St. Paul focuses on transit-oriented development

“With a number of housing developments completed or underway along the Central Corridor light-rail transit line, city of St. Paul officials are turning more attention to development they believe will increase jobs and economic activity along the route.

Minneapolis filled a transit-oriented development (TOD) position more than two years ago. But St. Paul is still being cutting edge as it seeks to hire its own development manager for its side of the $957 million LRT project scheduled to open next year, said Elizabeth Wampler, a project manager with Reconnecting America, a national nonprofit focused on transportation and land use.

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Crotti, Nancy. Finance & Commerce 10 June 2013.