50 cities Americans are abandoning
St. Louis #4
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realest ... V#image=48
where are they going?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/ec ... /35801343/
St. Louis #4
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realest ... V#image=48
where are they going?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/ec ... /35801343/
Well, they'll start moving back in about 100 years when a lot of those coastal cities start to flood.
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^ Chicago, LA, and NYC are all int the top 10, so forgive me if I don't waste any more of my time on that click-bait garbage.hebeters2 wrote: ↑Jul 06, 201850 cities Americans are abandoning
St. Louis #4
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realest ... V#image=48
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The Arch people really know how to get the word out.
https://www.curbed.com/2018/6/28/175144 ... ndra-lange
https://www.curbed.com/2018/6/28/175144 ... ndra-lange
Really nice pictures in there. And pretty good writeup.
I wish some more emphasis was put on the highway as part of affecting the Downtown area as a whole from Soulard to North City. I feel like lots of people think that the cap is the "ultimate" solution, but it really should be seen as a bandaid and I hope movement to remove it isn't dead. It still encourages drivers to drive in, and drive out of Downtown. To live farther from the city.
Also, are there pedestrian barriers along Luther Ely? It seems like cars turning left from memorial onto market or chestnut onto memorial could cause an issue as it's somewhat of a surprising turn. I think the city would benefit from more sidewalk pedestrian barriers. I loved them in Europe; they seemed to give me a sense of safety from cars on the narrow winding streets.
I wish some more emphasis was put on the highway as part of affecting the Downtown area as a whole from Soulard to North City. I feel like lots of people think that the cap is the "ultimate" solution, but it really should be seen as a bandaid and I hope movement to remove it isn't dead. It still encourages drivers to drive in, and drive out of Downtown. To live farther from the city.
Also, are there pedestrian barriers along Luther Ely? It seems like cars turning left from memorial onto market or chestnut onto memorial could cause an issue as it's somewhat of a surprising turn. I think the city would benefit from more sidewalk pedestrian barriers. I loved them in Europe; they seemed to give me a sense of safety from cars on the narrow winding streets.
Death on foot: America’s love of SUVs is killing pedestrians
St. Louis 28.9
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ ... 646139002/
St. Louis 28.9
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ ... 646139002/
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I encourage everyone, when buying a new car, to get the option that detects pedestrians, bikes, and other cars and slams on the brakes if you don’t. I’ve had it on my Subaru since 2013. The technology is mature and works. And it is now standard on all 2018 Toyotas. It is getting cheaper. When I heard that a woman ran over and killed an old man who was in a crosswalk in Kirkwood last year, I was thinking how this technology could have saved him, and prevented a lifetime of remorse for her. So sad.
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I rather think it's distracted drivers that can't do without their damned devises, rather than the size of vehicles that's causing the problem.
^ In cities you could also add a fair share of distracted pedestrians as well. Large inorganic moving metallic objects intend to win over small slow moving organic objects. Walk signals and stripes on street are intended to help pedestrians but they don't protect from a distracted driver.
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^^ as explained in the article, the size of the vehicle--like the speed at which it is moving--matters very much in terms of the amount of damaged done to a pedestrian's/cyclist's body on collision.
^ no. a distracted pedestrian might stumble over a curb. a distracted driver might plow a 2+ ton death machine into a group of people waiting to cross the street (like the incident described in the article). there is no f*cking comparison. the burden of responsibility on the driver is 1000 X that on the pedestrian, unless the driver happens to be totes cool with murdering people.
^ no. a distracted pedestrian might stumble over a curb. a distracted driver might plow a 2+ ton death machine into a group of people waiting to cross the street (like the incident described in the article). there is no f*cking comparison. the burden of responsibility on the driver is 1000 X that on the pedestrian, unless the driver happens to be totes cool with murdering people.
I've literally jumped out of the way of 3 turning vehicles at Tucker & Washington in the past 6 days. Within a crosswalk, I have 4 different directions to keep an eye on. "Distracted walking" is the single biggest slap in the face when it comes to transportation safety in cities.dredger wrote: ↑Jul 10, 2018^ In cities you could also add a fair share of distracted pedestrians as well. Large inorganic moving metallic objects intend to win over small slow moving organic objects. Walk signals and stripes on street are intended to help pedestrians but they don't protect from a distracted driver.
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I forget where I head this, but I recall reporting years back that it was easier to teach a seeing eye dog to cross mid-block than at corners since it's only two directions. And that jaywalking can actually be safer for the same reason. Yes, I've jumped out of the way of my fair share of turning drivers. Even had one particularly egregious case where it was two younger boys that near enough ran me down where they stopped around the corner to yell at me. I explained the situation in a slightly shaky but quite forceful matter and the actually apologized. Hell, I've been on both sides of that. I've had to stop short a time or two when I didn't notice a pedestrian at night or in twilight. Wakes you up good to realize the stupid you almost did.aprice wrote: ↑Jul 10, 2018I've literally jumped out of the way of 3 turning vehicles at Tucker & Washington in the past 6 days. Within a crosswalk, I have 4 different directions to keep an eye on. "Distracted walking" is the single biggest slap in the face when it comes to transportation safety in cities.
Yes, the onus of responsibility is on the driver. Even with jaywalkers, to be frank.
