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280652 WHITE - CITY CLERK � / ��/ PINK - FINANCE CANARV - DEPARTMENT G I TY OF SA I NT PAU L COIIflCIl . ��,`��:� BLUE - MAYOR File NO• � C ncil Resolution Presented By � Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, a municipality may pursuant to Minnesota Statutes �462. 353 carry on comprehensive municipal planning activities for guiding the future development and improvement of the municipality; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul may pursuant to Minnesota Statutes �462. 355 adopt or amend a comprehensive plan or portion thereof after a recommendation by the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS; the City Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission has heretofore adopted as a portion of the comprehensive plan the plan for District 12; and WHEREAS; the Planning Commission has recommended adoption of an amended District 12 plan as part of the City comprehensive plan; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby adopt the amended plan for District 1�„ a copy of which is attached hereto as and to be incorporated into the City' s compre- hensive plan subject to such review by the Metropolitan Council as may be required by law. COUNCILMEN Yeas Nays Requested by Department of: Fletcher —� Galles In Favor Masanz Nicosia scne�be� � __ Against BY �e�ss�o Wilson Adopted by Council: Date ,UL `� 1 ��V3 Form Approved i A t n Certified P s-e Council BY By Ap ed y Ylavor: D J L 2 71983 Approved by M or or Submission to Council !By BY PllBLISNED AU G 6 1983 . . . � ;��,,��,� �-, n city of saint pau( � . planning commission resoiution � file number 83-�2 . date Mav ,3. ,�8� � WHEREAS, the District 12 Community Council , working with the Planning Division , staff, prepared amendments to the City Council. adopted District 12 Plan; and b;hERE�S, the Community Council , after considering the cor;u�ents of city departments and citizens , adopted the amended District 12 Plan on hpril 8, 1°83; and, 1�lHER��S, the Planning Co �rmission has revie�,ed the a^��ended District 12 Pian in light of the cityl��ide elans and comments from adjacent districts , City departments, Planning Division staff, and the people ��rho spoke at a public heari�ng; and, 1�!yEP.LAS, the amended District 12 Plan ��as developed as a portion or the Comprehensive Plan of the City of St. Paul ; and, l�!�FPEAS, ihe Planning Commission reached favorable conclusions on all major amended District 12 Plan recommendaticns , except (1) proposed housing reus� bzt�•reen north and south St. Anthony Parks and, (2) proposed s�reet connections; NOIJ, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission certifies the amended District 12 Plan and recommends to the City Council adoption of the anended District 12 Plan as a segment of the Comprehensive Pian for the City of St. Paul , with the pro��ision that the Planning Commission 's attached comments on the above matters be inserted in the amended St. Anthony Park- blest Midway District 12 Plan. moved by �ay,or �eca,�ed by � �F�� in favor �- aC�a i rl.St ° . - . . . ; -��,��, . . ..__. . ._ . _._ . s . RECOMMENDED BOX COMMENTS � , FOR DISTRICT 12 PLAN 1983 i For insertion on page 6 of the plan, � fol7owing recommendation 1: PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL , POSITION ON RECOMNENDATION 1 On April 24, 1981, the Saint Paul � Planning � Commission determined that the industrial area of the north-south residential l �nk is economically infeasible at this time for housing development and as such should remain as industrial . The � District 12 recomrnendation is in conflict with the °lanning Com�nission resolution 81-1�, summarized above. � : . . . . - �,�� _ . For i nsert i on on page 12 of the p l an, � following recommendation i0: . � � PLANNING COMMIISSION� AND CITY COUNCIL POSITION ON RECOMNiENDATIOt� 10 � Connecting Transfer Road. to Vandalia � and I-94 was part of an early draft , af the Street and Highway Plan; neither fihe Planning Commission nor the City Council adopted this connection as part 'of �the Plan because of the potential h�gh cost of acquisition of right-of- . way. While the connection would improve . �'raffi.c flow within the District, at �his time, because of the potential high acquisition cost,' the Planning Commission does not approve this proposal . ` However, because new development in Eneroy Park and the proposed building of Transfer Road Extension could cause an increase in traffic volume in the future,, the Planning Comrnission will monitor traffic conditions in this area and determine whether such a connection is warranted. The District proposes to connect Hunting Ua11ey Road to Kasota Avenue to remove �ome of the truck traffic from the Como Avenue-Highway 280 interchange. This � connection would be expensive to construct if a grade separated crossing is built at the� railroad tracks, or would be dangerous if an at-grade crossing is built at the tracks. The Planning Commission does not support the proposal . The Planning Commission recomrnends that the District and the Public Works Depart- ment explore other alternatives for removing truck traffic f rom the Como- Highway 280 interchange with Minneapolis. Connecting Pelham Soulevard to Raymond _ Avenue could be expensive to build. , A relatively direct connection could require a large amount of right-of-r:ay acquisition. Perhaps a less direct connection, using the right-of-way of 1,'abash Avenue or Myrtle Avenue, acquiring only block corners, and constructing larae radius turn lanes would satisfy �herDistrict 's traffic objective. , i . . ��►� � �`. 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' District Council Approved April 1983 ' City of Saint Paul � � ' bECO�°F°E"El�"E"` DIVISION OF PLANNING•DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT•CITY OF SAINT PAUL CITY HALL ANNEX•25 WEST FOURTH STREET, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, 55102�TELEPHONE 612-292-1577 ' ' � DISTRICT 12 PLAN 1983 , MARCH 1983 ' 1 ' ' � � � � � � , � PLANNING DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1100 CITY HALL ANNEX � SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 612-292-1577 ' ' ' � ' ' CONTENTS CREDITS i Summary PLANNING TASK FORCE ' 1 Introduction 1 History Greg Haley 2 The Cor�nunity Today JoAnne Rohricht ' 3 Citizen Participation Stewart McIntosh 5 Major Goals Jack Kemp 5 Use of the Plan Kathleen Clark 6 Physical Development Robert Bacon ' 6 Land Use and Zoning Bill Huestis 8 Transportation Ann Lutz 15 Housing Brad Rinsem ' 18 Design and Environment Charles P. McCann 22 Energy Conservation Joe McAnally 23 Utilities ' Carlton C. Oualey ' 24 Economic Development Sherm Eagles 24 University Avenue Ray Bryan 26 Commerce Mike Baker 27 Industry and Employment John Rutford � 28 Human Services Dennis McGovern 28 Parks and Recreation Margaret Synder 30 Community Facilities � 31 Education Anne Copeland, Co�munity Organizer 32 Police 32 Fire and Emergency Services ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY DIRECTION 33 Organization and Communications � 33 Social Services James Bellus , Director, 35 Health Department of Planning & Economic Development , Peggy Reichert La rry Soderholm, Principal Planner MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS , PLANNING AND RESEARCH 1 District Location Map 6 North-South Residential Link Roger Ryan and Katy Sears Lindblad � 8 Land Use and Zoning 11 Existing Raymond Avenue- So. St. Anthony � 11 Redesigned Raymond Avenue- So. St. Anthony 11 Raymond-Cleveland Redesign 12 Street Recommendations � 13 Permit Parking Area 17 Housing 19 District Image ' 21 Pollution 23 Street Lighting 24 Storm Water Sewers 25 University Avenue � 28 Comrnerce and Industry 30 Recreation and Community Facilities ' ' , ' DISTRICT 12 PLAN 1983 � �, _ ,�,. �,, :�, � `��' ��° � � `�'�`�. � °� � a ��• � ��r�� •;; - • ; _ , „ ,. � �^,: `�'.,;.. , � Introduction , The District 12 Plan 1983 was developed 2.Maintain the current boundaries between primarily by the physical and social residentiai and industriai land uses corrmi ttees of the Comnun i ty Counc i 1 in South St. Anthony Park. � during the winter of 1982-1983. Working with city staff, the 1978 District Plan 3.Complete the Kasota Avenue extension was reviewed and updated to guide future and the Transfer Road extension. � efforts of the community. 4.Redesign Raymond Avenue in the resi- Ma i n Po i nt s dentiai area of South St. Anthony Park 1 .District 12 encompasses a diversity and in Nortli St. Anthony Park at Cleveland. � of residences, businesses, and indus- tries, often within close proximity .S.Wlzen Ka�ta extension is completed, of each other. rernove Como truck route designation. � 2.Ma jor emp l oyers i n the We s t M i dway 6.Whe►i Rayrnond Avenue is rebuilt in South industrial area, and the adjacent Univer- St. Anthony Park, remove truckroute desig- ' sity of Minnesota campus, have strong nation frorn Raymond and Place on Hampden. influences on the area, its residents, and its issues. 7.The area bounded by Eustis, Como and Carter should be given the highest ' 3.Residents and employers recognize priority for residential street paving. the substantial assets the area has to off er. 8.Reestablish the Residential Perrnit ' Parking Ordiilance in Nortli St. Anthony 4.Conflicts between land uses , along Park. major transportation routes, with on- ' street parki ng, and wi th overcrowded 9.Deveiop the east side of Fifield Street housing units are the most significant between Brewster Street and Como Avenue and persistent issues. with housing, unless the school district uses the �roperty. � Recn;n�nendations l.ln the area between tlie major east- iO.Enco�,�rage private development of west ruilroad lines, develop medium- Iow-to-medium density housing west of � to-high-density housing between Highway Baker School. 280 and Raymond Aven�.�e, nnd industrial uses easL of Ray�nond. � ' ' � � , � 11.Replace wooden street lighting poies 20.Monitor city recreational programming with lantern poles in St. Anthony Park and resources committed to District 12 youth, � southwest of Como Avenue, encouraging the development of supplemental neighborhood resources, as appropriate. 12.Install sound barriers along Highway � 280 where residents desire. 2i.Retain the St. Anthony Park Library. 13.Buffer Nortll St. Anthony Park houses 22.Keep Murray as a junior high school. , from Kasota and transitway traf�'ic noise. 23.Sponsor increased contact and communica- 14.Work with the city to irnprove sidewalks, tion between police officers and community bouievards, signage, lighting, Iandscaping, residents. � etc. 24.Encourage and maintain the district's 15.Investigate the need for additional of�'- Crime Watch Program. � street parking, to serve the University Avenue corridor. 25.Work with service providers to improve services to the elderly. 16.Pursue soiutions to the parking problem � along Como Avenue. 26.Monitor the need for additional day care facilities in the district. i7.Deveiop vacant Energy Park, Sussel, � and Admiral �Ylerchant �roperty for cornmer- 27.Keep the Latchkey program in the cial and industrial uses. community. 18.Provide insurance coverage to parks 28.Maintain and update the District , and recreation volunteers. l2 neighborhood health and social services dire c tory. 19.Work with Parks and Necreation to ' solve the erosion problem at Coilege Pa►•k. i 1 � � � . 1 ;; 1 � ' INTRODUCTION � Located in the northwestern corner of This plan was developed in 1978 and St. Paul, District 12 is bounded on updated in 1983 by the District 12 the east by the St. Paul campus of Community Council , an elected group � the University of Minnesota and by of residents and business persons from Districts 10 and 11 , on the south by all parts of the district. District 13, on the west by the Minnea- polis border, and on the north by Lauder- HISTORY � dale and Falcon Heights. It is home to about 7,000 residents, plus numerous In 1873, Horace W.S. Cleveland was businesses and industries. employed to design an attractive resi- � FICi)RE A DISTRICT LOCATION MAP det1tld� area of country estates. Cleve- - _ - �,f�= - . land detested "blind adherence to geome- 1O f'_81 , ; '+5` 2 tric rules" and thus, using the rolling ,s '- � . ... � - - � { �' � `� '" landscape and irregular terrain, designed .._ - � : �� i ' _ ._ � �-� the streets to follow the natural contours ;� t� ; - � � � ;� ' of the land. People who built homes . ' ' '4 = —' � here were attracted by the park-like 13 8 ! - - = - : _ �_ T -- qualities of the area and the chance 1 ;� � . .. ., ` - - � >= to get away from the two growing cities ' ` 's' 1 .� , - "3'•, `� ` `� ° nearby. Thus, the first development ( � 14 t '9' - ' � , ,,� of St. Anthony Park began. � �l.� s .� i. � � r� A, � � �s� � The cornrnun i ty was named i n 1872, recog- ` � \ - � - nizing its link with the Village of �� `' � St. Anthon � �,� :t� y (Minneapolis) . By 1887 � � the community was annexed to the City � -�`�-�' of St. Pau l . The growth that appeared ' in this early period was due to a number The residential sector of the district of factors. The area was early recog- is divided into two distinct communities. nized as an ideal center for transferring The northern part, North St. Anthony goods from one settlement to another, � Park, is an established, stable community and beyond to more distant trading with a close interrelationship with posts, markets, and supply centers. the University of Minnesota. South Some chose to move away from the river � St. Anthony Park, in the central part to live on higher ground and to homestead of the district, is a smaller "neighborhood" farms. As the railroads were developed community in the final stages of a in the 1880s, settlements grew up along � successful redevelopment and rehabili- the tracks much as they had near the tation program. These two areas are waterways. The Farm Campus of the divided by a quarter-mile-wide band Univ�rsity of Minnesota was also respon- � of railroad tracks, forming a striking sible for encouraging new growth in physical barrier to residential interaction. the area. There were "quick steam transit" and electric lines between The third major subdivision of the the Twin Cities, and transit to the � district is a mixture of commercial State Fairgrounds via an electric line and industrial uses often referred to on Langford (now Como) Avenue. as the West Midway District. It lies � to the south and east ��f the residential The area was predominantly single-family areas, is served with excellent access homes; by the time it was annexed, there to highways and railroads, and is centrally were 60 families living north and south located in the metropolitan area. of the railroad tracks. Prominent � Because of these advantages, West Midway citizens like Governors McGill and has a predorninant role in the economy Marshall and Secretary of State Liggett of the Twin Cities. built homes in the area at this time. � 1 � , THE COMMUNITY TODAY With the stringing of electric lines As with all communities in central 1 for home lighting in 1901 and the addi- cities, District 12 has undergone changes tion of sewers in 1911 , more home building in population and housing. Between occurred. In fact, the majority of 1970 and 1980, the district lost 12.6� � the homes in the area were built between of its total population. This decline 1900 and 1929. Along with home builders reflects a general trend throughout came schools, churches, and such social the city, but is expected to moderate. � services as local police and a post During this same decade, the number office. The library, for example, was of households in the district has in- built at Como and Carter in 1917, creased 4.5%, as the citywide trend toward smaller household size shows � In general, the north side of the tracks its effect in the district. The three showed more residential development areas of the district are described because of the early commercial and in more detail below. � industrial development on the south side. In the early 1900s, industrial North St. Anthony Park growth boomed; in fact, it doubled North St. Anthony Park's population between 1920 and 1930. As early as increased by more than 16% between 1960 � 1923, residents in South St. Anthony and 1970, one of very few city areas Park were concerned about Baker School to do so. This gain in population in being surrounded by industry. the northern part of District 12 was � partially offset during the subsequent This industrial presence is still felt, decade, as its population decreased especially to the south of the tracks. 6.5� between 1970 and 1980. � Development of Highways 280 and I-94 removed some housing along the edges The area has long been a home for students of the neighborhood and added to the and professors of the University of sense of isolation. Starting in 1969, Minnesota. North St. Anthony Park 's � area residents, working through the households are still predominantly Project Area Committee, made use of comprised of families, although there federal funds to plan and redevelop is now a mix of transient students, � a community where residential neighborhoods young families, and long-time residents. and the industrial area could exist About one-third of the area's residents together. are college students. A number of � former students have enjoyed the area In 1975, a citywide forum of citizens enough to remain, purchase homes, and met to develop a process for citizen raise families after their college participation. The St. Anthony Park years. Median household income in North � Association, South St. Anthony Park St. Anthony Park was about $400 above Association (former PAC) and Midway the citywide level in 1979. Civic and Commerce Association formed � a federation. Their combined area of The mix of owner-occupied and rental concern was designated District 12, housing has remained stable in North one of 17 such districts in the City St. Anthony Park between 1970 and 1980. � of St. Paul . The area's lower owner-occupancy rate (47%), compared to that of the city (539'), points to the influence of the University. � � 2 ' i i West Midway � Homes became more valuable in Norti� A large proportion of District 12 land St. Anthony Park between 1970 and 1980, is devoted to industrial use. The West both in current dollars and constant Midway industrial loop has undergone 1970 dollars. ( "Current dollars" are tremendous changes in the past 20 years, � values reported at the time the Census before, during, and after the years is taken; "constant 1970 dollars" are of the Neighborhood Development Program. the 1980 values adjusted for inflation. ) Industries have expanded and modernized � In constant 1970 dollars, home value to reverse the trend of exodus from rose 27� in North St. Anthony Park an area that was growing obsolete. between 1970 and 1980, while the citywide There is still a strong demand for land � increase was only 22%. here and in the newer Midway Industrial Park along Transfer Road. South St. Anthony Park In South St. Anthony Park, there is The original 1978 District 12 Plan recom- � also a concentration of students, though mended commercial and industrial develop- the population is generally older and ment on the underutilized land along more apt to be renters than in the the east-west railroad lines between � northern part of the district. College Raymond and Snelling, in conjunction students comprise 22� of the South St. with the extensions of Kasota Avenue Anthony Park population. The population and Transfer Road. This recommendation dropped by almost 15% between 1960 and has evolved to become part of the city's � 1970 and again by 20.5� between 1970 Energy Park. Thirty-five acres of vacant and 1980. District 12 industrial land are to be developed as part of Energy Park and M In spite of the decrease in population, district residents are proud of the South St. Anthony Park has experienced role they played in the creation of an increase of 17� in housing units this innovative, energy-related indus- ' between 1970 and 1980. Accompanying trial development. this experience has been a dramatic rise in the proportion of rental housing With the completion of Highway I-94 units, from 57� in 1970 to 71% in 1980. in 1968, University Avenue was replaced � Most of this shift is no doubt due to as the major traffic carrier between the opening of the Hampden Square Apart- the downtown areas, but a recent study ments and the Seal Hi-rise. Median shows that businesses and industries � household income in South St. Anthony have adapted surprisingly well to this Park was almost $6,000 below the city and other changes. Consolidations have in 1979, reflecting both the student increased, and turnover and vacancies � population and elderly living in the have declined. West Midway remains Seal Hi-rise. a significant commercial/industrial center in the metropolitan area. South St. Anthony Park experienced sub- , stantial increase in home value between CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 1970 and 1980. In constant 1970 dollars, its 45% increase in home value was more Fifteen delegates and six alternates ' than double the citywide increase of are elected to the District 12 Community 22�. Council in the spring of each year. The North St. Anthony Park neighborhood, � the South St. Anthony Park neighborhood, and the Midway business and commerce area elect equal numbers of representa- tives. In addition, two University � of Minnesota representatives, one staff member and one student, are non-voting members of the council . � 3 � � The council has two standing committees, Streets and Parking � Physical and Human Services, that gather Fifield Street was paved, giving and study data, propose solutions to additional access to high density identified problems and review plans housing along Brewster Street, enabling � and projects. They present their findings new townhouses to be built on the to the full council for further direction, west side of the street, and opening action, and/or implementation. All the possibility of additional housing � meetings of the council and its committees on the east side of the street. are announced in advance and are open . to the public. The council also sponsors Hampden was paved between Hersey Town Meetings to provide a public forum Street and University Avenue, complet- � for discussion of issues and concerns ing a bypass road around the South of district residents. St. Anthony Park neighborhood. The original District 12 1978 Plan The Kasota extension has been funded � resulted from the work of an ad hoc and development is now underway. district planning committee, assisted � by city planning staff. By the Fall A successful experimental permit of 1982, the district council felt the parking program was begun in North need for an update of this 1978 doc- St. Anthony Park. On-street parking ument. In November 1982, a District changes along Territorial Road near � 12 task force met to determine a time- the South St. Anthony Park Recreation line for updating the plan. Two sub- Center were completed. cormnittees were formed and met in December � 1982 to recommend changes, which City Social Planning Division staff then drafted Langford Park improvements were into an updated version of the plan. cornpleted; Green Grass Park improve- This draft was reviewed and revised ments are funded. � in February 1983 and approved by the District 12 Community Council in April , The district now has a directory 1983. of services available to residents. � Past Accomplishments MAJOR GOALS The 1978 District 12 Plan made 68 recom- � mendations. Some of the recommendations The following goals will serve as guide- are ongoing, such as maintaining the lines for future action by the District boundaries between residential and indus- 12 Community Council . The District trial land uses in South St. Anthony Plan that follows will recommend changes � Park. Some of the recommendations the in the corrmunity that support these Council is still working to accomplish. goals. The following are some of the most impor- � tant recommendations which have been 1 .To develop and maintain a socially accomplished. and economically balanced district which can accommodate a variety � Development of business and family types, offer- Townhouses were built on the eastern ing a full range of choice, and part of the Ellis site; additional allowing for change, growth, and townhouses are expected to be built expansion over time. � on the northern part in 1983. Baker School was rehabilitated and con- 2.To provide community services, verted for offices and commercial open spaces and facilities as ne- � use. Townhouses were built at Fifield cessary not only to upgrade existing and Brewster. 4 � � � � programs available to present citizens, that is printed in italics throughout but able to attract and serve new the report and numbered consecutively residents and businesses. for easy reference. Those interested in the "meat" of the plan should look � 3.To provide for a rich mixture for these italicized portions. The of activities including not only Plan Brief, at the front of this booklet, housing and local services, but states the recommendations that are � major opportunities for the develop- most important to district residents ment of recreation facilities, at this time. For a statement of the business and industry. existing situation that resulted in � the recommendation, read the summary 4.To facilitate the formation of of the problem or need just ahead of responsive community institutions, the proposal . If you have further a degree of local self-determination, questions, please call any of the com- � and a rich internal community life, mittee or council members listed in all to a degree consistent with the credits at the beginning of the the broader public interest and plan or the District Council Office. � government prerogatives. The District 12 Community Council , as 5.To provide for and encourage the recognized representative, will � community participation and infor- use this plan as a resource for dealing mation exchange in all areas. with the problems identified. Community leaders will undoubtedly come and go, 6.To provide for an ongoing, adap- but it is hoped that this plan will � tive planning process. prove useful for at least several years. Conditions will change, and at some 7.To develop and prornote a program point this plan, as with all others, � for community self-reliance as one will again require updating. District of the criteria used in decision- organizations (St. Anthony Park Associa- making relevant to District 12. tion, South St. Anthony Park Associa- � tion, Midway Civic and Commerce Associa- � USE OF THE PLAN tion) will also find support and direc- tion for their activities. The District 12 Plan 1983 is intended � to update the 1978 plan. Elements of City departments and operating agencies the earlier version, which are still and other responsible parties should pertinent in light of current conditions use this plan in programming capital � have been carried over. Thus, while improvements and assigning staff to the previous plan provides valuable work with the community. The plan information and establishes a starting update will be submitted to the St. point, the 1983 plan should be considered Paul Planning Commission and City Council ' the working document. for their careful consideration and adoption as an amendment to the Comprehensive Obviously, this plan can be used in Plan of the city. District plans have ' many ways by persons with different been used and will continue to guide areas of concern. The most important a wide variety of public actions. part is the series of recommendations � � � 5 ! � Tl�e overall expected result of the plan between Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses, � is to have the parties responsible for and the extension of Kasota Avenue, action make commitments to fulfill the has been funded by the federal govern- recorr�nendations. ment and design and acquisition are � now underway. The proposed design of PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT the roadway and transitway are shown on Figure B. � LAND USE AND ZONING District 12 residents still feel strongly Objectives that a residential development linking A.Define appropriate boundaries North and South St. Anthony Park neigh- � between conflicting land uses to borhoods can have a great impact on consolidate and buffer residential the future of the community. Housing and industrial areas. in the area would knit the two neighbor- hoods together, provide a wide diversity B.Change zoning regulations to of housing, and strengthen the community's enable student housing to better commercial areas. � fit into residential neighborhoods. 1 .T3tf� ��ity should camnit to a residential C.Eliminate land use conflicts deveiopment betw�een St. Anthony Park resulting from isolated residential and South St. Anthony Park, with mediwrr � areas. to-high-density housing between High�uay 280 and Itayrrnond Avenue and i ndus t r i a l North-South Residential Link uses east of Rayrrand as part of Fhergy Park. � The 1978 District Plan proposed that a medium t0 high density housing develop- FICURE a NQRTH-SOUTH RESIDENTIAL LINK ment be created between Highway 280 �.,�� P� � y�o`� �- and Raymond and the two Bur 1 i ngton . .� �°� ��'�' � � Northern Railroad tracks. The Planning ` � �°� ��e oQ`�� Division completed a feasibility and � \ � °� ��'8�4,�� °�' o��— marketability study of the proposed � � '� � �J° � development along with a comparison ` � Jo`�� 3 i'��' o o f con tinue d in dus tria l reuse. T he � ``'4�or� ��`Q.Py�� study concluded that moderate cost � �,� � _ � rental housing, cooperatives, � � �,�� Y' ��E , �- ��RSE or mixed rental and ownership units __ \ � ,� ��,�. cou 1 d be bu i 1 t on the s i te and rented � , 'QO* �+�� and sold but that the costs to acquire AR�K�N �,00` �- �, ;� � � the land and construct the development �� , � _ _ W were too cost ly wi thout s i gn if i cant ' ' - _ _ W ' ' - subsidy. In 1981, the Planning Commis- ��,9 - -W- _ _ ' sion determined that the residential ��F� �''�ioyo , \ use was not feasible and that the area should remain industrial . The ��a�cil has discussed strengthening � the north-south residential linkage Since the Planning Commission 's last by means of a recreational trail . Such review, the H.B. Fuller Company has a trail would encourage both pedestrian � had preliminary discussions with the and bicycle flow between the two areas. Port Authority on securing bond money to construct an addition to the 2.A recreational trail between Langford manufacturing plant and may proceed Park and Green Grass (Hcvrpden) Park � later in 1983. The transitway, running shouid be deveioped. 6 � � � � � Land Use - North St. Anthony Park e.Fix the boundaries of the school The residential area of North St. Anthony cmip�cses so that the regulation Park, north of the old Northern Pacific requiring student housing to be � railroad tracks, is generally sound within 250 feet of the ccmpus may and well established. The few opportunities rrare easily be applied. to change land use are identified in the Housing Development Plan. Seven Land Use - South St. Anthony Park � vacant land sites are suggested for South St. Anthony Park has been charac- development at modestly higher densities, terized throughout its history by land with duplexes, townhouses, or apartrnents. use conflicts between residential and � Four redevelopment sites are identified industrial uses. The core residential for housing, but two sites, Murray area was solidified by rehabilitation, School and Field, are suggested for spot acquisitions and new construction housing only as a last resort. Continued during the Neighborhood Development � school use is preferred. The district Program (NDP) from 1969 to 1975. NDP- council anticipates few changes beyond related activity continues into 1983 these eleven sites. as several parcels of land were sold � and developed for housing and business. Student housing, however, continues as an issue in the neighborhood. In Though the boundaries between residential � 1979, a sorority was granted a special and industrial uses in several places condition use permit to move from a are unbuffered, the residential area house on Raymond Avenue to a house on has been solidified by new construction Cleveland Avenue across from the Univer- on the eastern and southern borders. , sity of Minnesota campus. The new When the remaining housing is constructed location of the sorority met the criteria at Baker School and Ellis almost this � of the zoning ordinance, but generated entire area north of Territorial Road � much discussion and debate among neighbors, and west of the Long Avenue cul-de-sac council members, and Planning Division will be residential . staff. The district council and Planning � staff agreed to study student housing 4•h�nintnin the boundaries between resi- for possible arnendments of the zoning dential and industrial Iand uses in code. The council believes the study South St. Anthony Park. should now go forward. �' 3.Tfi�� Planning nivision should study Zoninc J the existing zoning regulations pertain- 'oning provides for orderly development � ing to student ho�ising and propose by rninimizing conflicts between incompat- �nc�nents u�ich will enable student ible land uses. A change in zoning hoiising to better fit into the neighbor- will allow for new construction or ' hood. The following changes to the ownership to adjust to the requirements zoning code should be considered: of the new zone, but will not directly affect the present land use. Recommend- a.Define student ho�ising c�nd Permit ing a change in zoning is thus a more 1 it only within 25U feet of the school gradual approach than proposing a change boundaries; in land use. b.Re-evaluate the nurnber of of�'- � street parking s�aces required; c.l.imi t the rnaxi►rwn nwnber of stu- dents by building or iot size; ' d.Require o�en space and buf�'ering; and ' 7 � � The commercial buildings along the west Four rxisting residential areas are � side of Cleveland Avenue immediately isolated by freeways, railroads, and/or south of Buford are currently zoned industries from the core residential � RM-1, a multiple-family residential areas. Three of these areas (Everett � classification. These businesses provide Court, Curfew Street, and Cromwell valuable services to the neighborhood Avenue) are presently zoned for indus- and the campus, and should be allowed trial uses and should properly remain � to continue indefinitely. so. The fourth area, the nine properties along Eustis Street north of Territorial 5.B11.S1r16SS2S at Cleveiand and E3uford Road, are designated RM-2, multiple- should initiate a rezoning petition family residential . While the long- � to change the existing camnercial build- term future of this block appears to ing from RM-1 to a B-2 zone. be industrial, the need for a change in zoning is not so urgent to warrant � fIGURF C �,aNn usE aN� zoNiNC _ such a recomnendation at this time. 1I ._.,. .. .,�_ ., - � , � �� JI :nC_�[ � [)I �', ��`�—" � TRANSPORTATION ' �� v )� ��](JC � � i '�i`�L, \��' 1\ �� 5 �� This section considers al l modes of ' I �_l� >�� °�-- ��_j� ; _,[�� getting from one place to another, both �,,��;I-_—. �� . � - �� - 1 `�n�=��`�C�i 3f through the ne i ghborhood and wi th i n � _. �< < I � �, it--cars, trucks, buses, bicycles, �� `'�� - �_ walking, and railroad trackage. The �� %��; ;� �� '" ' ^ �_ various modes of transportation should . . . � �;,_ � -`� , ` " �`�, ___ � be safe, convenient, comfortable, and ' �-- t compatible with a high-quality residen- �� __°� tial environment. / • — J� � - �� ,; ��, 4 .�� \ �.��., .�� i )1 ?r ��-°�< <;<�� ; , —,��, Ob 'ectives �� 1� . ,`, f][�L1l�C�C � �� ;!_ �� 'i � � � lUl�� I 7��L7�C A.Clearly distinguish local streets ; �]�� L ]I 7f 7C7f- from collector and arterial streets, � �� . l ��'> . �� 1 � ')��a , ,� � � ; [J�)��f ]� 7[_��L and discourage the use of local �� , , �r � � � � . 1�,� �� ` � ��I �L_�C��C �� ,� � - ,� �i �� streets for through traffic. ,�J l� <�� ,�� -�� il ��; � 0 � ��C/ � i� ��o�,� � ��, r��,J� ��-_�oo� B.Develop direct connections in � 1 j��I�� [��\ �;, ��J l ' °�� the network of major streets to �� f r ��' � ��o c eliminate circuitous routin s and � ��f��p�� o- - - r_-�� 9 l � �� _�_,__��.,�,� �n� �nnnnn� need l e ss de l ays. � �, , � �i �� _:. _____— - � . � � Build north-south residen- C.Minirnize the negative impacts t;ai �ink. of arterial street traffic on the , •••• 3 Chanae student housing zoning facing houses. regulations. D.Develop new truck routes to eli- � � 4 Maintain residential/indus- m'111dte truck traffic Ot1 residential trial boundaries. Stl^E2tS. • 5 Rezone business from RM-1 � to B-2. E.Provide for safe pedestrian access and crossings throughout the district. � 8 � � � � F.Provide smooth and uninterrupted The City's Street and Highway Plan and street surfaces, sidewalks and curbs the District 11 and 12 Plans propose � on all district streets. that Transfer Road be extended between � Pierce Butler Road and Como Avenue in G. Improve the maintenance of local order to carry traffic through industrial streets, including storm water areas rather than residential areas. drainage and snow plowing. Building Transfer Road was considered � during the planning for Energy Park H.Eliminate conflicts caused by and for the transitway. The northern on-street parking. section of Transfer Road, between Kasota � Avenue and Como, will not be built with I.Provide adequate public transpor- the transitway because of low projected tation that serves all parts of vehicle use and high right-of-way acquisi- the district and provides convenient tion cost. The southern section of � service to major destination points. Transfer Road, between Pierce Butler Road and Kasota Avenue, is not programmed J.Provide an adequate number of to be built. This section is costly � bus shelters in the community. to build, since it would require a bridge over railroad tracks and a structure K.Designate bicycle paths to connect or fill between the railroad track and � all parts of the district. Pierce Butler. Traffic projections, even after Energy Park is completed, L.Provide secure and attended bicycle show only 3,000 vehicles per day using parking at appropriate locations. this section. � Major Street Network 6.Witarz Kasota Avenue is completed, the There is presently a shortage of cornplete truck route designation should be removed � north-south and east-west routes through frorn Como Avenue and Raymond, which the district. This is particularly wili then function as coliector streets. troublesome to residents along and near Transfer Road shouid remain in the � Como Avenue and Raymond Avenue. These Comprehensive Plun as a future arterial narrow, curving, predominantly residential street. streets carry a significant volume of truck traffic traveling between industrial Ray�r�;�,n�� Avenue in South St. Anthony � areas and Nighways I-94 and 280. Park Raymond Avenue is a problem to the South Kasota Avenue will be constructed as St. Anthony Park residential neighborh- � an arterial street between Snelling ood (see Figure D) . The problem is Avenue and Highway 230 and trucks will caused by the design of the street and be able to travel through an industrial the use of the street by trucks. area when going between Highavay 280 � and Energy Park or Snelling Avenue. As Raymond passes through the neighbor- This street project is part of the tran- hood, it curves back and forth, changing sit�n�ay between the Minneapolis and St. direction three times. Curving streets 1 Paul campuses and will be funded on are more hazardous than straight streets a year-by-year basis. For fiscal year because curves reduce the line of sight 1982-1983, the State has money for design of drivers. Seven of the eight streets � and sorne transitway right-of-way acqui- which cross or end at Raymond do so sition. Kasota and transit�Nay riyht- at an angle. Streets which intersect of-way and the Highway 280 parkiny lot at angles are hazardous because drivers are expected to be funded for fiscal often "inch out" into the intersection � year 1983-1984. Construction could to see if it is safe to cross. The begin in 1984 at the earliest. intersection of Raymond and Hampden � 9 � � has a large street surface in which The District wishes to redesign Raymond � cars and trucks can make turns. Often Avenue in order to better manage traffic vehicles pass on the wrong side of each as it passes through the neighborhood. other. The redesigned street will slow traffic, � make it safer, and divert large trucks Raymond Avenue is designated a truck to the edge of the neighborhood from route. Truck routes are the streets the center. Children who live in the � on which large trucks, weighing over Hampden Square apartments and in the 15,000 pounds fully loaded, may travel new St. Anthony Green townhomes, the on when going to and from business or elderly people who live at the Seal when making a delivery or pick-up of Hi-rise, and the people who live in � goods within residential neighborhoods. the single family homes will find an As the large trucks travel through the easier and safer walk to the South St. South St. Anthony neighborhood, they Anthony Recreation Center, Green Grass � are noisy, malodorous, and create appre- Park, and shopping. hension for the safety of people and property. � Truck use of Raymond Avenue is a small proportion of the total amount of traffic � on Raymond. Ta�le A, below, shows that large trucks were only 6% of the total traffic during peak times for trucks in 1982, and only 8% in 1973. � TABLE A MORNING AFTERNOON MORNING AND � TRAFFIC FROM - �I - NUM R B � � TRU KS 1982 � ALL VEHICLES 727 TRUCKS 43 6 44 6 87 6 � , � � ,o � � � � Figure E shows the new design of Raymond 3.Remove the truck route designation Avenue. The main elements of the design frorn Raymond Avenue, between Hampden are: and Territorial, and give this desig- 1.Add t�raffic signals at Territorial nation to Hampden Avenue. This � and Raymond. Stopping Raymond traffic will divert large trucks to the will slow northbound traffic around edge of the neighborhood. the curves and of�er pedestrians a � safer crossi ng of Raymond. 7.1�ci 1�l n redesigned Rayrrand Avenue 2.Redesign of Raymond 's intersections as soon as �ossible. witli Long, Bayless Avenue, Bayless g.The City Council should rerrpve the � Place, and Hampden. This will truck route designation fran Rayrrand create fewer intersections, reduce Avenue between Hcmpden and Territorial the number of angled intersections, Road, and designate Harrpden Avenue as , and channelize the Raymond-Harnpd?n Q truck route. intersection. FIGURE D EXISTING RAYMOND FIGURE E REDESIGNED RAYMOND Raymond Avenue in North St. Anthony Park � AVENUE South Saint Anthony AVENUE South Saint Anthony jhe SeCt1011 of Raymond Avenue between Como Avenue and Cleveland Avenue is confusing and hazardous and needs to be redesigned (see Figure F). A con- I � � crete median, with a left turn lane � for northbound Raymond traffic, and y ,� a channelized Raymond-Cleveland inter- ' �9�'Ao ° section will make turns safer and enable Fti • through traffic to flow easier. • � FIGURE F RAYMOND - CLEVELAND REDESIGN < ��'I�G, �p �tiG � 9� � � o KNAPP 0 0 o z � o � � P°��o P°��o � ��EV��PNo � 0Q- •0Q- ELLIS ELLIS � � � i � , i CD � , TFR,��TO rF,QR�T ,y0 . R�� R�q< 1 � ROq� • RpqO . � cy�R<FS cyAR�FS —Tr— Concrete Median � —__ _----- — Curb — Curb • Stop Sign • Stop Sign � �� FIGURE (; STREET RECOMMENDATIONS � 9.Ra�a?n�id Avenue, between Carm Avenue __ ____ _____ _ ______ and Cl eve I and Avenue, shou i d be rebu i 1 t � ^�� i��j� �� to give better direction to traf f ic. �� V l' -jn�� i .1. Other parts of the major street network �' `� �` S �K�'�f ��I � are indirect, causing detours and addi- �� ' � on� �� tional traffic conflicts. While none '� I��' - 101 � c of the following connections could be ��e ��' �,� �� easily completed at this time, it is �<a`_ � �— � important that these links be constructed ` ��-v ;L_ � �. \�. __: as opportunities arise. � � � �=�� '`- � ---=��-=_ - '' . — ! . I , ,-- �_, „ �>_� �i =- _ , � i i r , a,. 10.P�u�1. ic Works should plan for improve- ��-� ,��/� �/,�,, "'�-�— _ � �1LI ment of the following connections: ��- p ��. ��l( � � JJ �C ��Iln_\�o �.JI �� N---� ❑U G L � �ll D�o��J�❑�C a.Transfer Road to Vandalia Street ��;�!__�-�� `�� _��1r1 - �� .,' � � ❑ autd 1-94; �LJ�I� _��_. ��--�- 8 � �� O�C7�00� b.Hunt ing Val ley Road to Kasota � �� ,�� '-�j� �CL700� � Avenue; and � � ,, ]C��, � ` � ❑C��DOC � � —�L��O�C c.Pelham Boulevard to Ra nd Avenue. �j � _ �\�J<�Jj ��oCC � - -� �O ' � L7ODC� �-__�� 1� ��. � � � �o°o°o� � I_oc.al Streets � �0��[�� J � ooC As i n most of St. Pau 1 , many of the ��ar � r Q _ � oo� , ��C�� J�� ooc district s streets have an oiled surfac� T��<�� -��' �_ >,,_��i � ,_�� nnnnnnn� instead of paving. These streets wear - -- , down qu i ck ly d11d requ i re f1EW COdtS 0'f 6. Remove truck route desi gna- 01� . Because of the irregularities tion from Como and Raymond � in oi led streets, the centers must be when Kasota completed. Extend h i gh i n order to dra i n proper 1y. These Transfer Road. high CI^OW11S CdUS2 additional problems 7, Build a redesigned Raymond. in the winter as cars can 't climb the � hi 11 t0 pul l away from the curb. 8• Move Raymond truck designa- tion to Hampden. In sel��:ting a priority area for street 9, Rebuild Raymond between Como improvements, there is no area that and Cleveland. � can be noted for having the WO1"St streets. �0. Improve connections: Many streets lt1 $t. Anthony Park have a. Transfer Road to Vandalia. broken or missing curbs or crumbled b. Hunting Valley Road to � sidewalks lining oiled streets. But Kasota. the area proposed for first priority c. Pelham Boulevard to Raymond. treatment is also in need of lighting 11. Pave io�ai streets. � improvements, and it would be most cost- efficient to complete both activities Ii .7'1�� city should eventuaily pave ail at the same time. unpaved streets in District 12. First priority shouid be the area bounded , by Eustis, Cam and Carter. Re�i�-ic�ntial Permit Parking � In December 1980, the City Council began an experimental residential permit parking program in the residential area � of District 12 north of Como Avenue 12 � � � � and in District 8 around the William The residents are satisfied that the Mitchell College of Law. (See Figure experimental program lessens parking H for the District 12 area.) In District congestion in their area. In November � 12, the Comnunity Council and residents 1981 , the Public Works Department sur- who live near the University of Minnesota veyed a random sample of the area's carnpus and the Luther Theological Semi- residents. After one year's experience nary requested the experimental program with the program, 63% of the respondents � because students and staff of the two liked the program, 18% did not like schools parked in the residential area, it, and 19% had no opinion. congesting the streets and preventing � residents from parking near their homes. In early 1983, the City Council will The program permitted residents who purchased a permit from the City to consider enacting a permanent residen- park on the street for longer than one tial permit parking program. Permit � hour. Non-residents, such as students parking could be established in a resi- and staff, are not permitted to purchase dential area when: a permit and may only park on the street � for one hour. Non-residents, who wish 1.50% of the property owners peti- to park longer than one hour must park tion the city; off the street. 2.The designated area consists of at least eight block faces, or 4,000 � FIGURE H PERMIT PARKING AREA lineal feet of block frontage; 3.Average curb space occupancy i ,, � � �� _) � _� � � I exceeds 75% during the time of res- ' I D ;r' � 1 tricted parking; Z -�L � 4.Non-residents are 50% of the on- _ = Y ,` ,r ( street parkers; and a � S.The detrimental affect of non- � HENDON � residential parkers impairs the Q� � - •�- -�� attractiveness and livability of � the area. _ � �, � BUFORD . �`. _.��_._ _��)� � The Public Works Department feels that � - � � r permit parking is a workable method � �� ,� � � of relieving areas impaired by non- � �---,,`��r��R %� �� -�� residential parkers and that a permanent VALENTcNE_ --' '. \ �,,�^' program should be instituted. They �`� - � � may also recomnend that the residents 1 �,� ,00s�E�� '�;� ��- ��"�` �� of the two experimental areas in Dis- � tricts 8 and 12 be re uired to submit ` ,� r q ��, \��- � � � petitions in order to continue as a � �o, �P�`�" ` `\ ��, permi t park i ng area under the new per- '�' � � � � manent program. � �� '�. � ';�� "� �� , �-- � . w �L., o Requiring owners of the area to petition �' "�� "�� " ° -,�- a� for permit parking wi 11 serve no useful � � ,`��' i� � ��MO��',.� �_--- �� wl �,�,P � �Q��; purpose. Permi t park i ng was promoted ,, < ,o�.�►°� �� ' APP __ � \��j -.� --� --- - " by area resi dents, tested i n the area, � � `� - �" '�' �e� � � =� and found to be a workable method of �� 5��`� �� __ ��,��J solving their parking problem. City 02 �` � / — 7 �_� �oMO surveys show that a ma�ority of the , =� //�'� � �� retidents are satisfied by the program. �� Parking Permit Required , 13 � � The Council also feels strongly that day. These lines should irrprove access � the program's required petitioning to do�an.to�wn St. Paui , dou�n.tox.n Minneapol is, should be by area residents, not fee and the Rosedale/HarMar area. owners, and that a petition fee should � not be exacted. The Council will explore Light Rail Transit the possibility that enforcernent authority An analysis of transit alternatives be delegated to the affected neighborhood. for the University Avenue corridor � between downtown St. Paul and downtown I?.'rlle City Councii shouid enact a Minneapolis has begun by the Metropolitan permarient residential perrnit parking Council . The analysis will consider �rogro�n and the experirnental area ir� which of four transit alternatives can � District i2 stiould be grand�'athered best reduce highway and transit capacity in under the new progrcan. deficiencies; increasing cost effectiveness of transit; and stimulate business and � housing. The four transit alternatives are: (1 ) continuing the existing system; (2) adding larger buses and making road � Public Transportation improvements; (3) adding trolley buses Public transportation in District 12 and making road improvements, and (4) is provided by three reyular MTC routes. building a light rail system. A Univer- Buses run frequently on University sity Avenue Advisory Committee has been � Avenue, Como Avenue and Cleveland Avenue, established to advise on the preferred and a spur route travels along Raymond alternative and to act as liaison with Avenue during rush hours. The University residents and business people of the , of Minnesota's intercampus bus supplements surrounding districts. Two District the regular MTC service. Though designed 12 Council members are on the Committee. primarily for students, it will transport anyone between the St. Paul and Minneapolis Community concerns which should be � carnpuses. The planned University Avenue addressed by the Metropolitan Council 's Short Range Transit Systern would improve analysis include: this service through use of an exclusive � bus right-of-way for most of its length. 1. The selected transit alternative This system has been discussed in detail should provide the district at least with corr�nunity residents, who have had tne same level of service as is � some influence in its design. presently available. Because of its location between St. 2. The selected transit system should Paul , Minneapolis, the University campus, provide for improved traffic flow � the Midway district, and the northern in the district. suburbs, District 12 residents have a large degree of interaction outside 3. The selected transit alternative � of their corr�nunity. North-south bus should be readily accessible to service is currently inadequate to �neet district residents, as opposed to all but rush-hour needs. A study was only providing transit through the ' completed for the MTC in 1975 which district. recorr�nended the extension of several existing lines along Raymond through 4. Both positive and negative develop- the district, but these changes have ment impacts should be presented � not been implemented due to funding for district discussion. shortages. The District 12 Community Council will � I.3.Tlt�� ,�rlit� should irnProve ►iorth-soutli carefully monitor the analysis, in light bus service through the district by of the concerns expressed above, and addirtg routes during ttie middle of the � 14 � � I advise the University Avenue Committee D.Eliminate overcrowding created on the best alternative for transit by dividing homes and apartments for District 12. into small units. � 6icycles E.Provide for community growth by The District 12 Community Council fully developing new housing units. where supports the recomnendations of the there are opportunities. 1 city's adopted plan for bicycles. This plan recommends designation of bicycle F.Maximize home ownership possi- routes and additional linkages, separated bilities. � from vehicular traffic, between North and South St. Anthony Park. The bicycle G.Encourage creation of small condo- plan also calls for efforts to educate minium,co-op, or rental units so bicyclists and motorists on the safety that elderly people can remain in � aspects of cycling in the city. Visible the area when they sell their homes. and secure bike parking areas would be established throughout the city; Housing Types � this is a specific concern of district Most of the district's housing stock residents. consists of single-family dwellings, many of which are too large for their � 1=�.Piace "bike route" signs along Cam older inhabitants to properly maintain. Averiue through the district to establish These people would like to stay in their a shared route connecting with the exist- neighborhood, but there is an inadequate ing Minneapolis system. supply of appropriate housing. Develop- ' ment of townhouse, condominium, and IS.l�l�xce signs along Comranwealth Avenue, different types of rental housing would Ray�nond Avenue, and Pelham Boulevard enhance the community and make long- � until a link can be developed fram the term residence possible for more persons. Mississippi River to Corm Park that is separated fran vehicular traffic. Programs which bring together elderly � Provide for a bicycie lane separated to share single-family homes could also fran veiiicular traffic uahen constructing enable elderly people to remain in the either a new Rayrrand Avenue bridge or area. a north-south connection w�est of Itayrrond. � I7.Ttit� �listrict council and the city's i6.District bicyclists shouid lead the Planning and Economic Deveioprr�ent Depart- uny in establishing adequate, visible, ment shouid encourage housing deveiopments � and secure bicycie parking in camnercial that enhance diversity and choice as areas and near rmjor bus stops. opportunities for new devetoprrreeent arise. � HOUSI�IG Housing Deterioration Deterioration of the housing stock can Objectives be a problem in any area, particularly A.Maintain and improve the existing one such as District 12 with many homes ' character of neighborhoods. built over 50 years ago. Fortunately housing in this area has generally been B.Provide a wide range of oppor- well maintained. The 1981 Housing � tunities in housing unit types and Condition Survey showed that 73� of costs, including housing for the North St. Anthony Park 's one and two elderly and for low-income persons. family homes were sound and 78% of South , St. Anthony Park were sound. But individual C.Encourage rehabilitation of scat- homes with structural problems and poor tered deteriorated housing. , 15 i � exterior conditions can be found; untreated, in neighborhood residential and business � these conditions can spread and eventually areas; enable neighborhoods to define lead to general neighborhood decline. their own needs and to design programs to meet those needs. j The City of St. Paul has developed a variety of home rehabilitation programs. The NPP has five main parts which neigh- Most of these loans and grants are borhoods will use to accomplish the � available to all areas of the city, program purposes: with family income being the primary limitation. But many district home 1 .A Neighborhood Partnership Program owners aren't fully aware of the condition fund will allow neighborhoods to � of their dwelling, the funds available spend money on its particular improve- for improvements, and other housing ment needs. Improvement needs could resources. be minor public improvements, such � The City Council is considering a repair as landscaping and benches, low and deduct ordinance. The ordinance cost rehabilitation loans for residen- would permit tenants to repair house tial or business property; acquisition � code violations and deduct the cost of substandard property; limited of the repairs from the rent if the public service programs, such as crime prevention; and innovative, � landlord refuses to make the repair. neighborhood- created approaches Repair and deduct should help to prevent to problems. rental housing from falling below housing code standards. 2.Neighborhood residents, businesses, � or organizations will match NPP 18.�'�ake specific inforrration on the funds with money, or volunteer labor city's rehabilitation loans and grants used for building improvements, and other housing programs rrore widely corporate or foundation grants, i avaiiable through the "Park Bug1e" news- or volunteer services such as office PaPer and comrunity organizations. space and supplies. 19.The City Council should pass a repair 3.PED staff will assist eaCh NPP , and deduct ordinance. area with planning, design, loan Concentrated Revitalization packaging, and marketing studies. � Over the last eight years, the City's 4.Each NPP area will have prefer- major effort at concentrating neighbor- ential status for citywide programs, hood private and public physical improve- such as street paving or the Home � ment has been the Identified Treatment Improvement Deferred Loan Program. Area program. The program served the city well , but is considered too narrow 5.The city will assist the neighbor- � in scope, since it focused almost exclu- hood to secure foundation money sively on the rehabilitation of residen- for program needs which cannot be tial properties and streets. PED, funded by NPP funds or neighborhood ' district council staff, and the city contributions. residents have created a new program, the Neighborhood Partriership Program 20.The cc�munity councii , residents, (NPP}, which will attack neighborhood �d business persons should consider � problems on a broader front. The Neigh- potential IVeighborhood Partnership Progrmr�s borhood Partnership Program has two main purposes: improve the economic, for the district. physical , and environmental conditions , 16 ' � i , Overcrowding Overcrowded homes and apartments, housing 22.The City should clarify its aUefini- mostly University students, are a pro- �' tion of housing violations and strengthen � blem in the district. The district its code enforcement procedures �uhen council has been very concerned with violations are found. this issue. Dividing apartment buildings into smaller units and creating apart- New Developments � ments in homes built for one family Baker School has been converted to can cause problems with access, parking offices and comnercial use, but the and noise. This type of housing will parcel of land to the west of the school � continue to be in demand because it remains vacant. The developer has been is convenient and relatively cheap for chosen and council has approved design students to rent. control. Because it will form the southern border of residential land � The City requires a certificate of uses in South St. Anthony Park, it is occupancy for all structures with three very important it be completed as soon or more units. But many times conversions as possible. � are made without obtaining a certificate, because it can be denied if code viola- 23.The district councii and the City tions are found. Enforcement is diffi- shouid wnrk taward developr�ent of law- � cult and suspected violations must gener- to-medi�e�►rdensity housing u�st of Baker ally be noted and reported by neighbors. Schooi. The district council has contacted the City in order to obtain more rigorous The district's Housing Development Plan � enforcement procedures and a clearer identified a site on the east side of definition of housing regulations. Fifield Street, south of Como Avenue The district council has found the City for housing. The site is an undeveloped unresponsive. part of the School District's Service � Center. Food preparation and other 2i .The district council shouid continue services are located in the center. � to encourage residents to report any _ suspected violations of housing codes The site is appropriate for housing. and ordinances to the Housing and Build- It is on a cAllector street and a bus ing Codes Fhforcerrent Division. line; near a shopping area; and adjacent � FIGURE I HousrNC to an area of mixed single family and , multiple family housing. The Housing i o ��i 21. Enforce vio1ations Development Plan recomnended up to 41 � a � of housing codes townhouses and apartments for the site, �a � and ordi�nances. i �� :;:, preferably for low income elderly people. � ° � � One-third of the land is to remain open space. !� � i �� :�� ..... � .:� � �" �� °�°°°°�•� °°�•° The school district has recently in- � `� �� - formed the Comnunity Council that it i��'��''� ��' ' � �O `::: , .°.,..,,°.. intends to develop the property in the i� ��_� ° .,.�..,. � �� , �____�___ __ future for programs at the Service ; ;� , , n � m �, Center. Unless the property is developed i __ ,- _ by the school district, the comnunity f----- ��_ �� ---- -- --- -- council believes the property should � I �=;�--_; --� 24. Develop housin9. i p , -_____—__ be developed with housing. , �C, preferab1y for low � income elder1y, F--.='�� -i � �. �, �i� \ � - -- , �� 24.UnIess the east side of Fif ield, ��i;;!,C �o o �Aj � . south of Como, is deveioped f or school district � �� il,��,. ',.��I ��m use, it should be deveioped privately for housing, � ��'�� ' 23. �e�e�op �ow-to-meatum� � � pre f erably f or iow incorr�e elderly people. I$�� j �n � � density housing. O� I ��i;!�:�� j��-� �I � �7 1 � DESi�N AND ENVIRONMENT and contribute to a sense of the place , in the larger world. Pollution is a Objectives negative interference, a byproduct of A. Improve the appearance of the one function on the environment. � district by reinforcing significant boundaries, gateways, and views. With these features in mind, comnunity residents agreed on a list of what they B. Identify and preserve buildings consider their assets and liabilities. � with architectural and historical These are the "facts of life" in District significance. 12 which make the area unique. C.Encourage and maintain a respect Assets � for the natural environment, includ- Central location in the Twin Cities ing preservation of natural wildlife area. � areas. Housing stock of high quality original D.Minimize the impact of Highways construction. I-94 and 280 on nearby residential � areas. Curved residential streets throughout the district. E.Wnr; to eliminate vis�al , noise, � and air pollution and unnecessary litter. Wide spacing between most single-family , , homes. F.Encourage energy conservation � in new and existing buildings. The University of Minnesota and its relationship to the neighborhood. District Image � Image analysis is an examination of The Luther Theological Seminary and the features of the community environ- its relationship to the neighborhood. ment which bring enjoyment, comfort, The State Fairgrounds as a significant � and interest, or which cause annoyance, boundary to the residential community. tension, or boredom. Functional per- formance should be balanced with aes- thetic values to produce a high quality Liabilities � place to live. Such places are valued The proximity of railroads and industrial by their residents and last for many lands to residential areas. years, while those places not cherished � are left behind. Freeway noise and traffic volume on interchange streets. Several elements contribute to the image � of a community to its residents and Traffic and other conflicts between to outsiders entering ar passing through. University and community functions. Districts are defined by variations in land uses and topography, by paths, State Fair traffic and parking conflicts. � and by edges. Nodes are the centers of activity, often located where paths intersect. Green space includes the � public parks and playgrounds and other "natural" areas which break up the monotonous urban texture. Landmarks, gateways, and views provide orientation, � 18 � , , � FIGURE J DISTRICT IFIAGE � .rr�..A' i�nn nvt.�. �i .,:...... � � • �-��. 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Though a nuisance, improve- � separate treatment. The architectural ments would be very costly and often styles of buildings, particularly of can 't be enforced by any level of govern- single-family homes, strongly affect ment. � the community's desirability as a place to live. Most district homes were built The presence of Highways I-94 and 280 before 1930, with the newest housing along and through the District 12 com- � being mostly apartments. There are munity provides convenient access to numerous outstanding examples of particular all parts of the metropolitan area. styles and several well-preserved structures These roads, however, have very high dating from the 1880s. The Andrew traffic volumes, and are a negative � McGill House, at 2203 Scudder Avenue, influence on the residential areas. and the Old Muskego Church, moved to Highway 280 adjoins both district resi- the Campus of Luther Theological Seminary, dential comnunities, and is more of � have been designated on the city's list a concern than I-94, which borders of historic places. industrial uses. The Ramsey County Historical Society Highwa�� 280 is particularly offensive � has also identified buildings of histor- where it is both elevated and unscreened ical and architectural significance from single-family homes. Such areas in the district. occur near Eustis Street between Doswell ` and Hillside Avenues, and in back of 25.Thc� i)istrict 12 Canrunity Council the homes for two blocks on Cromwell shouid work to irrprove auxireness of Avenue. Noise, especially from truck , architecturally significant house styles traffic, is the most pervasive problem, and of how carpatible ha�rie irrprovements but exhaust fumes reach high concentra- can be rmde. tions on certain days. Both sound � readings and pollution levels have Boulevard trees soften the appearance exceeded federal standards at times. of neighborhoods, help to deaden sound, Unnecessary litter and oversized bill- � and provide relief from the summer sun. boards add to the problems. Many elm trees, especially in South St. Anthony, were lost to Dutch elm Sound barriers have effectively reduced disease in the past several years. traffic noise in other parts of the � Both North and South St. Anthony Park Twin Cities. The visual impact is have had a "first time" planting, but another question, however; some district additional trees have been lost since residents would dislike the sight of � then. a tall wooden wall behind their homes, as well as the substantial public ex- 26.The Department o�' Com►nunity Services pense. Others, however, have been and Community Council should promote urging the state to install barriers ' boulevard tree repiacement. Should ever since Highway 280 was completed adequate city funding be unavailable in the mid-1960s. the district council should assist by ' promoting voluntary tree replacement. 27.ThP State Departrnent of Transpor- tation should install wooden sound Pollution barriers along the eastern side of � As could be expected in an area crossed Highuaay 280 �uhere residents desire. by freeways and partly surrounded by heavy industry, pollution is a concern 28.The Miruiesota Depar Ur�ent of Trans- to district residents. Much of this portation should devote additionai efforts ' pollution is a necessary byproduct of to picking up iitter along Hightivay 280. the operations, and within allowable 20 � ' . ' • , Residents have long found oversited 30.The Transportation Department shoutd billboards in the district to be visually buffer noise affected houses between offensive. Intrusion of such billboards �st Langford Park �d Et�stis Street. into residential areas is also a concern. � The City of St. Paul 's zoning code now There are also numerous sources of con�tains a sign ordinance, enacted since industrial pollution in the district. the original District 12 plan was written The unsightly appearance of the piles , in 1918. The ordinance regulates the at Silverberg Scrap and Metal Company size and placement of new billboards, just west of Highway 280 can be viewed but old billboards which do not meet across the highway from parts of St. the requirements of the ordinance are Anthony Park. The Shiely Concrete Plant ' grandfathered in, as "non-conforming". at 2058 Kasota Avenue is very noisy. These non-conforming billboards are Industries such as Fisher Nut and Mobil phased out gradually as they deteriorate Oil produce strong odors. � and require major repair or replacement. The district council would like to see This is by no means an exhaustive list the elimination of oversized billboards of pollution problems in the district, , in the district. and others will un-doubtedly arise. In most cases a specific notice from 29.The district council and Lhe city the district council or any affected � shouid monitor existing non-conforming person or organization to the source billboards for deterioration and ensure and to the appropriate department of that those that shouid be removed under government wi 11 need to be i n i t i ated. the sign ordinarzce, are removed." , 31.The District 12 Camunity Council The residential area north of the BN should carmit, itself to an ongoing effort railroad tracks, indicated in Figure� to minimize pollution. Where problans � K, is presently affected by noise. are thought to exist, the council shoutd During many hours of the day and night, atterrpt to correct the situation, first traffic from Highway 280 and Kasota by uaorking with the offender, then if � Avenue, train travel , and trucking necessary, with appropriate authorities. operations create noise above State FIGURE K POLLUTION • noise standards. � ' The area will also be C1052 t0 th@ new _ 31 Reduce or screen � unsightly scrap -� bU5 transitway and to the new Kasota piles-Silverberg � V, Avenue. When the transitway is operating, s�raP Meta� co. T�,, �� approximately 300 buses per school day �� : `� � � r.-_�`"..�� wi11 use the transitway. When Ener�y �'' ; 3 �'�� `,� ��- ��—v'� � �� : � .., .. Park is completed, up to 16,000 vehicles ,; ��i • per day may use Kasota Avenue. � � �'�' `�� •°•••••� °��•� �I r � � T� . s_a��--;-��. ., - -n-.- �� _ . While the Environmental Assessment for � ' ; ; � .3O Buffer noise ...,.... ... s affected houses. w the transitway has found that the new �' � __- � _---��t - �,�� ; �� - _, transitway and new Kasota Aven�e align- � =� � - ment "will have little, if any, measurable ;� �. � ��=�� =�-�.��<�� ✓� effect Ot1 the dl^Ed�S t101S2 situation"• �----- = 31 Control noise at 27 Install wooden �Shiel concrete the district believes thdt the Stdt2 ♦'� sound barriers y I Transportation Department ShOU�d tdk@ where residents - ' plant. the opportunity of this construction . ' = aes;re. �� _ project to lessen the noise affects ,_�`-� � �; �" `�,,_ __ , on the residential area. � � � �'� �✓� _ - De k -e,� �� -�_ — ��1,, �. .� � '�� I� I ��' r��F?.' .r i. �'�`-�'"�.. , . 2� . . ' � • , Hazardous Waste residents not only save the cost of ' The Waste Management Board has preli- transporting their leaves to remote minarily designated the industrial areas compost sites, but they also benefit of District 12 as sites for treatment from the fact that otherwise discarded � ' or storage and transfer of hazardous : � material is put to a useful purpose, chemical wastes. A chemical treatment rather than thrown away. f acility could process wastewater or separate contaminants from solvents. 32.District i2's recyciing and carposting ' A storage-transfer facility is a col'lec- , activities should be maintained. tion point for waste materials. `Wastes are analyzed, stored with similar ma- The district council has also been , terials, and shipped to processing instrumental in establishing a home plants or disposal sites. The District weatherization program in District �2. 12 Council has recommended to the Waste In 1981 the council used grant money � Management Board that these facilities to fund its pilot program. The program not be located within 1000 feet of provided for the training of two com- residential property or west of Highway munity residents as •energy auditors 280 or between the residential areas and their subsequent participation in � of North and South St. Anthony. (West Northern States Power's energy audit of Gibbs Ave. extended diagonally to program. The Council also conducts meet, Hersey St.) . Otherwise these weatherization and alternative energy � facilities could locate in I-2 zoning workshops, and promotes the concept districts, if they are not injurious of energy conservation in the district. or obnoxious to adjacent property. ' 33.7"ne district council should continue to prarmte energy conservation and harr�e ENERGY CONSERVATION �w�eatherization in District 12. District residents have consistentl Ener Park will be utilizin district � Y 9Y 9 supported the concept of recycling, heating to meet its energy needs. The and the council has worked to establish University of Minnesota is also exploring � a coordinated recycling program for the possibility of district heating the district. A monthly curbside pickup on its campuses. District 12 residents of recyclable materials by Recycling support these energy efforts and would � Unlimited was begun in late 1981 . In be receptive to the expansion of district addition, the Boy Scouts conduct a heating from either of these two sources newspaper drive twice a year. Champion into their area. � International Corporation, occupying� several blocks between I-94 and Univer- 34.?7ie district councii shouId discuss sity Avenue west of Vandalia, is one' the expansion of the Ehergy Park and of the largest users of recycled paper University of Minnesota district heating � in the Twin Cities area. systerm into the district with University � and City officials. A neighborhood composting project began � in the fall of �980, which allows resi- dents to compost their leaves communally on Robbins Street, between Raymond and ' Cromwell Avenues. Volunteers have also been involved in picking up bags of leaves from elderly or handicapped ' residents, to contribute to the neigh- borhood effort. Through this project . 22 , � , � UTILITIES 35.nistrict residents and Public Works should xz�rk to replace unoden poles. Objectives Assessrr�ents, or a combination of assess- � A.Ensure proper maintenance of all ments and capital ir►provement funds, utility installations serving the shouid be explored as a r►�thod to pay district. for the lantern poles. ' B.Provide ade uate street li I1tlt1 EET LIGHTING �;�-:-�_,__—----- _--- —-- 9 9• FIGURE L STR C.Provide adequate water service ;�� , � • J •- �[ to all homes and businesses, including � � , reserves in case of emergency. j�' ' �� )o� D.Ensure that stormwater runoff � � can be accommodated by the storm .,,��,� ��i •''� � ''� � sewer network. � _ ',, � . �I� . ��-�^� � Street Lighting _ `�� _ �i �•-- ' � =_ -�_- --- ------- � U I� District 12 streets are lighted by a - ��_;__ �-, variety of poles and fixtures. Figure � � � -=---=___---� �--'-___=,,,___ ---� _-�� ' L shows the kinds of poles and fixtures =_� ` �'"��', � in the residential areas. ��-�� :�� " ' °"'�`� � �� `+'�,�� ' 0❑�OC��OC The lantern poles with incandescent 1�� :� .�.� �, ❑ bu 1 b and mercury vapor f i xtu res wi 11 ��,�. _, ( � ; �D �ODO ' be converted to high pressure sodium 1 � ��'v��I�� ` o ❑C�DD�C f i xtures when a stab le f i xture becomes f�r �� Lj�� r�'�oo�C L.,,.�� `I J C�OOCC ' available. _��_ _ --OC� OOOC— �=- �� r�000c` Park residents and the city would l ike ��o` ��-- �J � ��, oo� to replace the wooden poles. The resi- f�CjJ `�!�[��` � � �oo°� dents feel that the style and height ��-- ,��;�� n(�fl(1�(l��fl� ' - -- _____ ___--- of the wooden poles are out of place in quiet residential dl"@dS. The Clt,y """ Lantern Pole - Mercury Vapor , Wd►1tS t0 replace th(' wooden poles be- -�• Lantern Pole - Incandescent ��• Ornamental - Hi Pressure Sodium CdUSe they di'2 expensive t0 maintain. � Wood - Hi Pressure Sodium 1 Ordinarily, poles are replaced in resi- dential areas only as part of a street Sew�r�s paving program. Installation costs All sanitary sewers in the district of poles are less when part of other are adequate and working. ' street work. The city has replaced When the St. Anthony Park storm water wooden poles only with ornamental poles tunnel system was built in the 1970s, since they are less costly than lantern , poles. Consequently, pole replacement a branch tunnel was constructed to would probably be ornamental poles. Hunting Ualley Road, just north of the BN railroad tracks, to collect storm- The district's residents, however, value Water from the industrial area to the ' the appearance of the lantern poles. north. This area sometimes floods after Some of the residents may wish to explore heavy rains. Public Works is proposing replacing the poles using assessments in the 1984-1985 Capital Improvement ' to pay some or all of the cost. Program to construct lateral sewers in the industrial area and connect them to the storm tunnel branch. � 23 � ' 36.Tiie, lateral sewers needed in the EGON��{�",TC ��EVELOPMENT � industrial area to carplete the storrre�xiter tunnel system should be constructed JNIVERSITY AVENUE and connected to the stormu�ater tunnei � branch. The District 12 Community Council and The industrial area shown on Figure the Department of Planning and Economic M is completely developed with building, �evelopment contracted with Midwest � parking lots, and streets. Stormwater Planning and Research, Inc. for a study runoff is relatively high. The area of University Avenue, completed in July is also served with combined sanitary 1978• It addressed the problems and and stormwater sewers. The St. Anthony opportunities in the 24 blocks along � Park stormwater sewer system was built the Avenue between the western city with the capacity to receive the storm- limits and Cleveland Avenue, the eastern boundary of the district. Though the , water from this area when the sewers council had some reservations about are separated. Public Works is pro- the level of detail in the study, all posing the Wabash Avenue Stormwater but one of the conclusions and recommen- Project to separate sewers in the area dations were accepted. The directions � in the 1984-1988 Program for Capital set forth here are taken primarily from Improvements. the University Avenue Study. 37.P«1�Lic Works should construct the A local development corporation of , Wabash Avenue Sto►�rrwater Project, separating business proprietors and owners was the sanitary and storr►�uater sew�ers in formed in the fall of 1918. Through the industrial area. this organization, detailed policies ' and plans will be developed, and the FIGURE M STORM WATER SEW[RS L�� will be eligible for funds 110t `` ; �` ii i-" � available to other groups. Thou h much , �; ;��._;�� I 'f�[ )❑ �� af this group's work wi 11 focus on , � � �� ,�, J� ;( ][ lCl area Need;�9 � University Avenue, all areas of the i � I� �� f �.� Storm sewers �[]� district are eli ible for assistance. � . I ii �c � ` :. � [ �, �� r�� (]� g 1 �`'' ,� `I` �n��`��ii ]� ` - Objectives �� `•� ��=� � � A.Support healthy business enter- _ � i �«J` � �� -=; _ �., � 1 != prises and accorrgnodate the expansion l�,� ; -�'`� ��._ �� , � , ' 1 ' of desirable uses along University �= �� ; yt ; � . . . : -.�� _ Avenue. �';�;�� _-_ �_ � _ , ��,,�1 � !;JL:�'r( ,�� ' t B.Reduce conflicts between the � � �� . �� economic development of University �.� � 1� �: � - ❑OCl C�1C Avenue and the residential area if�'�, _� ��;�� . 7��,�_��_��C�C � ,-� � ,v � ❑ - of South St. Anthony Park. � �!�. 1 ��_�,� � �� ]oa�_�o�o� lf �� g ;q � [)D �[ _]L 7��0 � r-�( r�[ 7��C�C�C C.Create an environment which wi 11 ' I 1' �� " � . ,_ ,� �� c L ��?� ��J � �� v�-L improve the way in which different I,i �..; C�� r �� o�� land uses relate to one another. w,�� C�� _�r_�o�]� '�`�� `� -�� _,, or�� I � �� ,� > D.Eliminate substandard, hazardous � �<.�1��\ �-��°�-��. ��nl l�f l�� c and obsolete bui ldings. � 1�c,°��i ��------��--_-�---- nnn� � 24 ' i 1 1 E.Provide parking to improve the FIGURE N UNIVERSITY AVENUE access of employees, customers and � �> � '�,,. clients to industrial/commercial � ' ��''� � ��``" ��-�� areas. � , , -Z��. :4`, � �� ` � �«�!"=u,,E�� _,,, F.Improve the safety and function � '"� . 0�� -.-�� of the traffic circulation system. ,�''�H� : . .,�.. �,u -��:I �` ��'�RkI1 � �'��Iq( rt0' 1 � � .;� .��.. \ Land Use The University Avenue Study found that = ��' , �-i business vacancies and turnover had �:-Q � , �, � �� ' declined by 1978, with consolidations � ;�� and expansions on the increase. A 1982 I J O "",,, land use survey, however, showed that ___- --_-- , ,,, "'y�:h > k1 vacancies and underused land had in- ;=—"-" �`;��,��, `�" �`"V a `��'�f! � � creased somewhat from 1978. Such trends � �` , � o a0� ooy� . : J_ indicate the recent weakening of the � �� , economy. To further improve the mixture R O Q � '�; , of uses on the Avenue, land should be V O a �a� ��'� C� � o ,'� �, available for the expansion of existing . businesses and industries and for new /�\ �� or relocated firms. Such land is ex- tremely limited, but several sites exist � Sites for expansion or relocation ' where expansion or relocation can take place. These properties generally have Image Irnprovement a low acquisition cost and structures One of the prime reasons for initiating are either vacant, have marginal occu- a detailed study was the poor image ' pancy, or are obsolete. of University Avenue. An economic and market analysis prepared in 1976 stated 38.The District 12 Comrunity Council , that "many firms are unwilling to invest ' with the aid of the local developnent large capital sums for expansion because the area is perceived by decision-makers corporation, should identify sites u�hich „ as a blighted or obsolete area . This u�u1d be feasible for industrial expan- image problem is one that varies according sion or relocation. Redevelopr�ent to individual perceptions. through conversion of existing struc- tures should be for service uses and Most individual buildings are in good '� ot)ler srall space users. Properties condition, and decay is not widespread. uahere structures are derrolished shouid But the corridor and the properties � be utilized for industrial expansion, forming the edges lack many of the urban parking or the location of new businesses amenities which contribute to a strong �� and industries. sense of image. There are a variety of negative factors: I� -Narrow sidewalks which make the buildings appear almost sited at the curb; -Highly variable building massing; if -Poorly placed and extensive signage; -Street lighting poles, the most obvious objects in the corridor; ' and -Unscreened parking lots. ' 25 , {.U11 I V I l.J• i ' 27 ' , � .�.+.u�rni+c � � � FIGURE 0 C�MMERCE AND INDUSTRY , � j , HUMAN SERVICES , � I�:,�� '[ )r_)C7 - jI J� ' � �� ,� �� PARKS AND RECREATION � �� l IL�U �� I � ��,�'_1\_.F. ��_�I44 ��i � " ��. -�� _ Ob j ec t i v e s � � �' I Jl >� �dl_: , � � ,I I� i� _42� �� lC�[ ]f �� A.Provide a m i x t u r e o f r e c r e a tiona l l�Jf� -i_ I 7r�� opportunities for active and passive `� � �� ,�vr' , _ r: uses, organized and unorganized � I ; � �� ,_ � ;� l ,_ activities, and for all ages. � `�- %�.y-� �� - ,�� - � . _ _l� , ��-. � �� >.�45 - I �- ' ��--�'; ;�M�.� .-. ''��:_ ' B.Encourage the maximum use of parks � , :`�`lf ?� � - : '�..,,. � ,�-I and recreation faci l ities. � � � s/ �p,. �9 -- _.....� _ ii1 � �5_�� . ` � l It �.� i , �� ;�V ' � , � _ - • t . . J� Jf��7? i� n '- <�� r � - , C.Provide appropriate linkages � �.1�� I � i `_ _ � � < � � � r �,; � �� ` [7�7f�7C��C between new and existin recreational I ;, � '_�-)��,� , I �� ] 9 � , � � �� i �� ° ��'� � � �� 1��7��[- and open space areas. ,; .. � �� l�] � � �� i I� 'j ' , " j��,j'�_ _,� � , !iJ� �� a� �� _-�� I Volunteers , I'�z � �( �r_�I )I 1[�� [- .� �i � , � ]��<'>��' �'� � ��' -�� i �r �� - Qoth North and South St. Anthony Park � �-" OJ<-� �'!� � � �� r �� - residents have a history of showing ; - > �� z� � i� �i �t - ��,�� strong support for their parks. Both I � �� 1� �� '' � areas have had park booster clubs for � ' ' �� 1�� _�t ��_ �' ��\�,✓ij��_�l�� i`'� �k ,� f_ � .. l�_I ��'�� a number of years. The ' %��. II �� '- - Booster Club Langford Park �� ,r�l If lf lllf��lflnf . has been active and involved --- in recreational programming at Langford. ,' 42. Restrict Como commercial area to its present boundaries. The $OUth $t. Anthony Park Booster C�Ub� 44• Encourage r•ehabilitation at Qufor-d-cleveland. a�th0U9h lt �1dS played a role 1C1 the past, is not active at this time. The f' ��. Encouraye commercial and industrial development of district COU11C1� 15 111 fdVOY' Of eontinuing Energy park, Sussel property, and Admiral Merchant property. the tradition of strong booster clubs. ••••••• Kdsota [xtension Existing Industries �16.Ttin ��ngford Park and South St. Anthony 'I District 12 Park Booster Clubs shouid be strengthened , particularly South St. and rmintained. Anthony Park, has the mixed blessing '� of being surrounded by a number of heavy District residents would like to volun- industries. These companies (and the teer their time to maintain and expand University of Minnesota) are major employers recreational opportunities in St. Anthony of community residents, enhancing the Park. It is their understanding, however, '� long-term stability of the area. Heavy that this is not likely to happen without industries often have negative impacts insurance coverage for those who volun- on residential areas because of the teer. The city has thus far deemed noise, odors, unsightliness and traffic , they generate. But the district is city provision of such insurance as fortunate to have a number of concerned unlikely. Residents feel the city business persons who in most cases should seriously consider the provi- ' cooperate with residents to minimize sion of insurance coverage to park these intrusions. volunteers as an innovative way to encourage volunteer participation. , ' 28 ' � � � 47.The city shouid provide insurance South St. Anthony Park Recreation Center coverage to parks and recreation volun- South St. Anthony Park Recreation Center teers. Such coverage might include was expanded and a new recreation bui ld- � the following provisions: ing was completed in the past few years. The comnunity is concerned that the a.Specific exposure limits, so that recreation center continue to be well � the city wouid oniy be heid for maintained. a certain set amount of money damages; 51.It�aintain the South St. Anthony Park b.lndication that the city is not Recreat ion Center wi th the use of volunteers. � Iiable for any claims or judgments which may be covered under the voiunteer's Green Grass (Hampden) Park own liability or car insurance. Green Grass Park has become the activity � center of the South St. Anthony Park Langford Park neighborhood. Nearby residents don't Some of the needed improvements at want to alter the passive nature of Langford Park have been completed in the park, but they feel that several � recent years, but there are a number improvements are warranted. Funds were of significant projects left to be done. included in the 1983 Capital Improvements In addition, a number of mature trees Budget for such work, which should be � were lost to Dutch elm disease during linked to the redesign of Raymond Avenue 1977 and 1978. Correction of these (see previous Transportation Section). deficiencies will enable the community � to take full advantage of this signifi- cant asset. SZ.T►he camunity should �rk with the Parks and Recreation Division to reorga- 48.Fhcourage voiunteer participation nize spaces, realign the path�uays, and � in maintenance and irrprovements at Langford Provide landscaping and planting at Park. Green Grass (HaPrpden) Park, in conjunc- tion with a narrowing of Raymond Avenue. � 49.The district council shouid encourage carnunity residents to take part in College Park tree planting at Langford Park. The steep banks at College Park are periodically subject to erosion. This t The Langford Park Recreation Center situation should be improved without building has been a cause of concern substantially altering the character to district residents for several years. of the park. 1 Residents have found that the building does not function well for recreational 53.T7ie camunity shouid u�rk with Parks purposes. and Recreation to solve the erosion ' problem at College Park. 50.The city should make improvements to the building's lighting and heating 6 i cyc 1 e Path s systems and inerease the lighting of Facilities for bicyclists are an important � the outdoor piay areas. As a long term part of the recreational faci 1 ities goal, the city should repiace the Langford of the community. Many of the col lege Park building with a new facility, if students in the district travel by bike � possible. regularly during warm weather months. Since most proposed bicycle paths are along existing rights-of-way, this discussion is included with other trans- � portation recommendations in the Bicycles Section of this plan. I29 � � � FIGURE P RECREATION AND C.Encourage the cooperative anal � COMMUNITY fACILTTIES �Pjg�ligilLUl d8V6IOpTT18liL Of R6�9h- -- borhood resources as they may be i a mm needed. � � 1;'; � a . � ;; � m; COMMUNITY FACILITIES i i � � ••••• Ob�ectives ' , � i ' � ; �°• A.Retain the St. Anthony Park Library �� as a s i gn i f i cant comnun i ty 1 andmark ! ,� a � � ..,...4.~. .,.....,. and center. IE _.�.�.— --- � i � B.Encourage the use of existing � s comnunity centers by all segments �-_ _�'_, ,, -- ------_____---____ _ of the population, and develop 1 i �_;��=,_� �,-� ------ --___-- facilities and programs to fulfill i ' ' p ��.�C------------- -- --- -- ;�_ needs that are currently unmet. ��__= - I �� `� � � _-� St. Anthony Park Library o. Community residents feel a strong sense i = B = of pride in their neighborhood library. � i � � �� They have demonstrated this pride by ' p� an unusual amount of support over the i 'us.,,.. a years. The St. Anthony Park Library � � Association was first formed in 1932. � 48. Encourage volunteer participation in maintenance of Residents dl"e concerned for the library Langford Park. dS an 111St1tUt1011 dS W2�� dS d COtIM�lU111t�/ 51. Maintain South St Anthony Park Recreation Center cen ter. � with use of volunteers. -- 52. Make improvements at Green Grass (Hampden) Park Clt�/ bUCJ9et cutbacks have resulted 111 53. Work to control erosion at College Park. the reduction Of staffing levels dl1d � hours of operation throughout the library 55. Retain the St Anthony Park Library. system. Current discussions involve 59. Keep Murray as a Junior High School. the C�OS 1119 Of some branch f ac i 1 i t i es. St. Anthony Park residents value the � Recreational Programming for Youth history, the appearance, and the com- An adequate recreational �rogram for patibility of their library, and use youth interests many comnunity groups. it heavily. They feel that any needed � Retrenchment in city resources has physical improvements can be made to prompted a concern that new neighborhood the present building. For instance, resources, to supplement those the city the building has no reasonable access � can provide, may be required to meet for persons confined to a wheelchair. this need. Barrier-free buildings are essential for handicapped persons to function 54.The council should: normally in an urban environment. � s a.Be aware of city recreational SS.T7ie city shou�d retain the existing programming and resources committed St. Anthony Park Library bui lding. � to District 12 youth; b.Monitor the effectiveness of the � program; and . 30 � ' , � 56.The council should u�rk with the � B.Promote quality programs to keep fDepar Ur�nt of Cormunity Services to � families in the public schools. I i�rprove the function of the building � and to control maintenance costs. � C.Encourage formal and informal , ; ' Barrier-free access for the handicapped i programs in continuing and community shouId be provided. I education. � Library hours were reduced as part of School Facilities city budget cutbacks during 1978. Some Community residents realize that their hours were restored in January 1979, schools lie outside the �urisdiction ' so that•the St. Anthony Park Library of the city government, and that the is presently open two nights a week School District is the responsible until 9.00 p.m., but not at all on governmental unit. In light of this, Saturdays. The library is used during the City is not being asked to adopt � the evening hours by a large proportion the citizens ' school facilities recom- of professional workers and students mendations, but the schools are seen who can 't use it during the day. as such a vital component of the dis- , trict, that they cannot be ignored in 57.Cormunity Services shouid keep the this document. St. Anthony Park Library open one addi- ' tionai evening untii 9:00 p.m. and on Murray Junior High School is attended Saturdays by increasing hours, changing by a high proportion of students in rrorning hours to evening, or soliciting the district. But the combination of cormunity voIunteers, as necessary. rapid enrollment declines and state � desegregation requirements has led the Community Centers St. Paul Board of Education to consider The library, Langford Park, South St. closing additional elementary and secon- � Anthony Park Recreation Center and Seal dary schools, including Murray. Test Hi-rise have facilities available for scores and other indicators have historically comnunity meetings and activities. shown Murray to be one of the best city schools, despite its small si2e. Resi- ' These centers are conveniently located dents feel strongly that Murray should and serve the district well . But there be retained in the district. are very few activities here or else- ' where for those of junior high age, 59.Keep ll�.crray as a junior high schooi . and there is a strong need. Residents feel needed flexibility in programming St. Anthony Park Elementary School has � and hours of operation can be achieved served all of District 12 since Baker through the use of volunteers. School was closed in 1972. Because of its location in the city relative � 58.The community council should work with to other elementary schools, it has the community groups and director of Langford not been recommended for closing in Park and the South St. Anthony Park Rec- the foreseeable future. reation Center to schedule more activities ' for young teenagers through the use of votun- teers. School Programs Independent of any decision on school EDUCATION facilities, the programs that are offered ' and the level of cooperation among Objectives parents, students, and teachers are A.Retain the public facilities the most important attributes of a � located in the district. - school . Unfortunately, discussions , 31 . , . ' about school caosings have frequently ' Because the police area is so vast and � pitted neighborhood against neighborhood. i neighborhoods with heavier crime acti- � Since the children from these areas vity are located in the eastern portion, I will probably end up at the same facility, ! District 12 can't logically recommend ' ' wherever it may be, it is important � a new, closer headquarters. But comnunity� that harmony and cooperation are pro- residents desire increased contact with moted. Children can be the victims the police and as much coverage of the ' of their parents ' arguing. district as is possible. St.. Anthony Park Elementary School is 61.Tite Police Depart►rient and the district one of the Apollo Cluster schools. council should sponsor increased contact ' Students can attend other schools in and camunication between police officers the cluster that emphasize particular and cormunity residents, through a liaison skills and talents. If one or more officer assigned by the PoIice Departrr�ent. � Apollo schools are forced to close, it is important that the range and Crime Prevention quality of programs remain high. This In response to a district increase in � also emphasizes the need for cooperation. the occurrence of burglaries in the late 1970s, community residents orga- 60.�1�rk with other areas in advance nized a Crime Watch Program. There of school consoiidations to ensure the are about 125 block workers in both , continuation of quality progrmns at North and South St. Anthony Park. aIi levels. Following the institution of the Crime Watch, burglaries in the areas decreased. � POLICE 62 .The Crime Watch Progrmn should be Objectives encouraged and maintained in the dis- � A.Work with the Police Department trict. ' to provide better police services. FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES � B.Encourage education in crime . prevention techniques. Objectives A.Eliminate the causes of fire � C.Work to reduce all types of crime, hazards. � particularly vandalism, burglary and other crimes against property. B.Provide prompt fire and paramedic services to all areas of the district. � Patrol Issues Because of its location in a corner Fire Services of the city and its historically low � crime rate in relation to other parts The district is very well served by of the city, police patrols in District fire and emergency facilities, with 12 have always been infrequent. two of the city's 16 stations in its boundaries. The new station on Como ' The change to the two police areas early Avenue, three blocks east of Cleveland/ in 1982 reduced the distance to a police Raymond, replaced the 1894 building headquarters, but the district is still at Raymond and Hampden in 1978. The ' almost three miles away from the head- station on University Avenue near Vandalia quarters at Dale and University. is well located to reach the industrial area. � 32 � � , , Residents have expressed concern over Association has represented businesses unnecessary fire hazards at certain and industries along and near University area industries. The Hassett/Locto Avenue in St. Paul and Minneapolis since Oil Company (791 Hampden), the Mobil 1919. In addition, residents are active ' Oil plant (606 Vandalia), and Worum in the St. Anthony Park Arts Forum, Chemical Company (2130 Kasota) are the Langford Park Booster Club, the potentially volatile. The St. Paul St. Anthony Park Library Association, � Fire Marshal regularly inspects all the "Park Bugle" Board of Directors, such facilities, and indicates that and other district groups. hazards are in most cases adequately � controlled. Most buildings are well An ongoing objective of the district constructed, the street network serves council is to increase awareness of as a barrier to spreading flames, and its activities. This is done through the water system is good. a permanent office at 2380 Hampden ' Avenue, a full-time comnunity organizer, , ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS numerous mailings to interested persons, and a page in the "Park Bugle" monthly , Objectives newspaper. The "Park Bugle" is a non- A.Inform district residents, owners, profit newspaper, organized by comnunity proprietors, and customers of matters residents in the sumner of 1915. Residents , that concern them. feel it provides valuable comnunication, as it is distributed to each household B.Provide opportunities for inter- in the district, and contains a community ested persons to participate in calendar, along with district news. ' decisions on changes in the community. 63.Deiegates to the District l2 Camrunity C. Increase awareness of the activities Council shoutd increase their efforts ' of the district council . to inform their constituencies of district activities. Awareness of Organizations ' "Grass roots" community organizations 64.The "Park Bugle" shouid be encouraged help to draw people together and contri- to continue the carmunicative role it bute to a highly desirable aspect of piays in the district. urban living. Persons tend to become ' involved in an organization because of an immediate issue that affects them personally. But a substantial number SOCIAL SERVICES , of district residents are active in one or more groups mainly because of Objectives a sense of pride in their community A. Increase awareness of existing as a whole. social services available to dis- � trict residents. The St. Anthony Park Association is one of the oldest neighborhood groups ' B.Encourage and support a broad ' in the city, being chartered in 1947 range of needed social services and having roots back to nearly the to all segments of the population. turn of the century. The South St. ' Anthony Park Association grew from the Services to the Elderly Project Area Corrmittee that was formed Approximately one in eight district as part of the Neighborhood Development residents is over age 65. A current Program in the late 1960s and early goal of national , state and local govern- ' 1970s. The Midway Civic and Commerce ment is to decrease the costly trend � 33 � , toward institutionalization of the frail nursery programs. However, residents ' elderly and to increase home-based feel that as the trend toward working services which permit older persons parents continues, additional day care to remain independent and in their own facilities may be warranted. � homes. Believing that local neighbor- hood residents (professional and lay) 66.The district council shouid rrnnitor can provide the most personal and cost the need for additional day care facilities � effective services, the District 12 and encourage new facilities u�hen appro- Council has encouraged the formation priate. of the St. Anthony Park Block Nurse �Program to provide the range of services The Latchkey program was started at � needed, from professional nursing to St. Anthony Park Elementary School in home-making to peer counseling, in order the fall of 1917, after a community to enable persons to remain in their survey showed it was needed. The first , own homes. Roth the staff and the trained such program in the city, parents leave volunteers reside in the neighborhood. their elementary-age children before The District 12 Council has responsibility normal school hours and pick them up for recruiting and training volunteers after work. The children are occupied ' and for serving, through representatives, with activities appropriate for their on the Block Nurse Advisory Board. age. 65.The, district council should u�rk The St. Anthony Park program was an ' with area service providers and espe- immediate success. Currently an average cially the St. Anthony Park Block I�,�rse of 50 children are enrolled, and four- , Program to irrprove services to the year olds are now admitted as well . elderly. Exaiples include the recruiting, The program is almost entirely supported training, and coordinating of volunteers by parents' fees. Residents feel it in support of the Block Nurse Progr�n, is important that the program remain , the formation of support groups, the in District 12. delivery of rreals, the organization of chore services such as snow shoveling, 67.Keep the Latchkey progrcan in the , and the provision of information and cormwlity. referrai services. Information About Social Services ' A directory of available services to Day Care the district has been compiled under Because of the high proportion of working council direction and distributed through- parents in the district, there is a out the corrmunity. This was undertaken , strong need for day care services for in response to previously expressed many families. There is only one day need and will only remain useful if care center located in the district, updated regularly. Wee Care Day Care. Although about 50 � children are enrolled at Wee Care, most 68.The council should maintain and are not community children. As an auxiliary update the neighborhood service direc- of Luther Theological Seminary, the tory in District 12 as appropriate. ' center only accepts community children after the needs of the seminarians have Services to Youth been met. Only about one-fourth of In addition to an adequate recreational ' Wee Care's enrollees live in District 12. Other pre-school day care is supplied Program (discussed under Parks and by private, in-home providers. In addi- Recreation), jobs are desired by some youth to provide spending money and ' tion, there are several neighborhood to use their time constructively. A 34 ' � ' , Job Bank was established at one time, With the increasing costs of inedical through the cooperative effort of the care and nursing home placement for South St. Anthony Park Recreation Center the elderly, it is necessary that health ' Director and the council , and served and social services be provided that the chore needs of senior citizens and are directed at keeping people in their the job interests of youth. own homes or in the most independent situation feasible. The Pre-Admission ' 69.T7ie council should continue to look Screening and Alternative Care Program, for uzzys to serve the needs of youth begun in Ramsey County in March 1982, through cormunity-based jobs. will be an invaluable resource in the � next few years. The St. Anthony Park HEALTH Block Nurse Program, implemented in June 1982, coupled with the planned ' Objectives Homemaker/Chore Service and Peer Coun- A.Ensure that the health needs of seling, are services that will amost all community residents are adequately certainly prove to be very helpful and met. cost-effective. Coordination of com- ' munity resources, public and private, B.Increase awareness of existing will be essential . health services available to dis- ' trict residents. 70.Mnintain cuid uAdate a directory of health and social services avaitable Health Needs to residents of District 12. ' A great majority of residents of District 12 are provided the health care they 71.Provide a local Information and need. Major employers, including the Referrai Service and, in addition, University of Minnesota, make avail- publicize the Red Cross Information ' able clinics and group coverage for and Referral Service. their employees. One such facility, Group Health Plan, has a large clinic 72.Continue deveiopr�nt of camrunity ' at Como and Eustis. Clinics for elderly resources directed at health needs, and low income persons are open to especially of elderiy. District 12 residents at Seal Hi-rise ' and the Lyngblomsten Community Senior 73.Coordinate camunity health resources Center. Health screening, referral through the District i2 Council . and monitoring by a registered nurse are available daily at Lyngblomsten, ' while the service at Seal Hi-rise, sponsored by the University of Minnesota, is open on the second Wednesday of each ' month only. ' ' ' , 35 -- _ _ _ (RETURN TO JEROME SEGAL AFTER ADOP�'I0�) -- -- --- � — - - K'NITE - C�TV CIERK � PINK - F�NANCE . GITY OF SAINT PAUL Council �� CANARV - DEP4RTMENT BLUE - MAVOR +�� .!��Y �J , File N . Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, a municipality may pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §462. 353 carry on comprehensive municipal planning activities for guiding the future development and improvement of the municipality; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul may pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §462 . 355 adopt or amend a comprehensive plan or portion thereof after a recommendation by the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS; the City Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission has heretofore adopted as a portion of the comprehensive plan the plan for District 12; and WHEREAS; the Planning Commission has recommended adoption of an amended District 12 plan as part of the City comprehensive plan; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Council of the City f Saint Paul does hereby adopt the amended plan for District ld�, a copy of which is attached hereto as and to be incorporated into the City' s compre- hensive plan subject to such review by the Metropolitan Council as may be required by law. COUNCIL�V[EN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Fletcher Galles In Favor Masanz — Nicosia Scheibel A gai nst BY Tedesco Wilson Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY , � gy, Approved by ;�1avor. Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By BY . �,� �� 4' ; ,.;.. i r:_•,_� � r f4,��`' �� CITY �F �AINT �PAUL ,,,�Y�- ' - ':;' = •�,� OFFIC� OF THI� CITY COIINCIL ;_: ,,..�.�. �r,. 19�i�t9i!]in! :V9 .,''.,'�'- ��:� D o t e : Juiy i3, i�s3 �, �, :.�-�, r � 5.:� �� . : :�..,;- con� n� ��rr � E R � PoRT TO = 5atn� Pau i Cifiy Cou�cil � ��0 � = C O tYi t'�i 1�'�Q@ Q P'1 CITY DEVELOPMENT & TRANSPORTATION �_ . n C;= _� r, C!-�A 1 R Councilman Bob Fletcher `''��`' ° _.;�� -� � ..r,�_ - . �.: -„ -n - � � � ��_;'� rn -r-c� � o Letter of� the Ma.yor transmitting the Planning Commission :-=r� �,,,, resolution recommending adoption of the amended District 12 ��-;; =- Plan as a segment of the comprehensive plan. �� c� cn w At its meeting of July 13, 1983, the City Development ' Committee recommended approval of the District 12 Plan as a segment of the comprehensive plan. .. _. _ � __ \ . CI'I'Y HALL SEVENTH FLOOR SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 �� ' �� =-.-��R,:v,. CITY OF SAINT PAUL .�.....c�rr o�"+, ��_�Q =�•` �„, %''',., ��C�� v �.: ;� ,; OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK %� iii�i:ii�ii '� p q� �'-�• "` �UN " U 1��3 ALBERT B. OLSON, CITY CLERK � �'��r�.mn,.c�,��`' 386 Ciry Hall,Saint Paul,Minnesota�55102 612-298-4231 GEORGE LATIMER COUNCILh�AN kUBElt� FLtI'CHEFt MAYOR June 7, 1983 Councilman Robert t�letcher, Chairman City Develop�ent & Transportation Committee Room 722 City Hall Dear Councilman Fl�tcher: The City Council r�ferred to the City Development & Transportation Com�r�ittee for consideration and recommendation a letter of tze M<<yor transmitting the Planning Commission resolution recomme��ding adoption of the amended District 12 Plan as a segme�lt of the comprehensive plan. Very truly yours, Albert B. Olson City Clerk ABO:ba cc Roger Ryan PED � � �' �b C �� .- , o%�,, C I'1�Y �� A I N'1` �.��1 U L �; �T t ,"� � ;;� � _.��: � �� ;�`� OFFICE OF THE MAYOR !iiii�i il�fi " a o wc� r c 347 CITY HALL • �... � `'"" SAIYT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 GEORGE I.ATII�iER (613) 398-4323 DiAYOR ��d�� May 23, 1983 ��N' 1 �963 Council President Victor Tedesco and �a�►NCtLMq�y RUBERTF��rCKER Members of the City Council . 719 City Mall Saint Paul , Minnesota 55102 Dear Council President Tedesco and Members of the City Council : In January, 1980, the City Councii adopted a District 12 Plan for the Saint Anthony Park-4lest Mid�Nay area. The District 12 Community Council has up- dated the plan and request that the City Council hold a public hearing and adopt the updated plan as an amendment to the City`s Comprehensive Plan. On May 13, 1983, after a public hearing, the Planning Commission certified that the updated District �l2 Plan is in accord with the other parts of the City's Comprehensive Plan, except for two recommendations. The two recommendations are: (1) to change the area betadeen Raymond Avenue, Highway 280, and the turo BN railroad tracks from industrial to residentia7 use; and (2) three proposed street connections, The two recommendations and the Planning Commission's comments are�attached. The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council adopt the plan, tvith the Commissions comments included, as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. After considering what their last plan had accomplished and looking at their community, the Community Council set the goals they intend this plan ta accomplish. In ttie next �e��u years, they wi11 continue to improve their residential and 6usiness areas and will empnasize human services. I am pleased to transmit the plan to you. I am confident it will benefit their community and our City, ,` Sincerely, I ,- I G �; eor atimer �4ayo GL:sb i i ! �� , . �� .;it� of. saint paul . planning commission resolution f ile number,� 83-,? date Mav ,�. ,�� :�!HEREAS, the District 12 Community Cauncil , working with the Planning Division staff, prepared amendments to the City Council adopted District 12 Plan; and �.r�rnr� ,,:,�r,C-.S, the Comrlunity Council , after considering the ccTM�-:en�s of city c�c�ar,;.�:ients and citizens , adopted the amended Distr�ict 12 Pl�n on April 8, ��?; and, , ►:;;E��S, �he Planning Comrnission has reviev:ed �he amended Cis�rict 12 P1an in light of the city��ride plans and comments from adjacent districts, Ci�y aepar�ments, Planning Division staff, and the people ��,�ho spoke at a public hearing; and, � ►�:UEP.EAS, the a�ended District 12 Plan was developed as a portian of the Co�nprehensive Plan of the City of St. Paul ; and, t�;�;EP.EkS, the Planning Commission reached favorable conclusions on all r�ajor - G�ended District 12-Plan recom�-�endations, except (1) proposed 'nousing reuse beit•leen north and south St. Anthony Parks and, (2) prapos�d s�reet connections; ��:Ob!, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission certifies the amended District 12 Plan and recommends to the City Council adoption of the ��ended Cistrict 12 Plan as a segment of the Comprehensive Plan for the Cit}� or St. Paul , aaith the provision that the Planning Commission' s a��ac"e� c^:.��~F^ts on the above matters �e inser�ed in the a;,�ended St. F•�t`r�ony ?Grk- ,.�s�_ :;�d�•:ay Cistric� 12 �iar,. . moved by Taylor � �l�Q;'�°� b�/ � Levv _ in favor �� a�inst ° � , . ;, . , . ,� , � / : . . ... ,. . . . . � '. . � � � ',��f"+*� � � . , � ' . - . . . . . . . , �. , . � .. . � . . . . . � _ . . . . ' . , i . - . � . . . . . � . . �� '_ � . .. . . . ' . . _ , . . . . . .. . . .. . .. �� . . � . - � .. :!.� . . . . . . � . . . . . _ . . . , ' . . . . . . .. . . . . , . . . .. ' � . � � . . . . . . . . . � � -;. . . . . . . . . ..., . _ . : . .., . - . . . . . . � ' . ,. . . . �� _ . � � ., � - �� . ._ . . . . � � � '..�:`. . . , . . .. . . .. ' _ . ., . ' . ' . . . . . l�� . � ' . � . ' . . . . . . - . . . _ . _ .. i - , . � . - . ' . . . , .. . .. . . . , . ., � .. � ::i � . . . ..� � ' � � . . ' ' � . . . � . i, � � � ' � i. � " June, 7,'1�83 ' � : . � - , ,. , : � , _ Counc�il,man Robert Fletcher, Chairman • � , ` � ' C�.ty �evelopment &' Tranaporta�ion Committe� . ' : _ . Roam 722 . . . ' : Ci��r Hail. �. , . , _ ;�ear`Cou��Im�u 'Fletcher t ! ' : , �e Gity Couacil re�erred to` th� Gity Developmeat & ` Transportstion Go�nmittes for cansideratioa and' r�co�n�ndation , . a letter af the Maqor transmi�t�.ng,the Plsn��tg Coma�ission � resolution recommending adeption of tha am�adeet D#etrict , : 12 Flan as a segmet�t o:f the compreheaaive P��• _ ' ! t.. 4 Very trulg your�, � .\ . , � ,r .. ' , , , , , f � - , . r - t r Alber.t �. Oi�on ' , , _ Citq 4leric; AHO;ba _. cc R�o$er Ryan P�D� ,: _ � , � -. � • , _ , . . �: _ � , , , , _ , . t , - < _ , � ; �. . , , r � • , ' � . . � . � . . ' .. � . . . ,- . . .. ., . _. .. 1� . . � 4;�`' � . :�_ . . i. . I . . . . _. � . .. . � . ' .. ' � . . .. . .. ' , . - . . . . . . . � � . � . ' . 1 . ' .. ' . • . . . i . . . - �. . � � � . � . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . _ . ' ' , . � �, . . � � ' . . . .. . .' .. .. � �.� . . . � . . - . . . . ' . .. . ' . ' � . . .. . ' � \ . . . . . ' . . . . . . . . .) � . . . ; . . - _.. � . ` . . � .. F . . ... '. ': ._. . . . .. . . . - � ' . � . . . �. . . � . . . ' . ..:. � .. ... ' . . � . . . ' .. ' . ' � .' . � . . � . ', � � . . . i i1. . .I. � . . .. ... . . . . �. . . . .. . . . . . .• � . . . . . � .. - : i ' ' � �� ' • � ' • ,i' ' .\.., .. ' �_. �,,�-- '�;`��@ ''�;�► �. _ ��'r�.> , ��=Ye, CITY OF SAINT PAUL � e� '� OFFICE OF THE MAYOR � � � wuum , � �n t i n o �;,y �. '�r• ^ � �- �� 347 CITY HALL � :..� SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55102 ,,---�. t� GEORGE LATIMER (612) 298-4323 '�°"* � MAYOR �.;,:t "� _= � :-LL � � ��-u; �, o _. t�, �, May 23, 1983 J-'; � .- -� r�z �=:� ,�, �w Council President Victor Tedesco and Members of the City Council 719 City Hall Saint Paul , Minnesota 55102 Dear Council President Tedesco and Members of the City Council : In January, 1980, the City Council adopted a District 12 Plan for the Saint Anthony Park-�Jest Midway area. The District 12 Community Council has up- dated the �lan and request that the City Council hold a public hearing and adopt the updated plan as an amendment to the City's Comprehensive Plan. On May 13, 1983, after a pu6lic hearing, the Planning Commission certified that the updated Di'strict 12 P]an is in accord with the other parts of the City's Comprehensive Plan, except for two recommendations. The two recommendations are: (1 ) to chanqe the area 6etween Raymond Avenue, Highway 280, and the two BN railroad tracks from industrial to residential use; and (2) three proposed street connections. The two recommendations and the Planning Commission's comments are attached. The Planning Commission recommends that tfie City Council adopt the plan, with the Commissions comments included, as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. After considering what thei'r last plan had accomplished and looking at their community, the Community Council set the goals they intend this plan to accomplish. Tn the next few years, they will continue to improve their residential and 6usiness areas and will emphasize human services. T am pleased to transmit the plan to you. I am confident it will benefit their community and our City. Sincerely, .