I attended the taping of MPR’s In the Loop show tonight at their new UBS Forum, a public meeting space. The About page for the show says: We like to…
Locally Grown (LoGro) Northfield Posts
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council to encourage “green building†by establishing common standards of measurement, promoting best practices, recognizing leadership in the building industry, raising consumer awareness, and ultimately to transform the building market.
One of the things the Northfield Planning Commission is hoping to encourage (via revisions to the Comprehensive Plan and local ordinances) is increased development which meets LEED standards, or at least shows significant progress in that area.
Pioneer architect Doug Farr, principal of the firm which has designed two of the 23 buildings in the entire world which have received the highest available Platinum designation by LEED, and the only firm to have been awarded more than one Platinum, is broadening the vision. Farr wants to move beyond sustainable buildings to the idea of sustainable neighborhoods.
“Sustainable development†is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
There has been much buzz about the closing of a nightclub in New York City known as CBGB. Allegedly hip news reporting outlets such as the Village Voice, Spin and…
I was told that Led Zeppelin was performing this Thursday at The Grand but now I see Ross’s post on the NDDC blog that it’s actually Reve du Faun. I…
I saw Jim Herreid and Ross Currier in front of the former Bagel Brothers shop this morning and asked them if the rumors were true that Hooters, Victoria’s Secret, and…
On Saturday, my wife Robbie and I got a tour of Northfield Crossing on the northwest edge of downtown Northfield since we’re buying a condo there. Click photos to enlarge…
The focus of this week’s episode was transportation, specifically, County Highway 1 and the Corridor Preservation Study for Rice County. See Tracy’s But Where Does the Bridge Go? post last…
Oh, the barbs and arrows that I suffer… Although I told Griff that I was going to be out of town for the most recent podcast, he forgot that small…
Rice County, along with its “study partners,” including the City of Dundas, City of Northfield, Bridgewater Township, Northfield Township, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation, have initiated something called the CSAH 1 Corridor Preservation Study. The idea behind the study is to identify potential routes for an east-west arterial road south of Hwy. 19, since the 2025 Rice County Transportation Plan indicates that such a road may be needed. Hey, it’s never too soon to start planning.
The map here shows the defined corridor area. You can see the various concepts under consideration, and an evaluation matrix, out on the County’s website. The information contains some interesting little tidbits. (Do you know where the “leaking underground storage tanks” are in YOUR neighborhood? )
The goal of the study is stated as: Identify a safe and efficient corridor alignment option for further planning, preservation, and environmental analysis based on an objective evaluation of alternatives.
The evaluation criteria is as follows: