St. Louis: April 23, 2011 (9 a.m.) The St. Louis (Missouri-Illinois) metropolitan area is just beginning to dig out of the devastating tornadoes that struck on the evening of Good Friday. Miraculously, there appear to have been few, if any life-threatening injuries. read more »
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City of St. Louis Suffers Huge Population Loss
by Wendell Cox 02/24/2011
According to just-released 2010 Census results, the city of St. Louis experienced an unexpected loss in population from 348,000 in 2000 to 319,000 in 2010. This was surprising since the latest population estimate was 357,000 (2009). The new population figure however provided exoneration for the Census Bureau, which had been challenged six separate times during the decade on its city of St. Louis population estimates. The higher 2009 population estimate was the cumulative effect of those six successful challenges. In fact however, without the challenges the city of St. read more »
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NGVideo: East St. Louis (Part III)
by AlexLotz 12/06/2009
Part III in the video series on East St. Louis explores ideas put forward for (re)development of the city, including cultural tourism based on the city's African American heritage and use of vacant land for farming to create a local food source for the St. Louis metropolitan area. read more »
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The Week New Urbanism Died?
by Wendell Cox 10/26/2009
It has been a bad media week for New Urbanism.
“The day that New Urbanism Died?” was the headline of the St. Louis Urban Workshop blog that detailed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Whittaker Builders, developer of the “New Town at St. Charles,” a premier New Urbanist community located in the St. Louis exurbs (beyond the suburbs). read more »
Meet Me in St. Louis
by Daniel Jelski 08/01/2009
There is a bend in the river – and that’s where they put the city of St. Louis.
St. Louis is fun – and here is a guide to finding your way around. Just remember the bend in the river.
Imagine a bow (as in bow and arrow) aimed to the east. The imaginary arrow slides right through the Gateway Arch overlooking the river. Just to the west, behind the levee, is the old downtown. read more »
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NGVideo: East St. Louis (Part II)
by AlexLotz 03/15/2009
The second part in the series on East St. Louis gives views of downtown today, shows how its history can be seen in the city, and explains why the city could still be a good place for new development. read more »
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NGVideo: East St. Louis (Part I)
by AlexLotz 02/12/2009
The first in a series of videos about the economic, political, and cultural history and future of East St. Louis, Illinois. read more »
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