- eor atimer Mayo GL;sb �O . ��r,��, city of saint pauf . pianning commission resolution f ile number 83-�2 . a,ate Ma v 13. 1983 WHEREAS, the District 12 Community Council , working �rith the Planning Division . staff, prepared amendments to the City Council� adopted District 12 Plan; and I,�HEP,EF,S, the Community Council , after corsidering the corrrents of city departments and citizens, adopted the amended District 12 Plan on npril 8, 1983; and, t�JNEREAS, the Planning Commission has revie��,ed the amended District 12 Plan in light of the citya�ide plans and comments from adjacent districts, City departments, Planning Division staff, and the people v,�ho spoke at a public hearing; and, b!HEP,EAS, the amended District 12 Plan was developed as a portion of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of St. Paul ; and, 41�iEP.EAS, the Planning Commission reached favorable conclusions on all major amended District 12 Plan recommendations, except (1) proposed housing reuse between north and south St. Anthony Parks and, (2) proposed street connections; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission certifies the amended District 12 Plan and recommends to the City Council adoption of the amended District 12 Plan as a segment of the Comprehensive Plan for the City of St. Paul , with the provision that the Planning Commission' s attached • comments on the above matters be inserted in the amended St. Anthony Park- b!est f�i dway Di stri ct 12 P1 an. moved by Taylor _ �eco�ded by � �eV�� in �avor �� a�air�st ° ` . ��'��.1 . , The overall expected result of the plan between Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses, is to have the parties responsible for and the extension of Kasota Avenue, action make comnitments to fulfill the has been funded by the federal govern- : recomnendations. ment and design and acquisition are now underway. The proposed design of PHYSICAL DEUELOPMENT the roadway and transitway are shown on Figure B. LAND USE AND ZONING District 12 residents still feel strongly Objectives that a residential development linking � A.Define appropriate boundaries North and South St. Anthony Park neigh- between conflicting land uses to borhoods can have a great impact on consolidate and buffer residential the future of the community. Housing and industrial areas. in the area would knit the two neighbor- hoods together, provide a wide diversity B.Change zoning regulations to of housing, and strengthen the comnunity's enable student housing to better comnercial areas. fit into residential neighborhoods. l .The city should carmit to a residential C.Eliminate land use conflicts develo�nt between St. Anthony Park resulting from isolated residential and South St. Anthony Park, with rredican- areas. to-high-density housing between High�uay 280 m�.d Ray�rond Avenue and industriai , North-South Residential Link uses east of Rayrrond as part of Fhergy Park. ThC' �9�8 �1 Stl"1Ct P�dl1 pl"OpOSEd thdt FIGURE B NORTH-SOUTH RESIDENTIAL LINK � a medium to high density housing develop- --- -- �- ----- ---- - - � ment be created between H i ghway 280 ��.,�� a\��y�a`` o��- and Raymand and the two Burlington � . Northern Railroad tracks. The Planning ` � �° ��'b oQ�� Division completed a feasibility and � � °� �'e�4,��Q b� a�� marketab i 1 i ty study of the proposed � � � � �� Q y�`�° development along with a comparison ` � Jo�� i� a ' of continued industrial reuse. The ��' ��,��°� �, study concluded that moderate cost � ��r,� �- _ rental housing, cooperatives, � � �- or mixed rental and ownership units __ `� ��h"E ��E ��E . cou ld be bu i 1"t on the s i te and rented � , � � and sold but that the costs to acquire �K�N �,` -�`�, ,��: � the land and construct the development `� � , , ` - _ � were too costly without significant � ' - _ - � � ' - subsidy. In 1981, the Planning Commis- �� `"- - sion determined that the residential ��i �''�,� use was not feasible and that the area � � ` _ sho�ld remain industrial . The council has discussed strengthening the north-south residential linkage 5ince the �ianning �omnission`s iasi �iy rnear�s o� a r�c:r-eational trail. Such review, the H.6. Fuller Company has a trail would encourage both pedestrian had preliminary discussions with the and bicycle flow between the two areas. Port Authority on securing bond money . to construct an addition to the 2.A reereational traii between Langford manufacturing plant and may proceed Park and Green Grass (Hmrpden) Park later in 1983. The transitway, running shouid be deveioped. 6 . . . � �� . � _._ =.- - -�. . _ . _ �.. 1 RECOMMENDED BOX COMMENTS � � FOR DISTRICT 12 PLAN 1983 i For insertion on page 6 of the plan, � following recommendation 1: PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL POSITION ON RECOMMENDATION 1 On April 24, 1981, the Saint Paul � Planning Commission determined that the industrial area of the north-south residential link is economically infeasible at this time for housing development and as such should remain as industrial . The � District 12 recommendation is in conflict with the Planning Commission resolution 81-14, summarized above. ' . �a�� r:�� i �53.'�� FIGURE (; STREET RECONMENDATIONS 9.Ray�rond Avenue, betw�een Caro Avenue - - - - �d Cleveiand Avenue, should be rebuilt `, �r��-� �� . to give better direction to traf f ic. � �� "�� n�� ?noo C Other parts of the major street network ' ; � �_ � �K�'¢�� . �a� are indirect, causing detours and addi- �� an� J�� tional traffic confl icts. Whi le none ;�.; � �" ��'"1�f� c � of the following connections could be � b c��, .�� :;�. .y�� easi ly completed at this time, it is - `�=��-,'� ,�� -;;-; � important that these 1 i nks be constructed _ �f�;;� �;L�� _ � =_ ;;:�._r - , t__' u � ' as opportunities arise. -------� � � � ----= � --- --- __ '`� '< --- - .. . __ __ ° .... - -- =---=-- --- -- IO.Publ ic kbbrks shouid plan for improve- ___:_ ��/�`�.�s�`` � _ ___----'r�- _ --- -�. � ,. . a.�:�� ment of the foilawing connections: �� {�,e :, �� lp � �� o❑o., a� a.T�ansfer Rnad to Vandalia Street I. �� ;,� �.. o �D�C1C otd 1-94; 8 ��D��OL�O� b.H�tnt i ng Val 1 ey Road to r� �� ° �� _ ooaa Sota � �V � �v� � o�Q000a� Averuce; �d ��'<, : � �—�o�o�L c.Pe 1 h�n Bou i evard to Ra�rrond Avenue. I - ��J 000C� _ �.: 0000� Local Streets =CjaQO�'pp��:�� s O°C As i n most of St. Pau 1, many of the ' �Q aQ�� '"� �oo� district's streets have an oiled surface �� ^�� , ,, �)a��nnnnnnn� instead of paving. These streets wear _ ____ _ _. __ _ down qu i ck ly and requ i re new coats of 6. Remove truck route desi gna- Ol�. BeCdUSe of the irregularities tion from Como and Raymond lfl oi led streets, the centers must be when Kasota completed. Extend high in order to drain properly. These Transfer Roae. � high crowns cause additional problems �. Build, a redesigned Raymond. in the winter as cars can't climb the h i l 1 to pu l l away f rom the curb. 8• P'b�e Raymond truck desi gna- — tion to Hampden. In selecting a priority area for street 9, Rebuild Raymond 6etween como improvements, there is no area thdt and Cleveiand. can be noted for having the worst streets. �o. Improve connections: Many streets in St. Anthony Park have a. Transfer Road to Vandalia. broken or missing curbs or crumbled b. Hunting Valley Road to sidewalks lining oiled streets. But Kasota. the area proposed for first priority c. Pelham Boulevard to Raymond. treatment is also in need of lighting 11. Pave 1oca1 streets. improvements, and it would be most cost- - ' efficient to complete both activities li .The city shouid eventually pave ali at the same time. unpaved streets in District I2. First . priority should be the area bounded by Etcstis, C� cznd Cnrter. Residential Permit Parking In December 1980, the City Council began an experimental residential permit parking program in the residential area of District 12 north of Como Avenue 12 . ' . . . n��f�� For insertion on page 12 of the plan, following recommendation 10: . - � PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL POSITION ON RECOMMENDATION 10 � Connecting Transfer Road' to Vandali� � and I-94 was part of an early draft , of the Street and Highway Plan; neither the Planning Commission nor the City Council adopted this connection as part of the Plan because of the potential high cost of acquisition of right-of- way. While the connection would improve • traffi.c flow within the District, at this time, because of the potential high acquisition cost,' the Planning Commission does not approve this proposal . � N�wever, because new development in Energy Park and the proposed building of Transfer Road Extension could cause � an increase in traffic volume in the future, the Planning Commission will monitor traffic conditions in this area and determine whether such a connec�ion ' is warranted. ' The District proposes to connect Hunting Ualley Road to Kasota Avenue to remove some of the truck traffic f rom the Como Avenue-Highway 280 interchange. This . connection would be expensive to construct if a grade separated crossing is built at the' railroad tracks, or would be dangerous if an at-grade crossing is ' built at the tracks. The Planning � ' Commission does not support the proposal . The Planning Commission recorrmends that the District and the Public Works Depart- ment explore other alternatives for removing truck traffic from the Como- Highway 280 interchange with Minneapolis. Connecting Pelham Boulevard to Raymond Avenue could be expensive to build. A relatively direct connection could require a large amount of right-of-way . acquisition. Perhaps a less direct connection, using the right-of-way of , Wabash Avenue or Myrtle Avenue, acquiring only block corners, and constructing � large radius turn lanes would satisfy the District 's traffic objective. .,..�...�.. . ! � oecMarx�Kr os w�iNc 6ECONOINIC OEVEIAPMENT � DIVISION OF PLANNING•DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT•CITY OF SAINT PAUL CITY HALL ANNEX•25 WEST FOURTH STREET, SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, 55102•TELEPHONE 612-292-1577 � , 1 , CONTENTS CREDITS i Summary PLANNING TASK FORCE ' 1 Introduction 1 History Greg Haley 2 The Community Today JoAnne Rohricht ' 3 Citizen Participation Stewart McIntosh 5 Major Goals Jack Kemp 5 Use of the Plan Kathleen Clark 6 Physical Development Robert Bacon ' 6 Land Use and Zoning Bill Huestis 8 Transportation Ann Lutz 15 Housing Brad Rinsem ' 18 Design and Environment Charles P. McCann 22 Energy Conservation Joe McAnally 23 Utilities ' Carlton C. Oualey ' 24 Economic Development Sherm Eagles 24 University Avenue Ray Bryan 26 Corrmerce Mi ke Baker 27 Industry and Employment John Rutford ' 28 Human Services Dennis McGovern 28 Parks and Recreation Margaret Synder 30 Community Facilities ' 31 Education Anne Copeland, Comnunity Organizer 32 Police 32 Fire and Emergency Services ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY DIRECTION 33 Organization and Communications � 33 Social Services James Bellus , Director, 35 Health Department of Planning & Economic Development ' Peggy Reichert La rry Soderholm, Principal Planner MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS , PLANNING AND RESEARCH 1 District Location Map 6 North-South Residential Link Roger Ryan and Katy Sears Lindblad ' 8 Land Use and Zoning 11 Existing Raymond Avenue- So. St. Anthony � 11 Redesigned Raymond Avenue- So. St. Anthony 11 Raymond-Cleveland Redesign 12 Street Recommendations � 13 Permi t Parki ng Area 17 Housing 19 District Image , 21 Pollution 23 Street Lighting 24 Storm Water Sewers 25 University Avenue � 28 Commerce and Industry 30 Recreation and Community Facilities � ' ' � DISTRICT 12 PLAN 1983 � _,'"P. -- ��,, ��'' ,s. . S�, e�, �<� '�� _.g¢ � � r. n01�11�!l!!� , « . . ..... , �. ... .rr ,. . ,� .�. . >. . . . ..:�., . ... � '��. . . .:�. . ..�. •�: . .. ,. y _ , � . .. . ._. . .,. ',...�: . .. .;..... . .. � �$.; , . � Introduction 1 The Di str i c t 12 P 1 an 1933 wa s deve 1 oped 2.Maintain the current boundaries between pr imar i 1 y by the phys i ca 1 and soc i a 1 residentiai and industrial land uses coirmittees of the Comnunity Council in So��th St. Anthony Park. ' during the winter of 1982-1983. Working with city staff, the 1978 District Plan 3.Compiete the Kasota Avenue extension was reviewed and updated to guide future and the Transfer Road extension. � efforts of the community. 4.Redesign Raymond Avenue in the resi- Ma i n Po i nt s dential area of South St. Anthony Park 1 .District 12 encompasses a diversity and in Nortli St. An.thony Park at Cleveland. , of residences, businesses, and indus- tries, often within close proximity S.Wheri Kasota extension is completed, of each other. remove Como truck ruute designation. � 2.Major employers in the West Midway G.Whe►i Rayrnond Avenue is rebuilt in South industrial area, and the adjacent Univer- St. Anthony Park, remove truckroute desig- sity of Minnesota campus, have strong nation frorn Raymund and Place on Hampden. ' influences on the area, its residents, and its issues. 7.The area bounded by Eustis, Como and Carter should be given the highest � 3.Residents and employers recognize priorityFor residenLial street paving. the substantial assets the area has to offer. 8.Reestabiish the Residential Perrnit � Parking Ordi►Zance in Nortti St. Anthony 4.Conflicts 6etween land uses , along Park. major transportation routes , with on- � street parking, and with overcrowded 9.Develo� the east side of Fifield Street housing units are the most significant between Brewster Street and Como Avenue and persi stent i ssues. with housing, unless the school district uses the �roperty. � Recn:nrnendations i.ln the area betwee►i ttie major east- I�).Encourage private development of west railroad lines, develop medium- low-to-medium density housing west of ' to-high-density housing between Highway Baker School. 280 and Raymond Avenue, and industrial uses east of Rayinond. � � � i , � � il.Replace wooden street lighting poles 20.Monitor city recreationai programming with iantern poles in St. Anthony Park and resources committed to District 12 youth, � southwest o�' Como Avenue. encouraging the development of supplemental neighborhood resources, as appropriate. 12.Install sound barriers aiong Highway � 280 where residents desire. 21.Retain the St. Anthony Park Library. i3.Buffer North St. Anthony Park houses 22.Keep Murray as a junior high school. � from Kasota and transitway traffic noise. 23.Sponsor increased contact and communica- 14.Work with the city to i►nprove sidewaiks, tion between police officers and community boulevards, signage, iighting, iandscaping, residents. t etc. 24.Encourage and maintain the district's 15.lnvestigate the need for udditionai off- Crime Watch Program. � street Parking, to serve the University Avenue corridor. 25.Work with service providers to improve services to the eiderly. � 16.Pursue solutions to the parking problem along Como Avenue. 26.Monitor the need for additional day care facilities in the district. 17.Deveiop vacant Energy Park, Sussel, � and Admirul Merchant property for co►nmer- 27.Keep the Latchkey program in the cial and industrial uses. community. 18.Provide insurance coverage to parks 28.Maintain and update the District � and recreation volunteers. 12 neighborhood health and social services directory. 19.Work with Parks and Recreation to � soive the erosion prvble m at Coilege Pau•k. � r � � r � � ;; � � � INTRODUCTION � Located in the northwestern corner of This plan was developed in 1978 and St. Paul, District 12 is bounded on updated in 1983 by the District 12 the east by the St. Paul campus of Community Council , an elected group � the University of Minnesota and by of residents and business persons from Districts 10 and 11 , on the south by all parts of the district. District 13, on the west by the Minnea- polis border, and on the north by Lauder- HISTORY 1 dale and Falcon Heights. It is home to about 7,000 residents, plus numerous In 1873, Horace W.S. Cleveland was businesses and industries. employed to design an attractive resi- � FIGi1RE A DISTRICT LOCATION MAP dential dP2d Of country estates. Cleve- -._ �,�= land detested "blind adherence to geome- 12 -_ � �-g ; ,- $ "F� 2 tric rules" and thus, using the rolling -�` , - '�" '� landscape and irregular terrain, designed r . ; : , �- , ; � ' , . �°- •- the streets to follow the natural contours `� " '��, , ' ' of the 1and. People who built homes ` _. ; . ., r - a _ ; � �3 8 _� = here were attracted by the park-like ` = � i �• - qualities of the area and the chance � " , �' �•� to get away from the two growing cities i -W -- � 7es - 3 � � ' nearby. Thus, the first development � ' .. 14 ..:�._ 9�, . " �,....� � --�' '�' � , �' of St. Anthony Park began. ' ' : ._' ; -_ t � 'i ,�: , �,ei . , ', . + ,; �, I ',s � ��` �� '� � The commun i ty was named i n 1872, recog- �` �� , � - nizing its link with the Vi l lage of � _ ,� ;' St. Anthony (Minneapolis) . By 1887 ' � _ _ _ r the community was annexed to the City - of St. Paul . The growth that appeared � in this early period was due to a number The residential sector of the district of factors. The area was early recog- is divided into two distinct communities. nized as an ideal center for transferring The northern part, North St. Anthony goods from one settlement to another, 1 Park, is an established, stable community and beyond to more distant trading with a close interrelationship with the University of Minnesota. South Posts, markets, and supply centers. St. Anthony Park, in the central part Some chose to move away from the river � to live on higher ground and to homestead of the district, is a smaller "neighborhood" farms. As the railroads were developed community in the final stages of a in the 1880s, settlements grew up along ' successful redevelopment and rehabili- the tracks much as they had near the tation program. These two areas are waterways. The Farm Campus of the divided by a quarter-mile-wide band Univ�rsity of Minnesota was also respon- of railroad tracks, forming a striking sible for encouraging new growth in � physical barrier to residential interaction. the area. There were "quick steam transit" and electric lines between The third major subdivision of the the Twin Cities, and transit to the � district is a mixture of commercial State Fairgrounds via an electric line and industrial uses often referred to on Langford (now Como) Avenue. as the West Midway District. It lies � to the south and east of the residential The area was predominantly single-family areas, is served with excellent access homes; by the time it was annexed, there to highways and railroads, and is centrally were 60 families living north and south located in the metropolitan area. of the railroad tracks. Prominent � Because of these advantages, West Midway citizens like Governors McGill and has a predorninant role in the economy Marshall and Secretary of State Liggett of the Twin Cities. built homes in the area at this time. � 1 � , � THE COMMUNITY TODAY With the stringing of electric lines As with all comnunities in central , for home lighting in 1901 and the addi- cities, District 12 has undergone changes tion of sewers in 1911 , more home building in population and housing. Between occurred. In fact, the majority of 1970 and 1980, the district lost 12.6X � the homes in the area were built between of its total population. This decline 1900 and 1929. Along with home builders reflects a general trend throughout came schools, churches, and such social the city, but is expected to moderate. � services as local police and a post During this same decade, the number office. The library, for example, was of households in the district has in- built at Como and Carter in 1917, creased 4.5�, as the citywide trend toward smaller household size shows � In general, the north side of the tracks its effect in the district. The three showed more residential development areas of the district are described because of the early commercial and in more detail below. � industrial development on the south side. In the early 1900s, industrial North St. Anthony Park growth boomed; in fact, it doubled North St. Anthony Park 's population � between 1920 and 1930. As early as increased by more than 16% between 1960 1923, residents in South St. Anthony and 1970, one of very few city areas Park were concerned about Baker School to do so. This gain in population in being surrounded by industry. the northern part of District 12 was � partially offset during the subsequent This industrial presence is still felt, decade, as its population decreased especially to the south of the tracks. 6.5� between 1970 and 1980. � Development of Highways 280 and I-94 removed some housing along the edges The area has long been a home for students of the neighborhood and added to the and professors of the University of sense of isolation. Starting in 1969, Minnesota. North St. Anthony Park 's � area residents, working through the households are still predominantly Project Area Committee, made use of comprised of families, although there federal funds to plan and redevelop is now a mix of transient students, ' a community where residential neighborhoods young families, and long-time residents. and the industrial area could exist About one-third of the area's residents together. are college students. A number of � former students have enjoyed the area In 1975, a citywide forum of citizens enough to remain, purchase homes, and met to develop a process for citizen raise families after their college participation. The St. Anthony Park years. Median household income in North � Association, South St. Anthony Park St. Anthony Park was about $400 above Association (former PAC) �nd Midway the citywide level in 1979. Civic and Commerce Association formed � a federation. Their combined area of The mix of owner-occupied and rental concern was designated District 12, housing has remained stable in North one of 17 such districts in the City St. Anthony Park between 1970 and 1980. � of St. Paul . The area's lower owner-occupancy rate (47%), compared to that of the city (53�), points to the influence of the University. � � 2 � � � West Midway , Homes became more valuable in North A large proportion of District 12 land St. Anthony Park between 1970 and 1980, is devoted to industrial use. The West both in current dollars and constant Midway industrial loop has undergone 1970 dollars. ("Current dollars" are tremendous changes in the past 20 years, � values reported at the time the Census before, during, and after the years is taken; "constant 1970 dollars" are of the Neighborhood Development Program. the 1980 values adjusted for inflation. ) Industries have expanded and modernized � In constant 1970 dollars, home value to reverse the trend of exodus from rose 27� in North St. Anthony Park an area that was growing obsolete. between 1970 and 1980, while the citywide There is still a strong demand for land � increase was only 22%. here and in the newer Midway Industrial Park along Transfer Road. South St. Anthony Park In South St. Anthony Park, there is The original 1978 District 12 Plan recom- � also a concentration of students, though mended commercial and industrial develop- the population is generally older and ment on the underutilized land along more apt to be renters than in the the east-west railroad lines between � northern part of the district. College Raymond and Snelling, in conjunction students comprise 22� of the South St. with the extensions of Kasota Avenue Anthony Park population. The population and Transfer Road. This recommendation dropped by almost 15% between 1960 and has evolved to become part of the city's � 1970 and again by 20.5% between 1970 Energy Park. Thirty-five acres of vacant and 1980. District 12 industrial land are to be developed as part of Energy Park and � In spite of the decrease in population, district residents are proud of the South St. Anthony Park has experienced role they played in the creation of an increase of 17% in housing units this innovative, energy-related indus- � between 1970 and 1980. Accompanying trial development. this experience has been a dramatic rise in the proportion of rental housing With the completion of Highway I-94 units, from 57% in 1970 to 71% in 1980. in 1968, University Avenue was replaced � Most of this shift is no doubt due to as the major traffic carrier between the opening of the Hampden Square Apart- the downtown areas, but a recent study ments and the Seal Hi-rise. Median shows that businesses and industries household income in South St. Anthony have adapted surprisingly well to this t. Park was almost $6,000 below the city and other changes. Consolidations have in 1979, reflecting both the student increased, and turnover and vacancies ' population and elderly living in the have declined. West Midway remains Seal Hi-rise. a significant commercial/industrial center in the metropolitan area. South St. Anthony Park experienced sub- � stantial increase in home value between CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 1970 and 1980. In constant 1970 dollars, its 45% increase in home value was more Fifteen delegates and six alternates , than double the citywide increase of are elected to the District 12 Community 22%• Council in the spring of each year. The North St. Anthony Park neighborhood, � the South St. Anthony Park neighborhood, and the Midway business and commerce area elect equal numbers of representa- tives. In addition, two University � of Minnesota representatives, one staff member and one student, are non-voting members of the council . ' 3 � � The council has two standing comnittees, Streets and Parking , Physical and Human Services, that gather Fifield Street was paved, giving and study data, propose solutions to additional access to high density identified problems and review plans housing along Brewster Street, enabling � and projects. They present their findings new townhouses to be built on the to the full council for further direction, west side of the street, and opening action, and/or implementation. Al1 the possibility of additional housing � meetings of the council and its committees on the east side of the street. are announced in advance and are open . to the public. The council also sponsors Hampden was paved between Hersey Town Meetings to provide a public forum Street and University Avenue, complet- � for discussion of issues and concerns ing a bypass road around the South of district residents. St. Anthony Park neighborhood. The original District 12 1978 Plan The Kasota extension has been funded � resulted from the work of an ad hoc and development is now underway. district planning committee, assisted � by city planning staff. By the Fall A successful experimental permit of 1982, the district council felt the parking program was begun in North need for an update of this 1978 doc- St. Anthony Park. On-street parking ument. In November 1982, a District changes along Territorial Road near � 12 task force met to determine a time- the South St. Anthony Park Recreation line for updating the plan. Two sub- Center were completed. cor�nittees were formed and met in December � 1982 to recommend changes, which City Social Planning Division staff then drafted Langford Park improvements were into an updated version of the plan. cornpleted; Green Grass Park improve- � This draft was reviewed and revised ments are funded. in February 1983 and approved by the District 12 Community Council in April , The district now has a directory 1983, of services available to residents. � Past Accomplishments MAJOR GOALS � The 1978 District 12 Plan made 68 recom- � mendations. Some of the recommendations The following goals will serve as guide- are ongoing, such as maintaining the lines for future action by the District boundaries between residential and indus- 12 Community Council . The District trial land uses in South St. Anthony Plan that follows will recommend changes � Park. Some of the recommendations the in the community that support these Council is still working to accomplish. goals. The following are some of the most impor- � tant recomnendations which have been 1 .To develop and maintain a socially accomplished. and economically balanced district which can accommodate a variety � Development of business and family types, offer- Townhouses were built on the eastern ing a full range of choice, and part of the Ellis site; additional allowing for change, growth, and townhouses are expected to be built expansion over time. � on the northern part in 1983. Baker School was rehabilitated and con- 2.To provide community services, verted for offices and commercial open spaces and facilities as ne- � use. Townhouses were built at Fifield cessary not only to upgrade existing and Brewster. 