The streets included in the city of Saint Paul's request before the Minnesota Legislature for an increase in the city's sales tax. Saint Paul officials have been lobbying the Minnesota Legislature this session to approve a new 1 percent sales…
A small bike trail along a former railroad spur could make a big difference for cyclists and pedestrians who use the Grand Round and other paths to access the West Midway area, Minneapolis and other destinations. The Saint Paul Planning…
City needs to slow the process and consider other options for improving bicycle safety. I participated on the Design Advisory Committee for the proposed Summit Avenue Regional Trail and have spent countless hours reading all of the iterations of the…
SHA and SUPC cohost neighborhood meeting on Feb. 27 The Summit Hill Association and Summit-University Planning Council will co-host a neighborhood meeting on Monday, February 27, on the proposed Summit Avenue Regional Trail. An artist’s rendering of the proposed Summit…
The Oxford Community Center, along with its Jimmy lee Recreation Center and Great River Water Park, reopened at 270 N. Lexington Pkwy. on February 18 with a free open swim, gym games and other recreational activities.The reopening came one month…
Green rings painted on boulevard tree trunks indicates that another round of ash tree removal is underway in Saint Paul. As of mid-January crews had removed 119 out of nearly 2,504 trees that are scheduled to come down this year.Many…
The Saint Paul City Council voted 6-1 on January 4 to add an extra 1 percent sales tax to its 2023 legislative agenda. The tax is anticipated to generate about $984 million over 20 years. It is seen as a…
It has been a busy fall and winter at many of Saint Paul’s 26 recreation centers. Thanks to $1.5 million from the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP), the sports registration fees have been waived for children ages 9-18. Some recreation…
Saint Paul’s proposed $12 million Summit Avenue Regional Trail is fraught with many unknowns that will likely result in unintended and irreversible consequences—and with no proven increase in its primary goal: bicycle safety. Before city officials approve the recently unveiled…
Saint Paul’s latest plan for a new off-street bicycle and pedestrian trail along Summit Avenue will be unveiled at an open house from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, October 27, at Hidden River (formerly Ramsey) Middle School, 1700 Summit Ave.The Summit Avenue…
The latest schematic for a new Mississippi River Learning Center would transform the park around Watergate Marina into a center for recreation and education with new trails, improved public access to the river, a blufftop trailhead and office building, and…
Trees in the public right-of-way along Summit Avenue need to be protected whether or not the street is reconstructed with an off-road bike and pedestrian trail. That was the message presented by the group Save Our Street (SOS) at a…
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