Planning Tracks & Studies
CAAPB staff conducted a series of planning tracks and studies in the Capitol Area that informed the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Each planning track or study informed development of The Capitol Area Principles.
Principle 1: As Minnesota’s seat of government and destination for thousands each year, the Capitol Area offers the highest quality experience to visitors.
Principle 2: The Capitol Building and Mall is central to the identity of Saint Paul and serves as a dominant and unifying focal point of the city, as Cass Gilbert once envisioned.
Principle 3: The Capitol Area is a model for Minnesota, where best practices are expected in the planning, design and development of public and private projects.
Principle 4: The entire Capitol Area provides an integrated, high-quality, human-scale public realm experience.
Principle 5: The Capitol Area is an urban multi-modal district, seamlessly connected to destinations.
Principle 6: Land use diversity is encouraged throughout the Capitol Area.
Principle 7: In all parts of the Capitol Area, new development respects community, assets and context.
Principle 7A: The Capitol Rice District is an Urban Village with Leif Erickson Park at its center.
Principle 7B: New development in Capitol Heights should be sensitive to the existing scale and character.
Principle 7C: The five-blocks of the Capitol Area that extend into the Fitzgerald Park neighborhood form important connections to the downtown core and river beyond.
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Planning: Multi-Jurisdictional |
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Capitol Area Commutes |
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Capitol Connections |
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Planning: State Campus |
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G-1 ZONE: Future Growth State Campus & Buildings (inc. Ford) |
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G-2 ZONE: The Mall, John Ireland, On-Campus Parks & Open Spaces |
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Studies |
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Visitor Experience |
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City + Off-Campus Parks & Open Spaces |
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Land Use Diversity |
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District Frameworks |
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Capitol Rice – COMPLETE |
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Capitol Heights |
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Fitzgerald Park |
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l Planning work primarily contributes to this Principle
O Planning work also contributes to this Principle
O Planning work may occur after draft of chapter is written; revisions will be submitted as necessary