Category: Drive

Much Ado About Interstate 70 Traffic Downtown

MoDOT is worried about traffic issues that may result from the replacement of I-70 downtown with an urban boulevard as proposed by City to River. From an STLtoday Road Crew discussion: Linda Wilson: [MoDOT’s] position is that after we build...

/ 9 July 2010

Clayton Looks to Narrow Its Downtown Streets, Improve Pedestrian Realm

Sasaki Associates has been working with the City of Clayton, recently, to update and revise their central business district master plan. Among the many recommendations made in the draft report released last month are improvements to pedestrian space in downtown...

/ 12 April 2010

The Economic Impact of Highway Removal Is Zero

According to a survey performed by HDR Consulting in coordination with MoDOT, the two-year closure of I-64 had no discernible economic impact on businesses near the highway as compared to businesses elsewhere in the St. Louis region. HDR Consulting believes...

/ 22 March 2010

Streetscape Plans in the City

Given that I don’t have time to cover all the streetscape projects planned in the city of St. Louis this year, here’s a quick link list to the plans for each project. South Vandeventer – Kingshighway to Shaw (Dotage St....

/ 18 February 2010

Streetscape Plans for Grand Ave: Grand Center

Mere hours after the large concrete pots and barriers had been installed along South Grand from Arsenal to Utah—officials, residents, businesses, bicyclists, drivers—everyone was happy. To the surprise of many, including St. Louis Streets Director Todd Waelterman, traffic continued to...

/ 17 February 2010

Streetscape Plans for Grand Ave: Park to Chouteau

Plans for the intersection of Grand Ave at Park Ave. Source: St. Louis Board of Public Service. Substantial portions of Grand Ave in mid and south city will be getting a makeover this year. Among them is the stretch of...

/ 12 February 2010

Frontenac Committee Recommends Returning Clayton Rd to Two Lanes

Last night, the Frontenac Ways & Means Committee held a public forum to discuss the options for striping Clayton Road from Spoede Rd to the city limits at Bopp Rd. The two main options being considered were to return Clayton...

/ 13 November 2009