Where to stay West of St. Louis that is safe/pleasant 24/7?

[STL2006]

Originally Posted by jribe

there is no way that chesterfield, st charles etc are 30 minutes from downtown during rush hour. I have friends that live in those areas and work downtown. you must have been doing that drive a long time ago, speeding or not actually in rush hour traffic

Maybe you should re-read my post. I said at the extreme end, you're an hour from downtown at Dardenne Prairie in rush hour. I did that to illustrate that saying St. Charles is about an hour from downtown is ridiculous. It isn't and never has been. I live here and commute here. On average, the times I quoted are accurate. I saw nothing in the OP stating the poster would be driving in peak rush hour traffic at all times. In fact, the poster says the meetings will run LATE.


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[RisingAurvandil]

St. Charles, Kirkwood, Webster, Maplewood could all match that description. They're all suburban, but with nice downtowns/main streets to explore. All are within 30 minutes of downtown. Barring accidents, traffic is usually light in StL relative to larger cities, even during rush hour.

I commute from O'Fallon, MO to Maplewood, 27 miles. It takes 40 minutes during rush hour. 30 minutes any other time. It's an easy drive.

Clayton is technically a suburb, but feels much more urban. University City is similar. Brentwood isn't really walkable.

*Correction: I removed east side areas from my previous post.*

[PerseusVeil]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

It's sad, but everything we see on the News basically shows that city and its more troubled suburbs just imploding. I nearly had a job in Collinsville, on the Illinois side of St. Louis, I'm very grateful I did not end up there. St. Louis has too much tension, on both sides.

You would have been perfectly fine in Collinsville.