Category Archives: Action Squad

Six more bike racks were installed in Downtown yesterday. It was perfect timing as the sunny skies beckoned fair-weather bike commuters (like myself) to take the two-wheel option to work. The racks have actually been in Northfield since last year but scheduling challenges delayed their installation. Additional bike racks are to arrive this year, whichContinue reading “Additional Bike Racks Installed Downtown”

The recently completed 3rd Street and Highway 3 project, also known as the Horseshoe Parking Lot Screening, is a sign of bigger things to come. The proposed 5th and Water Street Reconstruction Project could be ten times as large. Both projects are just more recent examples of the on-going Streetscape Plan, work financed by residualsContinue reading “5th and Water Street Reconstruction Project to be Discussed at Forum”

The first in what is scheduled to be a series of wayfinding signs in Northfield has arrived. It was installed on 4th Street, just up the hill from Division Street, on the south side of the First National Bank building. A little over four years ago, the NDDC’s Action Squad made a presentation to theContinue reading “Wayfinding Sign Arrives”

Keith Covey, NDDC Board Officer and former Mayor of Northfield, is our member of the Mayor’s Task Force on Downtown Streetscape Projects. There’ve been many questions about the projects scheduled for this year and we’ve been promising an update on our website. Here’s Keith’s comment to me: “Ross, I don’t know how you can summarizeContinue reading “News from the Streetscape Task Force”

I was running an errand at Carleton College when I was stopped by Rec Center Manager Terry Rivers and his wife Beth, well-known bike commuters. They asked me why there aren’t more bike racks in downtown Northfield. In fact, we’ve been working on that issue for quite a while. However, I can see their point.Continue reading “Carleton Families Call for More Bike Racks in Downtown”