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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The other aligned crossing in the neighborhood is Arsenal and Kingshighway, but it's a demolition derby down there. Busy streets in every direction.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think it's a mistake for bikes: straight across is the least risky way.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This year they took out the aligned crossing of Kingshighway and Reber Pl. They un-aligned it for westbound traffic, forcing all traffic (including bike traffic) onto Kingshighway.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There are plenty of traffic calming techniques available to slow cars that don't endanger cyclists. Many of them are used in this very park. I call upon TGP to open the whole park to bicycle transportation.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Because of St Louis' chronic under investment in non-motorized transportation, like it or not, parks take up the slack. It would be nice if parks welcomed their dual role, instead of punishing people who are, after all, reducing congestion and pollution.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

- on-street car parking leads to swerving - too narrow for bike trailers and trikes

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The bumps don't go all the way to the curb. This creates an attractive nuisance for cyclists, adding several new ways to crash: - pedal-strike on the curb - pedal-strike on the speed bump - swerving into the gap, slipping on wet leaves - milled indentations are negative speed bumps

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pictured: the aftermath as more trailer cargo tries to slip the surly bonds of earth. This was relatively minor, because of defensive strap usage, but this can absolutely kick cargo into oncoming traffic.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But try and take your groceries over these humps on your bike. They are ramps. Your cargo will be launched into space! This only happens in the park. Saddlebags? Trailer? These bumps launch them all.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The West side of the park is an important transportation connection for bicycles - the lowest-traffic bicycle crossing of Kingshighway in the area, providing quiet access to the grocery. It's absolutely lousy with these speed bumps.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The bumps are hell on cyclists' wrists. Wrist arthritis is a thing. Repeated impacts to the wrists are a punishment.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I believe they're designed to moderate car speeds ... but 350 days of the year, cars aren't even allowed on Northeast Drive. They're punishing bicyclists 365 days a year to slow cars 15 days of the year. Why?!

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The humps are very steep. They pose a significant risk and inconvenience to a bicycle traveling a safe & sane 12 mph.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We're talking about the severe speed [B]umps on the West and North East sides of the park. We're not worried about the more gentle speed [H]umps on Main Drive.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Hump Day on a Thursday. Speed hump day, that is. New speed humps are popping up all over. Pictured here: - Arkansas St - East of the park - Reber Pl - West of the park

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I think that 5 mile ride ended up costing $20 - I might as well have had the safety of a taxi at that cost. I never rode them again.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If this is approved by the park, I wonder if they're geofenced to go slow in parks. Last time I tried one, cutting through the massive 30' wide diagonal path in Lafayette Park, it limited me to like 5mph. More money for them, since they charge by the minute.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Rent-a-scooter seems to be a thing in Tower Grove Park again. I've seen as many as 8 of them just south of Turkish Pavilion.

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Julie in STL @hyperhouse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hosted a crosswalk action at busy Tower Grove Park today and helped guide so many people across the crossing. Drivers definitely slowed when they saw our vests and signs and pedestrians just loved it. This is your Tower Grove Traffic Report. @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social #stlurbanism

Crosswalk Ambassadors bringing awareness to a crosswalk at Tower Grove Park

A crosswalk ambassador baby wearing and holding a sign to Yield to Pedestrians as a family goes across a crosswalk

One pedestrian just loved being escorted so much that she treated the crosswalk like a runway. She waved and thanked us profusely

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A new refuge island at Grand near Pestalozzi joins the preexisting bunker. Motorists now enjoy bi-directional "nudges" not to ensmashinate people crossing Grand.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The sidewalk on Arsenal west of Morganford is open, after being fenced off for years for infill development.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The paint is dry on the South Grand bike lane markings.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

And Tower Grove Park is CLOSED TO CAR TRAFFIC! Huzzah for Festival of Nations!

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'd wager each picture costs about $500, installed. 8 blocks, 4 per block: $16000 gone. That safety theater coulda paid for a neighborhood traffic circle.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

That little sharrow bicycle is a useless picture of who gets endangered by the roadway.

Ralf Wiggum, a child on a school bus, chuckles "I'm in danger."

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yeah, I mean, Shared Lane Marking seemed worth a shot in 2008, but it turns out they have no effect on safety, so why spend money on paint or thermoplastic?

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

South Grand south of Connecticut got 4 new sharrows per block this week. It looks like they're working their way north to Arsenal.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I don't get paying for 'sharrows'. They have a picture of a bicycle to show what mobility could have been created if they actually had chosen to make the road safe? Wherever sharrows are, most bicyclists fear to ride. Truth in advertising would replace the sharrow bicycle with a car.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Ha ha, only if she's 5'3"! (The overhanging tree branches are getting pretty low)

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Sir Mix-A-Lot recommends she go for a walk on the North sidewalk.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Newly repaved park entryway at Arsenal and Roger Pl.

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Dave Morse @dave-morse.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Say what you will, there's now a night and day difference between the speed of the northbound traffic and the southbound traffic on S. Grand by the park. I have never been able to feel "before" and "after" of lane removal so viscerally. I like it!

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We note that you were not complaining about how cold it was...

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Mr. Mark Dobalina @archcityhistory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

TGP geese really can make or break me in terms of getting to work on time. And there's no way to prevent it, they don't cross the circle on a schedule

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

🚲🔧 There is a new bicycle repair stand and tire pump up by Piper Palm House

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It seems a little odd to me that the crosswalk isn't protected by the bump-out. People on foot will screen the bump-out from damage, not the other way around.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Based on these spray paint markings, it looks like the East gate of the park is going to get curb bump outs. This is traffic calming to slow motorist traffic from careening into the park at high speed.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Check out this sweet new path curb cut, bridging the treacherous gutter near the East gate! Finally, one of the nicest, smoothest paths in the park is accessible.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Tower Grove Park - Northeastern Drive has been closed since at least last year's International Festival. But now it is OPEN!

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Dave Morse @dave-morse.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Bicycle Swap Meet today, at Little Bird on Morganford. 10-2.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Real talk: there are a lot of out-of-towners with cars in the park. They're driving crazy. Be careful. I just saw some idiot go clockwise through the traffic circle into an oncoming peloton of cars. Then Proceeded to go West on Southwest Dr, which is one-way to the East.

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towergrovetraffic.bsky.social @towergrovetraffic.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Infamous car parking strategy - why block one lane when you can block two lanes? 4200 block Arsenal today, on the park side. Camera is looking east.

Car parked straddling a bike lane boundary. MO license plate NL1-W9X

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