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David Amundson

Community activist, Vice-Chair of the St. Charles Housing Commission
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Blog Posts

Why Won't You be My Neighbor?

The Applied Composites always has been, and always will be, a part of the surrounding neighborhood.

Opinion

The Flip-Side of Our Vibrant Downtown Nightlife

Some "accidents" are entirely avoidable.

Politics

Difference Without a Distinction

How does one know if an establishment with a liquor license is operating more like a bar or more like a restaurant?

Opinion

Haiku for Downtown St. Charles

A haiku on the downfall of downtown St. Charles.

Patch's House & Home

A Rebuttal to 'On Fair Certainty—A Defense of Lexington Club'

Fair certainty must be upheld for all concerned parties.

Patch's House & Home

The Weight of Density

Traffic concerns may have actually received a bit more direct attention at the public meetings, but ... density is actually at the heart of the opposition to the proposal.

Opinion

Deal Us All In—TIF 101 (Part 2)

The Applied Composites site represents what is possibly our only chance to develop and live in a truly “green” manner. Let's not sell our future short.

Opinion

The Trouble With Lexington Club—TIF 101 (Part 1)

Although TIF can be extremely beneficial to cities when applied to projects that are well-suited for the TIF model, the proposed Lexington Club development does not seem to be such a case.

Opinion

Why They Occupy

The proposed Residential Rental Licensing ordinance is absolutely emblematic of one of the core complaints of the OWS movement ...

Living

The Trouble With the Way We Build

Sixty years after our total transition to the automobile, we are all suffering from the hangover that has been brought on by embracing this new way of building our towns and cities.

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