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this is a bit of an obsession of mine especially here in charlottesville. the cost of commercial real estate is prohibitive if you want to experiment and the city seems categorically opposed to small lots and small units that could allow people to start businesses without a huge capital investment
Here's the news report, though my most accusatory statements (accusing MoDOT of negligence) only made the intro for the broadcast. MoDOT had told me last week that this signal was fixed but in the half hour I was there with the reporter, the signal never triggered www.firstalert4.com/2026/07/27/l...
‘Left with very bad choices:’ Walk signal not working at Gravois intersection, weeks after fatal crash
Gravois Avenue consistently is at or near the top of the list of deadliest roads in St. Louis
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Julie in STL@hyperhouse.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday’s walk was back to this same spot, as MoDOT assured me they fixed it. This time I brought a reporter with me. We did about 30 minutes of filming and chatting and never once did the pedestrian signal activate.
Landmarks updated me that the stabilization work on the side wall started last week. This was obtained through the LaSalle Park Community Association's partnership with the Legal Services Neighborhood Advocacy group and Landmarks is in charge of returning it to productive use.
STLrainbow🌈@stlrainbow.bsky.social · 11mo agoLooks like some good news for this 1800s Brick Baller in Lasalle Park that was suffering from demo by neglect. Landmarks Ass'n appears to have acquired it and a permit has been issued for stabilization. nextstl.com/2022/08/demo...
It took an earthquake to get rid of a highway in San Francisco. Perhaps a sinkhole will sink this one. #CitytoRiver
Grove Resident 🇺🇦@smb-grove.bsky.social · 5mo agoNice trial run for removing the elevated highway! 😁 www.ksdk.com/article/news...
Making a dangerous product and activity more dangerous. #MOLeg
Evie Hemphill@evhemphill.bsky.social · 6mo agoI can't
This is a confronting but important discussion of how being hit by a car so often leads to life-altering injuries, and life-altering outcomes for victims’ loved ones. All politicians who de-prioritise the safety of pedestrians and cyclists for the sake of cars and speed should be made to listen.
The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 7mo agoNew episode up! We get a doctor's view of traffic violence from physician Rex Tai, who works in a long-term care facility. We talked about how the public health crisis of traffic violence is just one aspect of a system that limits our mobility in so many ways. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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...
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.
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"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
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 7mo ago“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.
“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 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...
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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...
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.
ksdk.com
Driver entitlement trumps public safety in St. Louis
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...
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Driver entitlement > safety of people outside of cars #carsruincities
Julie in STL@hyperhouse.bsky.social · 7mo agoI got mad enough about the removal of St. Louis’s bump outs that I spoke to @stlmag.bsky.social about it. I am deeply concerned that the loss of bump outs could turn into a loss of life. Will Mayor Spencer “own this” then? www.stlmag.com/news/bumpout...
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
Julie in STL@hyperhouse.bsky.social · 7mo ago"The city says it spent $30,000 to both install and remove the six curb bumpouts." www.firstalert4.com/2026/04/03/m...
Daylighting intersections saves lives. #carsruincities
Devin Thomas O’Shea@devintoshea.bsky.social · 7mo agocool
“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.
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 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mlk-cultural-blvd-block-party-tickets-1984599535635?aff=oddtdtcreator.
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...
St. Louis board approves Negro Baseball Museum permit amid tension with neighborhood - St. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis board approves Negro Baseball Museum permit amid tension with neighborhood; 'There could be better communication'
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Grove Resident 🇺🇦@smb-grove.bsky.social · 9mo agoNat’l Negro Baseball Museum seeks conditional use permit to operate at 2423 N. Spring Ave in JeffVanderLou. Would be satellite location of original museum in KC. Developer is Guyton Harvey; architect is Karl Grice; $0 bldg permit application was submitted in Sept 2025 www.ksdk.com/article/news...
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...
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
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Will Metro step up and help people get around with more frequent buses and trains?
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 8mo agoU.S. CRUDE FUTURES JUMP MORE THAN $10 TO TRADE ABOVE $100 PER BARREL.
The state's attempt to bankrupt the city needs some national attention. #stl
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. ...
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As a person who lives car-free, the effect this has on me is negligible. And I hope this spurs more people to demand walkable, bikable, transit-friendly places to live. Fossil fuels have always been a threat to national security and our pocketbooks
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8mo ago“.. National average gasoline price is now up by 10.8% over the past 4 days ... the only other time we've seen a larger increase was in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.” - Schwab ⛽️
