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Originally Posted by esquire
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Cold, why was that area around the ski jump (where the smokestack is) never fully developed and integrated in the urban grid? It's such prime land close to downtown, yet it appears to have been some kind of industrial site before becoming the park site it is today.
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My understanding was that for years flooding concerns prevented residential development in the valley. When old industry that used to be located in the valley would close, the city would purchase the property and turn it into park space. In the late 90's rules were relaxed to allow more residential development but obviously this was done to facilitate infill, not expansion of the built footprint.
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