Elected Leaders or Corporate Puppets? The Data Center Debacle
While always the case in development decisions, the ongoing hyperscale data center drama highlights the fact that city officials are more beholden to big business than voters.
Tagged: Cara Spencer
City’s Bike Lane Clearing Mini-Streetsweeper Remains Missing in Action
While local cyclists continue dodging broken glass in the city’s protected bike lanes, questions about the status of the city’s dedicated cleaning equipment have grown.
City Data Shows Limited Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Progress
City leaders have long listened to Trailnet’s recommendations for improved road safety, focusing efforts on traffic-calming changes to the streets. A review of crash statistics found in Trailnet’s annual safety reports casts doubt of the strategy’s efficacy.
City’s Tornado Rebuilding Efforts Deserving of Northsider Scorn
The city’s slow tornado recovery, with only 24 homes repaired, is raising doubts about the priorities and effectiveness of the Spencer administration’s response efforts.
Don’t Let the Bastards Win!
City residents can file an appeal to stop the hyperscale data center in Midtown. The deadline is this Thursday.
Downtown Does Not Need a New Curfew, But a New Plan
Columnist Michael Allen reflects on youth curfews, a controversial public safety tactic employed by numerous St. Louis mayors.
City Civil Rights Commission Still Dormant
The city’s Civil Rights Enforcement Agency continues to languish under the Spencer administration.
The Peculiar Politics of Snow in St. Louis
Winter weather played a starring role in this year’s mayoral contest. Its return shows that it retains symbolic power in our local politics.
Millennium Hotel Redevelopment: History May Not Repeat, But It Rhymes
Columnist Michael Allen reflects on the past and future of one of downtown’s most iconic pieces of real estate.
St. Louis City to Restore Transparency Portal Search Functionality
In recent months, local government watchdog Gerry Connolly observed an important change in the city’s Sunshine Law portal. The mayor’s office says this was done in error and will be corrected.
