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Although many people believe that Northfield should try to build on existing assets, such as the two colleges, the emerging medical campus, or our authentic downtown, there are a few…
At the risk of getting off on a tangent, and being accused of more Tracy-Bashing, I have to say that it was ironic that at last night’s Planning Commission meeting,…
At this morning’s meeting, the Economic Development Authority passed a resolution supporting local transportation initiatives and encouraged the Northfield City Council to request that MNDOT conduct the Minnesota Trunk Highway…
Kathleen Doran-Norton commented on my blog entry (“Now Where was that Transportation List?‘) by raising the Rice County Transportation Plan’s study of an east-west corridor study, mentioned by Tracy Davis…
On last week’s Locally Grown show, Tracy and I discussed transportation, particularly east-west vehicular connections and its relationship to an upcoming Rice County corridor study. I had mentioned a list…
Northfield has a well-deserved reputation for community I.Q. (I’ve heard it said that we have more Ph.D’s per capita than anywhere else in the country.) But if we’re so smart,…
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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: