Collaborators 

Lead Organization: City of Rochester, MN

Contact: Cindy Steinhauser ; Email: TBD ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: City of Rochester, MN ; Community Development Department (Formerly Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department) ; County of Olmsted, MN ; DMC EDA

Potential Collaborators:

Related Projects

America's City for Health ; City of Rochester Initiates New Budget Process and Publishes Digital Format ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Community Health Assessment Process ; Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan ; Discovery Walk Co-designing ; Downtown Waterfront Southeast: 6th Street Bridge Concept Design ; LINK - Bus Rapid Transit ; Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Governance/Public Policy

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Health, Heritage Preservation, Housing, Neighborhood, Transportation, Vision/Identity

Level 2: Health & Wellness

DMC Impacts:

Livable City, Health & Wellness

Community Health Impacts:

Financial Stress/Homelessness

Type of Project

Planning, Special  

Video explanation

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What is P2S?

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August 2015 Project Update

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Supporting Planning Efforts and Background Resources

• City of Rochester
• Olmsted County
• Destination Medical Center
• Soldier's Memorial Field Master Plan
• Cascade Lake Master Plan
• Silver Lake
• ZipRail
• Southeast Minnesota Rail Alliance
• Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment for Olmsted County

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P2S Implementation Report

P2S Update Request for Proposal 

City of Rochester 2022 Actions extracted from the city website. 

Steantec Consulting Services retained by Olmsted County completed an assessment of the Rochester-Olmsted County Department (ROPD) just published a set of game-changing recommendations.  Among other observersations is "If ever there was a Comprehensieve Plan that should be designed to be a living doucment, it is the ROPD Comprehensive Plan (6.7) of assment document."

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Publication: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Guidebook: "Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) is a proven method for activating our collective dreams for our children. It enables communities to look at the root cause of the issues children and families face, namely racism; to begin healing from trauma and the embedded belief system that upholds racism; and to envision and build a more equitable future."

Collection of Information regarding legal services for those who live or work in Southern Minnesota. 

The City of Rochester has been awarded $2.5 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This grant will support the South Broadway Avenue Planning Project, which aims to improve safety and connectivity on South Broadway Avenue between 4th Street and 9th Street Southeast. The RAISE funding will be utilized for planning and design phases of the project.

2025 Summer Program Application Open

Per PB reporting:

"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."

Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.

 PB Reporting regarding TIF $14M Requests (Sherman and Prairie Ridge) 2024-12-14 

PB Reporting: Measuring the breadth of Mayo Clinic’s medical data abundance. 

Researchers beyond Mayo Clinic’s walls might make use of the Mayo Clinic Platform. Its data network, Connect, uses millions of de-identified patient records, test results, imaging, pathology reports and more from Mayo Clinic and seven other large health care systems across the world.

City of Rochester Receives $84.92 Million Federal Grant for Transformative Link Bus Rapid Transit Project

LINK Progress Report to City Council 

Rochester eyes TIF to support Transit Village, Public Parking

Mayor Norton Honors 2023 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Mayor Norton Honors 2022 Mayor's Medal of Honor Recipients

Press Release: Olmsted County residents encouraged to apply for Restorative Practices Advisory Committee (RPAC)

This new RPAC will bring together residents, justice system representatives, and community organizations to promote and sustain restorative practices throughout Olmsted County. 

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results