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In winter, the city fails to enforce code violations by businesses who let snow and ice pile up on walks. (If you want some shaming postcards for this winter, hit me up!) In sum, the city often seems more interested in dressing up downtown for tourists than in maintaining its fabric for residents.

A stack of postcards. On one side is the section of the city code that requires property owners to clear their sidewalks within 24 hours of snowfall. On the other is a little note reminding the property owner that sidewalk maintenance is both a legal requirement and an act of care.

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Today’s shop was a small one, so I loaded up a tote bag. More often, though, I take my cargo bike. With careful planning, I can fit a week’s worth of groceries for two adults, a dog, and a cat in my panniers (saddlebags). I can even get the dog food or cat litter on the rack (although not both).

A bike rack FULLY loaded up with groceries: two panniers packed to capacity, plus a 12-pack of sparkling water and a pack of toilet paper strapped to the top of the rack

Three cases of donuts strapped to my bike rack

The bike loaded up after a target run: two full panniers and an air purifier on the rack

Two full panniers and cat litter on the rack

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My Day 4 #WeekWithoutDriving report: despite football Sunday, I managed to run a few errands! In the morning, we took Ada and my parents’ dogs to Zoomies. To avoid taking two cars, I hopped back on the bike and met them there. And during halftime, I made a quick grocery run by foot. #stl #StLouis

A selfie with a tote bag slung across my neck and a bag of cat food in my other arm

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m just so baffled by the St. Louis train horn debacle, and it raises Qs about tech handovers. When someone leaves city hall, do they just immediately decommission the email? Do they not set up an auto-reply for a given period of time? Do they not set up email forwarding to the new incumbent? #stl

A Facebook post from Cara Spencer, mayor of St. Louis, on why all of a sudden train horns are blaring through the city all night and day:

There have been several surprises during my time as mayor, and having the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) blast train horns throughout the city is definitely one of them.
These train horns are occurring day and night, and are disrupting businesses, residents, and entire communities.
Under federal laws, trains can be silent while passing through a city if the railroad crossings meet federal safety standards. Like so many of the city's deferred maintenance issues, crossings have been deteriorating for over a decade and the FRA has been warning the city about this. Unfortunately, they had been sending emails to the previous administration's director of operations, and my office was not aware that the quiet status was in jeopardy until the day before the status was lifted.
Within 24 hours of that notice, we held an emergency meeting with mayoral staff and City department leaders. We got to work on a plan to upgrade all crossings so we can regain our quiet status as quickly as possible. Our Street
Department has already begun removing out-of-date railroad bars, inserting stop bars, and has ordered all necessary signs. We are focusing on residential areas first, and hope to have all installations done by mid-December.
I know this is incredibly frustrating. I would like to assure you, we are doing everything we can to fix this as quickly as possible. You can follow our progress with
facebook.com
on our website
(link in comments).

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Another century ride? Don’t mind if we do! Three weeks after the Door County Century, my dad came down to do @trailnetstl.bsky.social’s Ride the Rivers with me. We chose a chill metric century this time, which with a slight detour put us at 70 miles.

My dad and I on the McKinley Bridge, both sporting goofy grins, bike helmets, and bike jerseys. Behind us, you can see the St. Louis skyline.

A Strava screenshot showing our route from Spanish Lake Park, down along the riverfront and across the McKinley, and then a loop around Granite City, Edwardsville, and Chain of Rocks Bridge

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 2 of #WeekWithoutDriving: Who has four paws and loves car-free transit? It’s Ada! She lives for walks and loathes car rides. Occasionally, my partner has to drive her to daycare, but most of the time, she and I walk the mile up the road, and I catch my bus from there. #TransitDogs #stl #StLouis

Ada, a grey, medium-sized dog with flop ears, mid-weave across the sidewalk. Her nose is down, her ears are up, and she is laser-focused on something to our left

Ada living her best life at daycare, smiling at the camera and wearing a hot pink lei.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We kicked things off with a ghost bus 👻🚌 (spooky) — like a shitty date, it’s scheduled but it never shows. This is a major arterial route at rush hour, so it impacts a LOT of people. And it has cascading impacts: the next bus has to pick up almost twice as many passengers, often making it late too.

A screenshot of the Transit app, showing a bus scheduled in ten minutes that’s been cancelled. This is a stop a few miles north of my stop; I had to go up the line to get the cancellation notice. It wasn’t added to the app until after the bus was already scheduled to be at my stop.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This morning, there were lots of families headed to the farmer’s market, who shared that they rarely use this crossing because it’s so dangerous. This intersection (Arsenal and Bent) is also a bus stop. As someone noted on a nearby sign, there’s no seating. Paging @stlurbanists.bsky.social!

A light pole with a button and sign to trigger the crosswalk warning lights. On the back of another sign on the pole, someone has written “need bench”

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Had a great time reminding drivers to pay attention and yield to pedestrians at CP2’s crosswalk action! This crossing at Tower Grove Park has a new flashing light, but no stop. Cars ignore the light and fly through. So many walkers told us they find this crosswalk scary and hostile. #stl #stlouis

Across a 3 lane street, three people wearing safety vests hold signs that say “yield to pedestrians”

Across a 3 lane street, two people wearing safety vests hold signs that say “yield to pedestrians”

Crossing guard chic! A selfie of me in a safety vest and a red city if St. Louis baseball cap

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m hangry about pointless, counterintuitive vending machine “upgrades” today: - fragile, inaccessible touchscreens - weird door that requires two hands to operate and grab your snacks - among the new snacks, a chocolate dough-flavored protein bar that is sneakily non-vegetarian #AccessibilityFail

A fancy new SIUE-branded vending machine with a touchscreen instead of buttons, and a door that you have to push down on (rather hard!) with one hand to access your snacks with the other hand

A Barebells chocolate dough protein bar. Vegetarians beware! For absolutely no good reason, it includes bovine collagen.

dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s World Car-Free Day! Pretty much every day is car-free for me, but I celebrated anyway with a bike commute. As someone on insta suggested, maybe the better goal to strive for is Car-Free World Day. #CarFree #CarFreeSTL

A Strava screenshot showing my route from south St. Louis to Edwardsville (30.48 miles)

dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And now homeward bound with the help of Amtrak and @roopikarisam.bsky.social

A bike hanging vertically on a rack on an Amtrak train

Roopika Risam’s book Data Empire on a train table, next to an iced coffee

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My second Door County Century is in the books! Century rides (100 miles in one go) are such a head game. You’d think the last few miles would be the hardest, but it’s somewhere in the 60-70 mile range that you need the most willpower. After that, you can lie to yourself that you’re almost there.

A picture of me riding through the finish line arch, giving a thumbs up

A Strava screenshot showing a circuit of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. Total distance was 101.48 miles in 7 hours, 26 minutes, and 26 seconds. Elevation gain was 2513 feet.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My greatest footnote has gotta be a toss-up between the tangled webs of early modern Irish lordly families and the time I fell in a creek for research. #skystorians 🗃️

