Missouri
Old Homes Lose Out To New Development
After 100 years, progress marches on to bulldoze the suburban St. Louis neighborhood of Hadley Township.
Kansas City Approves One Man's Light Rail Plan
Kansas City voters approved a light rail plan that was opposed by the regional transit agency -- who called it a fantasy and ungrounded in reality.
Kansas City Hosts Urban Design Dialogues
With an urban renaissance already underway, local designers are pushing the city to recognize the importance of good architecture and urban design.
New Urbanist Organic Farmer Wanted
The successful New Urbanist town of New Town in St. Charles, Missouri, is looking for a farmer for its organic farm.
NYC To Count Neglected Buildings
Responding to a housing crunch, Manhattan volunteers will count all abandoned properties in the city this weekend in an effort to utilize any and all buildings available. The count is aimed at identifying new sites for affordable housing.
Cities Use Zoning, Housing Code To Define Social Norms
A city does not consider an unmarried couple and their children a family and denies them an occupancy permit.
Federal, State Tax Credits Revitalize Downtown St. Louis
Reversing a steady decline in population since the 1950s, Census estimates show growth since 2003. People are moving back to St. Louis due to investment downtown and throughout the city.
Missouri Moves Closer To Eminent Domain Restrictions
The bill advancing through the state House distinguishes between eminent domain justifications, from tax revenue to blight removal.
Driving On The Wrong Side Of The Road
Transportation planners in Kansas City, Missouri, make the left side of the road the "right" side in order to ease congestion.
1966: Remembering An Ominous Suburban Portrait
When CBS profiled the suburban community of Webster Park, outside of St. Louis, few in the neighborhood realized how their culture would appear to outside observers.
St. Louis Doesn't Recycle Enough
The city lags well behind most others, despite a pilot program that has been in place for nearly a decade.
New Urbanism Arrives At Ozarks
Three new developments in the Ozarks will be based on New Urbanist principles.
The Berlin Wall Of Downtown St. Louis
The failed St. Louis Centre mall has divided development patterns, and boosters are waiting for an outside investor to make his move.
St. Louis Sees Population Growth...Again
For the second consective year, the Census Bureau has revised the population estimate for the City of St. Louis, resulting in a continued rise in population since the 1950 Census.
23 Measures: Rating Suburbs For Quality Of Life
The Kansas City Star newspaper used nearly two-dozen quality-of-life indicators to rate and rank some 40 suburbs around Kansas City.
$25M To Keep A Company In St. Louis
Despite incentives by other counties and states, Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefits managers in the nation, is accepting a deal to stay in St. Louis.
Developer Capitalizes On Lifestyle-Shopping Center Craze
Retail Construction Magazine ranks RED Development as the second largest retail constructor.
St. Louis Riverfront Plan Set To Begin
A master plan for the St. Louis riverfront will begin shortly to improve connections with the Mississippi River and downtown St. Louis.
Changes In Living Patterns In A Car-oriented Community
Lifestyles, high gas prices, and the Smart Commute Initiatve combine to provide ample incentive to ride transit in St. Louis.
The Revival Of Downtown St. Louis
More than $2.5 billion has been committed to 125 projects as part of a plan to reinvigorate downtown St. Louis.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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