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Case study
Real, Focused, Centralized
Heart of the City in Burnsville, Minnesota
In the early 1960s, Burnsville city officials thought their downtown would end up in the area of Nicollet Boulevard and Burnsville Parkway. But this second-ring suburb in Minnesota got sidetracked. Sure, several strip malls went up in this intersection’s area. But in the 1970s, the Burnsville Center mall opened on County Road 42. Over the following 10 years, more and more buildings were built near the Burnsville Center. So it seemed the downtown had moved that way too.
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DEVELOPMENT TRANSACTUrban Neighborhoods
These are older areas within major cities that are separated from the central core.
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| SMARTING OFF BLOGTime for a Sustainable Solution
Secretary Ray LaHood has brought a new direction to the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is reflected in the Partnership for Sustainable Communities between the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Department. The Secretary’s commitment to sustainability will be seriously tested…
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Where does it land?
Conventional, smart, smarter or smartest? »
What Does Minnesota Look
Like in 50 Years?
It all depends on how we grow.
LandOf.org is a land use information salon for Minnesota developers, planners and the public to learn about growing smarter. LandOf.org covers everything along the transect from central cities to rural areas with topics such as mixed land use to stakeholder collaboration with experts, downloadable plans, case studies and images for each. LandOf.org is a mingling of voices that asks, “how can we do what’s best for Minnesota?”
LandOf.org uses the term “smart growth.” Why?
LandOf.org uses the term “smart growth” because most people know what it means. Rather than get bogged down in variations of the term, we use it confidently. Let’s get to work planning smart for the next Minnesota!
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How to Navigate This Site
You can browse this site in a number of ways. The transect (central cities through rural areas at the top of the page) and the principles (mix land use through stakeholder collaboration on the left of the page) present a grid of options, much like a multiplication table. So if you were interested in Mix Land Use and Central Cities, you may browse by:
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You can go to any point in the “grid” by clicking the “View the Grid” button on the left.
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If you are on one page and want to move along the grid either side to side (transect) or up and down (principle) use the grid browse arrows. |
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