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Ramsey County Board to Consider Proposal for the Removal of Jail and Government Center West

The Ramsey County Board will discuss on Tuesday a proposal for the removal of two vacant buildings; the former Ramsey County Government Center West and the former Ramsey County Adult Detention Center.  In September, the Board directed County staff to

Posted in News, November 2014

St. Paul to study downtown bike loop segments

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.

Posted in News, November 2014

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