City to River

• While the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorializes for the removal of I-70’s downtown lanes… (The Platform)
• … other media outlets such as KMOV continue to label the City to River group’s proposal as a “radical idea.” (Dotage St. Louis)
• Exquisite Struggle examines St. Louis’s past relationship with its riverfront and concludes with an apt political quote. (Exquisite Struggle: Part I, Part II)

St. Louis Miscellany

• John Nations, the mayor of Chesterfield and Prop A campaign leader, is perhaps one of the most surprising supporters of St. Louis public transportation. Nations is well aware of the number of jobs that depend on the availability of public transportation. (STLtoday.com)
• North County planners hope to remake Natural Bridge Road as a Great Street. (St. Louis Beacon)

Elsewhere Miscellany

• Senator Kit Bond questions Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on high-speed rail and livability matters. “When did it become the responsibility of the federal DOT to build sidewalks?” (Streetsblog Capitol Hill)
• A Cleveland area blogger bemoans the auto-centric nature of most “lifestyle centers” after attempting to visit the area’s Legacy Village by bike. (Extraordinary Observations via Streetsblog New York City)