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West Transit Village

Mayo Clinic and Destination Medical Center’s Economic Development Agency are working on a plan to enlist developers to help create a “transit village” at the Link’s west end, which includes 12.3 acres currently occupied by a 936-space parking lot. Preliminary estimates indicate the proposed village could include 680 to 800 new housing units, 35,000 to 60,000 square feet of retail space and 2,800 to 3,100 parking spaces, which would include some private Mayo employee parking, as well as public parking. The plan would also include a plaza area and public restrooms with a transit station and a new connection to Cascade Lake. And 30% to 40% open space.

Project Impact(s): Economic Development, Housing, Recreation & Open Space, Transportation

This project is in Concept Phase.

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Collaborators, Project Type, Impacts, Related Projects

 


Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Mayo, City of Rochester, DMC

Contact: TBD ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: City of Rochester, MN ; DMC EDA ; Mayo Clinic

Potential Collaborators: Diversity Council


Related Projects

Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Intercultural Center, Rochester (Creating a 21st Century Community Space) ; LINK - Bus Rapid Transit ; Riverfront Small Area Plan


Impacts 

Major Impact:  Housing

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Economic Development, Housing, Recreation & Open Space, Transportation

Level 2:

DMC Impacts:

Heart of the City, Discovery Square, UMR and Recreation, Central Station, St Marys Place

Community Health Impacts:


Type of Project

Building, Planning, Programming  

 


 

Detailed Description

 Extracted from November 2021 DMC Board Meeting Packet

 

References: 

 

What is Transit Hub

 

Video Clip of West Transit Village Sept 2022 DMCC Board Meeting

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Strategy
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Metrics
Unknown

 


Key reports on: West Transit Village


West Transit Village Housing City Council (January 10, 2025)

Feb 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Memo

PB reporting re Jan 6 City Council Meeting

"A final plan for dividing a 14.1-acre Mayo Clinic parking lot into developable sections is expected to be reviewed Monday by the Rochester City Council. The site, being dubbed “West Transit Village,” sits between Second Street Southwest and Cascade Lake. It is currently used as a Mayo Clinic employee shuttle lot, and Mayo Clinic plans to construct a 2,500-stall parking structure."

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West Transit Village (September 30, 2024)
September 2024 DMCC Board Update

September 2022 DMCC Board Status: NTH to run a developer selection process with Mayo

 

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Last modified by allnode on 2024/03/10
Created by support on 2022/10/01

 

 

 

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