| Planning and Development
Visioning University Avenue Corridor Study
University UNITED, Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Inc., and Maxfield Research Group,
Inc. 1988
This was the first comprehensive planning vision for University
Avenue based upon work of profession consultants and extensive community process. Educational,
Cultural, and Health and Wellness Resources University Avenue and Lexington Parkway
Intersection
University UNITED, 2002
A "resource mapping"
of this intersection documented the significant health and wellness cluster at
this intersection which was the basis for a development concept.
Click
here for report Baseline Data for University Avenue Transit-Oriented
Development Study
University UNITED, 2002
This report summarizes
considerable demographic, social and economic data relevant to the planning studies
done for the area between Lexington Parkway and Snelling Avenue. On-line
Survey of Midway Shoppers
University UNITED, 2002
Approximately
300 shoppers responded to an on-line survey of attitudes and experiences
Relating
to the midway shopping centers.
Click
here for survey Midway: A Vision for an Urban Center (Midway Shopping
Area Study)
University UNITED, with consultation from the architectural
firm of Hokanson, Lunning, Wende, 2003
This report combined extensive retail
and marketing analysis of the Midway Shopping Center area, comparing it to the
Rosedale Shopping Center, as well as a comprehensive vision for a mixed-used development.
Click here for report A
Conceptual Plan for Fairview and University
Prepared for University
UNITED by Hokanson/ Lunning/ Wende
January, 2005
This architectural firm
was retained to do a schematic master plan that demonstrated development opportunities
and challenges at this intersection. Housing Student
Housing Options in the Midway
University UNITED, 2001
This report
examines the potential market for student housing projects along the corridor
and placed in the context of collegiate engagement around the country.
Click
here for report Potential Housing Sites on University Avenue
University UNITED, 2002
This report identifies potential development sites
along University Avenue suitable for development of 3,000 units of new housing.
It is based upon the work of a Housing Task Force.
Click
here for report Industry / Manufacturing / Employment Midway
University Business Retention and Expansion Program
Study and report
for University UNITED in partnership with the Minnesota Retention and Expansion
Strategies Program, Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota, 1996
A community Task Force did an in-depth study of 31 manufacturing firms to identify
concerns so that local business climate could be improved.
Click
here for report Study of Midway Manufacturing Trends
University UNITED, 2003
Extensive employment analysis documenting the loss
of manufacturing jobs over the previous decade. St. Paul Industrial
Midway Framework Plan
Prepared for University UNITED by Dan Petrik,
June 2004
Summarizes overall manufacturing trends, provides extensive site
analysis of over 600 acres of the industrial Midway, and presents a planning vision
for future development. This report nicely compliments the Southeast Minneapolis
Industrial Plan (SEMA) from May, 2001.
Click
here for report Freight Village: Creating Compatibility Out of
Conflicting Land Uses As An Urban Village
Prepared for University
UNITED by Christopher Ochs, 2006
This is a development vision that builds
upon the continued use of the Midway industrial area as a major transit hub and
introduces a mix of new land uses. Transportation Midway
Resident Telephone Survey
Prepared for the Midway Transportation Management
Organization, a program of University UNITED, with consultation by MarketLine
Research. 2002
This survey measured current transportation modes and potential
mode-shifts towards non-SOV use (single occupant vehicle) use within the Midway/
University Avenue corridor.
Click
here for survey Midway Area Bus Study
Prepared for
the Midway Transportation Management Organization, a program of University UNITED,
with consultation by MarketLine Research. 2002
Extensive rider "intercept"
surveys were done and this report measured current and potential transit rider
behavior on Routes 16, 50 and 94B.
Click
here for report Review of Literature on Surface Transportation
Needs Within the University Avenue/ Midway Sector
Prepared for University
UNITED by Transportation Policy Institute, 2004
This was a summary of relevant
reports and information on transportation issues. Analysis of Future
Transportation Needs on St. Paul and Minneapolis Industrial Areas Under Proposed
Development Scenarios
Prepared for University UNITED by Transportation
Policy Institute, 2005
This report analyzes transportation impacts of anticipated
future development and compares to current and planned transit capacity.
Click
here for report Parking Supply, Demand and Requirements on University
Avenue in St. Paul
Prepared by the Midway Transportation Organization,
a program of University UNITED, 2006
This report did parking counts at a number
of different locations along the corridor and at different times of the day and
year, and makes policy recommendations.
Click
here for report Snelling Avenue Parking Case Study
Prepared by the Midway Transportation Organization, a program of University UNITED,
2006
A thorough analysis was done of the parking options and requirements
for the block on the NE corner of Snelling and University. As a case study, this
shows the value of shared parking.
Click
here for report Policy / Advocacy University
Avenue Property Tax Task Force Report
University UNITED, Jon Commers,
2007
Several years of extensive research was reviewed by a University UNITED
Task Force which made a number of policy recommendations.
Click
here for report Foreclosure Impact Analysis: Frogtown and Rondo
Neighborhoods, Saint Paul, Minnesota
U-PLAN, April 2009
This
report prepared by U-PLAN, a program of University UNITED, analyzed the significant
impact that mortgage foreclosures had on properties throughout the entire community.
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