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<br />SAUK RAPIDS, MN <br /> <br />Downtown Framework Plan <br /> <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />With the impending relocation of the Mississippi River Bridge linking <br />Sauk Rapids to St. Cloud, the City of Sauk Rapids recognized an <br />opportunity to redevelop its downtown. They chose Bonestroo <br />(then DSU) to create a new downtown framework on which to base <br />their decisions. Bonestroo facilitated a public process to make <br />recommendations for how future redevelopment might occur. <br /> <br />Re-envisioning Sauk Rapids as a dense, walkable downtown, the <br />Downtown Framework Plan improves connections to the Mississippi <br />River, preserves historic neighborhoods, frames Benton Drive, and <br />anticipates development opportunities associated with the <br />Northstar Commuter line. <br /> <br />The new bridge and associated improvements to downtown streets <br />required condemning several properties. Using federal funding <br />programs, the City relocated the affected merchants into new <br />downtown buildings. <br /> <br /> <br />FRAMEWORK RE-ENVISIONS CITY AS <br />A DENSE, WALKABLE DOWNTOWN <br /> <br />2008 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA <br />HONOR AWARD <br /> <br />2008 MN APA HONOR AWARD FOR <br />OUTSTANDING URBAN DESIGN <br /> <br />#' Bonestroo <br />