Tag: planning

A worker refilling a water tank on the back of an ATV.

Making Green Infrastructure Work: Lessons Learned from Towerside’s District Stormwater System

At the peak of this summer’s drought, a contractor carefully drove a four-wheel ATV up and down the sidewalks along Fourth Street SE, just east of Huntington Bank Stadium in […]
September 21, 2021
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The MWMO boat cruises on the Mississippi River.

Draft 2021-2031 Watershed Management Plan Now Available for Review

The MWMO has completed the initial draft of its 2021-2031 Watershed Management Plan, which is now available for public review and comment through December 17, 2020. This plan, which is […]
October 16, 2020
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An aerial view of flooding in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 31, 2017.

After Hurricane Harvey, time to plan for a changing climate?

It’s not everyday that arcane subjects like land use and zoning find their way into the national news cycle, but these are extraordinary times. The flooding that followed in the […]
September 12, 2017
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Participants at a master planning workshop for the University Avenue Innovation District in April 2016.

Why We’re Building a Greener Fourth Street

In a few weeks, construction crews will break ground on a new stormwater treatment system along Fourth Street Southeast near the University of Minnesota. Known as “Green Fourth,” the project […]
April 21, 2016
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