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Hello Civitas Associates,
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In this newsletter, we have extended information about our ongoing Urban Studies summer program. We also have a poll on the topic of urban sprawl.
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In addition to reading our newsletters, you may also want to visit our web site by clicking on the link below. We have a good deal of current information, and through the year we will be working on building up our archives from previous years.
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Civitas Urban Studies Program "In Session"
The Civitas Urban Studies program began yesterday, Monday, July 7. Eleven students are enrolled and we are off to an excellent start. On Monday, we had an orientation session followed by a downtown scavenger hunt (link below). In the afternoon, we met with Dr. Mark Tranel of the Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri - St. Louis and Dan Lehocky from Sustainable St. Louis. The two gentlemen introduced us to the concept of ecological footprint and made everyone far more aware of the impact that we as individuals have on our community. Information and photos from their presentation are available by clicking on the "Summer 2003 Activity Index" link below. We thank Bobbi Clemons and Stephen Griffard for writing essays on short notice to make today's e-newsletter.
Today we will going on a "bird's-eye tour of St. Louis" with views of St. Louis from the Metropolitan Life Building (downtown), the University Club Building (Clayton), and the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield. We will also tour the Chesterfield Valley Shopping Center (longest strip mall in the U.S.) and have lunch with developer Dean Burns from THF Realty. You can access photos, essays, and links on our activities today and every other day by going to our "Summer 2003 Activity Index" link below.
Our calendar link below will also direct you to upcoming activities.
If you have any questions or comments, please call us at (314) 367-6480 or E-Mail us at [email protected].
Link to Urban Studies Calendar
Link to Urban Studies Home Page
Link to Urban Council
Civitas Urban Studies Scavenger Hunt
Summer 2003 Activity Index
Survey on Sprawl in St. Louis
 The students in our Urban Studies program are studying the issue of possible sprawl in the St. Louis metropolitan area. In this survey, we would like to hear your thoughts on the issue of possible sprawl in St. Louis.
St. Louis Suburban Sprawl
Link to Poll on Civitas Intranet Site
Previous Survey Results
 Last week's question was, "How good a job do you think that the St. Louis metropolitan area does in utilizing land along the Missouri, Mississippi, Illinois, and Meramec Rivers?" Over half of our respondents said that St. Louis does a "very poor job of utilizing land along the rivers.
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