The City of Duluth has put out the call to its residents, drawing them into the folds of urban planning with an open house scheduled for Thursday, March 14. Civic engagement is the main event here, as folks are slated to cast their eyes over the layout and contribute their two cents on the streetscape elements of West Superior Street’s upcoming transformation.
Planned to roll out from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the industrial-chic Clyde Iron Works Malting Building, situated at 2907 Helm Street, the session will give community members a roundtable to voice their perspectives. While a presentation punctuating the event at 5:00 pm by the powers-that-be in the design team will break down the project and its aesthetics, the local populace is invited to pop in when they see fit during the eventful evening, as reported by the City of Duluth, MN Government.
Spread out over four years of dust and detours, from 2025 to 2028, this substantial project will get its financial fuel from a mix of federal, state, and local sources. Among these is a pot of gold from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) federal grant, alongside Municipal State Aid for Streets and utility funds. It's not just a facelift for the roadway, but a full overhaul with the works including new utilities, traffic signal studies with recommendation toppings, stormwater drainage and infrastructure, enhanced street lighting, and pedestrian pathways, all dressed up with multimodal improvements for cyclists and other pedal and electric-powered conveyances, as per the City of Duluth, MN Government.
For those who find themselves tangled in other commitments on the appointed day, the project keeps its digital doors wide open. Feedback and following along can be easily done through visiting westsuperiorstreet.com, a site that wears many hats as a news hub, feedback booth, and information archive for everything regarding the project.
