Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

NextSTL

@nextstl.com

580 followers 41 following 1.1K posts

Be informed.
Be engaged.
Be part of what's next.

Promoting smarter development and civic engagement in Saint Louis, MO.

Posts Replies Media Videos

Reposted by NextSTL

Michael Hobbes

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

Every time

When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily and TfL predicted a severe economic impact.

Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated

November 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM

Reposted by NextSTL

Dave Morse

@dave-morse.bsky.social

Then they stopped. I asked why. The woman, who identified herself as the manager, said that they'd laid off all their employees that didn't have their own car, so they had no need of the ebike anymore. I'm not sure that's even legal, but, uh, that's when my affection for that branch ended.

November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM

NextSTL

@nextstl.com

How do we protect our city from cars?
#carsruincities

Richard Callow @publiceyestl.bsky.social · 12d

The former Last Hotel on Wash Ave apparently had a run in with a car.

Pictured: extensive damage to a building facade

November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM

NextSTL

@nextstl.com

The next Earnings Tax vote will be April 7, 2026, when it will be retained again by a wide margin.

www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/c...

Board Bill Number 100 In Session 2025-2026

Earnings Tax Bill

www.stlouis-mo.gov

November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM

NextSTL

@nextstl.com

Way to go Baltimore!
Shall we end the mandate?
#parkingsmartstl
#zoneforpeoplestl
"The city is reducing red tape for development by eliminating parking minimums and allowing single staircases in certain buildings."

Baltimore, eyeing a ‘renaissance,’ passes a slew of housing reforms

The city is reducing red tape for development by eliminating parking minimums and allowing single staircases in certain buildings.

www.multifamilydive.com

November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Reposted by NextSTL

The War on Cars

@thewaroncars.bsky.social

NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture." Producer Ilana Strauss talks to @norton.bsky.social about the two men who, in the 1920s, teamed up to sell more cars and shape the way cities handle traffic. Their legacy can be felt across the country today. podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...