It is a national issue, but that doesn’t mean we can accept this or act like it can’t change here. There are plenty of cities in America and across the world that don’t have the staggering amount of crime and traffic deaths that we do.dbInSouthCity wrote:The convention is town this week went on as planned and restaurants were packed at lunch, sometimes we think we’re the only ones with issues when this is a common American problem country wide.
The volleyball tournaments are coming back 2 more times in the next month. The MVC conference basketball tournament starts Thursday as planned.
That would be a horrible idea, Why not have them patrol central west end? There was 29 crimes against a person in downtown in January and of those, 22 were no physical contact simple assault/intimidation, of the 7 others 2 were private residence rapes and 5 agg assault involving people who knew each other fighting. There was no random crime against a personCG91 wrote: ↑Feb 28, 2023It is a national issue, but that doesn’t mean we can accept this or act like it can’t change here. There are plenty of cities in America and across the world that don’t have the staggering amount of crime and traffic deaths that we do.dbInSouthCity wrote:The convention is town this week went on as planned and restaurants were packed at lunch, sometimes we think we’re the only ones with issues when this is a common American problem country wide.
The volleyball tournaments are coming back 2 more times in the next month. The MVC conference basketball tournament starts Thursday as planned.
A good start would be bringing in the Missouri national guard and having them patrol downtown.
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Greater STL Inc got $1.35m from Biden admin for a downtown security initiative, it’s rolling out as baseball startsRockChalkSTL wrote: ↑Feb 28, 2023So what are we going to do about making downtown a safer place to walk and drive?
Or about any of these other issues?
I'm a pretty staunch downtown guy. I love it. But the harsh reality is that downtown's already-blemished image has taken severe hits in the last ten days.
I forgot about this. That's great. I hope we see some improvement with it.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Feb 28, 2023Greater STL Inc got $1.35m from Biden admin for a downtown security initiative, it’s rolling out as baseball startsRockChalkSTL wrote: ↑Feb 28, 2023So what are we going to do about making downtown a safer place to walk and drive?
Or about any of these other issues?
I'm a pretty staunch downtown guy. I love it. But the harsh reality is that downtown's already-blemished image has taken severe hits in the last ten days.
Same. Just this afternoon some guy pushing a stroller nearly got hit crossing Locust at 9th by a turning car. Both of those streets are one-ways with only one traffic lane. So they're about as calmed as they could be without completely closing them.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Feb 28, 2023I am far more concerned about driving in downtown than homicides.
But why pay attention to the biggest safety issues when we can overreact to a few well publicized events?eee123 wrote: ↑Feb 28, 2023Same. Just this afternoon some guy pushing a stroller nearly got hit crossing Locust at 9th by a turning car. Both of those streets are one-ways with only one traffic lane. So they're about as calmed as they could be without completely closing them.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Feb 28, 2023I am far more concerned about driving in downtown than homicides.
Every street is a danger.
On February 28, 2023, at approximately 5pm a confrontation between a motorist and two pedestrians occurred on Galleria Parkway under I 170. The motorist fired a single gunshot at the pedestrians, striking one pedestrian in the leg. It is unknown what the confrontation was about at this time. The suspect was taken into custody and the handgun was recovered. The victim was transported to a local hospital for serious but not life threatening injuries. We will update this post as more information becomes available.
What happens if the state says no?dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Mar 01, 2023^ yes and that’s for about the half of the cost, the Mayor made rounds in Jeff City for the other half in the state budget.
Thanks, DB. I admire your perpetual optimism and hope it proves correct.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Mar 01, 2023This money will sit until the city finds another source but the state won’t say no, budget is one place where Democrats have a say in Jeff City and one of the city state reps will get it through
