Here’s a Scary Halloween Idea: Restarting the Trolley
Later this month, St. Louis taxpayers will face a spooky scenario just in time for Halloween. Should the Loop Trolley...
Clunk, Clunk, Clunk Goes the Trolley
After 13 months of operation, the Loop Trolley will be shutting down on December 29 due to a lack of...
Eighty-Three Special Taxing Districts Opted Out of Tax-Free Weekend
During the season of back-to-school chaos that thousands of Missouri families face each year, the state in recent years has...
Have You Got a Permit for that Trolley?
After years of delays and rising costs, the $51 million-dollar Loop Trolley finally opened to the public on Friday. However,...
A Sober Look at Development Subsidies
Marketing professionals and politicians alike will tell you that framing is everything. A half-carat diamond ring looks huge if you...
A Developer’s Market
The Delmar Loop is one of the most vibrant areas in the Saint Louis region. It’s even been listed as...
The Loop Trolley Bailout: A Retrospective
On December 8, the Saint Louis County Council voted to bail out the Loop Trolley, a 2.2-mile vintage streetcar line...
How Long Have Saint Louis Planners Known About Loop Trolley Cost Overruns?
In a previous post, we discussed the climbing costs of the Loop Trolley project, a 2.2 mile trolley line that...
Licensing Street Performers: Another Example of Government Overreach
Just when you thought licensing hair braiders was the silliest example of government overreach you had ever seen, University City...
Loop Trolley Hits $11 Million Speed Bump
The implementation of the proposed Loop Trolley, to run from the Missouri History Museum to the historic Delmar Loop neighborhood, has...
Nothing Says ‘Progress’ Like a Vanity Trolley Project
Will Kansas City be bringing streetcars back to Main Street? If events from early this week are any indicator, maybe....
Urban Planners Give Award to St. Louis, Part 2
A few days ago, the American Planning Association (APA) named Wydown Boulevard, which runs through Clayton and the city of...
New Blog Feature: Random!
Whether you are a regular reader of Show-Me Daily, a sometimes visitor, or a first-time glancer, you can see that...
Saint Louis Streetcars Making a Comeback?
In the first half of the 20th century, Saint Louis boasted an extensive system of streetcars, which were slowly wiped...
Urban Planners Give Award for Something They Had Nothing to Do With
Yesterday, Delmar Boulevard in University City was named by the American Planning Association as one of 10 Great Streets in...
