Welcome!
Convened by the Center for Neighborhoods,
this project brings together neighborhoods, a technical team, and city staff to develop a strategy for attracting well-designed, higher-density and affordable housing to transit corridors and town centers.
What the Initiative Has Done:
- Won the 2006 Innovations in Minnesota Government Award.
- Won the American Planning Association (APA) National Planning Excellence Award for a Grassroots Initiative in 2007, the 2006 Innovations in Minnesota Government Award, a Special Community Initiative Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the APA in 2005, and was a finalist in the Innovations in American Government Awards, also in 2005.
- Helped foster several housing developments that are planned or under construction in the corridors.
- Developed a range of user-friendly educational materials.
Upcoming Events:
- Monday, May 12, 6:30-8:30 pm
Central Corridor- Workshop II: Block Exercise
Central Corridor Resource Center, 1081 University Avenue, St. Paul
See Events for more information!
New Updates:
- Central Corridor Development Wish List Summary (60KB)
Posted May 5, 2008 - City of Brooklyn Park/ Huntington Pointe downloads:
New Videos:
The Corridor Housing Initiative: A Strategy for Successful Planning: Produced and Directed by Tom DeBiaso, this thirty minute video puts the viewer inside the Corridor Housing Initiative from the perspective of the technical team running the initiative, explaining how to work with cities and neighborhoods
Posted July 20, 2007
The Corridor Housing Initiative: Because Place Matters: This eleven minute video introduces the innovative Corridor Housing Initiative: what it is, why it is important, what makes it special, and what it achieves.
Posted April 19, 2007
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