This Week in Urbanism

Thank you for joining us for a second season! This Week in Urbanism returns with improved audio quality and production along with topics that are intended to foster nuance and excitement along the way. In this first episode, we cover development incentives in brief detail outlining some of the better arguments for and against ultimately as a means to argue for and foster nuance in these discussions.

In the time since the ending of the last season, a budding, 200+ group of St. Louis Urbanists has begun to find community and organize together. The group, the St. Louis Urbanist's Confluence, can be found on Discord at the link below and is beginning to do great work on transit advocacy, housing, and collective action.

https://discord.com/invite/AvQsVs7B

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode highlights the some of the worst urban policy being introduced in one particular U.S. state to educate, inform, and hopefully prevent similar actions across the nation.

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode highlights the successes and failures of the current MetroLink system before outlining what we should expect from the proposed expansion and when it may occur.

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode highlights the problems that plagued The Loop Trolley and the opportunities that remain to make it a thriving transportation system that contributes to the development of St. Louis corridors.

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode highlights Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as a cost-effective and time-efficient solution for mass public transit.

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode highlights the many new high-rises coming to St. Louis from the City all the way to Clayton. There is so much coming our way!

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode defines Progressive NIMBYism and outlines the ways in which it hampers housing affordability and anti-displacement rhetoric. 

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Todd Swanstrom, a Des Lee Professor at the University of Missouri - St. Louis as we discuss anchor institutions in the St. Louis area.

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode discusses traffic safety and posits that road diets are a real, tangible solution to make drivers, bikers, transit-takers, and pedestrians safer.

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode is the first bonus podcast to have a shorter format, focusing on individual developments or news stories. The weekly podcast will remain with longer pieces on urbanism. This first bonus discusses the project at 4210 Duncan in the Cortex, which appears to be moving forward after a long delay.

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode touches on the problem with the suburbs with a wide ranging discussion on racial impacts, policies, and more.

This Week in Urbanism is designed to bring you up to speed on the latest in urban developments, infrastructure, policy, politics, rumors, and more that influence the urban experience in St. Louis.

This episode touches on new infrastructure that promotes pedestrian and bike safety, housing developments in the Central Corridor, and affordable housing in Dutchtown.