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Timely information on emerging trends and opportunities in the field of local and municipal government and public administration

• Current Issue
• Past Issues of Local Government Briefings
   

Gateways

• Spring 2008 - Highlights include: Flood zone remapping, 2007 OLGAs , region’s share of funding drops, revealing regional trends
  
  
• Spring 2007 - Highlights include: Where St. Louis Stands; 2006 OLGA Award Recipients; Deficit Could DeRail Metro Progress; The Great Characteristics of Great Streets
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  Spring 2006 - key articles: Bridging the Moat; OLGA Awards Given at Annual Meeting; How We See It Survey; TravelSafe Zones Marked; STARRS Planning Ahead; New Website for Possible City Metro Routes
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  The previous years’ versions of Gateways can be found in the zip file: Gateways-Archives. Some key articles in these issues are:
• The City’s Population Stabilizes; Merging Possibilities: Clayton and Richmond Heights; Transportation Safety Campaign Begins; Regional Approach Taken to Capitols; Plan Devised for Disasters; School Bus Emissions Targeted; Council Seeks Proposals for Enhancement Projects; Council Brings Accountability to Project Management; Interim Report Builds Momentum for Regional Self-Assessment; Paying for Legacy 2025; Board of Directors Receives Census Report; Water Resources Council Activities; Regional Workforce Audit; Greater West End Revival; Comprehensive Travel Survey Planned; Board of Directors Redefines Reasonable Progress; Neighborhood Enhancement Projects; Water Resources Advisory Council; Regional Jobs Initiative; Transportation Policy Council; Cooperative Workforce Development Planning; TIF and Regional Strategy; Community Improvement Challenge Grants; and Transportation Financing in the New Century
   

Insights: Life in the Region from a Citizen's Perspective

• Issue 1: Making Ends Meet as a One-Parent Family - August 2005 - examines the struggles of single-parent families in the St. Louis area. Citing family income and expenditure data from local and national sources, as well as results of Gateway’s recent How We See It Survey, it discusses how single-parent families make ends meet in the St. Louis region.
   
• Issue 2: Making Ends Meet as a Refugee in the St. Louis Region - August 2005 - discusses where refugees settle and why, and what conditions must be maintained for them to stay and thrive in the St. Louis region.
   

Where We Stand Update Newsletter

• Fifth Edition: Issue #1, April 2008 - Focus:  Population Growth in St. Louis: Slow but Steady .
• Fourth Edition: Issue #4, May 2005 - Focus: The Human Toll of Motor Vehicle Crashes in the St. Louis Region
• Fourth Edition: Issue #3, Jan. 2005 - Focus: Redefining St. Louis and Our Peer Regions
• Fourth Edition: Issue #2, May 2004 - Focus: Motor Vehicle Crashes in the St. Louis Region
• Fourth Edition: Issue #1, April 2004 - Focus: Asthma and Allergy Risk Factors in the St. Louis Region
• The following issues were published as Gateway Trends :
• Issue #9, Aug. 2003 - Focus: 2002 U.S. Census of Governments
• Issue #8, July 2001 - Focus: population Changes In The Gateway Region
• Issue #7, April 2001 - Focus: Earnings From Computers And Mathematical Jobs
• Issue #6, March 2001 - Focus: Public Education
• Issue #5, Dec. 2000 - Focus: Jobs And Earnings Growth In The St. Louis Region (Gateway Trends)
• Issue #4, Aug. 2000 - Focus: Motor Vehicle Crashes As A Public Health Risk (Gateway Trends)
• Issue #3, July 2000 - Focus: Immigration (Gateway Trends)
• Issue #2, June 2000 - Focus: Changing Age Composition (Gateway Trends)
• Issue #1, May 2000 - Focus: Region's Population (Gateway Trends)

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St. Louis, MO 63102
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last update: Friday, May 02, 2008