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“The East Side’s Park”

By on April 17, 2019 in Parks, Streets

[Part of the Saint Paul Field Guide to Public Spaces, put together by a geography class at Macalester College in fall 2018. See introduction here.] By David Black Phalen Regional Park is located in the northeastern portion of St. Paul, with a small portion extending north into its suburb of Maplewood. The park’s overall area is 494 […]

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Temporary Park, Permanent Impact: An Experiment of Public Space in Downtown St. Paul

By on March 18, 2019 in Downtown, Parks, Streets, Urban Design

[Part of the Saint Paul Field Guide to Public Spaces, put together by a geography class at Macalester College in fall 2018. See introduction here.] By Ellie Hohulin Urban Flower Field, located on the site of Pedro Park, exists temporarily in downtown St. Paul, or as “temporary” as you could call a five-year existence. Simple materials dot […]

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Victoria Park Revisited

By on March 1, 2019 in Bicycling, History, Parks, Streets

October 1, 2016 Highland Park, West End (West 7th) 16 miles Rather than ride the Samuel Morgan Trail that parallels Shepard Road, I slipped into the tranquil Crosby Farm Regional Park for the scenery. I had no plans to stop until I spotted a gaggle of geese along the south shore of Upper Lake. The […]

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New Proposed Northeast Development Checks All The Boxes

By on February 28, 2019 in Cars, Development, Housing, Land use, Parking, Parks, Pedestrians, Planning, Public Realm, Roads, Streets, Urbanism, zoning

On Thursday, February 28, LanderGroup will present its proposal for a new development on vacant, industrially-zoned land across two properties, at 2301 California Street NE and 78 23rd Avenue NE. That night there will be both meetings at the Planning Commission Committee of the Whole and the Bottineau Neighborhood Association. The proposal includes 24 townhomes and 110 […]

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The Park Board’s Vision for Gateway Park

By on February 14, 2019 in Accessibility, ADA, Advocacy, Children, Downtown, Environment, History, Land use, Maps, Neighborhoods, Parks, Pedestrians, Placemaking, Safety, Sidewalks, Walking

Recently, I met with Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 4 Commissioner Jono Cowgill across the street from Gateway Park to chat about the current state and future of the park. Welcome to Gateway Park 🦖 Gateway Park is a plaza located at the intersection of Hennepin Ave and S 1st St and is bordered […]

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Ship Shape

By on January 31, 2019 in Architecture, Bicycling, Downtown, Neighborhoods, Parks, Streets

August 6, 2016 West End, Downtown, Lowertown 16.3 Miles A trip Downtown via Shepard Road seemed like a good idea. And so I got onto the Sam Morgan trail and took it from Highland Park to Lambert’s Landing on the edge of Downtown and Lowertown. Docked at the Landing was an enormous Army Corps of […]

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Mattocks Park: A Contradiction of Sorts

By on January 30, 2019 in Neighborhoods, Parks

[Part of the Saint Paul Field Guide to Public Spaces, put together by a Geography class at Macalester College in fall 2018. See introduction here.] by Julia Bayer Mattocks Park is located in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood a family friendly, relatively affluent, predominantly white residential neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota. The neighborhood extends from its western border, the […]

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Groveland Recreation Center Provides Physical Amenities, Lacks Social Participation

By on January 21, 2019 in Neighborhoods, Parks, Placemaking, Schools

[Part of the Saint Paul Field Guide to Public Spaces, put together by a Geography class at Macalester College in fall 2018. See introduction here.] By Henry Nieberg Located in the heart of the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul, the Groveland Recreation Center offers educational programs, family events, athletic facilities and rental space for parties, meetings and […]

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Map Monday: Hennepin Minus Minneapolis: Age 60+ Years

By on October 1, 2018 in Bicycling, Demographics, Maps, Parks, Trails

To review: my first in the series, Hennepin Minus Minneapolis: Density of People of Color. My second in the series, Hennepin Minus Minneapolis: Income Less Than $50K. I also want to include Three Rivers Park District’s map for their 2030+ vision because it also is a map of Hennepin Minus Minneapolis, but instead of having demographic […]

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Map Monday: Hennepin Minus Minneapolis: Income Less Than $50K

By on September 24, 2018 in Bicycling, Maps, Parks

Last week I posted the first in the series of Hennepin Minus Minneapolis: Density of People of Color. Today in the series of maps I’m highlighting Three Rivers Park District’s map showing the demographics of Hennepin County’s residents with annual income under $50,000 per acre. To remind you, these maps are from Three River’s Visitor […]

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