Comments on: Arch Grounds: Less Parking, Improved Connectivity by 2015 http://citytoriver.org/blog/?p=657 Reconnecting St. Louis with the Mississippi Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Kevin B http://citytoriver.org/blog/?p=657&cpage=1#comment-71329 Kevin B Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:20:30 +0000 http://citytoriver.org/blog/?p=657#comment-71329 Also, what is that thin building at the SE corner of 1st and Lucas in the site model? Right no that's a vacant lot used for LL events. As far as I can tell, this is the only added Landing component in the model (besides extending Lucas to 3rd). Curious. Also, what is that thin building at the SE corner of 1st and Lucas in the site model? Right no that’s a vacant lot used for LL events. As far as I can tell, this is the only added Landing component in the model (besides extending Lucas to 3rd). Curious.

]]> By: Kevin B http://citytoriver.org/blog/?p=657&cpage=1#comment-71324 Kevin B Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:49:39 +0000 http://citytoriver.org/blog/?p=657#comment-71324 I'm all for removing the north end parking garage (with the caveat that they had better not put another on Laclede's Landing), but I still have not heard a justifiable reason as to why Washington Avenue should be removed as a river-reaching roadway. One less street for the intersection is not a viable reason. Nor is increased pedestrian access to Laclede's Landing. People won't need to be hand-held down a hill, under the Eads and on to the cobblestone to find the Landing. Crossing a less-used Washington Avenue will not be an issue. Laclede's Landing is already a fairly pedestrian-minded place. It has several streetside cafes, for one. Also, the police have been known to close down 2nd street to traffic on some nights, allowing revelers to safely bar hop or chat with friends. With Washington Avenue closed, that would no longer be an option as more traffic would be forced to filter through the center of the district on Lucas and Morgan -- and frankly, I don't think those old stone streets could take the added wear-and-tear. I’m all for removing the north end parking garage (with the caveat that they had better not put another on Laclede’s Landing), but I still have not heard a justifiable reason as to why Washington Avenue should be removed as a river-reaching roadway.

One less street for the intersection is not a viable reason. Nor is increased pedestrian access to Laclede’s Landing. People won’t need to be hand-held down a hill, under the Eads and on to the cobblestone to find the Landing. Crossing a less-used Washington Avenue will not be an issue.

Laclede’s Landing is already a fairly pedestrian-minded place. It has several streetside cafes, for one. Also, the police have been known to close down 2nd street to traffic on some nights, allowing revelers to safely bar hop or chat with friends. With Washington Avenue closed, that would no longer be an option as more traffic would be forced to filter through the center of the district on Lucas and Morgan — and frankly, I don’t think those old stone streets could take the added wear-and-tear.

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