2026-04-05

Chicago to St. Louis Is the High-Speed Rail Test America Can’t Afford to Fail — Streetsblog USA A looming deadline could be the end of high speed rail in Illinois — or the beginning of an entire midwest network, a top advocate argues.

A looming deadline could be the end of high speed rail in Illinois — or the beginning of an entire midwest network, a top advocate argues. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/03/31/c...

"If the car is to prevail, there’s still one solution: get rid of the cities. That is, string them out for hundreds of miles along enormous roads, making them into highway suburbs." #stl

The social ideology of the motorcar - Uneven Earth by André Gorz The worst thing about cars is that they are like castles or villas by the sea: luxury goods invented for the exclusive pleasure of a very rich minority, and which in conception and natur...

“Since cars have killed the city, we need faster cars to escape on superhighways to suburbs that are even farther away. What an impeccable circular argument: give us more cars so that we can escape the destruction caused by cars.”

Written in 1973, when the destruction was just beginning.

The database is still missing

3 separate St. Louis shootings on Friday leave two dead, three injured All three of the shootings appeared to have happened at or near gas stations in the city.

Maybe it's time we treat gas stations as the public nuisance they are
"Three separate shootings in St. Louis on Friday left two men dead and three others injured. All three of the shootings appeared to have happened at or near gas stations in the city."
www.ksdk.com/article/news...

Driver entitlement trumps public safety in St. Louis - NextSTL Curb bumpouts at Broadway and Market downtown installed last year were removed at lightning speed, after complains from drivers after a concert and from the Hilton Hotel. Mayor Spencer ordered them re...

Driver entitlement trumps public safety in St. Louis

Another slow month for building permits issued in #stl #stlbillion2026

Driver entitlement > safety of people outside of cars
#carsruincities

Daylighting intersections saves lives. This is the opposite of that.
Traffic is caused by too many cars. Next time take transit or use a smaller vehicle.
#carsruincities

Daylighting intersections saves lives.
#carsruincities

KMOV fanned the flames on this

Most info is back except for the database download :(

Mayor Katie Wilson speaking at Sound Transit Crosslake Light Rail Opening

“Having a car should not be a requirement to building a life of one’s choosing.”
🚶 🚴‍♀️ 🚌 🚆
-Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson at the Sound Transit Crosslake Light Rail Opening

We need to stop prioritizing parking lots over people.

Today, I assembled a roundtable to discuss our Building Up Illinois Developments Plan — and the consensus was that we need to act fast.

Looking forward to passing it and getting to work in our neighborhoods.

Wish the Board of Adjustment were as concerned about air and fine particulate pollution as they are about litter and traffic.

Notice:

Celebrate with The Ville this Saturday at the MLK Cultural Boulevard Block Party! 🎉

⏰ Saturday, March 21 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
📌 4144 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
🔗 Learn more at www.eventbrite.com/e/mlk-cultural-blvd-bloc...

Approved. Can the zoning update make it clear building like this is forbidden?

Board of Adjustment meeting today starting at 1:30. Can you attend and testify against?

Parking impacts?! Many of the surrounding blocks are entirely vacant! 🤦🏼‍♂️
“Concerns raised by some residents and organizations focused on outreach and parking impacts, rather than outright opposition to the museum itself”
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...

How to protect your city from #oil price shocks.

Happy #314day !

Still missing. It's all missing now #transparencyfail

How an electric bike can protect your money as another oil shock hits Over $100 per barrel and rising, the oil shock of 2026 in its early days could still surpass the levels

How an electric bike can protect your money as another oil shock hits.

The argument for fossil fuels is ending, but so too is the argument for relying on cars for journeys of under five miles.

Here's some numbers to convince:

www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/how...

Will Metro step up and help people get around with more frequent buses and trains?

The Acces database

Market Street Brickline Greenway segment grand opening April 13

Market Street Brickline Greenway segment grand opening April 13

From the StLouis community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the StLouis community

You can boycott and/or protest the state's police board members' businesses. Listed here:

Police Board budget demand goes from ‘crippling’ to ‘catastrophic,’ mayor says Last week, Mayor Cara Spencer had a disagreement with the rest of the Board of Police Commissioners, to the tune of as much as $72 million. But since then, the parties have only gotten further apart. ...

The state's attempt to bankrupt the city needs some national attention. #stl