St. Paul / New homes demand new parks
critics say Allocate green space or add to fund, law would tell builders BY JASON HOPPIN
University Avenue's new Rondo Community Outreach Library brought something more than books to a once seedy corner of St. Paul: children.
Kids whose families have moved into the apartments above the library need to walk a ways before they find a park. They've taken to playing in the yards of nearby houses and a Wendy's restaurant parking lot.
And in that, some people see a flaw in the way St. Paul does development.