Post in A bad place for a good project

Jan 07 21:38 UTC

While I think Jan's suggestion of a west 7th street or University Avenue makes
sense regarding a more suitable location, I think the proximity to I-35E
parkway makes it more suitable.

I don't know where Trader Joe's is in either Woodbury or St. Louis Park.  I
don't spend a lot of time in either area I do know my way around Woodbury.  So
I am not likely to go out of my way to get to Trader Joe's in any location
other than the proposed location.  Even then its unlikely I would ever shop
there.

My point is that while some areas of St. Paul may actually be more suitable for
the development that doesn't make it reasonable to place the development there.

Jan Carr <jan@carrcreatives.com> wrote: I couldn't agree more with Mike
Mischke's assessment of the Trader
Joe's project.

I watched the entire city council proceedings on this matter (SPNN),
and while everyone seems to agree that a Trader Joe's franchise would
be a welcome addition to St. Paul, it was never clear to me why the
developers feel that particular site is crucial.

If St. Paul residents are already willing to drive to St. Louis Park
or Woodbury to shop Trader Joe's, certainly they would be willing to
drive to a more suitable location -- either along University Avenue
or West 7th, the two alternate areas most often mentioned.

Mike Fratto
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