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Washington Avenue Bridge: Walkers, bikers restricted to center

By Chris Steller | 08.27.08 | 8:26 am

The Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, was the model for the Washington Avenue Bridge. Photo: AP via The Guardian
The Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, was the model for the Washington Avenue Bridge. Photo: AP via The Guardian

The 14th-century Italian bridge that inspired it has withstood

Bridge Fix of the Week–Lowry Avenue Bridge

By Isaac Peterson | 09.20.07 | 1:54 pm

The Lowry Avenue bridge connects North Minneapolis with Northeast Minneapolis. The current 889-foot, four-lane bridge was opened in 1958 on the site of a 1905 bridge and has average daily traffic of about 16,600 vehicles.…

After Bridges Defeat, Developer Doesn’t Have ‘Another Plan’

By Isaac Peterson | 09.06.07 | 9:32 am

The St. Paul Bridges riverfront project came to an abrupt end  Wednesday night when it failed to gain the support of the St. Paul City Council.

The council voted 5-2 against developer Jerry Trooien’s…

Guest Post: Why St. Paul’s “Bridges” Project Matters by Diane Gerth

By Robin Marty | 09.05.07 | 9:46 am

[Editorial]

It’s been said that all politics is local, and there isn’t much that gets more local than land use planning in St. Paul.  So I’m not surprised when people’s eyes glaze over and they try to exit the conversation…

Comment on The Bridges: Looks More Like Orlando Than Paris

By Sara Reller | 05.10.07 | 12:05 pm

A small crowd gathered Monday night for the first of six meetings set up by the WSCO about the Bridges of St. Paul project in the planned Community Engagement Schedule. The city staff presentation was mostly a rehash of…

The Bridges: Money, History and Miles of Meetings

By Sara Reller | 05.07.07 | 5:09 pm

Money, history and community meetings might not be the stuff of soap operas, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the Bridges of St. Paul project. The controversy surrounding the project so far is sure to continue as the…

Bridges: Still a Hard Sell

By Sara Reller | 05.01.07 | 5:20 pm

Bridges developer Jerry Trooien’s third information session on Monday night focused on selling a proposed Westin Hotel and the rest of the retail space in the Bridges project in St. Paul’s downtown to the gathered community members. Currently

Trooien Pushes Bridges Information Sessions

By Sara Reller | 04.24.07 | 7:03 pm

With laser pointers and projectors, the JLT Group broke out the big guns Monday night to try to impress upon the West Side of St. Paul that the Bridges development plan really does have the community’s needs at heart.…

Bridges Back in the Game(s)

By Sara Reller | 04.23.07 | 11:08 am

The Bridges project is back in the mix with two parallel sets of meetings. Bridges of St. Paul developer Jerry Trooien has created a series of four meetings and the WSCO board has also scheduled a series of meetings…

Roundup: Bridges of St. Paul Project

By Sara Reller | 04.22.07 | 8:06 pm

The Bridges of St. Paul project is a controversial  $1 billion-plus project on St. Paul’s West Side
that has weathered stormy waters.

The project was proposed and put in front of the West Side Citizens’ Organization board, which…