A note on naming conventions: There is a great deal of name overlap and ambiguity among the major figures in this case. Not only do Sir Finghin O'Driscoll (of Ballyisland and of Dún na Séad/Baltimore) and Finghín Carrach O'Driscoll (of Dún na Long/Sherkin Island) share a name, but both Finghins had eldest sons named Conor and younger sons named Donnchadh, the latter of whom litigated on their fathers behalf. Both Finghins were also sons of two different Conors: Conor mac Finghin, father of Finghin Carrach, and Conor mac Conor, father of Sir Finghin. For that reason, Sir Finghin of Ballyisland is always referred to as Sir Finghín, and Finghín Carrach always carries his epithet.
Occasionally, there are ambiguous references to Finghín, in which case the name given is that in the text. Where there is potential for ambiguity, Donnchadh Carrach also carries his epithet. Both Conors always carry their patronymics. See Figure 1 for a family tree.
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3 The pollution of Cowmire Creek today is underreported. Historic newspaper articles detail sewage effluent, and residents of the surrounding neighborhoods have shared video of runoff from the West Lake Landfill (a poorly contained radioactive site) leaking into the creek. See for example, Margaret Gillerman, "Farmer, Suburbanites Clash on Runoff," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 26 July 1979; Loré Hayes Szcepanski, "Releasing rainwater from Westlake Landfill into Cowmire Creek. I'm not okay with that & you shouldn't be either." Facebook, 23 July 2023,
https://www.facebook.com/groups/630852290258112/posts/683530686647
92591. As anecdotal evidence, 1 (Smith) can unfortunately attest that, after taking an unintentional dip in the creek, I attracted swarms of flies for the rest of my hike and had an infected wound.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Week 1 is always a little strange in a DH course, because students are trying to wrap their heads around what exactly DH is. And that’s fair, because today, #DigitalHumanities is transporting 2.5 dozen donuts across state lines for the @siueiris.bsky.social open house. (1 bike, 3 buses, 1 train)

The back of a bicycle, with three boxes of donuts strapped to the rack

The top of a donut box from Donut Drive-In, sitting in a metro car

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you’d like to shop at some bookstores that are actually in the heart of the city, might I recommend… • Leviathan (new, S Grand) • Dunaway (used, S Grand) • Left Bank (both, Central West End) • Read a Book (used, Dutchtown) #stl #stlouis

Quote from an article about Half Price Books opening a new St. Louis location: "We've been in the St. Louis market since 2014 and think we have found the perfect location for a new community of readers," Kathy Doyle Thomas, president of Half Price Books, said in a statement. "Our stores in Chesterfield, University City and St. Charles are performing well. We know it is the right time to brin the unique Half Price Books experience to the heart of the city."

The 6,700-square-foot bookstore at th Southpoint Plaza shopping center at 4491 Lemay Ferry Road will be the company's sixth store in Missouri. The three other existing St. Louis-area locations are in Chesterfield, University City and St. Charles. It also operates in Kansas City and Independence.

A Google Maps screenshot showing the new location, which is in fact not in the city at all. (Neither are any of its other locations.)

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Thanks @trailnetstl.bsky.social for another great community ride, celebrating Juneteenth! Lots of new-to-me Black St. Louis history, fantastic entertainment, and a good chunk of roads I hadn’t ridden before.

A Strava ride summary for the Trailnet Juneteenth Community Ride. The ride itself was 11 miles, but since I rode to and from it, it shows 24.4 miles.

dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What kind of doofus would wear wide leg pants in a torrential downpour? The same kind that would manage to slip into two giant puddles and soak both their shoes before even making it out the alley #stlwx

Sitting on the metro platform with both of my legs raised up so you can see that my shoes and the bottom 6-8 inches of my pants are drenched

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Writing! At the Bus Stop Book proposal, public transit, and thunderstorms create some extremely cozy vibes. #stl #stlwx

A view across DeBaliviere in the pouring rain, with my open laptop in the foreground. (It’s showing an excel sheet, which doesn’t seem like writing, but that’s actually my writing tracked.)

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Today I am grateful for people who share their book proposals on @kcommons.bsky.social, which mostly means I am grateful to @eve.gd! Process documents are super useful and so hard to find.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Who needs a blow dryer when you live in the Midwest and a storm is coming? #stl #stlwx

A picture of me walking toward a bus stop with my hair being blown all over my face from multiple directions

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Mail day 👀 courtesy of @wolfproofpress.com🐺 These prints got a little waylaid — big shoutout to USPS for finding them again through a missing mail request! How great to have a national mail service that provides reliable support, even when they’re swamped #InfrastructureIsAPublicGood

A cardboard mailer addressed to me from Amanda Wyatt Visconti of Wolfproof Press. It’s a large envelope (maybe 18x24?) and has “Pls don’t bend” written on it in marker to protect the artwork inside

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Mostly from a sociopolitical and ethical perspective. My objective is to help them cultivate an AI ethics that aligns with their values. I don’t use it in my own practice and never require them to use it, but I emphasize that their needs and commitments may lead them to different practices.

