If St. Louis County cares about the lives and safety of its residents, then why has it turned a blind eye to this deadly street?
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Missouri’s governor is stuck on a mid-20th-century economic model, wherein connecting cities via interstates provides big economic returns. But such a mindset is going to do a lot more harm than good in today’s world.
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Regional fragmentation allows cities to pursue quick growth and shift the long-term costs onto their neighbors. Can a proposal to merge St. Louis with its suburbs make the region stronger by fixing these incentives?
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A proposed gas tax hike in Missouri would just mean more money to perpetuate a broken system. It would continue the damage the state’s transportation policies have done to communities big and small.
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When a city zones for sparse land uses, it's forcing people in other municipalities with no say in the decision to subsidize this choice.
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The reconfiguration of a bus route to reach lower-income suburban areas is a symptom of the problem, not the real treatment.
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We’ve set up a scheme resembling Enron-style accounting where debt and liabilities are hidden in subsidiaries (municipalities).
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An important review of Connected2045, a long range transportation plan for the St. Louis region.
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The Grim Reaper constantly lurks in our city, threatening to destroy the productive development patterns of the past with the scythe of 20th century ideas of progress. Before doing more of the same, let’s do the math!
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