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Ramsey County says $40M land bridge park is key to RiversEdge project Ramsey County says $40M land bridge park is key to RiversEdge project One official called the proposed park, which would span train and vehicle traffic all the way down to the Mississippi, the missing access to the river. July 12, 2021 8:40pm Text size Copy shortlink: Developers and Ramsey County officials are still bullish on an ambitious proposal to redevelop the downtown St. Paul riverfront, even as workers only trickle back to offices post-pandemic. But while architects work on details for buildings along Kellogg Boulevard, county leaders are focusing on finding money for a public park that would span train and vehicle traffic all the way down to the Mississippi River. ....
Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Infrastructure in Appalachia has for years been neglected or left dilapidated. Joe Biden s infrastructure plan would provide jobs and a better standard of living for millions of Appalachians. Republicans cannot be allowed to stand in the way of improving the roads, dams, and broadband Appalachia depends on. Skylar Baker-Jordan is a freelance writer covering the intersection of identity, politics, and public policy. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. Every time it rains, I fear my power is going to go out. The bridge below my house frequently washes out, making it virtually impossible to get off this mountain. In my hometown, students don t have reliable access to broadband, and so they have been left behind academically during the pandemic. ....
Copy shortlink: St. Paul and Ramsey County have given away more than $12.7 million in emergency grants to about 1,300 small businesses hit hard by the pandemic, with leaders emphasizing the need for both speed and equity in distributing those funds. Despite efforts to be fair St. Paul used a blind lottery system, Ramsey County funded every qualified applicant in the first two rounds and both promoted their programs in multiple languages some historically underserved areas of the capital city still came out behind. A Star Tribune analysis of city and county data found that while businesses throughout St. Paul benefited from the St. Paul Bridge Fund for Small Businesses and the Ramsey County Small Business Relief Fund, awards were sparser in some of the city s poorest areas, including the East Side and North End. ....