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By robb, November 9, 2011 7:03 am

The County Board adopted the Minnehaha-Hiawatha Community Works Strategic Investment Framework, which will coordinate the multiple jurisdictions involved with the Minnehaha-Hiawatha Community Works Capital Project.

The project implements activities that enhance economic vitality, improve natural systems, and strengthen community connections in the Minnehaha-Hiawatha corridor area. The Framework will guide policymakers in making private improvements within the corridor, supporting other public and private investments in the area.

The framework characterizes the corridor as a diagonal ladder, reflecting the unique orientation of the street grid and rail lines in the area. The ladder concept conveys the need for two diagonal avenues (Minnehaha and Hiawatha avenues) and key east-west streets (Lake, 38th, and 46th streets) to be strongly linked to support mobility, access and economic vitality. The three major cross streets form the primary rungs of the ladder, creating three neighborhood districts around the three LRT stations.

The project targets investment to support and hasten transition from existing heavy industrial to livable, vibrant business nodes that build on the strong linkages between the LRT stations and Minnehaha Avenue. This transition would be accomplished by infrastructure investments that improve pedestrian, bike and vehicle connectivity; support major transit-oriented development to retain and create jobs, spur affordable market-rate housing, and support community retail and services; and create green pedestrian and bike connections.

To date, the County Board has appropriated $3.1 million for the project, leveraging more than $250,000 in funding from other entities. Work on the project will continue through 2017, with an additional $6 million in funding.

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By robb, September 13, 2010 11:53 am

Join us in October to find out about the draft recommendations for the Minnehaha-Hiawatha Community Works project. Learn about the almost 50 consultant recommendations to improve quality of life and vitality in the corridor area. 

Project staff will be at the following neighborhood organization meetings to make brief presentations and answer your questions:

Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association – Annual Meeting
October 13 / 5:00 pm +
Lake Hiawatha Recreation Center
2701 -  44th Street East

Longfellow Community Council – Best Meeting Ever
October 27 / 6:00 pm +
Minnehaha Academy – North Campus
3100 West River Parkway

Corcoran Neighborhood Organization – General Membership Meeting
October 28 / 5:30 pm +
Corcoran Park Recreation Center
3334 – 20th Ave South

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By robb, April 23, 2009 2:24 pm

There are several upcoming opportunities for you to have more input into the Minnehaha-Hiawatha Community Works project:

Minnehaha-Hiawatha Corridor Door Knock
Saturday – May 2 – 9:00 am to 11:00 am

Project staff will be out in the corridor on Saturday morning, May 2nd, to talk to area residents about the Minnehaha-Hiawatha Community Works project and to give out information on some upcoming public meetings in mid-May.

Community Conversations

The project team has collected great community input on how to improve the community’s quality of life.  We would now like your input on issues, solutions, and desired outcomes for the corridor.

Join us at any one of the following Community Conversation workshops

Wednesday – May 13 – 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church
4101 – 37th Avenue South

Thursday – May 14 – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
2730 East 31st Street

Monday – May 18 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Longfellow Park Recreation Center
3435 – 36th Avenue South

Wednesday – May 20 – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Â
Northrop Urban Environmental School
4315 – 31st Avenue South
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We look forward to seeing you in May!

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By robb, November 25, 2008 3:27 pm

Thank you to the over 100 community members who participated in the November 12 Community Forum at Sanford Middle School.  Visitors had the chance to review information from concurrent studies and all the community input received to date, contribute their additional ideas, and go to
presentations on a recent railroad study, cultural resources study, and market retail study.  Click on the links below to see more from the Forum:

Comments and Community Input
Comments from Forum Attendees links to comments made by neighbors who attended the Community Forum.
Input to Date links to the input from previous events.

Railroad Study
Rail Corridor Presentation Video [30 minutes long]
Rail Corridor PowerPoint – Part 1
Rail Corridor PowerPoint – Part 2

Cultural Resources Study
Cultural Resources Presentation Video [30 minutes long]
Cultural Resources PowerPoint – Part 1
Cultural Resources PowerPoint – Part 2
Cultural Resources PowerPoint – Part 3
Cultural Resources PowerPoint – Part 4
Cultural Resources PowerPoint – Part 5

Market Study
Market Analysis Presentation Video [30 minutes long]
Market Study PowerPoint – Part 1
Market Study PowerPoint – Part 2
 

 

 

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By admin, October 21, 2008 9:43 am

Please bring your friends and neighbors and join the Community Advisory Committee on Wednesday evening, November 12, at Sanford Middle School.

Reinvestment is happening along the Minnehaha-Hiawatha corridor – the question is:  what will it look like and what role do residents and businesses have in the process?

Come learn about and provide input on a major Hennepin County Community Works Initiative for the entire area from Hiawatha Avenue to Minnehaha Avenue and from the Midtown Greenway to Minnehaha Parkway.

Come anytime between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. and visit stations addressing topics such as transportation and traffic, community image, safety, economic development, green space and parks, housing, commercial revitalization, and MORE!  There will be refreshments and fun activities for all ages!

Short presentations on recent corridor studies will be offered twice during the evening:

Railroad Study: 5:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m.
Cultural Resources Study: 6:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Market Retail Study: 6:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 12th
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Sanford Middle School (3524 42nd Ave S)

For more information contact Robb Luckow at Hennepin County, robb.luckow@co.hennepin.mn.us or 612-348-9344.

**  This community forum has been promoted through the Longfellow Community Council listserve; an email to 200 on the project email list; a mailing to all corridor homes, apartments, and businesses; flyers distributed throughout the neighborhood and on doors; the Standish-Ericsson E-Democracy Issues forum; the Longfellow Community Council monthly e-news; and the Longfellow Messenger.

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By admin, September 9, 2008 12:55 am

The Community Advisory Committee and project team used National Night Out to provide information about this project to thousands of area residents and to gather input from those who wanted to offer ideas. Working in partnership with the Minneapolis Police Department, Block Club leaders throughout the project area received an initial request to help, and then in early August received instructions, copies of a handout with project information and a short survey, and preprinted envelopes. They handed out the information to their neighbors at the National Night Out celebrations and in the 13 neighborhoods where people completed the surveys, Block Club leaders collected them and mailed them back to the project team in the postage-paid envelopes. Below is what people had to say in response to the survey question: What kinds of improvements do you think would create a more vibrant community and increase your quality of life?

Click here to see what they had to say.