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Item Emerging Connections : developing transit corridors in Minneapolis - St Paul(North Dakota State University, 2014) Judovsky, Colby; Stottler, NathanThere is a new era coming to University Avenue on the rails of the new Green Line light rail extension. In position to create an important connection between Minneapolis and St. Paul, and to enhance the already existing urban fabric of the neighboring regions, this avenue seeks to capitalize on the projected transformations that the Green Line transit way may create. Stemming from this envisioned growth and development, our thesis, Emerging Connections, focuses on the prosperity of establishing identity through creating place and by analyzing what it means to create a destination rather than a route. As a collaboration between architecture and landscape architecture, we seek to accomplish this research analysis through the incorporation of a cohesively-designed public square and an 80,800 square foot transit station. In the end, our design will capitalize on the forthcoming transit-oriented development, allowing the University Avenue corridor to generate its own unique places rather than serving as a mere linkage between the two downtown centers of Minneapolis and St. Paul.Item Emerging connections : developing transit corridors in Minneapolis-St. Paul(2014) Stottler, Nathan; Judovsky, ColbyA new era is coming to St. Paul’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood on the rails of the new Green Line light rail extension. There is a potential for the Green Line expansion to bring about a flourish of growth and positive change in the neighborhoods it touches, and this thesis will seek to tap that potential and transform it into a new urban node for the Minneapolis – St. Paul metropolitan area. If quality design interventions take place here, the University Avenue corridor can begin to reflect the character of the neighborhood to which it belongs. Doing so will illustrate that connections between places can serve as more than conduits, generating their own unique places. Our thesis explores the design of a public square and transit station at the intersection of University Avenue and Hamline Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota. Our focus will be on responding to the need for transit-oriented development (TOD) through sustainable practices in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood. Our research methods in proving this hypothesis will be mixed-method with an emphasis upon a quantitative foundation, augmented by qualitative data.