Artificial intelligence (AI)
The use of artificial intelligence tools (especially generative AI) is ethically complicated and in many cases falls under the
plagiarism policy. My goal for you in this course is that you develop your own tech ethics, including AI. Here are a few
starting points for us:
• I will not require you to use AI, even to test or challenges its capabilities.
• You may not use generative AI for day-to-day assignments, where you’re meant to experiment with
technologies, build things, break things, and reflect on the process. Those are all activities that can only be
productive if you do them yourself from start to finish.
• You may choose to use such tools for your final project, if you discuss it with me in advance. I’ll want to see that
you understand both the benefits and the drawbacks of the tool you choose, as well as that you’re engaging
with it critically in process and product.
• Editing tools like Grammarly are permitted for your regular writing assignments, but please know that I’m not
assessing those for grammar and spelling (so long as I can understand the point you’re making). Instead, I’m
looking for thoughtful engagement with your experience of the tool or website and with the themes and
questions we’re addressing in class.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Hey @knightlab.northwestern.edu! My students are working on a StorymapJS assignment right now, and some (but not all) are getting an OSM error on the default basemap. Any chance this could be a quick fix, or should I have them change gears?

Screenshot of an error on a StorymapJS story. The error reads "Access blocked. Referer is required by tile usage policy of OpenStreetMap's volunteer-run servers: osm.wiki/Blocked

dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The @siueiris.bsky.social glowup continues! New additions include the public library symbol for our welcome wall and some cozy tea and books for our tea corner. #DHMakes

Quilt art on a wall: a rainbow banner made of log cabin blocks, some bunting that reads “iris” on it, and a public library symbol (a person reading a book)

Quilt art on a wall: a steaming mug of tea on top of a stack of books. On the desk in front of the wall is a tea kettle and some tea bags

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Things they tell you in history grad programs: Anything can be a text! Things they don’t tell you in history grad programs: Scat can be a text? This has been another dispatch from St. Stanislaus Conservation Area. #skystorians 🗃️ (It’s not really graphic media, it’s just poop.)

A pile of as yet unidentified poop from a carnivore, maybe a fox. Photographed not because I’m a weirdo (or at least not only that), but in an effort to document the site’s current and past ecology

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Look at these numbers. Just LOOK at these goofy-ass numbers. #stlwx

A screenshot of the apple weather app for St. Louis, showing that it’s currently 55, feels like 43. The high today was 92. The low tomorrow is 38. We are just randomly throwing numbers at the wall to see what sticks. The Arch is in need of recalibration.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Step 1 of @siueiris.bsky.social’s glow-up! More #DHMakes to come, including data quilts, literary craft, subversive cross stitch, and whatever else strikes our collective fancies.

A strip of homemade fabric bunting in greens and blues with the letters i-r-i-s appliquéd on the flags

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Hey history hivemind, does anyone recognize this image? A student wants to use it in her capstone and is trying to track down both citation and context. The earliest version of it in a reverse image search is from a Harry Potter fandom tumblr post in 2013. #skystorians #medievalism #medievalsky 🗃️

A sepia-toned image of a woman wearing a jeweled hennin, perhaps from around the turn of the 20th century

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Did a little field work and recon at Saint Stanislaus this morning before I bring my students here, and I am happy to report that I did not fall in the creek this time. I did get hailed on though, so there’s still room for improvement.

A silver road bike parked in front of the entrance sign to Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area in Hazelwood, MO

A rectangular stone ruin on a hilltop in the woods. The remaining walls are about two feet tall at the highest point.

