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Adam Maleitzke

Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Posted on 05/04/12 at 10:16 am in response to Hiawatha struggles to become a destination, not a corridor

University Avenue was, from the beginning, a retail corridor with a 120' right of way, with structures built to the lot line. An oxcart and later streetcar line ensured that it would become one of the major retail corridors of the Twin Cities. Hiawatha, by contrast, was always an industrial area that grew along short line rail spurs that connect to the Midway Industrial Area. The development pattern has never been pedestrian-friendly or retail-oriented.

Hiawatha was built not to...