Normandale Lake District Plan

• Overview
• Normandale Lake District Plan
• Normandale Lake District improvements (information from our Engineering Division)
• Related links

The Normandale Lake District Plan includes the area bounded by West 84th Street on the south, just beyond Stanley Road on the east, I-494 on the north and East Bush Lake Road on the west.

Overview

The Bloomington City Council adopted and placed the Normandale Lake District Plan into effect on May 19, 2008, through Resolution 2008-50. The Normandale Lake District Plan describes the relationship between new development and redevelopment and the traffic improvements necessary to accommodate future development.

The Normandale Lake District is a highly attractive area that, with some finishing touches, will be recognized as a distinctive metro area destination and neighborhood. The District will be a great place to call home for some and provide a good job and a transit-oriented work location for others. For the traveler, it will be a favorite place to stay while visiting Bloomington. For walkers, runners and cyclists, the District will be a four-season place to enjoy the contrast between nature and the city.

Bloomington ’s vision locates higher density, transit-oriented uses and regional shopping destinations along the I-494 and American Boulevard corridor. The Normandale Lake District is already established as the metropolitan area’s preeminent suburban office location and as a popular park preserve. It contains about 15 percent of Bloomington ’s future commercial and residential development potential.

Community Benefits:  

• Over 3,000 additional jobs, 500 new transit-oriented apartments, a revitalized neighborhood commercial center and regional park improvements.
• Improve transportation and transit serving the District’s residents and employees.
• Create balance among residential, office, hotel and retail uses.
• Protect the environment and surrounding open space.
• Unify the District’s appearance with consistent streetscape, landscape and signs.

Normandale Lake District Plan

Full document (large file) (19.7MB,147-page PDF)

This file is best viewed in Acrobat Reader 9, it makes use of the Acrobat Portfolio. This large file contains a table of contents and an index in Appendix A with links to all the sections, tables and figures. To use these convenient links, you must save the file to your computer. Install Acrobat Reader 9, open the saved file, view the table of contents and click on the listings to be taken to a specific topic.

Introductory elements (The last three contain links to all the sections, figures and tables.):

• Cover (276KB,1-page PDF)
• Acknowledgements (56KB,1-page PDF)
• Table of contents (Includes links to all sections) (28KB,1-page PDF)
• List of figures (Includes links to all figures) (36KB,1-page PDF)
• List of tables (Includes links to all tables) (32KB,1-page PDF)

Individual sections

1. Introduction (344KB,2-page PDF)
2. Background and Existing Conditions (5.1MB,20-page PDF)
3. Opportunities and Challenges (2.1MB,14-page PDF)
4. Vision and Goals (380KB,6-page PDF)
5. Development Framework (3.9MB,30-page PDF)
6. Implementation Plan (840KB,10-page PDF)

Appendixes

1. Appendix A (10.4MB,142-page PDF)
2. Appendix B (1.3MB,10-page PDF)
3. Appendix C (96KB,2-page PDF)

Related links

• Study consultants

The following recent and ongoing planning efforts relate to and will inform the Comprehensive Plan Update:

• South Loop District Plan
• Alternative transportation plan
• 2008 Comprehensive Plan Update
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Norman Pointe Office project
• Park master plan
• Strategic planning - Imagine Bloomington 2025

For more information, contact

Bob Sharlin or Julie Farnham
Planning and Economic Development
PH: 952-563-8920, FAX: 952-563-8949
E-mail: planning@ci.bloomington.mn.us

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