4 � � � � programs available to present citizens, that is printed in italics throughout but able to attract and serve new the report and numbered consecutively residents and businesses. --- for easy reference. Those interested � in the "meat" of the plan should look 3.To provide for a rich mixture for these italicized portions. The of activities including not only Plan Brief, at the front of this booklet, housing and local services, but states the recommendations that are � major opportunities for the develop- most important to district residents ment of recreation facilities, at this time. For a statement of the business and industry. existing situation that resulted in � the recommendation, read the summary 4.To facilitate the formation of of the problem or need just ahead of responsive community institutions, the proposal . If you have further a degree of local self-determination, questions, please call any of the com- � and a rich internal community life, mittee or council members listed in all to a degree consistent with the credits at the beginning of the the broader public interest and plan or the District Council Office. � government prerogatives. The District 12 Community Council , as S.To provide for and encourage the recognized representative, will � community participation and infor- use this plan as a resource for dealing mation exchange in all areas. with the problems identified. Community leaders will undoubtedly come and go, 6.To provide for an ongoing, adap- but it is hoped that this plan will � tive planning process. prove useful for at least several years. Conditions will change, and at some 7.To develop and promote a program point this plan, as with all others, � for community self-reliance as one will again require updating. District of the criteria used in decision- organizations (St. Anthony Park Associa- making relevant to District 12. tion, South St. Anthony Park Associa- � tion, Midway Civic and Commerce Associa- USE OF THE PLAN tion) will also find support and direc- tion for their activities. The District 12 Plan 1983 is intended � to update the 1978 plan. Elements of City departments and operating agencies the earlier version, which are still and other responsible parties should pertinent in light of current conditions use this plan in programming capital � have been carried over. Thus, while improvements and assigning staff to the previous plan provides valuable work with the community. The plan information and establishes a starting update will be submitted to the St. � point, the 1983 plan should be considered Paul Planning Commission and City Council the working document. for their careful consideration and adoption as an amendment to the Comprehensive Obviously, this plan can be used in Plan of the city. District plans have � many ways by persons with different been used and will continue to guide areas of concern. The most important a wide variety of public actions. part is the series of recommendations , � � 5 � � The overall expected result of the plan between Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses, j is to have the parties responsible for and the extension of Kasota Avenue, action make commitments to fulfill the has been funded by the federal govern- recorrwnendations. ment and design and acquisition are � now underway. The proposed design of PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT the roadway and transitway are shown on Figure B. � LAND USE AND ZONING District 12 residents still feel strongly Objectives that a residential development linking � A.Define appropriate boundaries North and South St. Anthony Park neigh- between conflicting land uses to borhoods can have a great impact on consolidate and buffer residential the future of the community. Housing and industrial areas. in the area would knit the two neighbor- � hoods together, provide a wide diversity B.Change zoning regulations to of housing, and strengthen the community's enable student housing to better commercial areas. � fit into residential neighborhoods. I .7'}ie city should carmit to a residential C.Eliminate land use conflicts developnent between St. Anthony Park resulting from isolated residential and South St. Anthony Park, with mediwrr � areas. to-high-density housing between HigM�ay 280 and Itayirand Avenue and i ndus t r i a l North-South Residential Link uses east of Rayrrnnd as part of Fn.ergy Park. � The 1978 District Plan proposed that a medium t0 high density housing develop- FI�uRE a NQRTH-SOUTH RESIDENTIAL LINK ment be created between Hi ghway 280 ��..�� P` �a\��y�a`� �Q� and Raymond and the two Burlington . . � o � Northern Railroad tracks. The Planning � . �° �--�b oQ'�� Division completed a feasibility and � \ \ °, �"B�q.c�� `JOa��— marketability study of the proposed � � � ,� Q y � development along with a comparison � J�� W v o of continued industrial reuse. The \ � �or� �1��Py�o`� study concluded that moderate cost � -� :�vE �: _ � rental housing, cooperatives, � � �,��` �,�E � or mixed rental and ownership units _ _ � ,� � �Y �"°�` cou 1 d be bu i 1 t on the s i te and rented � , Qo* ��`'� and sold but that the costs to acquire pRO'N ��OW�` ` -� .,�, ; ~�_ r the land and construct the development - , , - _ _ _ � ` , were too costly without significant ' - - _ W subsidy. In 1981, the Planning Commis- ��,9� � W _ ' sion determined that the residential �F� pYMotio , ` � use was not feasible and that the area � should remain industrial . The council has discussed strengthening � the north-south residential linkage Since the Planning Corr�nission 's last by means of a recreational trail . Such review, the H.B. Fuller Company has a trail would encourage both pedestrian � had preliminary discussions with the and bicycle flow between the two areas. Port Authority on securing bond money to construct an addition to the 2.A recreationai trail betw�een Langford manufacturing plant and may proceed Park and Green Grass (Hcmpden) Park � later in 1983. The transitway, running should be deveioped. 6 � � � � Land Use - North St. Anthony Park e.Fix the boundaries of the school The residential area of North St. Anthony cco�puses so that the regulation Park, north of the old Northern Pacific requiring student housing to be � railroad tracks, is generally sound within 250 feet of the cmrpus rmy and well established. The few opportunities rrare easily be applied. to change land use are identified in the Housing Development Plan. Seven Land Use - South St. Anthony Park � vacant land sites are suggested for South St. Anthony Park has been charac- development at modestly higher densities, terized throughout its history by land with duplexes, townhouses, or apartments. use conflicts between residential and � Four redevelopment sites are identified industrial uses. The core residential for housing, but two sites, Murray area was solidified by rehabilitation, School and Field, are suggested for spot acquisitions and new construction housing only as a last resort. Continued during the Neighborhood Development � school use is preferred. The district Program (NDP) from 1969 to 1975. NDP- . council anticipates few changes beyond related activity continues into 1983 these eleven sites. as several parcels of land were sold � and developed for housing and business. Student housing, however, continues as an issue in the neighborhood. In Though the boundaries between residential � 1919, a sorority was granted a special and industrial uses in several places condition use permit to move from a are unbuffered, the residential area house on Raymond Avenue to a house on has been solidified by new construction Cleveland Avenue across from the Univer- on the eastern and southern borders. ' sity of Minnesota campus. The new When the remaining housing is constructed location of the sorority met the criteria at Baker School and Ellis almost this � of the zoning ordinance, but generated entire area north of Territorial Road � much discussion and debate among neighbors, and west of the Long Avenue cul-de-sac council members, and Planning Division will be residential . staff. The district council and Planning � staff agreed to study student housing 4•Maintnin the boundaries between resi- for possible arnendments of the zoning dentiai and industrial land uses in code. The council believes the study South St. Anthony Park. . should now go forward. � 3.Th�a Pianning Division should study Zonir�y the existing zoning regulations pertain- Zoning provides for orderly development � ing to student housing and propose by rninimizing conflicts between incompat- �►�enabnents uhich will enable student ible land uses. A change in Zoning housing to better fit into the neighbor- will allow for new construction or � hood. The �ollowing changes to the ownership to adjust to the requirements zoning code should be considered: of the new zone, but will not directly affect the present land use. Recorr�nend- a.Define student housing and permit ing a change in zoning is thus a more � it only within 250 feet of the sehool gradual approach than proposing a change boundaries; in land use. b.Re-evaluate the ►lwnber of of f- � street parking sPaces required; c.Limit the rmxirrwn nwnber of stu- dents by building or iot size; 1 d.Require open space and bu�'fering; and � 7 � � The commercial buildings along the west Four rxisting residential areas are j side of Cleveland Avenue immediately isolated by freeways, railroads, and/or south of Buford are currently zoned industries from the core residential RM-1, a multiple-family residential areas. Three of these areas (Everett � classification. These businesses provide Court, Curfew Street, and Cromwell valuable services to the neighborhood Avenue) are presently zoned for indus- and the campus, and should be allowed trial uses and should properly remain � to continue indefinitely. so. The fourth area, the nine properties along Eustis Street north of Territorial 5.13��.sinesses at Cleveland and Buford Road, are designated RM-2, multiple- should initiate a rezoning petition family residential . While the long- � to change the existing cormzercial build- term future of this block appears to ing from RM-1 to a B-2 zone. be industrial , the need for a change in zoning is not so urgent to warrant � FIGURF C LAND USE AND ZONING such a recommendation at this time. - -- — ......,_ .�__. _ - , „'� , J�� ;`,�'L:,I, ;nL� I I��I TRANSPORTATION �" �� 7C1[ � 1i,1 � '� �\` 5 L I ;:I JL fJ i �i_ ` <:� �K�J � �� This section considers all modes of i_�� >� ,�� -��; []� getting from one place to another, both \;; i 4 li �� L- through the ne i ghborhood and wi th i n _,. � •�—��;?��,�3� � it--cars, trucks, buses, bicycles, � �� ,_ � ''�- � , ,- - L walking, and railroad trackage. The � -- � �%�.�l �` ;i �> " , ; � various modes of transportation should ' ,,,, � _�t, ,� �__ �'� _ be safe, convenient, comfortable, and , � .. = �,'_-- - - . � - - - compatible with a high-quality residen- �% �� ' -- � J� tial environment. �� ,r�� - - �� I� �� 1 4 �' � � �� D� �� ,� ', �r, Objectives _ � �� 1� . � j , [�❑L1L C�L �;,�!, _ � ��,� � � flU❑�� [ _��❑CjC A.Clearly distinguish local streets � � � -�I ; �i]C]��pL 11 �L�� from collector and arterial streets, � ��. � ��k�i� . ,�, � �, � ; [][)�jl ](:__]C�C� and discourage the use of local 1� �' � �� < <�(�� t-�� ,� - � -- ,� �� _��,C streets for through traffic. � J�� ,�1�� v �� >O��J� � ii��C �� -� \ �Q�� C\ � � ��-,c oc B•Develop direct connections in ,, ��j�� ;� �\> ( �, � the network of major streets to � ��°Q��'�� `� �� eliminate circuitous routin s and ��(�j �� - r_=�oC 9 �� "�J<��I- ��._ ��°I l��l�fl�flflf needless delays. � _ _ -� _--- �-----_ ---- � , Build north-south residen- C.Minimize the negative impacts t;ai i;"k. of arterial street traffic on the � •••• 3 Chanqe student housing zoning' facing houses. requlations. D.Develop new truck routes to eli- � � a Maintain residential/indus- mlt1dt2 truck traffic on residential trial boundaries. Stl"E2tS. • 5 Rezone business from RM-1 � to B-2. E.Provide for safe pedestrian access and crossings throughout the district. � 8 � � � � F.Provide smooth and uninterrupted The City's Street and Highway Plan and street surfaces, sidewalks and curbs the District 11 and 12 Plans propose on all district streets. that Transfer Road be extended between � Pierce Butler Road and Como Avenue in G. Improve the maintenance of local order to carry traffic through industrial �- streets, including storm water areas rather than residential areas. drainage and snow plowing. Building Transfer Road was considered � during the planning for Energy Park H.Eliminate conflicts caused by and for the transitway. The northern on-street parking. section of Transfer Road, between Kasota � Avenue and Como, will not be built with I.Provide adequate public transpor- the transitway because of low projected tation that serves all parts of vehicle use and high right-of-way acquisi- the district and provides convenient tion cost. The southern section of � service to major destination points. Transfer Road, between Pierce Butler Road and Kasota Avenue, is not programmed J.Provide an adequate number of to be built. This section is costly � bus shelters in the community. to build, since it would require a bridge over railroad tracks and a structure K.Designate bicycle paths to connect or fill between the railroad track and � all parts of the district. Pierce Butler. Traffic projections, even after Energy Park is completed, L.Provide secure and attended bicycle show only 3,000 vehicles per day using parking at appropriate locations. this section. � Ma jor Street Network 6.Wiiarz ICasota Avenue is cornpleted, the There is presently a shortage of complete truck route designation should be removed � north-south and east-west routes through frorn Como Avenue and Raymond, which the district. This is particularly wili then function as collector streets. troublesome to residents along and near Transfer Road should remain in the � Como Avenue and Raymond Avenue. These Comprehensive Pian as a future arterial narrow, curving, predominantly residential street. streets carry a significant volume of truck traffic traveling between industrial Ray�n:-�nd Avenue in South St. Anthony ' areas and Highways I-94 and 280. Park Raymond Avenue is a problem to the South Kasota Avenue will be constructed as St. Anthony Park residential neighborh- ' an arterial street between Snelling ood (see Figure D). The problem is Avenue and Highway 280 and trucks will caused by the design of the street and be able to travel through an industrial the use of the street by trucks. area when going between Highwvay 280 � and Energy Park or Snelling Avenue. As Raymond passes through the neighbor- This street project is part of the tran- hood, it curves back and forth, changing sit��vay between the Minneapolis and St. direction three times. Curving streets � Paul campuses and will be funded on are more hazardous than straight streets a year-by-year basis. For fiscal year because curves reduce the line of sight 1982-1983, the State has money for design of drivers. Seven of the eight streets � and some transitway right-of-way acqui- which cross or end at Raymond do so sition. Kasota and transitway right- at an angle. Streets which intersect of-way and the Highway 280 parking lot at angles are hazardous because drivers are expected to be funded for fiscal often "inch out" into the intersection 1 year 1983-1984. Construction could to see if it is safe to cross. The begin in 1984 at the earliest. intersection of Raymond and Hampden � 9 � � has a large street surface in which The District wishes to redesign Raymond � cars and trucks can make turns. Often Avenue in order to better manage traffic vehicles pass on the wrong side of each as it passes through the neighborhood. other. The redesigned street will slow traffic, � make it safer, and divert large trucks M Raymond Avenue is designated a truck to the edge of the neighborhood from route. Truck routes are the streets the center. Children who live in the � on which large trucks, weighing over Hampden Square apartments and in the 15,000 pounds fully loaded, may travel new St. Anthony Green townhomes, the on when going to and from business or elderly people who live at the Seal when making a delivery or pick-up of Hi-rise, and the people who live in � goods within residential neighborhoods. the single family homes will find an As the large trucks travel through the easier and safer walk to the South St. South St. Anthony neighborhood, they Anthony Recreation Center, Green Grass � are noisy, malodorous, and create appre- Park, and shopping. hension for the safety of people and property. � Truck use of Raymond Avenue is a small proportion of the total amount of traffic on Raymond. Ta�le A, below, shows that � large trucks were only 6% of the total traffic during peak times for trucks in 1982, and only 8% in 1973. � TABLE A MORNING AFTERNOON MORNING AND � TRAFFIC FROM - +I - NUM R B ° � � TRUCKS 1982 r ALL VEHICLES 72 TRUCKS 43 6 44 6 87 6 � � � � 10 � � � � Figure E shows the new design of Raymond 3.Remove the truck route designation Avenue. The main elements of the design frorn Raymond Avenue, between Hampden are: and Territorial , and give this desig- 1 l.Add traffic signals at Territorial "nation to Hampden Avenue. This and Raymond. Stopping Raymond traffic will divert large trucks to the will slow northbound traffic around edge of the neighborhood. the curves and of�`er pedestrians a � safer crossing of Raymond. 7.I�iit�1 a redesigned Rayr►�and Avenue as soon as possible. ?_.Redesign of Raymond 's intersections with Long, Bayless Avenue, Bayless B.The City Council should rerrove the � Place, and Hampden. This will truck route designation fram Rayirand create fewer intersections, reduce Avenue between Hcarpden and Territorial the number of angled intersections, Road, and designute Harrpden Avenue as � and channelize the Raymond-Harnpden Q truck route. intersection. FIGURE D EXISTING RAYMOND FIGURE E REDESIGNED RAYMOND Raymond Avenue in North St. Anthony Park � AVENUE South Saint Anthony AVENUE South Saint Anthony Th2 SeCt1011 of Raymond Avenue between Como Avenue and Cleveland Avenue is confusing and hazardous and needs to � be redesigned (see Figure F). A con- � � crete median, with a left turn lane � for northbound Raymond traffic, and yq�A ,�o a channelized Raymond-Cleveland inter- � section will make turns safer and enable �Fti • through traffic to flow easier. � • -- FIGURE F RAYMOND - CLEVELAND REDESIGN < ��1'6, 'p D,�,G ► v� � y o KNAPP Z o Z , O � r P°��o P°�`��o � ��EJ��PNO ' 0Q •0Q ELLIS ELLIS � � � i � � i C� i TFR,��ro TF,QR/T MO � R�4� �R�Q< � � ROq� • Rpq O � � — cy4R<�S cy�R�FS -�-r Concrete Median � — Curb — Curb • Stop Sign � Stop Sign � 11 � � G STREET RECOMMENDATIONS � 9.Rn��rnnd Avenue, between Corm Avenue ' ___. ___ ___ _-- _---_--- and Cl eve 1 and Avenue, shou i d be rebu i 1 t � ii ��`�� n�� ` ��_n� to give better direction to traf f ic. ��, �) �� V-�• �� Other parts of the major street network ��.�`�`v S_�f�� '�f 1�� .�� are indirect causin detours and addi- ; �� I 9 nn I� � tional traffic conflicts. While none ' '�.,�.�'��'�.'r - 1�[� c of the following connections could be ,1��'`�� I .�. � �, � - –�� easily completed at this time, it is °� �"� ,� - � ` �,- � important that these 1 i nks be constructed �'�.�;r�`;� ��-�: ;L � �.=:-- � I as opportunities arise. �'� _ _ __-_- - _____ cl � a ' .� _ —-__.� .� � _ , , -. : IO.Pi�f�l ic Works should plan for irnprove- �'� �%is/ , ' � ��11� ;:=(i , � � -=� _ '---��_� ( `�. ment of the foliowing connections: � �� , '�� ?�� p��7 ��I �� _ --o ❑❑ [�C 1 � � ��-oo❑o� a.Transfer Road to Vandalia Street ��,��,.�- �./1 �'�, � �❑ �d I-94; i i�'��Q� � g � �� D��OOC7�� J: _i��_�;� .�._ _� L�00�� b.Hunting Valley Road to Kasota �� 11 � �� I > � �_I ' OD� I u �� -ol1aL�00C�C Avenue; and � � ,� ��,�J._ �-- —�L��o�C c.Pelham Boulevard to Ra nd Avenue. �', � - ��..�J<`�j �-��CC N� �_ � � C�OI�C` �r l�c ��. � r � C_700OC � �- Local Streets ��Va� � �l � � �� l �I�r�o �_ �J � � oo� As i n most of St. Pau 1 , man of the �� U�.��a�l`� 'Q � � '�� o� , y T`��,llCl�--� �, `�o �o�� district s streets have an oiled surface ,, �� -- ��;�c:__ ��o�,n��ln�j instead of paving. These streets wear - � � down qu i ck 1y d11d requ i re new COdtS Of 6. Remove truck route desi gna- O 1� . Because of the i rregu 1 ar i t i es tion from Como and Raymond � 111 oi led streets, the centers must be when Kasota completed. Extend h i g h i n o r d e r t o d r a i n p r o p e r 1 y. T h e s e Transfer Road. high crowns CdUS2 additional problems 7, Build a redesigned Raymond. in the winter as cars can't climb the � hl �� t0 pull away from the curb. 8• Move Raymond truck designa- tion to Hampden. In selecting a priority area for street 9, Rebuild Raymond between Como ' improvements, there is no area that and Cleveland. can be noted for having the worst streets. �0. Improve connections: Many streets in St. Anthony Park have a. Transfer Road to Vandalia. broken or missing curbs or crumbled b. Hunting Valley Road to � sidewalks lining oiled streets. But Kasota. the area proposed for first priority c. Pelham Boulevard to Raymond. treatment iS d150 in need of lighting 11. Pave tocal streets. � improvements, and it would be most cost- efficient to complete both activities 11 .T)i� city shouid eventuaily pave all at the same time. un�aved streets in District 12. First priority should be the area bounded � by F�stis, Corm and Carter. Re�idential Permit Parking � In December 1980, the City Council began an experimental residential permit parking program in the residential area � of District 12 north of Como Avenue 12 � � � � and in District 8 around the William The residents are satisfied that the Mitchell College of Law. (See Figure experimental program lessens parking H for the District 12 area. ) In District congestion in their area. In November � 12, the Comnunity Council and residents 1981, the Public Works Department sur- who live near the University of Minnesota veyed a random sample of the area's carnpus and the Luther Theological Semi- residents. After one year's experience nary requested the experimental program with the program, 63% of the respondents � because students and staff of the two liked the program, 18% did not like schools parked in the residential area, it, and 19% had no opinion. congesting the streets and preventing � residents from parking near their homes. In early 1983, the City Council will The program permitted residents who purchased a permit from the City to consider enacting a permanent residen- park on the street for longer than one tial permit parking program. Permit � hour. Non-residents, such as students parking could be established in a resi- and staff, are not permitted to purchase dential area when: a permit and may only park on the street � for one hour. Non-residents, who wish 1.50% of the property owners peti- to park longer than one hour must park tion the city; off the street. 2.The designated area consists of at least eight block faces, or 4,000 � FIGURE H PERMIT PARKING AREA lineal feet of block frontage; � 3.Average curb space occupancy � �� - �� - � �-� exceeds 75� during the time of res- _ ___ � I D ;�' tricted parking; Z � 4.Non-residents are 50% of the on- a ; Y "- �r ( street parkers; and � � S.The detrimental affect of non- , HEN°°NQ � residential � par ers impairs the � attractivPness and livability of ' the area. a � � �� BUFORD o .�__ ��. -�°� ^ � The Public Works Department feels that ) permit parking is a workable method � ��, � of relieving areas impaired by non- � �a�ENr��E',`�`'-'r��=R:%^� �� --,� residential parkers and that a permanent ;�� program should be instituted. They �� - � may also recommend that the residents � �, , ooswE�` � �� 1�� __, of the two experimental areas in Dis- ,`, ,� ,�,�, ,�\'� tricts 8 and 12 be required to submit �� P � � petitions in order to continue as a o�, ��P�``�� .-�� ,] permi t park i ng area under the new per- � j�, ,� _�,_�� „� � °— manent program. ��=�-�� C� , � ,. .. _ ,� W � Requiring owners of the area to petition � � ��, ��;�� _ � ° - _ � � �� oMo��>�� -- " _ ,r � for permit parking wi11 serve no useful ;;�P'" -�� f � �� Q �W; purpose. Permit parking was promoted °� I I�--_>� � � o:��" .,� _ .____ � - -� by area residents, tested in the area, . G.� KNAPP y�--- .. �,.'� �e� � `. = and found to be a workable method of � �o �,s��' � ��°�� solving their parking problem. City �o ?'� , '� ��--�Jy�° �o surveys show that a ma jor i ty of the Z�� '- � - ==� �� ret i dents are sat i sf i ed by the program. 1 �.i Parking Permit Required � 13 � � The Council also feels strongly that day. These lines should irrprove access � the program's required petitioning to downto�wn St. Paul, downtoun Minneapolis, should be by area residents, not fee and the Rosedale/HarMar area. owners, and that a petition fee should � not be exacted. The Council will explore Light Rail Transit the possibility that enforcement authority An analysis of transit alternatives be delegated to the affected neighborhood. for the University Avenue corridor � between downtown St. Paul and downtown 12.7'l�e �ity Councii shouid enact a Minneapolis has begun by the Metropolitan per►rarient residential perrnit Parking Council . The analysis will consider Progrcun and the experirnental area itl which of four transit alternatives can � District i2 stiouid be grandfather�d best reduce highway and transit capacity in under the new prograun. deficiencies; increasing cost effectiveness of transit; and stimulate business and � housing. The four transit alternatives are: ( 1 ) continuing the existing system; (2) adding larger buses and making road ' Public Transportation improvements; (3) adding trolley buses Public transportation in District 12 and making road improvements; and (4) is provided by three regular MTC routes. building a light rail system. A Univer- Buses run frequently on University sity Avenue Advisory Committee has been � Avenue, Como Avenue and Cleveland Avenue, established to advise on the preferred and a spur route travels along Raymond alternative and to act as liaison with Avenue during rush hours. The University residents and business people of the � of Minnesota's intercampus bus supplements surrounding districts. Two District the regular MTC service. Though designed 12 Council members are on the Committee. primarily for students, it will transport � anyone between the St. Paul and Minneapolis Community concerns which should be campuses. The planned University Avenue addressed by the Metropolitan Council 's Short Range Transit System would improve analysis include: this service through use of an exclusive � bus right-of-way for most of its length. 1. The selected transit alternative This system has been discussed in detail should provide the district at least with corranunity residents, who have had tne sarne level of service as is � some influence in its design. presently available. Because of its location between St. 2. The selected transit system should Paul , Minneapolis, the University campus, provide for improved traffic flow � the Midway district, and the northern in the district. suburbs, District 12 residents have a large degree of interaction outside 3. The selected transit alternative � of their corrrnunity. North-south bus should be readily accessible to service is currently inadequate to meet district residents, as opposed to all but rush-hour needs. A study was only providing transit through the � completed for the MTC in 1975 which district. recorr�nended the extension of several existing lines along Raymond through 4. Both positive and negative develop- the district, but these changes have ment impacts should be presented � not been implemented due to funding for district discussion. shortages. The District 12 Community Council will ' 13.i7u� .'vll�'.: shouid irnprove ►iorth-soutti carefully monitor the analysis, in light bus service through the district by of the concerns expressed above, and adding routes a�rircy ttie middle of the � 14 � � � advise the University Avenue Committee D.Eliminate overcrowding created on the best alternative for transit by dividing homes and apartments for District 12. into small units. ' Bicycles E.Provide for community growth by The District 12 Community Council fully developing new housing units, where supports the recommendations of the there are opportunities. ' city's adopted plan for bicycles. This plan recommends designation of bicycle F.Maximize home ownership possi- routes and additional linkages, separated bilities. � from vehicular traffic, between North and South St. Anthony Park. The bicycle G.Encourage creation of small condo- plan also calls for efforts to educate minium,co-op, or rental units so , bicyclists and motorists on the safety that elderly people can remain in aspects of cycling in the city. Visible the area when they sell their homes. and secure bike parking areas would be established throughout the city; Housing Types � this is a specific concern of district Most of the district's housing stock residents. consists of single-family dwellings, many of which are too large for their � 1=�.Place "bike route" signs along Cano older inhabitants to properly maintain. Averiue through the district to establish These people would like to stay in their a shared route connecting with tlie exist- neighborhood, but there is an inadequate � ing Minneapolis system. supply of appropriate housing. Develop- ment of townhouse, condominium, and 15.Place signs along Comnonwealth Avenue, different types of rental housing would Rayrrand Avenue, and Pelham Boulevard enhance the community and make long- � until a link can be developed frorn the term residence possible for more persons. Mississippi River to Carro Park that is separated frorn vehicutar traffic. Programs which bring together elderly � Provide for a bicycie iane separated to share single-family homes could also frorn vefiicular traffic �uhen constructing enable elderly people to remain in the either a new Rayrrond Avenue bridge or area. a north-south connection w�est of fZay►mnd. ' i7.77ic� �listrict council and the city's 16.District bicyciists should lead the Planning and Economic Devetopr�ent Depart- way in establishing adequate, visible, ment should encourage housing deveiopments � and secure bicycIe parking in camnercial that enhance diversity and choice as areas and near rrajor bus stops. opportunities for new deveiopraent arise. � HOUSINr, Housing Deterioration Deterioration of the housing stock can +)bjectives be a problem in any area, particularly A.Maintain and improve the existing one such as District 12 with many homes � character of neighborhoods. built over 50 years ago. Fortunately housing in this area has generally been B.Provide a wide range of oppor- well maintained. The 1981 Housing � tunities in housing unit types and Condition Survey showed that 73% of costs, including housing for the North St. Anthony Park 's one and two elderly and for low-income persons. family homes were sound and 78� of South 1 St. Anthony Park were sound. But individual C.Encourage rehabilitation of scat- homes with structural problems and poor tered deteriorated housing. ' 15 � � exterior conditions can be found; untreated, in neighborhood residential and business � these conditions can spread and eventually areas; enable neighborhoods to define lead to general neighborhood decline. their own needs and to design programs to meet those needs. � The City of St. Paul has developed a variety of home rehabilitation programs. The NPP has five main parts which neigh- Most of these loans and grants are borhoods will use to accomplish the ' available to all areas of the city, program purposes: with family income being the primary limitation. But many district home 1 .A Neighborhood Partnership Program � owners aren't fully aware of the condition fund will allow neighborhoods to of their dwelling, the funds available spend money on its particular improve- for improvements, and other housing ment needs. Improvement needs could resources. be minor public improvements, such � The City Council is considering a repair as landscaping and benches, low and deduct ordinance. The ordinance cost rehabilitation loans for residen- would permit tenants to repair house tial or business property; acquisition � code violations and deduct the cost of substandard property; limited public service programs, such as of the repairs from the rent if the crime prevention; and innovative, landlord refuses to make the repair. neighborhood- created approaches � Repair and deduct should help to prevent to problems. rental housing from falling below housing code standards. 