Explore innovative community projects, housing developments, and climate resilience during one of three mobile tours. 

Additional registration fees apply. Pre-registration required. Space is limited.

Add a tour to your full conference registration when you are registering. Already registered but want to join a tour? Please contact us at registration@lmc.org and we will assist you! 

Mobile Tour 1: Partnering for Wellness: Hermantown Essentia Wellness Center
Preconference tour: Wednesday, June 25, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Hermantown’s Essentia Wellness Center is a multipurpose space that serves its community with childcare, wellness clinic services, a YMCA gym, swimming pool and community center. When the city began to discuss the idea of a wellness center in 2011, they knew it would take partners. During this tour you will get to see the Essentia Wellness Center and learn how the city came to acquire the property; how they identified the needs of the community, including meeting a day care need with space for over 100 kids; learn how the project was funded; and find out how various partnerships make this space work.

Note: This tour site is fully ADA accessible.

Tour Facilitator: John Mulder, city administrator, City of Hermantown

Cost (includes lunch at 12 p.m.): $65

 

Mobile Tour 2: Duluth Residential Development Showcase
Preconference tour: Wednesday, June 25, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Housing development is complex – from where to build to what kinds of housing to include, cities are faced with a lot of decisions and community feedback. Join the City of Duluth on this mobile tour to visit two new brownfield development sites and hear how the city has approached the projects from a needs assessment as well as community and design perspectives. 

  • You’ll visit: Incline Village, a new residential development on the former site of Central High School. With commanding views of Lake Superior, this site will host up to seven residential structures totaling 1,300 units. Learn about amenities being planned, funding for this project, and community feedback. 
  • You’ll visit: Riverwest, a development on the former Riverside Golf Course. This development is anticipated to hold 100 individual housing units with a retail corridor along Grand Avenue. Learn about infrastructure needed, funding, and tourism access to Duluth’s outdoor amenities. 

Note: This tour will involve multiple stops where you will exit the bus and walk around the Riverwest sites.

Tour Facilitators: Steven Robertson, manager of construction and inspection services, City of Duluth; Kyle Deming, senior planner, City of Duluth

Cost (includes lunch at 12 p.m.): $65

 

Mobile Tour 3: Climate Adaptation and Resilience along Lake Superior 
Thursday, June 26, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Shoreline storm damage is a challenge for many cities with waterways. In 2017 and 2018, the City of Duluth’s Lake Superior shoreline was hit by three declared disasters that collectively caused more than $30 million in damage.

Hear from Duluth leaders to learn how the city has worked with federal and state partners to methodically reimagine and reconstruct several miles of shoreline infrastructure to better withstand future Lake Superior storms.

The tour will visit sections of Canal Park, the Lakewalk, and Brighton Beach to explore how the city has planned and funded the resilient reconstruction of vulnerable Lake Superior shoreline. City staff will show participants the completed projects and discuss the design and financing strategies Duluth used to transform its lakeshore to be more resilient, accessible, and sustainable.

Join us for this mobile tour to learn how cities can work with federal and state partners to incorporate climate adaptation and resiliency in public projects. 

Note: This tour involves visiting multiple sites and walking outdoors. The walkways are ADA accessible.

Tour Facilitators: Jim Filby Williams, director, Department of Property, Parks and Libraries, City of Duluth; Mike LeBeau, senior project manager, CR-Building Performance Specialists

Cost: $45

 

 

 

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