I'd like to see stats by neighborhood if they exist. I've seen a couple of people being hit on Gravois, where jaywalking is widespread (also at night).
symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Jul 11, 2018Hell, I've been on both sides of that. I've had to stop short a time or two when I didn't notice a pedestrian at night or in twilight. Wakes you up good to realize the stupid you almost did.
It's almost as if we should stop blaming individuals for widespread problems and aspire for better street design and better leadership.kipfilet wrote: I'd like to see stats by neighborhood if they exist. I've seen a couple of people being hit on Gravois, where jaywalking is widespread (also at night).
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^ can we still blame the individuals who oppose better street design because their commutes might get longer by half a minute? it's disheartening that people can't moderate their behavior on their own, and that they complain endlessly when government has to step in to create a safe, equitable environment.
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Amen.
Oh yes please. I love a good fight.urban_dilettante wrote: ^ can we still blame the individuals who oppose better street design because their commutes might get longer by half a minute? it's disheartening that people can't moderate their behavior on their own, and that they complain endlessly when government has to step in to create a safe, equitable environment.
Well . . . sometimes.
Meanwhile...St. Louis will be featured twice on the new season of PBS's "Ten That Changed America".
Next week the Arch will be on "Ten Monuments..."
https://www.pbs.org/ten-that-changed-am ... episode-2/
And the week after that Eads Bridge will be on "Ten Modern Marvels..."
https://www.pbs.org/ten-that-changed-am ... episode-3/
Next week the Arch will be on "Ten Monuments..."
https://www.pbs.org/ten-that-changed-am ... episode-2/
And the week after that Eads Bridge will be on "Ten Modern Marvels..."
https://www.pbs.org/ten-that-changed-am ... episode-3/
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New series Sharp Objects on HBO takes place in the boot heel and the main character works at the St. Louis Chronicle.
The St. Charles shipping container home is featured on a Netflix original called "Amazing Interiors."
The shower is kinda cool but apart from that, I'm still too appalled by the brick and the upside down neo-classical windows to give this house any more thought. Apparently they're claiming the title of "world's largest shipping container home."
The shower is kinda cool but apart from that, I'm still too appalled by the brick and the upside down neo-classical windows to give this house any more thought. Apparently they're claiming the title of "world's largest shipping container home."
Here's the article in Curbed - https://www.curbed.com/2017/9/11/162345 ... r-missouriaprice wrote: ↑Jul 23, 2018The St. Charles shipping container home is featured on a Netflix original called "Amazing Interiors."
The shower is kinda cool but apart from that, I'm still too appalled by the brick and the upside down neo-classical windows to give this house any more thought. Apparently they're claiming the title of "world's largest shipping container home."
Hopefully no one visits the Wallet Hub website: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/col ... ec13e.html
I'm sure our own local media will work hard to ensure that the Wallet Hub site gets plenty of traffic.robbie wrote: ↑Jul 23, 2018Hopefully no one visits the Wallet Hub website: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/col ... ec13e.html
Joe Holleman is absolutely obsessed with Wallet Hub. If he's not talking about Jon Hamm, he's giving the latest "statistics" showing how bad or good STL rates. The guy's column is totally worthless, and an embarrassment to the Post Dispatch.
There’s a little feature about St Louis in the travel section of the new issue of The Week, and the first sentence is infuriating. I’m posting the entire article because you may need a subscription to access the link:
The best of St. Louis
St. Louis can be “difficult to crack,” but there’s plenty to do in Missouri’s second-largest city, said Matt Crossman in Thrillist.com. Going to a Cardinals game is “a must,” and I can’t say you shouldn’t visit the iconic Gateway Arch, now that its park surroundings are more pleasant. But don’t forget the Muny, America’s oldest outdoor musical theater, or the zoo—one of the best in the country and just the first reason to spend a full day in 1,300-acre Forest Park. The Loop, a stretch of Delmar Boulevard and its side streets, is easily the city’s most vibrant and eclectic neighborhood. In about two blocks, “you can take a culinary trip around the world.” Stroll along Lindell Boulevard if you want to gawk at mansions built for 1904’s World’s Fair, and end each day with a frozen custard from the Ted Drewes on Chippewa Street. Curious what St. Louisans are really like? “Go here on a summer night and listen.”
July 27, 2018 THE WEEK
http://theweek.com/print/406674/69960/article
“Second-largest city”??? Irresponsible journalism.
The best of St. Louis
St. Louis can be “difficult to crack,” but there’s plenty to do in Missouri’s second-largest city, said Matt Crossman in Thrillist.com. Going to a Cardinals game is “a must,” and I can’t say you shouldn’t visit the iconic Gateway Arch, now that its park surroundings are more pleasant. But don’t forget the Muny, America’s oldest outdoor musical theater, or the zoo—one of the best in the country and just the first reason to spend a full day in 1,300-acre Forest Park. The Loop, a stretch of Delmar Boulevard and its side streets, is easily the city’s most vibrant and eclectic neighborhood. In about two blocks, “you can take a culinary trip around the world.” Stroll along Lindell Boulevard if you want to gawk at mansions built for 1904’s World’s Fair, and end each day with a frozen custard from the Ted Drewes on Chippewa Street. Curious what St. Louisans are really like? “Go here on a summer night and listen.”
July 27, 2018 THE WEEK
http://theweek.com/print/406674/69960/article
“Second-largest city”??? Irresponsible journalism.