They Call it "Momentum on the Mississippi" in Minneapolis
Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 8:32AMFrom the Twin Cities Daily Planet:
The Mississippi River flows south to the Gulf of Mexico, connecting Minnesota with the rest of the world. Small wonder, then, that designers who will come up with an integrated vision for the 5.4 Minneapolis river miles from the Stone Arch Bridge to the city limits, could come from anywhere else in the world.
The design competition website scored 3,600 hits from 83 countries and there were 63 entries by the Oct. 13 deadline. A short list will be chosen by Nov. 1; those proposers will develop some ideas over the winter and a final team will be selected Jan. 21. It's just one of several initiatives underway by the Minneapolis Riverfront Corporation and its partners. Formed in 2008, it is a non-profit organization with 23 board members from government, business, community, parks and others. Its name may change in a board action coming just as this newspaper is distributed, but for now we'll refer to it as MRC.
Reader Comments