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Strategic planning in Northfield
The late Dixon Bond once observed to me: “Northfield has a tendency to over-plan.” So when the EDA, Planning Commission and City Council meet in a worksession tonight (04/11/2017) to do some (carefully orchestrated, consultant-driven) strategic planning, I will try … Continue reading
Woodley Street: Narrowing the focus
Northfield’s City Council is getting ready to discuss Woodley Street’s sidewalks on October 28. If this work session conversation follows the well-worn path of earlier sidewalk and street improvement projects, it will go something like this: progressive Council members who … Continue reading
Downtown matters
Downtown matters. Northfield’s downtown is pretty: And active: Downtown Northfield really matters because those few square blocks offer the highest tax revenue per acre possible with a more dense, multi-story, mixed use pattern puts more value on less space (and … Continue reading
Important discussion tonight at the Council
Tonight at the Council worksession, they’ll be discussing the Capital Improvement Plan. I believe the CIP is the single most important tool the City has…and Northfield’s, while greatly improved over the last few years, is still not what it could … Continue reading
Taming TIGER’s critics in Northfield
See my post on streets.mn… “The elephant in the room when discussing Northfield…is always TH3. Everything I love about Northfield stands in complete opposition to TH3, which seems to only distract from the Northfield experience” commented Rueben Collins of VeloTraffic in … Continue reading
Posted in Council agendas, Non-motorized transportation, Transportation
Tagged streets.mn, TIGER
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More TIGER news
“MnDOT recognizes the impact Hwy. 3 has on the divide between the two halves of the city. They want to see this project happen” Public Works Director Joe Stapf was quoted as saying in the Northfield News. MNDoT has demonstrated … Continue reading
On the TIGER trail story
Former Council member Noah Cashman made headlines at the June 4th City Council meeting by asserting Northfield’s TIGER trail project is part of a Growth Ponzi Scheme saying he got the term from Strong Towns (KYMN, League of Women Voters). [You can … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, CIP, Council agendas, Non-motorized transportation
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Could Northfield be the next Vancouver?
I’ve never been to Vancouver, BC, although it’s been on my “to go” list for a long time. Now, even more, I’d like to visit. Why? Their transportation policy (and the cross country skiing in BC is excellent). Here in … Continue reading
Revenue handcuffs on local government
Thanks, Minneapolis Fed! Latest issue of FedGazette has a piece on unfunded mandates and other ways local government is burdened by the folks upstairs: Even the most flexible, forward-thinking government can run into roadblocks not of its own making. … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Council agendas, Policy problems, Taxes
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Not all development patterns have the same price tag
And for my last Council meeting, the business park is on the agenda for discussion…so here’s one more attempt to ask questions about the cost and scope of this project. The background as we know it: 530 acres annexed west of … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, CIP, Council agendas, Economic development, Land use
Tagged business park, business subsidy, infrastructure, Strong Towns
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