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Excelsior and Grand
Submitted by paytonc on Wed, 03/07/2007 - 7:36pm.Location: St. Louis Park, MN, 55416, USANarrative & program: The suburb of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, just southwest of Minneapolis, launched a vision plan in 1994 to create a 125-acre downtown called Park Commons. The site included blighted, auto-oriented commercial development along Exce... read more »
Innovista Master Plan
Submitted by JonZirkle on Thu, 03/01/2007 - 6:50pm.Location: Columbia, SCNarrative & program: The submission is a proposed new mixed-use, live/work urban district located in the downtown area of Columbia, South Carolina, the state capital. The 500-acre site lies between a wide river on the west and a downtown University campus, the State ... read more »
Development Plan for Sectors A & D
Submitted by JonZirkle on Tue, 12/05/2006 - 8:23pm.Location: Beirut, LebanonNarrative & program: The Development Plan provides urban planning and design for a new addition to Beirut's historic Central District. The vacant site, a garbage and rubble landfill in the sea, has grown since 1976. Soon, it will be a district of government and p... read more »
The Confluence Master Plan: A Conservation, Heritage, and Recreation Corridor
Submitted by JonZirkle on Tue, 12/05/2006 - 7:27pm.Location: St. Louis, MO, USANarrative & program: A system of 200+ miles of trails, greenways, parks, historical sites, and recreational areas along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers north of St. Louis, Mo. These greenway corridors are connected to the city via trails. The project is a ... read more »

