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by Frederick Melo, Pioneer Press. Originally published March 16, 2018. Construction of Interstate 94 through St. Paul in the 1950s and 1960s upended the Rondo neighborhood, forever separating what’s now Summit-University with a deep highway trench. Maybe not forever. Organizers behind the ReConnectRondo initiative have kicked off a week’s worth
Report originally broadcast on KSTP Channel 5 A community push to reconnect an historic African-American St. Paul neighborhood is getting national support. This week, the Urban Land Institute joined the nonprofit ReConnect Rondo to discuss plans for a land bridge. ReConnect Rondo is leading the charge to cap Interstate 94 between
Report originally broadcast on KSTP Channel 5 ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – The construction of I-94 more than 50 years ago cut straight through the Rondo community in St. Paul. This weekend, an effort to reconnect the neighborhood takes another step. Neighborhood leaders want to build a land bridge or “freeway
by Matt Reicher, streets.mn. Originally published September 10, 2013. The idea to connect the Twin Cities was first approached by city officials in the 1920s, but took hold in 1944 due in part to a proposal by the National Inter-Regional Highways Committee – a creation of then president Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
by Ehsan Alam, MNOPEDIA. Originally published June 14, 2017. St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood ran roughly between University Avenue to the north, Selby Avenue to the south, Rice Street to the east, and Lexington Avenue to the west. African American churches, businesses, and schools set down roots there in the late
by Peter Callaghan, MinnPost. Originally published November 9, 2016. It’s feasible to cap freeways in the Twin Cities in order to reclaim land given over to cars six decades ago, though it matters where the cap is placed. Economics, however, should not be the only factor in deciding whether the
by Peter Callaghan, MinnPost. Originally published October 14, 2016. On Friday afternoon, dignitaries, neighbors and activists will break ground at the corner of Fisk Street and Concordia Avenue in St. Paul for what will become the Rondo Commemorative Plaza, a small public space that will overlook the very thing that
By Jessie Van Berkel, Star Tribune. Originally published October 8, 2016. Marvin Scroggins grew quiet as he stared at the interstate that replaced his childhood friends’ homes 50 years ago, forcing them to leave the tight-knit Rondo community. He contemplated what it would mean to cover the cement gash of
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