The Ford Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Saint Paul closed on December 19, 2011.

The closure of the plant is a significant loss for the community, the city and the region.  

The nearly 150-acre Ford site was home to an assembly plant operated by Ford Motor Co. for over 80 years. The property is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the Highland Park neighborhood of Saint Paul, surrounded by a vibrant residential community and bustling business district that grew up around it. The site provides an unprecedented redevelopment opportunity in the center of the Twin Cities region, in one of the most beautiful, stable and economically strong neighborhoods of Saint Paul.

Additional information about the Ford Site project is available below and in links to the left. 

Tentative Ford Project Timeline (shows key project activities described on these web pages)

Key reports issued for this project include: 

- Phase I Planning - Five Redevelopment Scenarios for the Ford Site  

- Ford Site Green Manufacturing Reuse Study 

- Sustainable Stormwater Feasibility Report for the Ford Plant Site 

- Roadmap to Sustainability for the Saint Paul Ford Site -- Full Report and Exec Summary

- Ford Site Open Space Guidelines

In 2007, the City of Saint Paul Planning Commission appointed the Ford Site Planning Task Force to assist in identifying a plan that creates a positive legacy for the City and Ford Motor Company. The task force is co-chaired by William Klein and Planning Commissioner Tony Schertler. The charge to the Ford Planning Task Force is to prepare for consideration by the Planning Commission, City Council and Mayor a redevelopment framework for a mixed-use site that will represent a fitting legacy for both the Ford Motor Company and the City of Saint Paul.

A Ford Site Open Space Workgroup was convened in June 2010 to support and refine the work of the Ford Site Planning Task Force in the area of open space planning.  The group will conclude its work in early 2011 and issue a report on open space priorities for the Ford site.  More here. 

Under the direction of Mayor Chris Coleman and a grant provided by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the City of Saint Paul commissioned two reports to examine sustainable redvelopment opportunities for the Ford Site. 

The Roadmap to Sustainability for the Saint Paul Ford Site, prepared by a team of sustainable development and green design professionals, presents an important and ambitious agenda for sustainable redevelopment of the site and mechanisms to move that agenda forward in cooperation with policy makers, site developers and the community.

The Sustainable Stormwater Feasibility Report for the Ford Plant Site, prepared by Barr Engineering, investigates the feasibility of low-impact stormwater management at the Ford Plant site and general recommendations to achieve these in the event of site redevelopment or if the plant is retained and the site retrofitted to operate with enhanced environmental sensitivity over the long-term.