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BB123 Redevelopment Plan for 4359 Lindell
Property Tax abetment for 10 years up t 90% for the Engineers' Club property.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/c...
Property Tax abetment for 10 years up t 90% for the Engineers' Club property.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/c...
January 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
BB123 Redevelopment Plan for 4359 Lindell
Property Tax abetment for 10 years up t 90% for the Engineers' Club property.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/c...
Property Tax abetment for 10 years up t 90% for the Engineers' Club property.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/c...
BB126 Short Term Rentals
An ordinance requiring all short term rental operators to obtain a short term rental business license; imposing a license fee of three percent of the rent charged for each short term rental, to be paid quarterly; authorizing the License Collector ...
An ordinance requiring all short term rental operators to obtain a short term rental business license; imposing a license fee of three percent of the rent charged for each short term rental, to be paid quarterly; authorizing the License Collector ...
Board Bill Number 126 In Session 2025-2026
Short Term Rentals
www.stlouis-mo.gov
January 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
BB126 Short Term Rentals
An ordinance requiring all short term rental operators to obtain a short term rental business license; imposing a license fee of three percent of the rent charged for each short term rental, to be paid quarterly; authorizing the License Collector ...
An ordinance requiring all short term rental operators to obtain a short term rental business license; imposing a license fee of three percent of the rent charged for each short term rental, to be paid quarterly; authorizing the License Collector ...
While the Skinker Metrolink station gets gates, bus riders have had to put up with this for the last 20 years
January 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
While the Skinker Metrolink station gets gates, bus riders have had to put up with this for the last 20 years
Development opportunity at the Maplewood Metrolink station.
January 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Development opportunity at the Maplewood Metrolink station.
Tornados don't care about municipal borders
"Among its findings, the report said fragmented coordination across the cities’ and surrounding counties' jurisdictions led to confusion and inefficiency during emergencies."
#Fragmentation
"Among its findings, the report said fragmented coordination across the cities’ and surrounding counties' jurisdictions led to confusion and inefficiency during emergencies."
#Fragmentation
WashU study found gaps in St. Louis’ emergency preparedness ahead of tornado, calls for change
A Washington University study found St. Louis was unprepared for an emergency in the lead-up to the May 16 tornado. The study urges the city to partner with nonprofits in preparation for future disast...
www.stlpr.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Tornados don't care about municipal borders
"Among its findings, the report said fragmented coordination across the cities’ and surrounding counties' jurisdictions led to confusion and inefficiency during emergencies."
#Fragmentation
"Among its findings, the report said fragmented coordination across the cities’ and surrounding counties' jurisdictions led to confusion and inefficiency during emergencies."
#Fragmentation
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A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Public rec centers should have indoor playgrounds. They don't need to be big. Some foam climbing equipment would be fine.
Outsourcing winter playgrounds to fast food & shopping malls is an unnecessary blind spot in our public infrastructure.
Outsourcing winter playgrounds to fast food & shopping malls is an unnecessary blind spot in our public infrastructure.
The one Arlington McDonald's with a PlayPlace has been "modernized" to not have a PlayPlace
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Public rec centers should have indoor playgrounds. They don't need to be big. Some foam climbing equipment would be fine.
Outsourcing winter playgrounds to fast food & shopping malls is an unnecessary blind spot in our public infrastructure.
Outsourcing winter playgrounds to fast food & shopping malls is an unnecessary blind spot in our public infrastructure.
The state-sponsored fragile auto-centric transportation system failed thousands of people once again. When will we do different?
#carsruincities
#carsruincities
fox2now.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
The state-sponsored fragile auto-centric transportation system failed thousands of people once again. When will we do different?
#carsruincities
#carsruincities
We salute this street light sacrificed at the alter of haste and recklessness. And now its watch is ended. 🫡
#carsruincities
#carsruincities
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
We salute this street light sacrificed at the alter of haste and recklessness. And now its watch is ended. 🫡
#carsruincities
#carsruincities
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Congestion pricing has improved commute times, bus speeds, noise levels, traffic safety, and businesses and restaurants have seen more profits. A runway success by any measure. And a model for other cities too. Gift 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Congestion pricing has improved commute times, bus speeds, noise levels, traffic safety, and businesses and restaurants have seen more profits. A runway success by any measure. And a model for other cities too. Gift 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Heat kills.
Please water baby trees a lot. Especially in the tornado zone where so much shade was lost. #stltornado
Please water baby trees a lot. Especially in the tornado zone where so much shade was lost. #stltornado
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Heat kills.
