A quick note from an STL architect is worth a glimpse at our I-70 sister city seems to envy all of our local land and desperately searches for excuses as residents flee.
Meanwhile . . .
Kansas City residents should consider that the STL exodus is a warning that there is NOTHING preventing local cowtown decline save our good judgement about the future.
Here are the basics in the debate over the comparison . . .
"The St. Louis land area is 70 square miles and is urbanized. Redevelopment is far more difficult in St. Louis City than the urbanization contributing to Kansas City’s growth."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Letter: Comparing St. Louis and Kansas City is apples vs. oranges
Regarding Greg Michaud's guest column " Population loss and the future of St. Louis neighborhoods " (April 9): As an architect, I believe comparing St. Louis and Kansas City on the issue of population gain and loss is invalid because of the dramatically different land areas of the cities.
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