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Tag Archives: Gateway Arch
St. Louis Receives Federal Support for Archgrounds Redevelopment Project
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar came to town yesterday to announce St. Louis has been awarded $20 million in federal grant money for pedestrian and roadway improvements as part of the Archgrounds redevelopment project. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Enterprises
Tagged Arch Grounds, CityArchRiver 2015, Federal Grant, Gateway Arch
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Meet the Gateway Arch Builders at 46th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, Oct. 22
This week, the world’s baseball fans will have their eyes on St. Louis and the Cardinals in the World Series. Inevitably, their eyes will also fall upon our most iconic image: the Gateway Arch. This weekend, the men and women … Continue reading
Bi-State Development Agency to Establish the TransRiver Authority to Manage Arch Riverfront Design and Construction
The commitment to improve the Arch grounds at Jefferson Memorial National Park took a step forward today as the Bi-State Development Agency(BSDA) Board of Commissioners voted to create the TransRiver Authority, a nonprofit corporation that will, as an arm of … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development
Tagged Economic Development, Gateway Arch, TransRiver Authority
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Design Team Unveils Arch Grounds Concept
Last night, members of the winning design team and stakeholders presented an update to the CityArchRiver2015 competition to reshape the Arch grounds, and to connect the Gateway Mall and East Riverfront to the Jefferson Memorial National Park and the Arch. … Continue reading
Posted in Business Enterprises, Economic Development
Tagged Arch Grounds Design Competition, Business Enterprises, Gateway Arch
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The Story of the Bi-State Development Agency or Why Metro is Building a Bike Trail Connector
Recently, questions have been asked about Metro’s $1 million FTA grant to connect the planned Soulard Bikeway Extension and the North Riverfront Trail, called the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Bike Connection. Why is Metro involved in the project? Isn’t Metro … Continue reading
Posted in Business Enterprises, Capital Projects, Economic Development
Tagged Bike, Business Enterprises, Gateway Arch, Inside Metro
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Do You Remember the Levee Line in Downtown St. Louis?
The #99 Downtown Trolley is not the only downtown circulator bus that has traveled St. Louis’ downtown streets. Remember the Levee Line? Decked out in a riverboat-inspired design (complete with smokestack) the Levee Line operated in the late 1980s, traveling … Continue reading
Arch Design Competition Concepts Released Today, Viewing At Gateway Arch
The competition to redesign of the Arch and St. Louis riverfront, Framing a Modern Masterpiece, introduced the teams’ concepts today in the lobby of the Gateway Arch. This international competition seeks to enhance the Arch grounds, create better connections between … Continue reading
Posted in Explore St. Louis
Tagged Arch Competition, Business Enterprises, Gateway Arch, riverfront, Riverfront Attractions
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Getting Out and Getting Around Fair St. Louis July 4th Weekend
The Mississippi River is flooding, and its waters have reached Lenore K. Sullivan Boulevard*. But a little river water doesn’t stop the Fair and Fourth of July in St. Louis! 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of Fair St. Louis (formerly … Continue reading
Core of Discovery: St. Louis’ First Corridor is Worth Exploring Again
Did you know the south leg of the Arch is the location of St. Louis’ first home, that of Pierre Laclede? Or that St. Louis is home to what many consider the first skyscraper? Or that the Old Post Office … Continue reading
Posted in Explore St. Louis
Tagged Core of Discovery, Gateway Arch, Mississippi River, riverfront
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River to City: The View of St. Louis from the Riverboats
The river rises up, rich brown, foamy and yielding, against the hull of boat. The boat is smooth and calm, and I’m enamored: its my first time seeing St. Louis from the waters of the River, looking up at our … Continue reading
Posted in Transit Lifestyle
Tagged Gateway Arch, Infrastructure, Mississippi River, Riverboats, St. Louis
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