Tag: City Planning

Sales tax hike approved by St. Paul voters

The 1% increase will be earmarked for roads and parks.

City Council updates zoning code to allow for greater housing density

The St. Paul City Council approved changes in the zoning code to allow multi-family housing units to be built on lots previously...

Lead water pipe replacement update

City Perspective Hello Saint Paulites,As a Board Member of St. Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS), I am pleased to...

Federation District Plan under review

by Anthony Molaro, Federation treasurerOur district plan is a localized implementation of the 2040 St. Paul Comprehensive Plan. The city’s plan shapes and...

Ramsey County’s “Modern Streetcar” really is LRT

Community ViewpointBy James Schoettler A recent flyer from Ramsey County now says the West 7th Modern Streetcar is “Planned to be compatible with...

Ford CP Spur: Opportunity slipping away

By Gregory Struve, PEIn 2017, the City of St. Paul performed a study on the disused Canadian Pacific (CP) Spur from the previous...

Understanding purpose and need

By James Schoettler, member of Citizen Advocates for Regional Transit (CART)The City of Sauk Centre, pop. 4,500, has a four-lane superhighway.  Sauk...

How we got here, where we are

Riverview Corridorby James SchoettlerWhile introducing his third wife, a friend of mine commented that he was going to keep doing it until...