Meeting about changes to the St. Louis Arch grounds
According to this article I read this morning on ksdk.com (http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=148781&catid=3), one of two public meetings about possible changes to the Arch grounds takes place tonight at the visitors center in Forest Park. Personally, I don't like the idea of messing with the Arch grounds themselves too much. It is a beautiful park! However, I do agree we need a better way to connect it with downtown, and the other bike and walking trails around (I think the Gateway Greenway and Waterway plans cover the trails part), and we need to do SOMETHING with our vacant riverfront. I'm not too keen on adding more museum buildings or food vendors to the grounds, though. I think the majesty of the Arch would be diminished with "clutter" on the grounds themselves. What do the rest of you bloggers think?
I think something really does need to be done with our riverfront, going to the arch and then either the riverboat trip (they really need to update the riverboat as well,) and maybe the helicopter isn't enough. It would be nice to be able to do something else within that area that is on the riverfront. I like Live on the Levee but that happens just during the summer and only on certain dates, something that is open year round or at least all summer would be good.