ST. LOUIS PLACE – North St. Louis sits at a crossroads. The largest construction project in St. Louis history is taking shape in the form of the Next NGA West…
Category: Benign Neglect
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 – more subtraction – in north city while encouraging investment…
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 one of our city’s most perplexing set of questions: Just…
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.” Those who framed it would argue it was…
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 development while many north St. Louis neighborhoods fall further and…
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 a cliff in your brand-new car.” So when you see…