Editing Duluth, Minnesota (section)

===21st-century development===
[[File:Horse and carriage-Duluth-2006.jpg|thumb|left|Canal Park Lakewalk carriage ride]]

With the decline of the city's industrial core, the local economic focus gradually shifted to [[tourism]]. The downtown area was renovated to emphasize its pedestrian character: streets were paved with red brick, and [[skywalk]]s and retail shops were added. The city and developers worked with the area's unique architectural character, converting old warehouses along the waterfront into cafés, shops, restaurants, and hotels. Combined with the new rock beach and Lakewalk, these changes developed the new [[Canal Park (Duluth)|Canal Park]] as a tourism-oriented district. Duluth's population, which had declined since 1960, stabilized at around 85,000.

In the 21st century, Duluth has become a regional center for banking, retail shopping, and medical care for northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and northwestern Michigan. It is estimated that more than 8,000 jobs in Duluth are directly related to its two hospitals. Arts and entertainment offerings, as well as year-round recreation and the natural environment, have contributed to the tourist industry's expansion. Some 3.5 million visitors each year contribute more than $400 million to the local economy.

A group of like-minded businesses in [[Lincoln Park (Duluth)|Lincoln Park]], an old rundown blue-collar neighborhood with high unemployment and poverty rates, was cultivated by a group of entrepreneurs who have been rebuilding and revitalizing the area. Since 2014, at least 25 commercial real estate transactions have occurred, and 17 businesses have opened, including restaurants, breweries, coffee shops and artist studios.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kraker |first=Dan |title=Craftsmen, backpacks, beer build hope in a needy Duluth neighborhood |work=MPR News |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/04/18/duluth-lincoln-park-businesses-spark-revival |url-status=live |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423211342/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/04/18/duluth-lincoln-park-businesses-spark-revival |archive-date=April 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=MPR News |title=The creative economy in Duluth's craft district |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/05/12/chris-farrell-on-creative-economy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423211333/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/05/12/chris-farrell-on-creative-economy |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |access-date=April 23, 2019 |website=www.mprnews.org|date=May 11, 2017 }}</ref> Due to the neighborhood's revitalization, many developers are also investing in housing projects in anticipation of further growth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busche |first=Kelly |date=March 9, 2020 |title=Following business boom, Duluth's Lincoln Park sees housing influx |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/real-estate/4984156-Following-business-boom-Duluth%E2%80%99s-Lincoln-Park-sees-housing-influx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310202252/https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/real-estate/4984156-Following-business-boom-Duluth%E2%80%99s-Lincoln-Park-sees-housing-influx |archive-date=March 10, 2020 |access-date=April 25, 2020 |website=Duluth News Tribune}}</ref>

====Waterfront reclamation efforts====
Duluth's prominence as a port city gave it an economic advantage in its early years, but as various industries began to wane, new efforts to reclaim areas of the waterfront for public use emerged. Notable among them is the reclamation of the St. Louis River corridor, which runs along the edge of the city's western neighborhoods. Many of these sites, filled with legacy pollutants due to previous industrial use, have been or are in the process of being restored by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] (EPA) with several developments, such as Pier B Resort and Hotel, demonstrating the revitalization opportunity of these former industrial spaces.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slater {{!}} |first=Brady |date=August 17, 2019 |title=Study highlights Duluth's cleanup efforts along the St. Louis River |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/science-and-nature/4615703-Study-highlights-Duluths-cleanup-efforts-along-the-St.-Louis-River |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=Duluth News Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

Other efforts to reclaim waterfront space in Duluth have been led by the Duluth Waterfront Collective.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.highway61duluth.com/about |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=Highway 61 Duluth |language=en}}</ref> One notable example includes the Highway 61 Revisited concept, which seeks to reimagine the I-35 corridor as it runs through the city's downtown. The group's efforts have been met with interest, with the city council voting to explore options for the corridor in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Brooks Johnson Star |title=Duluth council looking at reimagining I-35 downtown |url=https://www.startribune.com/duluth-council-looking-at-reimagining-i-35-downtown/600087766/ |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref>

While the acreage of land utilizing the waterway for port-related purposes has shifted in recent years, the goods being shipped through the Duluth–Superior port have shifted to reflect a changing economy. In recent decades, declines in the shipment of coal and iron ore have been met by increases in the shipment of wind turbine components<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2020 |title=As energy use changes in the Great Lakes, so too does the Port of Duluth-Superior |url=https://www.minnpost.com/environment/2020/04/as-energy-use-changes-in-the-great-lakes-so-too-does-the-port-of-duluth-superior/ |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=MinnPost |language=en-US}}</ref> and multimodal shipping containers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Brooks Johnson Star |title=Calling all containers: Duluth port expands capabilities |url=https://www.startribune.com/calling-all-containers-duluth-port-expands-capabilities/600109325/ |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref>