Saint Louis and Kansas City Enjoy Low Congestion, Commute Times
Recently, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute released a report on mobility in the nation’s urban areas, specifically focusing on congestion....
Pope Francis Is Visiting a Catholic School. Maybe You Should, Too
Today, Pope Francis will visit Our Lady Queen of Angels school in East Harlem in New York City. It will...
Bad for Borrowing: Saint Louis Bond Ratings Slip
Recently, Moody’s, a prominent credit rating group, downgraded Saint Louis’s debt rating. While the changes are nothing drastic (and the...
New Report Gives High Marks to Missouri’s Urban Highways
Recently, TRIP, a national transportation research group, released a report on the state of urban roadways in cities across the...
Something to Ponder While Debating the Minimum Wage
The latest news regarding the minimum wage debate in Saint Louis makes me feel like Michael Corleone in The Godfather...
Blame It On the MTC
Traveling can be stressful. I’m usually comforted when the airplane safely touches down at my final destination, especially when it’s...
Ridesharing Is an Opportunity for Saint Louis
In an increasingly competitive world, it is ever more important that our city and our region seize every opportunity to...
Thoughts on the Latest Rams Press Conference
With the recent news that Rams owner Stan Kroenke is planning to build a new football stadium, the chances of the...
Thoughts on Gov. Nixon’s Rams Press Conference
With the Rams poised to do a power run out of town, are public officials planning to blitz unwary taxpayers and their pocketbooks?...
Saint Louis City’s Growth: Trickle-Down Urbanism?
A look at the latest American Community Survey data confirms that income growth in Saint Louis City has been lackluster...
Part One: The Smallness Of The Potentially ‘Hip’ Core
Just the other day, The Daily Beast published an outstanding piece on redevelopment trends in our urban communities. Joel Kotkin, a...
Real School Choice Options Would Help to Narrow Educational Achievement Gap
This week, organizations across the country are holding events to celebrate National School Choice Week, so it’s worth taking a...
Will They Push George Brett Around in a Wheelchair?
I sure hope not. For starters, I think he’s only 60 and in perfectly good health. But ever since the Red Sox...
When Advocates for Subsidies Say “Local,” They Mean “A Short Distance Away”
This article about local food in San Francisco illustrates the problems with subsidizing food production on pricey urban real estate....
Supply and Demand … What a Novel Idea!
According to Sports Illustrated: Next season, San Francisco Giants fans buying single-game tickets for an April game against Milwaukee might pay half...
Eminent Domain’s Shameful, Racist Legacy
I have previously noted that eminent domain has all-too-frequently been used to uproot minority communities. A few days ago, the...
Some Positive (and Not-So-Positive) News for Missouri Homeowners
Forbes Magazine has ranked Kansas City fifth in its “Best Cities for Home Sellers” list. This is good news for...
Responding to Criticisms of KIPP
There’s a discussion of KIPP’s drawbacks and merits in the comments section of the Talk of the Day blog. One...
KIPP Schools Are on the Way
It’s official: Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools are coming to St. Louis: The announcement today from the San...
Ever Get The Feeling You’ve Been Cheated?
Maurice posted yesterday on this infuriating story from the AP about the decision by state government five years ago to...
