With Nicollet Mall at a crossroads, WCCO’s Taylor Rivera explores the city’s potential plans to transition it from a retail hub to a residential “downtown backyard” in a WCCO In-Depth series, “The Mall’s Next Move.”
If you take a walk down the mall it’s hard to miss a bus whizzing by. It’s also hard to avoid an uncomfortable encounter with someone who is homeless. And it’s definitely impossible to miss former storefronts that now sit empty, or restaurants that are shuttered.
The city’s prime corridor for decades, home to anchor retail spots like Dayton’s, Neiman Marcus, or even further back Montgomery Wards, is in need of a makeover. And Minneapolis’ leadership knows it…