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Parking spaces being turned into a pedestrian walkway?? What?? That’s exactly what will be happening at the Gateway Arch Garage on Washington Avenue.  Construction work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 1, and be completed around June 25, right before the Fair St. Louis festivities.  The pedestrian walkway will displace a row of Metro [...]

The National Park Service and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay today launched an international design competition to update the area surrounding our ubiquitous St. Louis icon, the Gateway Arch. The National Park Service maintains the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial park grounds surrounding the Arch.  But as part of its Business Enterprises, Metro operates the Gateway Arch trams and [...]

I think sometimes we forget that the Arch isn’t just a great big tall monument/building, but is actually a national park. This weekend is a great time to experience the “park” part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial with two days of outdoor fun, celebrating our national parks. ParkPalooza features 10 interactive “stations” for visitors, [...]