There was a good article in the Star Tribune business section from last week that is worth a quick read. The article was written by Larry Werner and appeared in the December 4 edition of the paper under the title “Suburban Legend“.
The article describes the fortuitous actions of a young city planner in Edina by the name of Gordon Hughes who helped set the stage for the Centennial Lakes development there that is widely admired and emulated throughout the United States. Gordon is now the City Manager of Edina, and a friend of mine.
Eden Prairie is trying to create for Eden Prairie what Centennial lakes created for Edina, but in a slightly different way. Our project is actually a series of private projects to redevelop an area that wee refer to as the Major Center Area. The photos above show the opening project of that redevelopment. It’s called Windsor Plaza, and I know I’ve talked about it before in this blog so I won’t go into detail on it today.
City staff, the City’s Planning Commission and the City Council have been working closely on developing and implementing the vision for the Major Center Area. The Council approved another piece of that vision at the November 13 Council meeting when they approved the proposed Presbyterian Homes redevelopment project on the southern end of the Major Center Area.
There’s a lot happening in Eden Prairie right now on the economic development front. It’s an exciting time to be a part of it all.
