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A new report from the Minneapolis Foundation is continuing the constant reimagining of downtown. Just this past June, a task force Mayor Jacob Frey convened suggested various improvements to Nicollet Mall, from making it a pedestrian-only thoroughfare to allowing people to walk around with alcoholic drinks. Those ideas are part of the foundation's all-encompassing blueprint released Wednesday. .