Officials press for universal accessibility and stormwater reuse in new Mall design
Legislators and local leaders urged that planting and site work prioritize universal access and consider stormwater capture and reuse; presenters said they consulted the Minnesota Council on Disabilities and are in conversations with watershed partners.
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Multiple committee members raised accessibility and stormwater reuse during the Q&A. A senator and the mayor urged that new plantings and hardscape be universally accessible; Eric Sick said the planning process consulted the Minnesota Council on Disabilities and that universal-access principles were incorporated into the design framework. "We've consulted with them when we any of the projects we've put forward as well as the Kavanaugh design framework itself involved them all along," Sick said.
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