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EPISODE · May 21, 2025 · 25 MIN

St. Louis shows how cities can break the "urban doom loop"

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In this episode of Metro Blueprint, experts take a deep dive into how St. Louis is using office-to-residential conversions to build affordable housing and a vibrant downtown. Tracy Hadden Loh, a fellow at Brookings, and Kurt Weigle, senior vice president and chief downtown officer at Greater St. Louis, explain how cities can look to St. Louis as a model for redeveloping their own downtowns. Transcript and show notes. Metro Blueprint is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Subscribe and listen wherever you listen to podcasts. Send feedback to [email protected].

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