Minnehaha-Hiawatha Community Works

Hennepin County, the City of Minneapolis, Longfellow Community Council, and Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association will be sponsoring a public meeting to discuss a proposed lighting project along 46th Street between 34th Ave and 46th Ave.

Date:  Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Location: Hiawatha School Park - 4305 E. 42nd Street

Join us to learn more and provide input on this proposed lighting project.  Light refreshments will be provided.  Click on the following link for a copy of the meeting announcement flyer.

Thank you to the almost 40 adults and youth at Longfellow Park who took a few minutes to give their thoughts on what they like about their neighborhood and what would make it better.  Click Longfellow Park Users to find out more.

On May 2, the project team did a corridor-wide “door knocking” event to talk to area residents about the Minnehaha-Hiawatha Community Works project.  It was a beautiful Saturday morning - over 150 people gave their thoughts on their community.

The project team knocked on all houses in the corridor from Lake Street to Minnehaha Parkway between Hiawatha Avenue and the east side of Minnehaha Avenue.  Residents were asked to answer the question: “Five years from now, the Minnehaha-Hiawatha Corridor will be a better place to live because…”

There was a lot of great input from area residents.  In general, residents see a future corridor that is vibrant (with more businesses and things to do); safe and accessible for bikers, walkers, and cars; and an attractive place to live (well maintained properties and no graffiti).  Many residents hope for a stronger sense of community, with more opportunities to get to know their neighbors.  Other residents look for accountability related to taxes, regulation, and other things.

Please go to Corridor Door-Knocking to read all comments that were made during the event.

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. 
Northrop Urban Environmental School
4315 - 31st Avenue South
 
We look forward to seeing you in May!

There has been a lot of interest in the research studies being done as background for this project.  Many of you had the chance to see presentations and ask questions to the consultants at the November Community Forum.

Now, several of the reports for these concurrent research studies are available via this website:

Cultural Resources Inventory:  This report reviews the early history of the project area and the potential historical/cultural “themes” that should be considered as part of the study process. [File is very large - 12 MB]

Freight Rail Operations in the Corridor:  This report examines current and future rail operations in the corridor.  [File is large - 5 MB]

Minnehaha-Hiawatha Corridor Market Analysis: This report looks at retail and market conditions within the corridor and its retail trade areas. [File is large - 6 MB]

Also, a link to all previous research, planning, and studies done in the corridor can be found under Links to Past Studies.

* If you are having trouble accessing these files, please contact Robb Luckow at the link on the left.