NextStop STL

The public is invited to participate next week in regional planning efforts focusing on economic development around public transit. A final meeting is scheduled as part of the regional Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) study led by the East-West Gateway Council of Governments. Bi-State Development Agency/Metro is one of 11 agencies partnering in the project. The purpose [...]

Updated 2/21/13: Fairview Heights meeting postponed due to weather.  You are invited to participate in a regional planning effort currently underway focusing on economic development potential around several MetroLink Stations: North Hanley, Emerson Park, Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center, Fairview Heights, Union Station, Civic Center, and Rock Road Station. The East-West Gateway Council of Governments (EWG) and its [...]

The East-West Gateway Council of Governments held several informational meetings last month to get public input on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) around MetroLink Stations. You still have an opportunity to participate even if you could not attend one of the public meetings by taking an online survey. What East-West Gateway would like your input on which [...]

Attention, armchair planners: Now is your chance to help guide future development in the St. Louis region! As one of 11 stakeholder agencies partnering with East-West Gateway Council of Governments on the development of a Regional Plan for Sustainable Development, Metro is playing a key role in helping stakeholders craft strategies for encouraging Transit-Oriented Development [...]

The Center for Transit Oriented Development (CTOD) launched its web database today to help developers, city officials, and investors make better planning decisions and take advantage of development opportunities around transit centers. According to the CTOD, the database: …Provides information on density, demographics, occupation and transportation habits of households near 4,160 existing and proposed fixed-guideway [...]

Thursday, Oct. 14, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the finalists for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program.  St. Louis, through East-West Gateway Council of Governments, was awarded $4.69 million grant, the 4th largest in the country. HUD’s inaugural grants under this program will support metropolitan and multi-jurisdictional planning efforts [...]

Welcome to the Loop sign, courtesy of the New York Times Because it’s Friday, I’m in the mood to share a little happy here. The other night I had a great evening out at the Delmar Loop. My friend and I met for beverages and dinner at Blueberry Hill, probably the most iconic destination on [...]

One of the toughest challenges facing public transit agencies is designing a system that works well in lower-density areas outside of traditional urban centers. Suburban and ex-urban sprawl pose a serious problem for alternative modes of transportation–for bikers, walkers, and transit riders–in cities all across the country, including our own dear St. Louis. Time magazine [...]