Community Workshops: Data Center+Multi-Use Project

The NLNA is partnering with the Minnesota Design Center (MDC) to host three initial community workshops seeking input on the proposed data center + multi-use development for the former Star Tribune building and surrounding acres. 

The MDC is a research, teaching and outreach institution housed in the University of Minnesota’s College of Design. MDC specializes in studying and designing development opportunities that lie in the “social, technological, environmental and economic disruptions of our time.” A list of past MDC projects can be found here. 

The workshops will be facilitated by urban planners, architects, and designers, as well as students and support staff. Facilitators with this expertise have the ability to organize community input into a report for residents, stakeholders and the developers of the site, who have indicated their interest in MDC’s findings, especially as it concerns the multi-use portion of their proposal. This will be the first series of workshops organized by the MDC over the following year. 

Those wishing to attend and offer input do not need to attend all three workshops, but are welcome to do so. Input from the community will be organized into a final presentation that will be shared with the neighborhood on Saturday afternoon at Fulton Taproom.

Workshop details:

• Dates: August 17, 18 and 20
• Time: 6 to 8pm
• Location: Itasca Event Gallery, 706 N. 1st Street (at the back of Itasca Wine & Spirits)

Community Report:

• Date: Saturday, August 22
• Time: 1 to 2:30pm
• Location: Fulton Taproom, 414 6th Ave. N.