Blog Entries from Urban Review

Despite the annual First Night event in Grand Center, I stayed at home New Years Eve. If I were more mobile and it wasn’t so cold out I might have joined the party. The...

More and more I rely on Google Maps on my iPhone. Sometimes it is for directions but recently it was to let me know the time to drive from downtown to visit friends in St....

There are many formulas to determine the ideal relationship between street width and adjacent building height. They often involve drawing cross sections with precise measurements....

The question of municipal earnings taxes have been raised once again last week: “A series of proposed ballot initiatives unveiled by the Missouri secretary of state this...

When I first moved to St. Louis, I thought that there were a lot of street lights here. After living here for a few years, I’ve come to the conclusion that our high level is...

Many of us use this time of year develop goals/strategies for ourselves, personally & professionally. I have a number for myself as well as this site. But I think this would...

A year ago I said good riddance to 2008 - a horrible year for me personally. I ended the post with this: Going into 2009 I’m optimistic about my own future and that of our...

The poll last week was about schools. Most of the 89 that responded felt more school districts in our region should be consolidated. Wellston schools are merging with Normandy...

Last week AIA St. Louis noted Radio City Music Hall opened this week during the Great Depression (Dec. 27, 1932). Like our current situation with the stalled Ballpark Village...

In the earlier days of motoring cities had a good balance of transportation options with most living within walking distance of goods, services and mass transit. Gas stations,...

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