We are the St. Louis Urbanists!

We’re a grassroots advocacy group working to create safer and more effective infrastructure for pedestrians, bicycle users, transit riders, and even car drivers in the St. Louis region. We promote better urban design through community-building, education, political advocacy, and direct action.

Meetup

Come hang out at one of our meetups! We generally have 4-6 regular events every month. For more info, check out our Meetup page.

Discord

Join our Discord server here. We have over 900 members, where we discuss transportation, urban design, local politics, and organize our projects.

Projects

Volunteer with us on one of our advocacy projects! We’re building bus benches, surveying local politicians, organizing letter-writing campaigns, and more!

Special Events


Bench Painting and BBQ

There are over 4000 bus stops in St. Louis without a bench, and the Urbanists have fixing this by deploying benches around the city! On October 6th, we’re going to build 30 more benches to stops around the city and we need your help!

We’ll be grilling up free food and drinks for everybody who shows up, including burgers and vegan options. Please RSVP so we can have a better idea of how much food to bring.

Who: Everybody is invited!
Where: Cypress North Pavilion in Tower Grove Park
When: Sunday, October 6th, from 3:00 to 6:00pm (Stop by anytime)

Monthly Events


Bus. Bike. Brunch!

Do you like Brunch? Do you like public transportation? Or biking? Come eat and discuss with us. The Bus Bike Brunch group meets monthly, at a different time and place to encourage exploring our city and make an equitable opportunity for all citizens.

Space for these events are limited, please RSVP on Meetup so we can make a large enough reservation at the restaurant.


Urbanist Book Club

The Urbanist Book Club meets monthly to discuss and learn together about excellent Urbanist books. To find out more information on the book club, send us an email at stlurbanist@gmail.com.

Space for these events are limited, please RSVP on Meetup.


Social Bike Rides

A monthly, light (~1 hour), bike ride open to riders of all abilities. Our focus is on socializing with other urbanists as we explore different bike trails in the St. Louis region. These are generally on the 1st weekend of the month.

In addition, we occasionally organize longer (~2 hour) rides, for those who own ebikes or can maintain a 12mph pace for the entire ride. These are generally on the 3rd weekend of the month.

Upcoming Social Rides:

Upcoming Extended Rides:


Monthly Meetings

On the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6-7:30pm, we get together for a general meeting to discuss updates, plan our next goals, and socialize with other members. Everyone is free to join for these meetings. We usually have both in-person and online options for joining.

See our meetup page for details & upcoming meetings.


Event Calendar

This calendar shows official St. Louis Urbanists Events (in red), events by other local groups (in green), and official government events (in blue).

Want to add your event to our calendar? Contact us at stlurbanist@gmail.com