South Loop background information

Recent South Loop planning efforts
Additional ongoing planning efforts

Image of South Loop area

Intersection of American Boulevard East and 34th Avenue, Bloomington, MN

Recent South Loop planning efforts

Following is a list of the existing plans, studies and regulatory controls affecting the South Loop District. Most of these are available on the City's website at the addresses listed. Others will be made available to the Consultant at the start of the project.

Bloomington Central Station

Traffic Study, Oct. 2004
Master Plan Summary and Design Guidelines, April 2005
(Note: Consultant will be expected to consider the elements of the BCS Master Plan and evaluate the appropriateness of expanding its recommendations district-wide)

City of Bloomington

City of Bloomington Sanitary Sewer Policy Plan, 1998
City of Bloomington Water System Master Plan, 1998
City of Bloomington Storm Water Treatment Facility Study draft, March 2002 (295KB, 27-page PDF)

Figure 3.1 South Loop District Outfall Location map (303KB, PDF)
Figure 3.2 Smith-Wrights/ South Loop Subwatersheds (173KB, PDF)
Figure 5.1 South Loop District Potential Regional Ponding Sites (301KB, PDF)
City of Bloomington Storm Water Treatment Facility Study draft Appendices, March 2002 (152KB, 7-page PDF)

South Loop Final AUAR, April 2002
South Loop AUAR Update, October 2009
2030 and 2050 Sanitary Sewer Modeling and Capacity Analysis (3/3/2010)
South Loop Supplementary Traffic Analysis (7/29/2010)
South Loop Roadway Infrastructure Improvements, January 25, 2007
City of Bloomington Surface Water Management Plan, Oct. 2007
Paper copies of the plan, including graphics, are available for review from the Public Works Division by calling 952-563-4581.
Airport Zoning (60KB, 1-page PDF) - parts of South Loop are located in Safety Zone A and Safety Zone B designated in the 2004 MSP Joint Airport Zoning Ordinance. The City established corresponding Airport Runway Overlay Districts (AR-17 and AR-22) in these areas, which place some restrictions on land uses, structure height, and stormwater ponds.

Mall of America

Mall of America Phase II Traffic Study, Sept. 2006
Mall of America Way-Finding Concept of Operations, Feb. 1, 2007
Mall of America Draft Final Visitor & Parking Study, May 2, 2006
Mall of America - Phase II Revised Preliminary Development Plan (approved by City Council in Nov. 2006)

Additional ongoing planning efforts

The City is currently engaged in several other planning efforts. Some have a citywide focus and include objectives and recommendations that will need to be coordinated with the South Loop District Plan. Two are District Plans focused on key development nodes along the American Boulevard corridor. Information on all of these planning efforts is available on the City's website with the following links:

Strategic plan (Imagine Bloomington 2025)
Normandale Lake District Plan
Penn American District Plan
Alternative Transportation Plan
Park Master Plan
2008 Comprehensive Plan Update

For more information, contact:

Julie Farnham
City of Bloomington
PH: 952-563-8920, FAX: 952-563-8949
E-mail: planning@ci.bloomington.mn.us