Suburbs

The Staenberg Group has plans to redevelop the site into a “Downtown Chesterfield” with housing, retail spaces, restaurants and more. Developers expect it to be four years before people can start moving into new residential units.

It’s a project that takes cues from similar ones built across the country in recent years in places like Austin, Dallas, Phoenix and San Jose.

The new book explores how long-standing policies have led to racial segregation and poverty in Ferguson and other American suburbs.

The latest U.S. Census Bureau data shows the St. Louis region has grown little in population since 2010, but also has remained fairly stable.According to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 19, 2010 - To underscore the political power of St. Louis' suburbs, consider this: Missouri's…