A new master plan for the MedQuarter Regional Medical District envisions transforming empty properties, improving placemaking and strengthening the district’s identity to lure patients, healthcare providers and businesses. That means exploring development of a hotel, creating pocket parks and more.
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a project to reconstruct the roadways on 10th Street SE, Eighth Avenue SE and Mount Vernon Road SE to create a roundabout at the high-traffic intersection near McKinley STEAM Academy, Mercy Medical Center and other businesses.
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