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<br /> <br />Bruce Jacobson and Close Landscape Architects provided design leadership for the development of the <br />park system for Ramsey Town Center. As a primary design component, stormwater is captured and filtered <br />through wetlands, becoming an amenity for the parkland that surrounds it. As largely passive recreation <br />areas, the Town Center Parks included an amphitheatre set into slopes below tree-lined streets. <br /> <br />Mr. Brian Olson, P.E. <br />Director of Public Works - City of Ramsey <br />(763) 433-9825 <br /> <br />Bayfront Festival Park <br />Duluth, MN <br /> <br /> <br />While at another firm, Todd Halunen led the design for this 15,OOO-person outdoor amphitheater and urban <br />waterfront park, which included master planning, facilitation of all public meetings, manager of the mayor <br />. appointed task force, direct link to client, project designer, and construction manager. The project also included <br />the design of an outdoor skating rink with four season warming and picnic shelter. This award-winning 11-acre <br />park has become a waterfront focal point for the community and visited by more than a million people <br />each year. <br /> <br />Mr. Gerald Johnson <br />City Architect (retired) - City of Duluth <br />(218) 724-5731 <br /> <br />Upper Landing Park <br />St Paul, MN <br /> <br /> <br />Close Landscape Architects provided design services for Upper Landing Park, the newest public space <br />along the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul and a critical component in the city's efforts to revitalize <br />its riverfront. The park is a destination along the river valley's regional trail system and a link between a <br />residential, institutional, and commercial land uses. The new park provides a large meadow for paSSive <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />