There’s been a lot of news and events announced in the last week. Here’s a quick rundown.

• CityArchRiver is hosting an event on January 25 to update the community on efforts to modernize and reinvigorate the Arch grounds. Detailed plans for the park over I-70, Museum of Westward Expansion entrance, and new access for the I-70 corridor will be unveiled. (CityArchRiver 2015)
• MoDOT will hold a public meeting on January 30 to discuss a project to widen I-270 between I-44 and Dougherty Ferry as first reported here in 2010. Construction is expected to start this spring and last approximately 2 years. (MoDOT)
• A band of residents along McKnight Road created a committee called Ladue Residents for Sidewalks demanding that sidewalks be added to their city streets. (Ladue-Frontenac Patch via MoBikeFed)
• St. Louis aldermen introduced a bill to require bike parking for developments costing over $1 million. The bill would also reduce car parking requirements in exchange for additional bike parking. (Post-Dispatch)
• Clayton becomes the eighth city in the St. Louis metropolitan area to adopt a Complete Streets policy. (MoBikeFed)
• Missouri officials are trying to figure out whether they can turn I-70 into a toll road without voter approval. (Kansas City Star via Citizens for Modern Transit)
• Amtrak filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board claiming that Canadian National is the single worst railroad in the United States when it comes to following the law on prioritizing Amtrak trains. Canadian National owns trackage between Joliet and Chicago used by Amtrak Lincoln Service trains traveling between St. Louis and Chicago, a segment that is specifically cited as a major source of delays in Amtrak’s complaint. (Reason & Rail)
• Kansas City hopes to start a bike sharing system this summer. Will St. Louis ever get one of it’s own? (BikeShareKC)