Announcing: Presenters, Panelists & Performers
Come Celebrate Your Ideas for Capitol Rice District!
3:00 Presentations: Past & Present We Didn't Know
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Capitol Rice History | Brian McMahon, History Consultant
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Commercial, Retail & Real Estate Trends | Jay Demma, Perkins + Will
- Community Perceptions & District Mobility Analysis
Becky Alper, Transit for Livable Communities & St. Paul Smart Trips
4:00 Panel Discussion: The Future of Capitol Rice
- Pastor Joy McDonald Coltvet, Christ Lutheran Church
- Toua Xiong, Owner & Operator of Hmongtown Marketplace
- Jon Commers, Metropolitan Council representative
- Witt Siasoco, Community Based Placemaking Artist
5:00-7:00 Idea Gallery: Open House & Celebration
Activities and Exhibits:
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5 Emerging Themes with interactive table mapping
→ Vote on your favorite emerging theme
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Artistic Exhibit by Witt Siasoco and Jonathan Herrera
→ View the portraits of Capitol Rice residents
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20 Things You Might not Know About Capitol Rice
→ Learn about the people and places that have shaped the district
- What We Have Heard From Capitol Rice
→ See what people in the community had to say and how it shaped our emerging themes
Community based planning gives those most affected a voice ahead of street investments and development projects.
The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, the City of Saint Paul, and Ramsey County Planners would like to celebrate all of the amazing input we've gathered from community members throughout the last five months. Come view these ideas and vote for your favorite emerging strategies!
Capitol Rice planning team members, Tony Johnson and Becky Alper with community members on December 4th in the East Building of Hmongtown Marketplace
Questions?
Contact: Peter Musty at 651-757-1501 or peter.musty@state.mn.us
These gatherings are sponsored and hosted through a City-County-State long-range planning collaboration.
How to get there
Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill is located on University Avenue just east of the Capitol/Rice St LRT station and adjacent to the State Capitol Building near bus lines 3, 62, 67, and 262. On-street parking is available where permitted and paid public parking is available in Lot C (on University and Rice) or the Bethesda Hospital parking ramp on Park Street, one block north of University Avenue. For the event, enter from the north (parking lot) side, take the stairs or elevator down one level, and look for signs or guide persons bearing the Capitol Rice logo.
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