What we’re about
We’re the St. Louis Urbanists, a grassroots advocacy group working to create safer and more effective infrastructure for pedestrians, bicycle users, transit riders, and even car drivers in the St. Louis region. Our movement aims to promote better urban design through education, organization, and engagement at every level.
We hope to create a community for like-minded individuals to hang out and discuss transportation, urban design, local politics, and other similar topics. You can join us at our online Discord server, where we share tactical wins, post resources, and discuss local issues.
Our main in-person meetups are on the 2nd Thursday of every month. These meetings are open to all. The first half of these meetings is formal discussion of our organization and project updates, and the second half is social.
In addition, we have a number of recurring meetups, such as Social Bike Rides, Urbanist Book Club, and Bus Bike Brunch. We're always coming up with new meetup ideas, and let us know if you have an idea of your own!
For more information, check out https://stlurbanists.org.
If you would like to donate to help us hold more events, please go here: STL Urbanists GoFundMe
Upcoming events
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Urbanist Book Club - The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
Left Bank Books CWE, 399 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO, USThis month's book is Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs! We will read the first half of the book, up to and including chapter 12.
This is an in-person event, with limited space. Please RSVP as soon as you can to reserve your spot.
Don't have the book yet? Grab a copy at the library, or go check out Left Bank Books to grab a copy!
If you are interested in the book, but can't make the meeting, you're still welcome to discuss it in our discord.
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The Great Grocery Cart Race!
Forest Park, 5595 Grand Drive, Saint Louis, MO, USWho will be the Fastest Grocery Runners Alive? Each team, armed with a simple granny cart or other carry-on, will brave the horrors of uneven sidewalks, slow crosswalks, and crazy car traffic. The first team to take their items to the finish line will be crowned the champions!
All levels of ability are welcome!
We will supply the carts and the money to buy the grocery items.
Snacks and prizes will also be provided.Why are we doing this?
- Going to a grocery store should not be dangerous or physically taxing. We are going to race safely through the streets and sidewalks of St. Louis to demonstrate what needs to change. Your experience and feedback at our event is crucial to fighting for a more equitable world.
The Process:
- Meet at Picnic Pavilion #7 in Forest Park. (Pavilions are unable to be reserved and are first-come first-serve; if there are any updates to the pavilion we will post in the comments of this meeting.) We will be there with a bunch of carts.
- The organizer will explain the rules for the race.
- We will divide everyone into teams with an even number of participants. (3-5 people.)
- Each team will pull out of a hat the specific cart they will get (some might not be carts at all!) and the items they are supposed to get.
- The race is on!! Everyone will go from the pavilion to the Richmond Center Schnucks to get the grocery items.
- And then on to the finish line!! The finish line will be back at Picnic Pavilion #7 in Forest Park. The organizer will be there to time each group, check to see that each group got all the items on the list, and award prizes.
- We will talk about our experiences-- what we saw, what could be better, what was dangerous.
- Afterwards we will have water, sandwiches, snacks, and drinks, and will hang out at the pavilion.
Each team will pick, out of a hat:
- The grocery items (some might be lighter than others)
- Their cart (they might not all be equal)
Rules:
- No wheels!! You can walk, you can run, but no bikes, buses, etc. If so, you are disqualified.
- You can use navigation technology to get around.
- You have to get all the grocery items on the list. If the store is out of the item, you must show a picture of the empty shelf where the item should be.
The Location:
- Forest Park Picnic Pavilion #7 (the big one with the fireplace, the 2nd-closest one to Skinker.)
- This is accessible from the #16 and #90 bus lines.
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Social Bike Ride - Federer's Folly
Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44, 7201 Lansdowne Ave, St. Louis, MO, USOur social rides are casual, no-drop, and open to riders of all abilities. Afterwards, we'll have an optional social hour at BusBikeBrunch, this month at Speakeasy Cafe. Feel free to stick around for brunch, or skip the ride and meet us directly at brunch!
On this social bike ride, we will be meeting at the Shrewsburry-I44 Metrolink station and riding the River Des Peres Greenway to Carondelet Park. After arriving, we will make our way to the new mountain bike trail, Federer's Folly, and take it for some easy laps, as many of us try mountain biking for the first time. You do not need a mountain bike to participate in this ride! All kinds of bikes, and riders of all skill levels are welcome.
We typically wait until about 10:35 AM to depart. If you are running late, check the comments of this Meetup page, or our Discord server for live tracking of our location via Google Maps. Also, feel free to meet us directly at Federer's Folly, where we are estimated to arrive around 11 AM.
If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message in our Discord server or in the comments below.
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