A selfie on top of a bluff at Saint Stanislaus, with wintry, leafless forest in the background

Slightly larger than pea size hail on the ground

dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Another Dickinson-inspired appliqué! This one’s from her poem “To make a prairie” about intentional placemaking. It evokes ecological care, but I wanted something that blends that with human infrastructures that also manifest care. So here’s an ode to public transit! #DHMakes #PublicTransit

An appliqué block featuring two trains crossing the Eads Bridge in opposite directions. The Arch is visible out to the left side. Flowers grow along the tracks, including one clover and one bee - a reference to Emily Dickinson’s poem “To make a prairie.”

Emily Dickinson 1830 - 1886
To make a prairie it takes a clover and
one bee,
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

They don’t look like the same child to me

A side by side of a picture of Liam Conejo Ramos after his release from ICE detention and the similarly aged child to whom Bad Bunny handed a Grammy during the halftime show

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

This idea has been rattling around my head for a while. I have a deep fondness for Canadian geese, and their brash, unapologetic defense of the vulnerable among them feels like the right brand of hope for this moment. Eventually I’ll stitch down the edges and finish as a wall hanging. #DHMakes

An appliqué quilt block, approximately 11x14 inches. It features an angry, honking Canadian goose and some lily pads, with the text “Hope is the thing with feathers,” a line from an Emily Dickinson poem.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

💌Mail day💌 I’ve got 150 of these suckers, and I’m willing to share. Big ups to the Ink Spot, a local union print shop that printed these same day for me! #StLouis #STL #stlwx

A big stack of postcards fresh from the printer. The front has the snow clearance ordinance for the city of St. Louis. The back has the postcard address section and a message explaining that clearing sidewalks is an ethical and legal obligation.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I just put in an order for 150 postcards with the snow-clearing ordinance to send to local businesses. No more hiding behind feigned ignorance! #StLouis #STL #stlwx

The front of a postcard I designed to share St. Louis’s snow-clearing ordinance:

REVISED CODE OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS
11.18.210 - SNOW REMOVAL.
After any fall of snow, owners, managers, agents or occupiers of any premises shall cause the snow to be immediately removed from the improved area of the sidewalk in the public street adjacent to such premises, and the improved area of the sidewalk shall also be kept clear of ice at all times. If no part of the sidewalk area be improved, then a lane five feet wide in the sidewalk area shall be kept free from snow and ice at all times.
Where structures contain six or more units, it shall be the duty of the owner or agent of the owner to comply with this provision.
Where structures contain between one and six units, it shall be the duty of the person occupying the units nearest the public street, as well as the owner or agent of the owner, involved to comply with the requirements of this section.
(1960 C., § 805.210; 1994 C., § 11.18.210; Ord. No. 56726, § 1(part), 1974.)

The back of a postcard I designed, with a friendly (maybe slightly passive aggressive) message to businesses:

Hi neighbor!
In the city of St. Louis, it's the responsibility of the property owner to clear the sidewalk of
snow
- the whole sidewalk.
That's a legal obligation, and it's also an act of care for your customers and neighbors.
Unmaintained sidewalks are a serious hazard, especially as snow becomes ice.
Thanks for keeping the
community safe, comfortable, and functional!

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

library.municode.com/mo/st._louis...

11.18.210 - Snow removal.
After any fall of snow, owners, managers, agents or occupiers of any premises shall cause the snow to be immediately removed from the improved area of the sidewalk in the public street adjacent to such premises, and the improved area of the sidewalk shall also be kept clear of ice at all times. If no part of the sidewalk area be improved, then a lane five feet wide in the sidewalk area shall be kept free from snow and ice at all times. Where structures contain six or more units, it shall be the duty of the owner or agent of the owner to comply with this provision. Where structures contain between one and six units, it shall be the duty of the person occupying the units nearest the public street, as well as the owner or agent of the owner, involved to comply with the requirements of this section.

(1960 C., § 805.210; 1994 C., § 11.18.210; Ord. No. 56726, § 1(part), 1974.)

