…
A Tale of Two Bicycle Cities: Editorializing in Kansas City and St. Louis
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Call it a Tale of Two Bicycle Cities. While The Kansas City Star pushes for that city to speed up…
The Pevely Dairy Site Three and One Half Years Since Demolition by SLU
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It’s July, so we’re checking in a corner of St. Louis that was once the center of a heated preservation…