It’s time for a whole new conversation about development in University City. If we bring the unique strengths of our community together, we can drive growth and innovation on a scale U City has never seen before. To make it happen, we have to give everyone a voice in our government. Development only happens when…

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It’s time to make Washington University not just a part of our City, but a partner to our City. Wash U can do more for our community. We do have the leverage to make it happen. We just need the political will for change. Wash U is our most important cultural and economic relationship. They…

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Earlier I published an analysis of our contract with Gateway Ambulance (https://medium.com/…/lets-talk-gateway-ambulance-caf021ccff…). A lot of neighbors raised great questions and important additions. This post follows up to offer more depth on some of the topics I’ve heard many neighbors ask to learn more about. My original analysis started from the question, “How did we know…

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Click to watch the League of Women Voters Candidate’s Forum for U City Council, Ward 1. My opponent and I agree about many of the problems facing U City. But I am working to point a path forward to new solutions. Watch full event here: https://www.facebook.com/bart.stewart.5/…/10154277205781284/

At the last Council meeting, our City Council split 3-3 on a vote on whether or not to evaluate the City Manager. Everyone agreed that an evaluation is long overdue, but even that consensus did not translate into action. The evaluation needs to move forward. City Council has not established a form for performance review….

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Right now, Centene Corporation is developing an almost $1 billion project at the border of Clayton and U City. But while U City land is being used to build a parking garage and our streets are taking the burden of increased traffic, we are not sharing equitably in the benefits of this project. We need…

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The graphs below show Gateway’s reporting on its response times. There is a lot we can learn from it, and potentially many ways it can be used to improve service. The data and analysis both suggest that response times are very fast under Gateway. That does not necessarily mean that the contract was well-negotiated. Please…

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Click here to read my accompanying analysis of the ambulance data: https://medium.com/@luke_babich/ffc24d5f3ec0 Background In August 2015, University City’s City Council approved a contract to have Gateway Ambulance, a private company, provide our emergency medical services. Previously, ambulance service was provided by our Fire Department. The conclusions you will read in this analysis are based on (1) data…

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Warm thanks to the more than 150 neighbors tuned in to catch part or all of my live stream of tonight’s City Council meeting. You can see the original post here, or visit my facebook page www.facebook.com/luke4ward1 to see the original video post with live commentary on the proceedings! I hope the live comments helped…

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Luke speaks about our city’s partnership with Washington University and the need for a long-term strategic plan to develop it during the campaign’s first Meet the Candidate event. To receive more updates on Luke’s positions on this issue, and others, follow the campaign on Facebook and Twitter, and join the campaign email list!