Questions for the Chesterfield Valley TDD
The unconstrained growth and abuse of special taxing districts in Missouri marches (or better, skates) on. This evening, the Chesterfield...
Saint Louis Needs Better Bus Rapid Transit Plans
In a previous post, we outlined how Metro is planning to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in the Saint Louis...
Make Bus Rapid Transit Serve Bus Users
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is likely to make its debut in Saint Louis in the next couple years. Regional planning...
I’m Just Eager for Tolls
It would be wonderful if everyone took into account the full social consequences of their actions before making a decision...
Road Money Drying Up, Whatsoever Shall We Do?
MoDOT is predicting that road projects in Missouri, except for the New I-64/40, will be delayed because (according to the...
The New I-64, Y2K, and the Pope
Well, it is pretty much official. The final test has been passed (this morning’s commute) and the traffic nightmare that...
One Last “Happy New Year” Post
Media Watch, a St. Louis-based news tracking service, released its rankings of the top 10 most covered local news stories...
Papal Visit 2, Traffic Nightmare Boogaloo
My alarm went off at 4:30 this morning so that I could immediately turn on the local news to watch...
County Proceeds With Takeover of Conway Road
St. Louis County is proceeding (agenda item # 28) with the takeover of Conway Road in response to Westwood’s insane...
We Are All In This Together, Except For Westwood
In today’s punch-right-between-the-eyes example of why Saint Louis County has too many municipalities, the Village of Westwood wants to contribute...
In Praise of MoDOT
I stand here today to praise MoDOT. These are words you do not often hear in Missouri, where attitudes toward...
The Time Has Come For I-64 / 40
It’s here. No matter if you like it or not, the new I-64 reconstructino project is here. I, for one,...
This is one bitter commuter…
Cheryl Fleming is one unhappy commuter: Fleming said she won’t ride MetroLink partly because it consumes too much time. "I’m...
