Pretty cool article on D.C.'s waterfront revitalization here:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design ... ront/3097/

The most interesting quote to me: "the trend is definitely moving away from parks and open spaces and returning the city to the water’s edge." (Makes me wish even more that CityArchRiver would focus more on the areas surrounding the Arch grounds.)

Also, I know very little about the Mississippi River and how much its changing water levels hinder riverfront development...so can someone enlighten me? Is it at all feasible to create a boardwalk?

Thanks!

^ Thought Pinnacle's proposed phase II did a pretty good job of expanding development towards the river before they shelved it and locked away the mockup in a closet somewhere (the one they had displayed at Lambert - Southwest baggage claim)

St. Louis is tough, you got a lot of old industrial usage and than a big park in the middle of all the mess. Throw in the freeway barrier to boot. Which brings everything back to only two potential spots immediately above and below the Arch Grounds. Very different from DC and its expanding office space to feed a growing lobbyist/gov't (Ok, will stop there with politics)

To me, its all about connecting Laclede's Landing, Dome/CVC, Bottleworks and the best way is to get rid of the raised section of I-70 and the Arch Grounds parking garage (One thing I like about the Arch Grounds Proposal is let parking happen outside of the grounds and within downtown/Lacledes). Once the powers to be can see the light, than things will progress. However, I think that is the most realistic approach you can take for the next decade. Anything beyond that is a growth rate that St. Louis hasn't seen in ages nor will see for several decades.