City, Students Support Livability w/Destination Districts

The project includes improving transportation, creating gathering spaces and completing a market study to decide what kinds of businesses could flourish

December 26, 2019 04:04 AM

By Anna Burleson

Grand Forks Herald

UND and city officials are once again looking at creating vibrancy districts for students to engage more with the community, and this time they say it’s going to be different.

In March, the city and university began working with consulting firm Brailsford and Dunlavey, which gathered input from a variety of stakeholders and found districts could be created in downtown Grand Forks, within UND’s campus and along the 42nd Street corridor.

“This is something that’s honestly really important to students,” UND Student Body President Matt Kopp said. “They come to UND for an education, but they also come to college to enjoy life and have a good experience, and this is an important initiative to make that happen.”

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