Future is Grand Task Force Shares Preliminary Observations; Feedback Sought

After scores of in-person interviews, online surveys and telephone conversation, the Future Is Grand Task Force is close to finalizing the set of recommendations it plans to present in its letter to the St. Paul City Council.

The Task Force consists of volunteers representing business owners and residents from the Summit Hill Association, Macalester Groveland Community Council, and the Grand Avenue Business Association. The group has spent the better part of 2019 reaching out to residents, building owners and businesses along and around Grand Avenue to capture their thoughts and insights about the current state and future prospects of this vital corridor. It has established a Consensus Document that lists six primary recommendations the city might want to consider in its efforts maintain a strong and successful Grand Avenue.

The Task Force has made available a number of documents that summarize the information its findings and initial considerations. They include:

  • The Consensus Document;

  • a more in-depth data dive that includes comments from businesses and residents;

  • a summary highlighting the potential actions that could be taken by both the government and the private sector;

  • and an illustration of the trends that are playing a role on the state of Grand Avenue.

Anyone interested in providing comments on the recommendations included in the Consensus Document can forward them to the SHA via this link.







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Monica Haas