[via Strib] Plans for locating light rail service and a station area in the Washington Avenue trench have focused attention on the long-deferred challenge of reconnecting Cedar-Riverside and the West Bank to Seven Corners and downtown Minneapolis. In its current state, Washington Avenue cuts a barren path through land located between two of Minnesota’s most productive places – downtown Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota.
I never knew the Seven Corners area until the ’80s, long after urban renewal and 35W had changed the neighborhood’s landscape. (I count only four “corners” now.) The article points out that several acres of land have been “mothballed” since that time; devoid of any development. Central Corridor LRT construction could change all that.
What would your suggestions be for the resurrection of Seven Corners as a viable, hospitable district?
Latest comment — Ray Butlers: There really isn't much idle land. There's some, but it's negligable. The illustration in the Strib did not help explain what they are after. I a...