City Engineer: One-Way 8th Avenue is Four or Five Years Away

The City Council agreed to explore the idea further, but planners want to time the redesign to coincide with the Southwest Light Rail Transit project.

City Council members on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to explore the idea of a one-way, revamped Eighth Avenue further, but it’ll be four or five years until the renovation comes to fruition. “I don’t have any illusions of it being an easy process,” City Engineer John Bradford said. If the redesign idea goes forward, it would be timed to coincide with Southwest Light Rail Transit project, probably waiting until 2017 or 2018, Bradford said. That would provide sufficient time for the establishment of the Klodt mixed-use development project, which is supposed to have its first units on the market in April 2014. It also would offer more time for the city to build support for the idea. In addition to the Klodt project, a redesign, particularly the …

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What should go here?: Mayon Plastics

A feature that asks residents how Hopkins should fill its vacant spaces.

Hopkins has several exciting development projects on the horizon, but vacant properties still dot the community’s real estate landscape. While there’s little doubt residents would like to fill those properties, they also offer the opportunity to remake Hopkins’ landscape. In this feature, Patch asks you to imagine the future of these spaces. Do you see a new restaurant? A new store? Something no one else has considered? Share your thoughts in the comments below. *** What was it? Mayon Plastics Vacant: Since at least the fall of 2007, although it’s not clear exactly when it was abandoned. Current owner: Myon Properties Age of structure: 1955 Area: 37,604 square feet Sale price: $950,000 History: This Hopkins mainstay was long home to a …

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