Urban planning

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

The last comprehensive plan for the Metro East city was written in 2010. This new effort would guide the city’s priorities for development and growth.

Every city has its nightmare intersections, and many residents could likely cite a personal nemesis or two. In the St. Louis area, the crossroads of North…

About 2 percent of architects in the U.S. are African-American. That’s a statistic Michael Ford wants to change by inspiring young people to think of new…

For the next year, a series of forums will examine the issue of regional collaboration. The Construction Forum St. Louis’ directors aim to discuss what…

St. Louis’ Land Reutilization Authority has nearly 12,000 parcels of vacant land and buildings and just eight and half employees.That’s far below the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 30, 2012 - “You’re a river town,” John Norquist, president and CEO of the Congress for the New…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 16, 2012 - Filtered over the shouts from an energetic aerobics class carrying on in the next…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 18, 2011 - A 17-year resident of Grand Center, David Burnett has witnessed many changes in the…