Bayfront: Positive Development for Duluth Most everyone seems pleased with the Bayfront Festival Park. What's to come with the rest of the Bayfront? The consultant, BRW, has recently unveiled its proposed plans, and many in the community think we can do better. The BRW plans, for example, show far more prime space dedicated to parking than even the Mayor's Task Force had called for. It omits the Conservatory, shifts the Visitor Center off the beaten path so that its function is nearly lost, and includes a restaurant that no one had planned for. What's been suggested as an improvement on this plan? That the Visitor Center, Conservatory, and a restaurant be grouped together in the prime area now lost to the planned parking lot, allowing these three components to energize and support each other (and to support the nearby Aquarium as well). Grouping these structures would cut down on parking requirements and also provide a logical linking spot for a future skywalk to the location. Want to get involved? Contact Kent Worley at 525-5366 or at amuramur@cpinternet.com. These articles are retained on the web for historical interest and do not necessarily reflect the views or goals of DPPA today.

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