Please water baby trees a lot. Especially in the tornado zone where so much shade was lost. #stltornado
Please water baby trees a lot. Especially in the tornado zone where so much shade was lost. #stltornado
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Very sincerely, every bit of travel we do in an EV, on a train, on a bus, on a bike/e-bike, by walking or rolling, or by other active transport, helps the climate, helps air quality, and helps national & economic security. We should fund these as national security infrastructure.
June 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Very sincerely, every bit of travel we do in an EV, on a train, on a bus, on a bike/e-bike, by walking or rolling, or by other active transport, helps the climate, helps air quality, and helps national & economic security. We should fund these as national security infrastructure.
After over 90 years of service the Hamilton bridge in Skinker DeBaliviere is being replaced.
January 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
After over 90 years of service the Hamilton bridge in Skinker DeBaliviere is being replaced.
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We’re 3 days into 2025 and so far St. Louis has 2 pedestrian deaths.
January 4, 2026 at 3:27 AM
We’re 3 days into 2025 and so far St. Louis has 2 pedestrian deaths.
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STL City finished with 140 homicides, down 7% from last year's 151. A rather disappointing number considering the significant reduction seen through the first half of the year. (2nd half was higher in 2025 than for 2024.) Hopefully we'll see a bigger reduction this year.
Pretty extraordinary difference in how Mayor Spencer is coming into office versus what Mayor Jones inherited in 2021 with respect to homicides. 2024 homicides were 43% below 2020 and 2025 ytd is less than half that of 2021. (27 v. 57).
January 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
STL City finished with 140 homicides, down 7% from last year's 151. A rather disappointing number considering the significant reduction seen through the first half of the year. (2nd half was higher in 2025 than for 2024.) Hopefully we'll see a bigger reduction this year.
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"Once you factor in New York’s relatively low number of auto accidents per capita — because so many people take public transit, which is much safer — it becomes clear that New York has a lower rate of violent death than almost anywhere else in America."
Notes on New York
The Big Apple had a pretty good 2025, but …
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"Once you factor in New York’s relatively low number of auto accidents per capita — because so many people take public transit, which is much safer — it becomes clear that New York has a lower rate of violent death than almost anywhere else in America."
$1.36B in building permits were issued in St. Louis on 2025! 🥳
#stlbillion2025
How will 2026 go?
#stlbillion2026
#stlbillion2025
How will 2026 go?
#stlbillion2026
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
$1.36B in building permits were issued in St. Louis on 2025! 🥳
#stlbillion2025
How will 2026 go?
#stlbillion2026
#stlbillion2025
How will 2026 go?
#stlbillion2026
Fingers crossed we'll have
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
in #Stl in the spring!
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
#carsruincities
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
in #Stl in the spring!
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
#carsruincities
December 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Fingers crossed we'll have
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
in #Stl in the spring!
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
#carsruincities
@sgoodyear.bsky.social
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social
in #Stl in the spring!
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
#carsruincities
Golden hour on less-treed Union #Stltornado
December 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Golden hour on less-treed Union #Stltornado
Tower Grove Connector construction. Be careful!
December 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tower Grove Connector construction. Be careful!
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$300k building permit application submitted for a new parking lot at 4000-08 Laclede
#carsruincities
#sowinginsolvency
#carsruincities
#sowinginsolvency
October 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
$300k building permit application submitted for a new parking lot at 4000-08 Laclede
#carsruincities
#sowinginsolvency
#carsruincities
#sowinginsolvency
Did Santa bring you a bollard this year?
The bollard hasn’t moved a single inch. Total domination.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Did Santa bring you a bollard this year?
What do you all think?
Friends of Tower Grove Park think our park is not a park but 1 big events space. They already have 2 event spaces. Piper Palm and Stupp. Now they want a sheetmetal Event Support building & a cheap catering kitchen w/ croquet garden & more? Stop the continuous desecration of greenspace.
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@nextstl.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
What do you all think?
You find out how much a business/property owner/govt/community cares about people outside of cars when it snows.
"Sidewalks are not a distraction from the city’s mission. They are the ground-level test of whether Minneapolis truly works for everyone...Walking is not optional. It is how people reach buses and trains, cross neighborhoods, access businesses and age in place."
buff.ly/5AIKxb4
buff.ly/5AIKxb4
Opinion | Shoveling sidewalks should be a priority for Minneapolis
If the city wants people to use public transit and age in place, they have to be able to safely get around after it snows, William Hendricks writes.
www.startribune.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
You find out how much a business/property owner/govt/community cares about people outside of cars when it snows.