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Minneapolis continues stadium debate despite stall in Legislature

By JAN WILLMS

Although a plan for a Vikings stadium touted by Mayor R.T. Rybak is as up and down as a yo-yo at the Minnesota legislature, ideas and discussions continue to swirl around the team's future.

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Trail Watch riders keep Greenway safe
Trail Watch riders help keep the Midtown Greenway safe every night of the week.

Traveling in groups of three or more, the riders act as extra eyes and ears for law enforcement by observing and reporting suspicious behavior or unsafe conditions. Trail Watchers do not intervene in incidents they come across in the Greenway; rather they’re a friendly presence on the trail and report criminal or intimidating behaviors that are noticed during the shift to police. Click for full story
Sabo Bridge closed to pedestrians, bicyclists
Street crossing keeps bicyclists, pedestrians moving along Greenway

By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN

When the $5.1 million Sabo Bridge was closed on Feb. 19, 2012, it affected people traveling three ways. Light rail trains were prohibited from crossing under the bridge until February 24, and passengers were shuttled through that area via bus. Vehicles were rerouted from Hiawatha Ave. onto Cedar for a week. And bicyclists and pedestrians were no longer able to take the bridge and keep out of traffic; instead, they all had to cross at the street level. Click for full story
Development boom underway along the Hiawatha corridor

By IRIC NATHANSON

Later this year, residents will start moving into the Station 38 apartments now nearing completion at 38th Street, just west of Hiawatha Avenue. Those new occupants will find that it takes them about two minutes to walk from their building’s back door to the 38th Street LRT station just down the block.

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Xcel power lines will go underground, Hiawatha West substation design not yet determined
Longfellow residents pushed for high-profile design to minimize disruption of several hundred trees planted at Hiawatha and 28th Street.

By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN

Neighborhood advocates are pleased with the Public Utilities Commission 4-1 vote to require Xcel Energy to place high voltage lines underground along 28th Street rather than overhead along the Midtown Greenway.

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Keewaydin School will double space with addition
See construction plans at Jan. 19 meeting

By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN

Keewaydin School, the upper campus of Lake Nokomis Community School at 5209 30th Av. S., will double its space next year during a $16 million building project.

Between 39,000 to 45,000 square feet will be added, likely on the south side of the building. While the district has also considered building out on the east side, many community members have expressed concerns about losing the baseball fields there.

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