1. For Anyone Knocking the Loop Streetcar Cash

    Most other U.S. cities that have built streetcars or other rail transit have seen increasingly valuable development. A Portland, Ore., streetcar open since 2001 lured 4 million square feet of high-density development, a 2005 study found. A Seattle analysis of land values near its new streetcar, opened in 2007, found $68.4 million in increased property value.

    Now we to bring it to streets that really need it (hint: Cherokee).

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  3. I just read the part about a trolley on Cherokee Street and my head exploded →

    My favorite taco place (see DK issue 0.1) would become my favorite place. End of discussion.

  4. This watercolor by Dan Zettwoch of a Somali pirate is super-cool and really moves the Charlotte Hornets-related art community in a startling new direction (see the hat and jersey). But in all seriousness, stop by the Cherokee Print League Holiday Sale tomorrow for a chance to buy some of Dan’s work and check out the work of other St. Louis artists.

    This watercolor by Dan Zettwoch of a Somali pirate is super-cool and really moves the Charlotte Hornets-related art community in a startling new direction (see the hat and jersey).

    But in all seriousness, stop by the Cherokee Print League Holiday Sale tomorrow for a chance to buy some of Dan’s work and check out the work of other St. Louis artists.