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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 3h

Is climate really a barrier to making cities walkable? Only if you listen too much to elites ... humantransit.org/2025/10/nobo...

"Nobody Walks Here. It's too Hot or Cold or Wet or Dry." — Human Transit

Almost everywhere I travel as a consultant, someone asks me whether it’s realistic to expect people to walk given the extremes of their climate. They don’t just ask me this in Edmonton and Singapore. ...

humantransit.org

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NextSTL @nextstl.com · 2h

It's still on the tax sale list.

Fed-up neighbors want a vacant St. Louis hospital cleaned up. Could a buyer come through?

The former St. Alexius-Jefferson hospital campus has been vacant since 2022. Neighbors, fed up with what they claim is a deteriorating and dangerous property, want change soon.

www.stlpr.org

NextSTL @nextstl.com · 22h

The carnage is incessant.
How do we protect our city from cars?
#carsruincities

Northeast Forest Park pedestrian bridge closed after being hit by car

The pedestrian bridge in northeast Forest Park is closed after being hit by a car

www.firstalert4.com

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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 1d

“The e-bike lets me keep riding bikes and spend time outside, even though I have this health condition,” she said. “I don’t think that a lot of people realize that e-bikes make things accessible to people with disabilities.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/07/e...

Why electric bikes are everywhere in Berkeley

Residents of all ages and abilities are taking to electric bikes — used for commutes, school drop-offs, grocery trips and joy rides.

www.berkeleyside.org

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Evie Hemphill @evhemphill.bsky.social · 23h

This is less than a mile from MPOW, #STL. This is hard and horrible to watch. The entire minute, from when the person and their dog are hit, HARD, to the hit and run, to the lack of stopping as people just drive on by afterward. This is devastating, St. Louis. Embarrassing and wrong.

10/5/2025 6:58pm hit and run.

YouTube video by Joel Platke

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NextSTL @nextstl.com · 1d

How do we protect our city from cars?
#carsuincities

Driver sought after car crashed into St. Louis pet salon

A driver is being sought after a car crashed into a pet grooming salon in the City of St. Louis.

www.firstalert4.com

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 1d

Paula Abboud, 74, of St. Louis frequently visited the bookstore, often with her grandchildren. On Friday, she was with her husband when the SUV ran into both of them.

'Pillar of family' dead after crash at Ladue Barnes & Noble

Paula Abboud, 74, of St. Louis frequently visited the bookstore, often with her grandchildren. On Friday, she was with her husband when the SUV ran into both of them.

www.stltoday.com

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NextSTL @nextstl.com · 1d

Cringe that there is a car ad, one where an owner trades in a car for a more dangerous one, with such a story.
Also how do we protect our city from cars?
#carsruincities

Teen carjacking suspect hospitalized after crash: Police

fox2now.com

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St. Louis Urbanists @stlurbanists.bsky.social · 2d

The City is updating its zoning code for the first time in almost 70 years! Come and learn about the Zoning Upgrade (ZOUP) at our next monthly meeting! The ZOUP Team will be there to answer questions. If you want a direct line to the zoning team join us on October 9th 6-7:30pm at Central Library.