2.Neighborhood residents, businesses, � 18.,1�ake specific information on the or organizations will match NPP funds with money, or volunteer labor city's rehabilitation loans and grants used for building improvements, and other housing prograns ►mre widely corporate or foundation grants, � available through the "Park Bugie" news- or volunteer services such as office paper and comrunity organizations. space and supplies. 19.The City Council shouid pass a repair 3.PED staff will assist each NPP � and deduct ordinance. area with planning, design, loan Concentrated Revitalization packaging, and marketing studies. � Over the last eight years, the City's 4.Each NPP area will have prefer- major effort at concentrating neighbor- ential status for citywide programs, hood private and public physical improve- such as street paving or the Home �' ment has been the Identified Treatment Improvement Deferred Loan Program. Area program. The program served the city well , but is considered too narrow 5.The city will assist the neighbor- � in scope, since it focused almost exclu- hood to secure foundation money sively on the rehabilitation of residen- for program needs which cannot be tial properties and streets. PED, funded by NPP funds or neighborhood � district council staff, and the city contributions. residents have created a new program, the Neighborhood Partnership Program 2p,The cormunity council , residents, (NPP), which will attack neighborhood �,d business persons should consider f problems on a broader front. The Neigh- potential Neighborhood Partnership Progrmns borhood Partnership Program has two for the district. main purposes: improve the economic, � physical , and environmental conditions 16 , � , � Overcrowding Overcrowded homes and apartments, housing 22.The City should clarify its defini- mostly University students, are a pro- tion of housing violations and strengthen , blem in the district. The district its code enforcerrent procedures uahen council has been very concerned with vioiations nre faand. this issue. Dividing apartment buildings into smaller units and creating apart- New Developments � ments in homes built for one family Baker School has been converted to can cause problems with access, parking offices and comnercial use, but the and noise. This type of housing will parcel of land to the west of the school � continue to be in demand because it remains vacant. The developer has been is convenient and relatively cheap for chosen and council has approved design students to rent. control . Because it will form the southern border of residential land ' The City requires a certificate of uses in South St. Aathony Park, it is occupancy for all structures with three very important it be completed as soon or more units. But many times conversions as possible. , are made without obtaining a certificate, because it can be denied if code viola- 23.The district council and the City tions are found. Enforcement is diffi- s�uld work tawnrd developnent of law- � cult and suspected violations must gener- to-medi�arr-density housin,g w�est of Baker ally be noted and reported by neighbors. School. The district council has contacted the City in order to obtain more rigorous The district's Housing Development Plan � enforcement procedures and a clearer identified a site on the. east side of definition of housing regulations. Fifield Street, south of Como Avenue The district council has found the City for housing. The site is an undeveloped unresponsive. part of the School District's Service , Center. Food preparation and other 2I .The district councii shouid continue services are located in the center. � to encourage residents to report any suspected violations of housing codes The site is appropriate for housing. and ordinances to the Housing and Build- It is on a collector street and a bus ing Codes Fhforcement Division. line; near a shopping area; and adjacent � FIGURE I HOUSING to an area of mixed single family and _ __. multiple family housing. The Housing j a 21. Enforce violations Development Plan recomnended Up t0 41 , mm" e townhouses and apartments for the site, � a of housin codes and ordinances. i � :; preferably for low income elderly people. � ' ace. in o en s i One-third of the land is to rema p ; � � �( ..... p , � ,, : � ! ��.:� °°~��°••� °°��° The school district has recently in- �� '� formed the Communit Counci 1 that it :: . .. y ;�,,��, <,: , � a � �� •��•••°�•-��••••°� i ntends to deve 1 op the property i n the 1 li ' -- - � , _�.�._ __ future for programs at the Service , ' n � Center. Unless the property is developed i � __ , by the school district, the comnunity f------ ��_ ��n council believes the property should � ! ! �=��==�- --�r� —" 24. oe�eioP no�s;�y, be developed with housing. I -� " a �C --------�- preferably for low i__,�--"� � � income elderty. � � � -�� 24.Unless the east side of Fif ieid, 0 0 ' south of Como, is developed f or school district 1 i I� �, �� m B _ use, it should be developed privately f or housing, I ��0 � 23. Develop low-to-medium� preferabiy for low incor�e elderly people. ' j ( density housing. i �I;��, 0� 17 � � DESiGN AND ENVIRONMENT and contribute to a sense of the place � in the larger world. Pollution is a Objectives negative interference, a byproduct of A. Improve the appearance of the one function on the environment. � district by reinforcing significant boundaries, gateways, and views. With these features in mind, comnunity residents agreed on a list of what they B. Identify and preserve buildings consider their assets and liabilities. � with architectural and historical These are the "facts of life" in District significance. 12 which make the area unique. C.Encourage and maintain a respect Assets � for the natural environment, includ- Central location in the Twin Cities ing preservation of natural wildlife area. , areas. Housing stock of high quality original D.Minimize the impact of Highways construction. I-94 and 280 on nearby residential ' areas. Curved residential streets throughout the district. E.Wnr�; t:� eliminate vis�al , noise, , and air pollution and unnecessary litter. Wide spacing between most single-family homes. F.Encourage energy conservation � in new and existing buildings. The University of Minnesota and its relationship to the neighborhood. District Image The Luther Theolo ical Seminar and , Image analysis is an examination of 9 y the features of the community environ- its relationship to the neighborhood. ment which bring enjoyment, comfort, � and interest, or which cause annoyance, The State Fairgrounds as a significant tension, or boredom. Functional per- boundary to the residential community. formance should be balanced with aes- thetic values to produce a high quality Liabilities � place to live. Such places are valued The proximity of railroads and industrial by their residents and last for many lands to residential areas. years, while those places not cherished � are left behind. Freeway noise and traffic volume on interchange streets. Several elements contribute to the image ' of a community to its residents and Traffic and other conflicts between to outsiders entering ar passing through. University and community functions. Districts are defined by variations in land uses and topography, by paths, State Fair traffic and parking conflicts. , and by edges. Nodes are the centers of activity, often located where paths intersect. Green space includes the ' public parks and playgrounds and other "natural" areas which break up the monotonous urban texture. 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The architectural ments would be very costly and often styles of buildings, particularly of can 't be enforced by any level of govern- single-family homes, strongly affect ment. � the community's desirability as a place to live. Most district homes were built The presence of Highways I-94 and 280 before 1930, with the newest housing along and through the District 12 com- ' being mostly apartments. There are munity provides convenient access to numerous outstanding examples of particular all parts of the metropolitan area. styles and several well-preserved structures These roads, however, have very high dating from the 1880s. The Andrew traffic volumes, and are a negative � McGill House, at 2203 Scudder Avenue, influence on the residential areas. and the Old Muskego Church, moved to Highway 280 adjoins both district resi- the Campus of Luther Theological Seminary, dential communities, and is more of , have been designated on the city's list a concern than I-94, which borders of historic places. industrial uses. The Ramsey County Historical Society Highway %g0 is particularly offensive ' has also identified buildings of histor- where it is both elevated and unscreened ical and architectural significance from single-family homes. Such areas � in the district. occur near Eustis Street between Doswell and Hillside Avenues, and in back of zS.T►u� i�istrict 12 Canrunity Councii the homes for two blocks on Cromwell should u�rk to i�rQrove aunreness of Avenue. Noise, especially from truck � architecturally signi�'icant house styles traffic, is the most pervasive problem, and of haw carpatible harne irrprovements but exhaust fumes reach high concentra- can be rrnde. tions on certain days. Both sound ' readings and pollution levels have Boulevard trees soften the appearance exceeded federal standards at times. of neighborhoods, help to deaden sound, Unnecessary litter and oversized bill- � and provide relief from the summer sun. boards add to the problems. Many elm trees, especially in South St. Anthony, were lost to Dutch elm Sound barriers have effectively reduced disease in the past several years. traffic noise in other parts of the � Both North and South St. Anthony Park Twin Cities. The visual impact is have had a "first time" planting, but another question, however; some district residents would dislike the si ht of � additional trees have been lost since 9 then. a tall wooden wall behind their homes, as well as the substantial public ex- 26.The Departrnent of Community Services pense. Others, however, have been and Community Council shouid prornote urging the state to install barriers � boulevard tree replacement. Should ever since Highway 280 was completed adequate city funding be unavailable in the mid-1960s. the district council should assist by � promoting voluntary tree replacement. 27.'f7tp State Departrnent of TY�anspor- tation should install u�oden sound Pollution barriers along the eastern side of , As could be expected in an area crossed Highu.ny 280 u�here residents desire. by freeways and partly surrounded by heavy industry, pollution is a concern 28.The Mirulesota Depar Ur�ent of Trans- to district residents. Much of this portation shouid devote additional ef�'orts , pollution is a necessary byproduct of to picking up litter along Highruay 280. the operations, and within allowable 20 , r . � � � Residents have long found oversized 30.The Transportation DepartrnenZ should billboards in the district to be visually buffer noise affected houses between offensive. Intrusion of such billboards W�st Langford Park coid F�stis Street. into residential areas is also a concern. . , The City of St. Paul 's zoning code now There are also numerous sources of contains a sign ordinance, enacted since industrial pollution in the district. the original District 12 plan was written The unsightly appearance of the piles 1 in 1978. The ordinance regulates the at Silverberg Scrap and Metal Company size and placement of new billboards, just west of Highway 280 can be viewed but old billboards which do not meet across the highway from parts of St. the requirements of the ordinance are Anthony Park. The Shiely Concrete Plant , grandf athered in, as "non-conforming". at 2058 Kasota Avenue is very noisy. These non-conforming billboards are Industries such as Fisher Nut and Mobil phased out gradually as they deteriorate Oil produce strong odors. ' and require major repair or replacement. The district council would like to see This is by no means an exhaustive list the elimination of oversized billboards of pollution problems in the district, , in the district. and others will un-doubtedly arise. In most cases a specific notice from 29.The district council and the city the district council or any affected ' shouId monitor existing non-conforming person or organization to the source bilIboards for deterioration and ensure and to the appropri ate department of that those that shouId be removed under government wi 11 need to be i n i t i ated. the sign ordinance, are removed.'! , 31.The District 12 Camunity Councii The residential area north of the BN shouid carmit. itseif to an ongoing effort railroad tracks, indicated. in Figure• to minimize pollution. Where probierns � K, is presently affected by noise. are thought to exist, the councii shouid During many hours of the day and night, att�rpt to correct the situation, first traffic from Highway 280 and Kasota by tiwrking with the offender, then if , Avenue, train travel, and trucking necessary, with appropriate authorities. operations create noise above State � noise standards. FIGURE K POLLU7ION i The dt^Ed W111 d1S0 b2 C10S2 t0 th2 IIeW 31 Reduce or screen unsightly scrap �-_� p bUS transitway and to the new Kasota piles-Silverberg �.� Avenue. When the transitway is operating� Scrap Metal Co. __ � � � approximately 300 buses per school day ''� ` ` � �[ , A � S lE }� : t rra� _ , T��-- will use the transitway. When Ener�y '' ,iJ -� �• ��,.��°.� ; i � � -�� :�.. ......, j; Park is completed, up to 16,000 vehicles � ^ � -- '—°� •�•�� i,� �-��--� -,,-��-- ' per day may use Kasota Avenue. , .= ,a .�,�.,.�r° Q. ____ __ _ _ _ , �. ,,�>—--, �� =- While the Environmental Assessment for � � � ',.-�1 .3O Buffer noise ,,,,,.. ...°° � ' �: � affected houses. r the transitway has found that the new �� ` _ _ _ _ _ transitway and new Kasota Avenue align- ��' /=_"�. �" '" _�;, ment "will have little, if any, measurable �_ �� --�-_�, � ��-;��'�� effect 011 the dl"2d'S noise situation'� ------ __ 31 Control noise at the district believes that the State � �� 27 I�Sta>> wooden y ' sound barriers Shiel concrete ' Trans ortation De artment should take where residents - Plant. P P the opportunity of this construction � - _, , des;"e. �� - project to lessen the noise affects r= � ` �` , _ � � � on the residential area. ;��y�' �%°�' �� .�� ,�';� �;f•:. � � T' �;,.�� — 1 2, � � � _ r � - � Hazardous Waste residents not only save the cost of � The Waste Management Board has preli- transporting their leaves to remote minarily designated the industrial areas : compost sites, but they also benefit of District 12 as sites for treatment from the fact that otherwise discarded , or storage and transfer of hazardous � material is put to a useful purpose, chemical wastes. A chemical treatment rather than thrown away. f acility could process wastewater or _ � separate contaminants from solvents. 32.District i2's recyciing and ca�►posting A storage-transfer f acility is a col'lec . activities shouid be rmintained. tion point for waste materials. KWastes are analyzed, stored with similar ma- The district council has also been , terials, and shipped to processing instrumental in establishing a home plants or disposal sites. The District weatherization program in District ]2. 12 Council has recommended to the Waste In 1981 the council used grant money ' Management Board that these facilities to fund its pilot program. The program not be located within 1000 feet af provided for the training of two com- residential property or west of Highway munity residents as •energy auditors , 280 or between the residential areas and their subsequent participation in of North and South St. Anthony. (West Northern States Power's energy audit of Gibbs Ave. extended diagonally to program. The Council also conducts meet, Nersey St.) . Otherwise these weatherization and alternative energy , f acilities could locate in I-2 zoning workshops, and promotes the concept districts, if they are not injurious of energy conservation in the district. or obnoxious to adjacent property. ' 33.The district councii shouid continue to prorrnte energy conservation and harne ENERGY CONSERVATION w�eatherization in District I2. � District residents have consistently Energy Park will be utilizing district supported the concept of recycling, neating to �neet its energy needs. The and the council has worked to establish University of i�linnesota is also exploring , a coordinated recycling pro�ram for the possibility of district heating the district. A monthly curbside pickup on its campus2s. District 12 residents of recyclable materials by Recycling support these energy efforts and would � Unlimited was begun in late 1981 . In be receptive to the expansion of district addition, the Boy Scouts conduct a heating from either of these two sources newspaper drive twice a year. Champion into their area. � International Corporation, occupying; several blocks between I-94 and Univ�r- 34.?�ie district councii should discuss sity Avenue west of Vandalia, is one the expansion of the Energy Park and of the largest users of recycled paper University of Minnesota district heating ' in the Twin Cities area. systerm into the district with University � and City officials. A neighborhood composting pr•oject began , in the fall of 1980, which allows resi- dents to compost their leaves communally on Robbins Street, between Raymond and ' Cromwell Avenues. Volunteers have also been involved in picking up bags of leaves from elderly or handicapped ' residents, to contribute to the neigh- borhood effort. Through this project - 22 i � � � UTILITIES 35.Pistrict residents and Public Works should �►+a�rk to replace ur�oden poles. Objectives Assessrnents, or a cambination of assess- , A.Ensure proper maintenance of all n�ents and capitai irr�rovement funds, utility installations serving the should be expiored as a rr�ethod to pay district. for the lantern poies. B.Provi de adequate street 1 i ghti ng. FIGURE L STREET LIGHTING 1 — _____�__ --— ---------- C.Prov i de adequate water serv i ce �', ,� <<- . JJU-_ �( to all homes and businesses, including , � � ' reserves in case of emergency. j�; � � � ' F � D.Ensure that stormwater runoff 0 _ ,� � � can be accommodated by the storm ��;�,) �i "'� �� sewer network. _ ,, �.. � � +��+� �ji-'' C �_ � . �i- ' Street Lighting � - - 1 � _:-` - _ _--U------- '' ----- : _:��. � __._ � . --- — District 12 streets are lighted by a �i�;__ ��-� „?'I��, � -� '�� variety of poles and fixtures. Figure .! �, �. -_---____--� �-'-____„'_-------, L shows the kinds of poles and fixtures �=�"� '� �� ' ' ;,�-'''-�- � ' in the residential areas. �� ,`� ,'�`��., �� ❑❑ C�C The lantern poles with incandescent �� - _ :�.� �, �o❑��C ' bulb and mercury vapor fixtures wi 11 ��f��. _„ � � ; ODDo00�� DOD be converted to high pressure sodium 1 �J ��u'�I� � 0��00C fixtures when a stable fixture becomes �r ��j` �—!�oo�c available. �,�_�CGL J� �_��o�� _--��___ �O C,� �ooC` �=- - �, ��j r�000� Park residents and the city would like CJ��a�o��, J � ��, ooC to replace the wooden poles. The resi- �� Q� a[]�j[]� � � �oo� dents feel that the style and height ��1� ��;��,_ ��n�l(l�fl��(ln(� ' _ __________ ___ --- � of the wooden poles are out of place in quiet residential dl"edS. The Clty """ Lantern Pole - Mercury Vapor , Wd11tS t0 replace the wooden poles be- -` Lantern Pole - Incandescent � Ornamental - Hi Pressure Sodium CdUSe they dl"2 expensive t0 I1ldllltdltl. � Wood - Hi Pressure Sodium � Ordinarily, poles are replaced in resi- dential areas only as part of a street Sewer�s paving program. Installation costs All sanitary sewers in the district of poles are less when part of other are adequate and working. � street work. The city has replaced wooden poles only with ornamental poles When the St. Anthony Park storm water since they are less costly than lantern tunnel system was built in the 1970s, ' poles. Consequently, pole replacement a branch tunnel was constructed to would probably be ornamental poles. Hunting Ualley Road, just north of the BN railroad tracks, to collect storm- The district's residents, however, value Water from the industrial area to the rthe appearance of the lantern poles. north. This area sometimes floods after Some of the residents may wish to explore heavy rains. Public Works is proposing replacing the poles using assessments in the 1984-1985 Capital Improvement � to pay some or all of the cost. Program to construct lateral sewers in the industrial area and connect them to the storm tunnel branch. , 23 . � , 36.Tiie lateral sewers needed in the EGON�`(�",Tr; �7EVELOPMENT � industrial area to ca�rplete the storrre+xiter tunnel systern shouid be constructed JNIVERSITY AVENUE and connected to ttte storrr�+aater tunnel ' branch. The District 12 Community Council and The industrial area shown on Figure the Department of Planning and Economic M is completely developed with building, �evelopment contracted with Midwest ' parking lots, and streets. Stormwater Planning and Research, Inc. for a study runoff is relatively high. The area of University Avenue, completed in July is also served with combined sanitary 1978. It addressed the problems and and stormwater sewers. The St. Anthony opportunities in the 24 blocks along , the Avenue between the western city Park stormwater sewer system was built limits and Cleveland Avenue, the eastern with the capacity to receive the storm- boundary of the district. Though the , water from this area when the sewers council had some reservations about are separated. Public Works is pro- the level of detail in the study, all posing the Wabash Avenue Stormwater but one of the conclusions and recommen- Project to separate sewers in the area dations were accepted. The directions ' in the 1984-1988 Program for Capital set forth here are taken primarily from Improvements. the University Avenue Study. 37.P«l�tic Works should construct the A local development corporation of , Wabash Avenue Storrrwater Project, separating business proprietors and owners was the sanitary and stormuater sew�ers in formed in the fall of 1978. Through , the industrial area. this organization, detailed policies and plans will be developed, and the FIGURE M STORM WATER SEWERS LDC will be eligible for funds f10t __ , -- ; `��; ii � " _ `� I avai lable to other groups. Though much ' �, ��-�I 'f�[ l❑ I JI of thi s group's work wi 11 focus on ;'+��1�� '�V �''il-]LJ❑ �__ Universit Avenue al1 areas of the � , Area Needing ,Y � ` i �i �L,\` � 1\_ �� :`� storm seWers ��1 district are eligible for assistance. � ` �� i . > , �: � i�� =�� i � � ;�,` �,�� \ . 1C�f � � - �n��, � l _ Objectives , ��, , �� lf� / J �.. A.Support healthy business ,enter- , , � ��( ��l' ,,; �-: �„ : l �= prises and accommodate the expansion ' -''`�� '� �� ' � �__ of desirable uses along University � �� = � - �� - � � � c = -- Avenue. �. -=�� -� ; - , � �� -_ F_ � , _ � � `11, � j� � s� � � ��.��, B.Reduce conflicts between the . � � �� ' _. �� ,i� ��u.•. `�� l�_ �__ _ � economic development of University l.� \��j � �� _�� , ��L'n❑❑U C�L Avenue and the residential area �� - �� ,�,� � �- �L J�-��C of South St. Anthon Park. ' �!_�� 1 � � �� ; ��C7[�0� y � �e ` ` � ; �]�1 �� ]�� ` ` ��[1r�C _)��C�C�C C.Create an environment which will � " � �° ` '� ��?oC'C improve the way in which different L��C��`�� _� I,i �,.; r ��o�� land uses relate to one another. ��r � �� o�� 4 _ o�� !`��a�o ��`'` �� C��, �� D.E1 imi nate substandard, hazardous � ��f�l�j a��][]�� I� �J � _��°� and obsolete bui ldings. '��i i��;=��I(��°� �r��innnnn� ___ — --- - � 24 ' ' � � E.Provide parking to improve t112 FIf,URE N UNIVERSITY AVENUE access of employees, customers and , '�,,, " �> clients to industrial/cormnercial ' ,� � ��` \�� areas � �� Q`'\\��-, . �L��v �. ,..� � `ILLI..'"aVF� V � \ 1 ll.L!