‘We should be doing more’: Fixing neighborhood vacancy reduces gun violence
ST. LOUIS – At first, Chassidy Howard thought she was hearing fireworks. Then she felt the pain in her leg.…
Benign Neglect
Redevelopment roadmap, or retread? New plan in works
CITY HALL – St. Louis may be taking a new path to economic development. On Tuesday, the St. Louis Development…
Benign Neglect Part IV: Hope for the future of north St. Louis?
ST. LOUIS PLACE – North St. Louis sits at a crossroads. The largest construction project in St. Louis history is…
Michael R. Allen: City demolition policy needs measurable goals
Recently, I published an essay on CityLab criticizing the current St. Louis mayoral administration for embracing private funding of demolition…
Benign Neglect Part III: The mystery of Paul McKee
ST. LOUIS PLACE – A big part of what is viewed as “today’s story” of north St. Louis comes with…
Benign Neglect Part II: Letting our neighborhoods die
ST. LOUIS – The Team Four plan, as it is best known, is viewed by many as a blueprint for…
Benign Neglect: The Team Four plan’s legacy in north St. Louis
How did north and south St. Louis become so different? Why have neighborhoods in south St. Louis seen so much…
Jaco: Tearing down the city and the country
ST. LOUIS – The old, admittedly sexist joke goes, “The definition of mixed feelings is watching your mother-in-law drive off…