Tomorrow, I report to work at the Department’s new building in downtown St. Paul. For nearly the past four years, my office has been in Roseville, which is only a ten-minute drive from downtown Minneapolis. The commute to St. Paul will take a little longer. Another wrinkle: the parking ramp at the new building is not yet complete, which means I’ll have to park at a remote site and take a shuttle to the new building. I’ve been assured that the shuttle is accessible, but I have little doubt that getting to and from work is going to be a cumbersome process for the next couple months. But I’m also looking forward to being at the new building because more of us will be officed at the same location, which means I won’t have to drive as much between various sites. I’m not that familiar with downtown St. Paul and perhaps this will be an opportunity to overcome my Minneapolis-centric perspective.