�A F.Improve the safety and function `� " , D�� -„ � . of the traffic circulation system. � ,,, ;, -:;:, = °H%: \ '�q4,,,k,,, ; � �, ' Land Use � "�v, � The University Avenue Study found that � ��` -�_ business vacancies and turnover had = ;_-Q � � , �, � . �� . � declined by 1978, with consolidat�ons � ,-,:;� ' and ex ansion n h � - O p s o t e increase. A 1982 '` land use survey, however, showed that —f ___ ___-- , �„ �"°A�,y , � �'> ,;�,N, ' vacancies and underused land had in- � '�,;`'�w,�Kf, `� O,� creased somewhat from 1978. Such trends O a�� Doy4 �,:`\ ;�� JN indicate the recent weakening of the � , economy. To further improve the mixture O Q � '�; ' of uses on the Avenue, land should be �( o a aa� ��'� `�� 0 iy� �� available for the expansion of existing , businesses and industries and for new /�\ �� ' or relocated firms. Such land is ex- tremely limited, but several sites exist � s;tes for expansion or relocation where expansion or relocation can take � place. These properties generally have Image I►n�rovement a low acquisition cost and structures One of the prime reasons for initiating are either vacant, have marginal occu- a detailed study was the poor image � pancy, or are obsolete. of University Avenue. An economic and market analysis prepared in 1976 stated 38.The District i2 Cormunity Council , that "many firms are unwilling to invest ' with the aid of the local developr�ent large capital sums for expansion because the area is perceived by decision-makers corporation, should identify sites �hich „ as a blighted or obsolete area . This u�uld be feasible for industrial expan- image problem is one that varies according , sion or relocation. Redevelopr�ent to individual perceptions. through conversion of existing struc- tures should be for service uses and Most individual buildings are in good ' ot)ler snall space users. Properties condition, and decay is not widespread. uahere structures are derrolished shouid But the corridor and the properties be utilized for industrial expansion, forming the edges lack many of the urban parking or the location of new businesses amenities which contribute to a strong ' and industries. sense of image. There are a variety of negative factors: ' -Narrow sidewalks which make the buildings appear almost sited at the curb; -Highly variable building massing; ' -Poorly placed and extensive signage; -Street lighting poles, the most obvious objects in the corridor; ' and -Unscreened parking lots. , 25 , � Most of the existing blight has been COMMERCE � caused by the neglect of private owners. Individual initiatives will be necessary Objectives to rehabilitate properties which do A.Provide for and encourage the � not violate codes and ordinances but orderly growth and revitalization do contribute to a poor image. of local retail and business ser- vices focused to meet existing and , The University Avenue Study contains projected market demands. block-by-block design directives which should be consulted for detailed recom- B.Provide adequate off-street parking � mendations. for businesses and industries, 39.The nistrict l2 Comrunity Council avoiding conflicts with residences. should encourage private irrage irrprove- C.Develop a coordinated commercial � rnents on a property-by-property basis rehabilitation program to reverse aiong University Avenue. Probiems �►uhich scattered deterioration before it need to be treated include poor building is allowed to spread. conditions and treaUnents, inappropriate ' signage, lack of screening, and lack D.Work to establish businesses to of trees and shrubs. fill needs that are not currently 40.'The Depar Unent of Pub l i c Works and met. ' t he De par tmen t o�' Pl ann i ng a►ld F.conani c Devetopnent shouid u�rk with the camrunity Como Avenue council to irr�rove areas of the corridor Como Avenue has a strong, vital , and , maintained by the city. Deficiencies attractive business community that draws include inconsistent sidewalk and boule- customers from beyond the district vard surface treatrr�erit, frequent and boundaries. The residential areas along � duplicative parking a►ld directional and near Como Avenue are well established signs, lack of trash containers and and maintained, and zones are consistent attractive street lighting, and inadequate with current land uses. landscaping. i 42.Resrrict the core carm�ercial areas Parking near Corra and Carter by opposing any The lack of parking on University Avenue atterrpts to expand the boundaries of , is the problem most often cited by the pr•esent B-2 zone. business people and area residents. The traffic and parking study prepared The arF•<� near Como and Carter has a in 1976 contained several recommendations deficiency of off-street parking spaces. , as to how to alleviate the problem. A study cornpleted in 1977 as part of But no actions were taken to acquire a district-wide traffic and parking the necessary sites, which have since plan concluded that 20-30 additional , been developed for other purposes. spaces would be needed to overcome this There is a need for both short-term deficiency. and long-term parking. There are no , sites along University which can quickly After c��amining two possible locations resolve the problems, but there are for general public parking, the study several possible locations within two recommended one alternative. This would ' blocks which would serve the area well . involve vacating part of Gove Place, a short, narrow street near the center 4I .77ie camunity councii should continue of the business area. A lot here would to investigate the need for additional yield only about 12 spaces, and there , of�'-street parking and the availability are some problems with the access. of vacant sites within areas of need. 26 ' , � 1 Other alternatives, perhaps on the Vacant Industrial Property fringe of the business area, should A 35 acre tract of vacant land between be explored as opportunities arise. the BN railroad tracks will be developed � for industry as part of Energy Park, 43.The nistrict l2 Co�munity Council probably sometime after 1984, when the and the St. Anthony Park Association tract is given access to the street should continue to pursue solu.tions network by construction of the Kasota ' to the parking problem on Corno Avenue. Avenue extension. The new industries will be directly associated with energy- Buford-Cleveland Area related research, development, or con- ' Several small shops along Cleveland servation efforts. Avenue at Buford serve the University campus and the immediate neighborhood. Members af the Community Council helped ' The building has been allowed to deter- develop the Energy Park Plan through iorate in recent years, and efforts participation in Council 46, the coali- should be made to arrest the situation tion of council members from the three before problems become more severe. districts in which Energy Park is located � and the two districts which it adjoins. 44.tNork through the Iocal deveioprent The Comnunity Council will continue corporation to develop the interest to review Energy Park plans, including ' and funding necessary to reverse deter- building and site plans in the Design ioration in the Buford-Cleveiand area. Review Board and uses of money from the Comnunity Reinvestment Fund. The 6uford-Cleveland businesses are � currently zoned for residential uses. Two industrial properties have recently A change is recommended in the Zoning become vacant. The Sussel Company Section of this plan. ceased operations at the end of 1982. ' The Admiral Merchants trucking property, INDUSTRY AND EMPLOYMENT north of Territorial and west of Highway � 280, is now vacant. Together the two ' Objectives sites are about 20 acres of unused, A.Retain and attract clean indus- well located industrial land. These tries and encourage the location sites should be developed with firms of these industries in areas where which meet the objectives of this section. ' such uses are deemed acceptable and can be buffered from incompatible 45.Fhcourage private developr�nt of land uses. vacant lands in Fhergy Park, the former ' Sussel Carrpany property, and the Aa�niral B.Investigate opportunities for Merchant Trucking property. Carrner- development of vacant and under- cial and industriai uses with minirnai ' utilized lands to allow for expan- negative irr,pacts on nearby residential sion space for businesses and indus- areas should be given highest priority tries. consideration. Review aI1 proposed deveIopnents for their usefulness to ' C.Maintain a strong tax base. the coimunity in te►•rns of services and enp l oyrnen t. D.Provide for increased job oppor- ' tunities. ' , 27 � � FI(;URE 0 C�MMERCE AND INDUSTRY HUMAN SERVICES � ., .. _� -- J�� I ;[�f_]❑ If�I pARKS AND RECREATION , ' ��`�� : t �[�LJO L_ '� I '.IJL�� . ,�44 � ` -� ��,�I �� Objectives � i �„_•, �'�_� � ! I�� >.� �d�--,- -J J[]� A.Provide a mixture of recreational � �r—_42'"�� I �,.;'',I N _ �� l��f � �— opportunities for active and passive �� --�,�� > > � � uses, organized and unorganized _ � � � � ��'�v' � t t d f 11 q��-,, ` �,,, �.,, -- _��— �_ ac ivi ies, an or a ages. � :.� �„�.y 3� ' ;� � � �: � ; �L ` � � 5 ' . _ � B.Encourage the maximum use of parks , - \'u�.�'� sf.;. ._ - - � � ,; ,,. ; � - I and recreation facilities. ' � �— .� _ ' .. a,� � ��-- =-�_ � � ��'�1�,� �j,,�, � - �......r____� ��l J) ��5 S�� _ �� ,�, ,^ =— _- �� <� � •'r _ C.Provide appropriate linkages � �� >� ^� � :�� between new and existin recreational ��'C�� l , �� i � �� 9 � .� ��,��2 �., �,�,��I ; � �I��]��,� �f � 1��C7�C�- and open space areas. � l� � �'� `��_�,_ r � �,�I�]��,�� -�r �� I ' ll l ��" �" Volunteers ' , ,, � �li � ' �� ]�� ( ll lL-]C� - � � v� �� [_Ir�I ll =-�[� 7C-�C= � � '� " ;� �C��,�;, � � � -�� ,� �i ��,� Qoth North and South St. Anthony Park I �i -�� -��0�<��,'�;� � i ��-�� - �— residents have a history of showing ` � `� ^�� f _ r �� i �c�� ,��, I, �,�i i� �i �� strong support for their parks. Both , � '''� -� � '<J �� - areas have had ark booster clubs for � � `�,'�� I� ��n�;� �� J ��. �� t �c,�� P � ; � � ��1'�� 1�� t`�;,� ;[_��.�� -�� a number of years. The Langford Park ?� >� \,�I��li__ _ �� , � r ��.-�� Booster Club has been active and involved �� ; �,.��i i ��_�,��:�� )� ,�� n��i�nnnn�- � - - - in recreational programming at Langford. 42. Restrict Como commercial area to its present boundaries. The $OUtf1 $t. Anthony Park Booster Club� although it has played a role in the , 44. Encouraye r•ehabilitation at Buford-Cleveland. pdSt� 1$ nOt active dt t{'l1S tlffle. The 45. [ncouraqe commercial and industrial development of district COU11C1� 15 111 fdV01^ Of eontinuing Cnergy Park, Sussel property, and Adiniral Merchant property. the tradition Of strong booster C�UbS. ••••••• K�isota [xtension , 46.T11� inngford Park and South St. Anthony Existing Industries Park Booster C1ubs should be strengthened District 12, particularly South St. and maintained. , Anthony Park, has the mixed blessing of being surrounded by a number of heavy District residents would like to volun- industries. These companies (and the teer their time to maintain and expand , University of Minnesota) are major employers recreational opportunities in St. Anthony of community residents, enhancing the Park. It is their understanding, however, long-term stability of the area. Heavy that this is not likely to happen without industries often have negative impacts insurance coverage for those who volun- ' on residential areas because of the teer. The city has thus far deemed noise, odors, unsightliness and traffic city provision of such insurance as they generate. But the district is unlikely. Residents feel the city � fortunate to have a number of concerned should seriously consider the provi- business persons who in most cases sion of insurance coverage to park cooperate with residents to minimize volunteers as an innovative way to , these intrusions. encourage volunteer participation. , 28 , , , , 47.The city should provide insurance South St. Anthony Park Recreation Center coverage to pnrks and recreation voiun- South St. Anthony Park Recreation Center teers. S�.cch coverage might include was expanded and a new recreation bui ld- , the following provisions: ing was completed in the past few years. The comnunity is concerned that the n.Specific exposure limits, so that recreation center continue to be we11 the city would only be held for maintained. � a certain set amount of money damages; Sl.�tilaintain the South St. Anthony Park b.lndication that the city is not Recreat ion Center wi th the use of volunteers. ' liable f or any claims or judgments which may be covered under the volunteer's Green Grass (Hampden) Park own liabiiity or car insurance. Green Grass Park has become the activity , center of the South St. Anthony Park Langford Park neighborhood. Nearby residents don't Some of the needed improvements at want to alter the passive nature of Langford Park have been completed in the park, but they feel that several , recent years, but there are a number improvements are warranted. Funds were of significant projects left to be done. included in the 1983 Capital Improvements In addition, a number of mature trees Budget for such work, which should be , were lost to Dutch elm disease during linked to the redesign of Raymond Avenue 1977 and 1978. Correction of these (see previous Transportation Section). deficiencies will enable the community , to take full advantage of this signifi- cant asset. 52.The carnunity should w�rk with the Parks and Recreation Division to reorga- 48.Fhcourage voiunteer participation nize spaces, realign the pathwnys, and ' in maintenance and irrproverrents at Langford Provide landscaping avid planting at Park. Green Grass (Ha�rpden) Park, in conjunc- tion with a narrowing of Rayrrond Avenue. ' 49.The district council should encourage corrrrunity residents to take part in College Park tree planting at Langford Park. The steep banks at College Park are periodically subject to erosion. This , The Langford Park Recreation Center situation should be improved without building has been a cause of concern substantially altering the character to district residents for several years. of the park. ' Residents have found that the building does not function well for recreational 53.The co�munity should ur�rk with Parks purposes. and Recreation to solve the erosion problem at Coliege Park. , 50.The city should make improvements to the building's lighting and heating Bi cyc 1 e Path s systems and inerease the lighting of Fac i 1 i t i es f or b i cyc 1 i sts are an important ' the outdoor play areas. As a Iong term part of the recreational faci 1 ities goai, the city should replace the Langford of the commun i ty. Many of the co l l ege Park building with a new facility, if students in the district travel by bike , possible. regularly during warm weather months. Since most proposed bicycle paths are along existing rights-of-way, this discussion is included with other trans- , portation recommendations in the Bicycles Section of this plan. , 29 • ' � FIGURE P RECREATION AND C.F.hcourage the cooperntive and ' cot�r�tuNtTr FACr�trtES supplemental deveIopment of neigh- �"= borhood re9ources as they may be i , a mm needed. ' i �'! t CON�IUNITY FACILITIES i � i � ••••� Objectives � i ' ...... .. ... . � � • •�• A.Retain the St. Anthony Park Library �� as a s i gn i f i cant comnun i ty 1 andmark � �� a L� � -.�.�.r.�-�.....,. and center. �� _.�.�_ ' i � . B.Encourage the use of existing ` * comnunity centers by all segments �-----�__ ,, -- ------=_� -----__ of the population, and develop ' i �_,�;_,- ,_� ------ . -==_-- facilities and programs to fulfill i ' � ��_�f--------_=_�- -- --- __;::�_ needs that are currently unmet. =�_=" ' ' �.J ' i � ' - -- ' '� St. Anthony Park Lihrary ; �• - Comnunity residents feel a strong sense ; m� B = of pride in their neighborhood library. ' i o They have demonstrated this pride by i � ,� Q� an unusual arrbunt of support over the a years. The St. Anthony Park Library � � Associatian was first formed in 1932. ' 48. Encourage volunteer participation in maintenance of Residents are concerned for the library Langford Park, dS hc1 111St1tUt1011 dS W2�� dS d C01'1MtIUl1lt,y 51. Maintain South St Anthony Park Recreation Center cen ter. , with use of volunteers. ___ 52. Make improvements at Green Grass (Hampden) Park ' City budget CUtbdCkS have resulted 111 53. work to control erosion at College Park. tI12 redu�tion Of staffing levels dil(1 ' hours of operation throughout the library 55. Retain the St Anthony Park Library. Sy/St2R1. Current discussions 'If1V0�Ve 59. Keep Murray as a Junior Hi gh School. th@ C�OS 1 119 Of some branch f ac i 1 i t i es. St. Anthony Park residents value the ' Recreational Programning for Youth history, the appearance, and the com- M adequate recreational program for patibility of their library, and use youth interests many comnunity groups. it heavily. They feel that any needed , Retrenchment in city resources has physical improvements can be made to prompted a concern that new neighborhood the present building. For instance, resources, to supplement those the city the building has no reasonable access ' can provide, may be required to meet for persons confined to a wheelchair. this need. Barrier-free buildings are essential for handicapped persons to function 54.The council shouid: normally in an urban environment. , a.8e aware of city recreational SS.The ci ty should retain the exist ing programming and resources committed St. Anthony Park Library building. ' to District 12 youth; b.Monitor the ef f ectiveness of the ' program; and , 30 ' , � � s � 56.The council shouid uork with the � B.Promote quality programs to keep i , Departrnent of Cormunity Services to � families in the public schools. irrprove the function of the building � and to control rmintenance costs. � C.Encourage formal and informal . � ' Barrier-free access for the handicapped � programs in continuing and community i should be provided. j education. i ' Library hours ►vere reduced as part of ' School Facilities city budget cutbacks during 1978. Some Community residents realize that their hours were restored in January 1979, schools lie outside the jurisdiction so that the St. Anthony Park Library of the city government, and that the , is presently open two nights a week School District is the responsible until 9:00 p.m., but not at all on governmental unit. In light of this, Saturdays. The library is used during the City is not being asked to adopt ' the evening hours by a large proportion the citi2ens ' school facilities recom- of professional workers and students mendations, but the schools are seen who can 't use it during the day. as such a vital component of the dis- , , trict, that they cannot be ignored in 57.Cornrunity Services should keep the this document. St. Anthony Park Library open one addi- , tional evening until 9:00 p.m. and on Murray Junior High School is attended Saturdays by increasing hours, chnnging by a high proportion of students in rrorning hours to evening, or soliciting the district. But the combination of cormunity volunteers, as necessary. rapid enrollment declines and state , desegregation requirements has led the Community Centers St. Paul Board of Education to consider The library, Langford Park, South St. closing additional elementary and secon- ' Anthony Park Recreation Center and Seal dary schools, including Murray. Test Hi-rise have facilities available for scores and other indicators have historically corrmunity meetings and activities. shown Murray to be one of the best city _. ' schools, despite its small size. Resi- These centers are conveniently located dents feel strongly that Murray should and serve the district well . But there be retained in the district. are very few activities here or else- ' where for those of junior high age, 59.Keen .�bi.crray as a junior high school . and there is a strong need. Residents feel needed flexibility in programming St. Anthony Park Elementary School has ' and hours of operation can be achieved served all of District 12 since Baker through the use of volunteers. School was closed in 1972. Because of its location in the city relative , 58.The community council shouid work with to other elementary schools, it has the community groups and director of Langford not been recommended for closing in Park and the South St. Anthony Park Rec- the foreseeable future. reation Center to schedule more activities � for young teenagers through the use of volun- teers. School Programs Independent of any decision on school EDUCATION facilities, the programs that are offered ' and the level of cooperation among Objectives parents, students, and teachers are A.Retain the public facilities the most important attributes of a ' located in the district. � school . Unfortunately, discussions , . 31 • � � about school c�osings have frequently � Because the police area is so vast and ' pitted neighborhood against neighborhood. j neighborhoods with heavier crime acti- Since the children from these areas ; vity are located in the eastern portion, will probably end up at the same facility, ; District 12 can't logically recommend : � wherever it may be, it is important � a new, closer headquarters. But comnunity that harmony and cooperation are pro- residents desire increased contact with moted. Children can be the victims the police and as much coverage of the , of their parents ' arguing. district as is possible. St.. Anthony Park Elementary School is 61.Tlte Police Depar bnent and the district one of the Apollo Cluster schools. counciI should sponsor increased contact , Students can attend other schools in and camunication between poiice officers the cluster that emphasize particular and camunity residents, through a liatson skills and talents. If one or more officer assigned by the Police Department. ' Apollo schools are forced to close, it is important that the range and Crime Prevention quality of programs remain high. This In response to a district increase in ' also emphasizes the need for cooperation. the occurrence of burglaries in the late 1970s, community residents orga- 60.FVork with other areas in advance nized a Crime Watch Program. There of school consolidations to ensure the are about 125 block workers in both ' continuation of quality programs at North and South St. Anthony Park. ail levels. Following the institution of the Crime Watch, burglaries in the areas decreased. ' POLICE � 62 .The Crime Watch Progrmn shouid be Objectives encouraged and rmintained in the dis- , A.Work with the Police Department trict. ' to provide better police services. FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES B.Encourage education in crime ' . prevention techniques. Objectives A.Eliminate the causes of fire C.Work to reduce all types of crime, hazards. , particularly vandalism, burglary and other crimes against property. B.Provide prompt fire and paramedic services to all areas of the district. ' Patrol Issues Because of its location in a corner of the city and its historically low Fire Services crime rate in relation to other parts The district is very well served by � of the city, police patrols in District fire and emergency f acilities, with 12 have always been infrequent. two of the city s 16 stations in its boundaries. The new station on Como ' The change to the two police areas early Avenue, three blocks east of Cleveland/ in 1982 reduced the distance to a police Raymond, replaced the 1894 building headquarters, but the district is still at Raymond and Hampden in 1978. The almost three miles away from the head- station on University Avenue near Vandalia ' quarters at Dale and University. is well located to reach the industrial area. , � 32 ' ' , � Residents have expressed concern over Association has represented businesses unnecessary fire hazards at certain and industries along and near University area industries. The Hassett/Locto Avenue in St. Paul and Minneapolis since Oil Company (791 Hampden), the Mobil 1919. In addition, residents are active , Oil plant (606 Vandalia) , and Worum in the St. Anthony Park Arts Forum, Chemical Company (2130 Kasota) are the Langford Park Booster Club, the potentially volatile. The St. Paul St. Anthony Park Library Association, � Fire Marshal regularly inspects all the "Park Bugle" Board of Directors, such facilities, and indicates that and other district groups. hazards are in most cases adequately � controlled. Most buildings are well An ongoing objective of the district constructed, the street network serves council is to increase awareness of as-a barrier to spreading flames, and its activities. This is done through the water system is good. a permanent office at 2380 Hampden ' Avenue, a full-time comnunity organizer, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS numerous mailings to interested persons, and a page in the "Park Bugle" monthly ' Objectives newspaper. The "Park Bugle" is a non- A. Inform district residents, owners, profit newspaper, organized by comnunity proprietors, and customers of matters residents in the sumner of 1975. Residents ' that concern them. feel it provides valuable comnunication, as it is distributed to each household B.Provide opportunities for inter- in the district, and contains a community ested persons to participate in calendar, along with district news. , decisions on changes in the community. 63.Delegates to the District 12 Cormunity C. Increase awareness of the activities Council shouid increase their efforts � of the district council . to inform their constituencies of district activities. Awareness of Organizations ' "Grass roots" community organizations 64.The "Park Bugle" should be encouraged help to draw people together and contri- to continue the carmunicative role it bute to a highly desirable aspect of plays in the district. urban living. Persons tend to become ' involved in an organization because of an immediate issue that affects them SOCIAL SERVICES personally. But a substantial number , of district residents are active in one or more groups mainly because of Objectives a sense of pride in their community A.Increase awareness of existing as a whole. social services available to dis- , trict residents. The St. Anthony Park Association is one of the oldest neighborhood groups ' B.Encourage and support a broad ' in the city, being chartered in 1947 range of needed social services and having roots back to nearly the to all segments of the population. turn of the century. The South St. � Anthony Park Association grew from the Services to the Elderly Project Area Corrmittee that was formed Approximately one in eight district as part of the Neighborhood Development residents is over age 65. A current Program in the late 1960s and early goal of national, state and local govern- � 1970s. The Midway Civic and Commerce ment is to decrease the costly trend � 33 , , ' toward institutionalization of the frail nursery programs. However, residents ' elderly and to increase home-based feel that as the trend toward working services which permit older persons parents continues, additional day care to remain independent and in their own facilities may be warranted. � homes. Believing that local neighbor- hood residents (professional and lay) 66,The district council shouid rronitor can provide the most personal and cost the need for additional day care facilities � effective services, the District 12 and encourage new facilities u�hen appro- Council has encouraged the formation priate. of the St. Anthony Park Block Nurse �Program to provide the range of services The Latchkey program was started at � needed, from professional nursing to St. Anthony Park Elementary School in home-making to peer counseling, in order the fall of 1977, after a comnunity to enable persons to remain in their survey showed it was needed. The first ' own homes. Roth the staff and the trained such program in the city, parents leave volunteers reside in the neighborhood. their elementary-age children before The District 12 Council has responsibility normal school hours and pick them up ' for recruiting and training volunteers after work. The children are occupied and for serving, through representatives, with activities appropriate for their on the Block Nurse Advisory Board. age. 65.The, district council shouid wr�rk The St. Anthony Park program was an , with area service providers and espe- immediate success. Currently an average cially the St. Anthony Park B1ock [�.i.rse of 50 children are enrolled, and four- ' Progrmn to irrprove services to the year olds are now admitted as well . elderiy. Exc$►pies include the recruiting, The program is almost entirely supported training, and coordinating of volunteers by parents' fees. Residents feel it in support of the Biock Nurse Progr�n, is important that the program remain � the forrration of support groups, the in District 12. delivery of ineais, the organization of chore services such as snow shoveling, 67.Keep the Iatchkey progrmn in the ' and the provision of information and carmunity. referral services. Information About Social Services ' A directory of available services to Day Care the district has been compiled under Because of the high proportion of working council direction and distributed through- parents in the district, there is a out the comnunity. This was undertaken , strong need for day care services for in response to previously expressed many families. There is only one day need and will only remain useful if care center located in the district, updated regularly. Wee Care Day Care. Although about 50 ' children are enrolled at Wee Care, most 68.The council should maintain and are not community children. As an auxiliary update the neighborhood service direc- of Luther Theological Seminary, the tory in District 12 as appropriate. , center only accepts community children after the needs of the seminarians have Services to Youth been met. Only about one-fourth of In addition to an adequate recreational � Wee Care's enrollees live in District program (discussed under Parks and 12. Other pre-school day care is supplied Recreation), jobs are desired by some by private, in-home providers. In addi- youth to provide spending money and tion, there are several neighborhood to use their time constructively. A ' 34 ' ' , ' Job Bank was established at one time, With the increasing costs of inedical through the cooperative effort of the care and nursing home placement for , South St. Anthony Park Recreation Center the elderly, it is necessary that health , Director and the council, and served and social services be provided that the chore needs of senior citizens and are directed at keeping people in their the job interests of youth. own homes or in the most independent situation feasible. The Pre-Admission ' 69,Tfie council should continue to look Screening and Alternative Care Program, for u�ays to serve the needs of youth begun in Ramsey County in March 1982, through conrrunity-based jobs. will be an invaluable resource in the ' next few years. The St. Anthony Park HEALTH Block Nurse Program, implemented in June 1982, coupled with the planned ' Objectives Homemaker/Chore Service and Peer Coun- A.Ensure that the health needs of seling, are services that will amost all community residents are adequately certainly prove to be very helpful and met. cost-effective. Coordination of com- ' munity resources, public and private, B.Increase awareness of existing will be essential . health services available to dis- ' trict residents. 70.Mnintain c.�d update a directory of health and social services available Health Needs to residents of District i2. ' A great majority of residents of District 12 are provided the health care they TI.Provide a local Information and need. Major employers, including the Referral Service and, in addition, University of Minnesota, make avail- pubiicize the Red Cross Information ' able clinics and group coverage for and Referral Service. their employees. One such facility, Group Health Plan, has a large clinic 72.Continue developrient of camunity , at Como and Eustis. Clinics for elderly resources direcLed at health needs, and low income persons are open to especiaily of elderly. District 12 residents at Seal Hi-rise ' and the Lyngblomsten Comnunity Senior ?3.Coordinate carrn�.nity health resources Center. Health screening, referral through the District 12 Council . and monitoring by a registered nurse are available daily at Lyngblomsten, ' while the service at Seal Hi-rise, sponsored by the University of Minnesota, is open on the second Wednesday of each tmonth only. , ' , , 35