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

An infuriating call with Walgreens, who maintain it's the city's job to clear sidewalks, has driven me to LinkedIn. Gotta fight fire (corporate neglect) with fire (the most cursed, corporate platform). Here's the relevant code, in case anyone else wants to be a nuisance. #StLouis #STL #stlwx

A LinkedIn post. At the end, I've added local hashtags and tagged in local news outlets.

In the City of St. Louis, it's the legal responsibility of property owners to clear the sidewalks of snow. But every company that plows their parking lot while neglecting their sidewalks is not only flouting their legal obligation. They are sending a clear message about which of their customers and neighbors they deem worthy of care and access.

Last night, as I traipsed through the snow to pick up some prescriptions, I encountered business after business that has paid for their parking lots and driveways to be plowed, while leaving their sidewalks covered in 9 inches and more of snow.

Back in December, when our first big snow hit, I contacted Walgreens corporate to let them know that this is a recurring issue at their Hampton and Chippewa store. During last year's prolonged winter weather, that store allowed nearly a foot of ice to accumulate on their sidewalks. This year, they're on track to do the same. When I called the store this morning to ask when they'll be addressing the issue, the manager repeatedly (and incorrectly) told me that's the city's job. Target told me the same. Unmaintained sidewalks impact access to these businesses, and choices about snow removal make starkly visible which customers they value.

But the impacts far exceed the stores' customer bases. These businesses occupy valuable property at a high-volume intersection, crossed by multiple bus lines and providing pedestrian access to key resources. This failure is a tangible manifestation of their extractive relationship with the communities that host them.

It doesn't have to be this way. Take a look at the pristine sidewalks surrounding the businesses right next door to that Walgreens. That strip is owned by a local real estate management company, who had their walks cleared by the morning following the storm. (Thanks, AHRA (AH Realty Advisors)!)

Infrastructure and accountability are acts of care.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Every company that plows their parking lot while neglecting their sidewalks is not only flouting their legal obligation. They are sending a clear message about which of their customers and neighbors they deem worthy of care and access. Looking at you, Walgreens and Target. #StLouis #stl #stlwx

A sidewalk on Chippewa outside Target, covered in 9 inches of snow. It’s been heavily trafficked by pedestrians.

A sidewalk on Hampton outside Walgreens with a bus shelter, covered in 9 inches of snow. It’s been heavily trafficked by pedestrians.

A sidewalk off Hampton outside Walgreens, covered in 9 inches of snow.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The hardest part of bringing baked goods to work is not forgetting them on the way out the door. The second hardest part is maintaining structural integrity on a 2-hour, 3-connection transit commute. Thoughts and prayers for my honey cake…

A large Tupperware bowl, flipped upside down to contain a cake on the lid. It’s sitting in my lap on a bus. Inside the Tupperware is a round cake frosted wih honey whipped cream, with a crumb coat on top.

dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Daycare gave us a spare copy of Ada’s Christmas card this morning, where she is doing her best impression of an ASPCA commercial. So belated merry Christmas from Ada, everyone. I promise she’s spoiled rotten and very happy.

A Christmas card from Ada, a grey and white dog with (in this picture, at least) sad, droopy ears and mournful eyes. She’s wearing a cheerful and festive red bandanna.

dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🤩 Thanks again to @literaturegeek.bsky.social for immortalizing this line from the NEH wake session at ACH. If I have a scholarly motto, this is it — infrastructure is mutual obligation and mutual benefit. #DigitalHumanities #DHMakes

A framed print that reads “Infrastructure is something we owe to one another. - Meg Smith” Made by Amanda Wyatt Visconti! It’s printed in a beautiful pink-blue gradient.

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dr. meg smith @megsmith.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

RIP Packers postseason, but I’m still celebrating Wisconsin. Quick little pre-semester make, the Hello Wisconsin pillow from Crimson Tate.

A quilted pillow in the shape of Wisconsin. The pattern is rectangles in three fabric prints: gray squirrels, blue moose and trees, and tan hiking symbols