urbanMSP

I had moved away and lived in Chicago for 5 years but continued to follow and was stoked by all the development going on back home. Now that I've been back two years, I am become increasingly disappointed in the state of things downtown despite an increasing population - hardly any any new retail, m...

Anyone else submit comments online about improvements to Gateway Park, etc.? Would love to see a little coffee bar/wine bar there, movable seating, a nicer fountain, etc.

I'm struggling to think of a city park where I've seen the sidewalk fronting it shoveled properly. They're asking for a huge amount of money and they are pretty consistently bad neighbors. Clearly they are more interested in acquiring real estate than in meeting their maintenance obligations for th...

New Mexican restaurant moving into space along Main Street. Same owners as Aster Cafe.

Also - vegan butcher shop opening next to Red Stag.

You're much better off getting involved in the process. Join your neighborhood board, get to know your councilmember personally. As for requesting certain businesses, I think you should just email them. If you have a list of businesses, perhaps forward that to the Downtown Council. The Downtown Cou...

Hoping for more walkups/row homes.

So I guess people just like to whine and complain but don't actually want to try to do anything to bring about change...

How many of us would agree downtown needs more pedestrian level street lights - core, warehouse district. Now that we're in winter, it is so dark downtown. Even the lights along Hennepin Avenue aren't enough. That's why I especially like the May Clinic Squares building lighting along Hennepin. More ...

I would love to see a movie theater incorporated into a mixed use/residential development at 11th and Hennepin.

Is anyone interested in starting a writing campaign to gather feedback/signatures from downtown neighborhood residents about stores, etc. that they's like to see an support downtown? We could forward it to city council members as well as building owners/management companies.