A large master plan can be seen here:
http://www.cppm.umn.edu/assets/pdf/2009_BOR_mp.pdf Page 27 shows a pretty hefty area of "joint planning" that I imagine will take over much of the railroad/grain areas in the longer-term future. Not sure if this is proposed U-owned land or if the U will strongly influence what goes there but it looks like (from several slides that show Granary Rd (future)) there will be something up north of the "East Gateway District." Neighborhoods? Surface Lots? Replacement intramural fields once that road goes in? Who knows.
This was the document the OP was looking for
http://www.cppm.umn.edu/assets/pdf/east_gateway_district_mp.pdf pages 5 and 6 show a pretty good overview. There seems to be some surface parking remaining to the west of the westmost parking structure (assuming they don't turn it in to a runoff pond to replace the existing one), but other than that it's all gone.. There also seems to be some buildings on the east slated for private development, which I would assume means apartments with restaurants/bars/shops on the ground floor (as has been the theme over in Dinkytown the last 2 years).
I remember saying it last time, and it still kinda rings true to me... The reality is that the university CAN and DOES bring in a ton of money from research (grants, donations, corporate sponsored research) so in that regard using this space makes sense for them. The parking lots on hand today are used primarily (260 days a year) for staff and students. So to the U, if they are replacing surface lots with revenue and prestige-generating buildings and keeping the same # of parking spots for all (including game day) what's the big deal if 7 Saturdays a year people have a slightly harder time getting drunk? I don't disagree with that sentiment when looked at as a dollars and cents, black and white approach, but having a productive team and gameday atmosphere can bring in tons of money in ways they can't accurately expect or predict (donations, boosters, apparel revenue, higher ticket prices due to demand, etc etc). Here are some other comments/concerns:
- Views of the stadium. The more you put up around it the harder it is to see and the more it becomes just "another building" on campus to many people. They're doing the right thing by tearing down that atrocious building on the SE corner of the stadium and replacing it with a grass/trees. But they need to make sure it stays this way
- Allowing a culture of "tailgating" - this should be a mix of U-owned lots, private lots (looking at you, city), grassy campus areas, frats/houses on campus, and bars/restaurants. We'll never be like Miller Park with miles of lots but making gameday a fun experience before and after is VERY important, and the more you push people away the more likely they are to just show up 5 minutes late, leave 10 minutes early (or not show up at all).
I will say, though, that they put together compelling presentations/plans in a very clear-to-understand way.