Northfield's Middle School and how to get there

One Small Breath of Fresh Air at the DOT

Greater Minnesota
Land Use
Transportation

Betsey Buckheit • February 11, 2015

Strong Towns recently highlighted this video from the Tennessee DOT which is worth 4 minutes for anyone who thinks about land use and transportation issues. In the video, Tennessee DOT Commissioner John Schroer says: “A lot of cities did a poor job of long-range planning in how they did zoning and how they approved projects […]

Southbound Highway 3 into Northfield

End of the Road for the TIGER Trail in Northfield

Greater Minnesota
Planning

Betsey Buckheit • October 22, 2014

On October 7, 2014, the Northfield City Council voted to reject all bids received for the construction for what’s been called the TIGER Trail, killing the project. It’s been almost 3 years since Northfield received word it had been awarded a $1.1 million TIGER grant and almost 3 years of decisions and discussion to reach […]