EDWARDSVILLE – Over the past year, the City has picked up the pace in its quest to become a more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly community. Consider these recent steps: Edwardsville has a Bicycle-Pedestrian Master Plan, which was crafted over months of research, public input and data collection and approved by the City Council in August. Nearly 3 miles of multi-use paths are in progress, planned or have been completed as part of the Route 66 Trail, which will connect to points along the expansive series of Madison County Transit trails. The City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is fully up and running, and in October marked one year of regular meetings as an all-volunteer group geared toward helping Edwardsville keep the momentum going. The steps are part of a concerted effort to enable residents and visitors to easily, safely consider alternative transportation to get around. One of the key next steps is a “Bicycle Friendly Community” designation,
LGBTQIA+ communities have been contributing to St. Louis’s history for centuries. Now the Gateway to Pride virtual exhibit will begin to uncover the rarely-shared or
Gray Design Group, named one of the Midwest Top Design Firms by Engineering News-Record, recently hired two new team members to their design studio as a result of continued firm growth. Gray welcomes interiors associate Emily Capelle Jackson and architect Jon Maayan. Moved by how design could positively transform into meaningful spaces to enrich the […]
They are part of a project that has helped to beautify south St. Louis, but Tuesday morning several big, bronze trail markers for the River Des Peres Greenway are missing after they were stolen.
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Ever since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, there has been a lot of discussion about dismantling or defunding police departments. Some of this discussion occurred at the flashpoint. But it wasn’t limited to Minneapolis. Efforts to limit the damage caused by law enforcement by, say, farming out mental health calls to health care […]
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones holds a town hall meeting to discuss ways to improve traffic and pedestrian safety on Grand Boulevard in north St. Louis after deadly crashes in the past few months.
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