How does equity in the built environment relate to the Saint Paul skyway system? Explore the past and present of the skyways, and what a more equitable future skyway system might look like.
Reflect on your personal experience of the skyways and recognize how others experience the skyways differently. How does utilization differ pre- and post-pandemic, and who has disproportionately experienced negative impacts? How does ownership and financial influence over the skyway system shape its design and potential improvements? How much of the skyway experience relates to one’s gender, race, sexual orientation, disability status, immigration or resident status, housing vulnerability, etc.?
Join members of the AIA Minnesota Equity in the Built Environment (EBE) Committee in exploring these questions through a tour-and-talk format, followed by a social debrief.
The tour route will start at the main lobby of the historic section of the Union Depot building, 214 4th St E, Saint Paul, and make our way through downtown skyways.