The city of St. Paul is taking a closer look at the alignment for a proposed bike loop through downtown. The centerpiece of the city’s plan is an off-street bike and pedestrian trail through downtown, expected to cost $18 million.…
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SAINT PAUL: A LOOK BACK, A LOOK FORWARD
On Monday, November 10th, Jonathan Sage-Martinson, the St. Paul’s new PED Director, joined us to talk about what 2014 has brought to the downtown area and what is coming up in 2015. He spoke about the four different types of…
Posted in News, November 2014
Swap St. Paul’s right-of-way levy for higher taxes on downtown buildings? Bad idea
On Sunday, November 02, an article appeared in the Pioneer Press that discussed the fairness of the St. Paul right-of-way assessment. Included in the discussion was a proposed solution: shift the assessment to the downtown buildings. This proposal is inherently…
Posted in News, November 2014
5 Minutes with Louie Jambois
5 Minutes with Louie Jambois Louie Jambois, president and chief executive officer of the Saint Paul Port Authority, has more than 35 years of experience in developing and implementing community financing programs at the federal, state and local levels. He…
Posted in News, October 2014
Attend an Open House on the Riverview Corridor
With the successful completion of the Green Line, attention has now turned to another critical transitway link for the east metro region: the Riverview Corridor. This essential transit link between downtown St. Paul and the Mall of America, via the…
Posted in News, October 2014
Tentative Developer Selected for Downtown Saint Paul’s Seven Corners Gateway Site
HRA Board to review recommendation at October 22 meeting SAINT PAUL – The Seven Corners Gateway Site review team is recommending that the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) enter into a tentative developer agreement with Opus Development Company, L.L.C. (Opus), in…
Posted in News, October 2014
BOMA Meeting Discusses Downtown St. Paul Growth
On October 6, 2014, Greater Saint Paul BOMA hosted a panel discussion at a member meeting. The panel was moderated by Fred Melo from the Pioneer Press, and included; Matt Rauenhorst and Nick Murnane from Opus, Mary Bujold from Maxfield…
Posted in News, October 2014
