Downtown Saint Paul is the heart of the capital city of Minnesota, and even if it's not as well-known as its sister city (Downtown Minneapolis), but it has just as much character. It has a thriving economic market, and the Minnesota State Capitol is located in the northernmost part of Downtown Saint Paul.  There are plenty of cultural things to do as well, including theater (the Ordway is renowned for its excellence), orchestra (the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is magnificent), and museums (the Minnesota Children's Museum is a must-visit, even for non-children). There are also plenty of sports to be watched in Downtown Saint Paul. The Xcel Energy Center opened in 2000 and is now the home of the professional hockey team, the Minnesota Wild. CHS Field, located in Lowertown, opened in 2015 and houses the Saint Paul Saints, who are a member of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. Downtown Saint Paul is a comfortably middle-class city with a fair amount of diversity, and there are many people who work as well as live in the downtown area. There are more renters than owners, and there is a nice mix of ages in the neighborhood. Downtown Saint Paul hosts the Saint Paul Winter Carnival every year, which is the oldest winter carnival in the country; the first one occurred in 1886. Downtown Saint Paul is underrated, but the residents don't mind it that way.

Downtown Saint Paul is the home of the Minnesota State Capitol, and construction on it started in 1896. It was finished in 1905 and stood proudly above the city for several decades. It started to experience some wear and tear in the 1990s, but actual renovation didn't happen for another twenty years. It started in 2013 and was finally finished in 2017.It was designed by Cass Gilbert, who designed many other prominent buildings around the United States. Downtown Saint Paul has been a magnet for corporations since early in the thirties, with some very big names, such as US Bancorp, Ecolab, and Travelers. It has also had a strong arts presence in the neighborhood of Lowertown, which is on the east-side of Downtown. Lowertown was a vital part of the Downtown rail and river identity, urban planning, and other architecture. In 1983, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for these contributions. Today, Downtown is booming. The population is predicted jump 80% from 2014 (7,911) to over 14,000 in 2020. It follows the national trend of more people moving to downtown, especially in Midwest states, and it's easy to see why people would want to make Downtown Saint Paul their home. It has parks, theaters, museums, and sports, so there's something for everyone. (rev. 1/30/21)

Saint Paul has very little in environmental policies. Introduced in 2020, they are asking large buildings to monitor water and energy usage for benchmarking purposes. That's about it. (dec 2010) In December of 2019, St Paul adopted a Climate Action & Resilience Plan, in conjunction with the Great Plains Institute. In this document, St Paul is setting a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. St Paul is pushing to have increase sustainability in a couple different ways. 1. They are looking to reduce carbon by making buildings more efficient. This would include changing the building codes to increase efficiency. 2. They are looking to have the transportation sector change to electric vehicles. They also want people to drive less.

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