The city of Minneapolis intends to add street improvements that create a neighborhood greenway from 44th Ave N to 4th Ave N on Humboldt Ave N and Irving Ave N. This project originated as a community-led initiative and is called the Northside Greenway. The city is completing public engagement to guide the project through the planning, design, and construction process. An engagement plan outlines how the project team will approach engagement and communicate with the community. The plan is intended to be a “living document” and it may be modified as circumstance warrants during the project duration. The map in Figure 1 shows the project limits.

The following are the overarching goals of the project.

Advance health equity

• Creating space for people to walk, bike, and play along the route
• Including placemaking to encourage and support people to gather and meet neighbors
• Prioritizing safety improvements at intersections with high injury streets to help reduce traffic injuries and deaths

Create a low-stress place for people to walk, bike, and roll

• Designing for safety, access, and comfort for those who walk, bike, and roll
• Providing improvements in the project area that serve all ages and abilities

Provide green urban space as an area for recreation and community connection

• Including sustainable landscaping and green stormwater infrastructure
• Providing space to connect people to neighborhood destinations, such as parks and schools

Engage and work with the community throughout the planning process

• Engaging with community members and organizations to gather input to help shape the plan and design of the Northside Greenway project

This project will be delivered in two phases, mainly from a construction and funding perspective. The planning, concept development, and public engagement timeline will mostly appear as a unified project. Detailed design for phase 2 will happen after phase 1, once funding is secure.

The pictures in the three sections below are meant to be illustrative examples. The three basic greenway types are a full greenway, half greenway, or a bicycle boulevard. They have been a starting point for discussion over the past decade of project planning. With the project now funded, we are entering a phase where we will narrow down what to build on the corridor. The possibilities include all three greenway options a combination of them, or other solutions for specific blocks. Major considerations include maintaining property access, ensuring access for emergency responders, implementing new traffic calming features, and adding green space. Share your input using the survey and interactive map.

For More Information

For more information and to sign up for email updates, visit the project website.

Contact us

Peter Bennett, Transportation Planner - Public Works | 612-673-2460 | peter.bennett@minneapolismn.gov

Allison Bell, PE, Professional Engineer - Public Works | 612-673-2453 | allison.bell@minneapolismn.gov

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