Southwest LRT community meetings will be held this month to address the freight rail issue. Please attend to learn more about the potential impacts to the community.

 

Please join us for the next meeting of the
CIDNA Board.        

      

Wednesday, July 10
6:00 p.m.
Jones-Harrison Residence
3700 Cedar Lake Avenue  Map
 
Click here to download a pdf of the complete agenda.

 
The Southwest LRT project office will host two community meetings July 17 & 18, 2013, on engineering concepts for
resolving the location of freight rail in the design of the project.
The content will be the same at both meetings so you are welcome to attend either session.

The concepts explore various possibilities for co-locating freight and LRT tracks in Minneapolis, as well as options to reroute
freight rail traffic in St. Louis Park to make way for LRT tracks.
The relocation concepts to be presented will be different than the one described in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).

Both co-location and relocation options would have impacts on residences and businesses, including the freight railroads.

Wednesday, July 17
Jones-Harrison Residence
3700 Cedar Lake Avenue, Minneapolis
Open House: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Presentation: 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
Facilitated Q & A Session: 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 18
St. Louis Park High School
6425 W 33rd Street, St. Louis Park
Open House: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Presentation: 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.
Facilitated Q & A Session: 6:15 - 7:00 p.m.

Click here to view the event flier.

Project website: www.swlrt.org
Questions? Contact Sophia Ginis, Southwest LRT community outreach coordinator, Sophia.ginis@metrotransit.org or 612-373-3895.

 

W. 29th St. Closure Begins July 8.       

         

New sewer installation along W. 29th St. is currently scheduled to begin the week of July 8. W. 29th Street will close between Xerxes Ave. S. and Dean Pkwy. for several weeks during the construction.

 

W. 28th St. and Xerxes Ave. S. between W. 28th St. and Cedar Lake Ave. will remain open to traffic at this time. Accommodations for Calhoun-Isles townhome and condominium residents will also be in place.

 

Area parking restrictions on other roadways are still in effect. Please remember to drive slowly around work areas and pay attention to posted signage for direction.



Due to the Fourth of July Holiday, no construction is scheduled to occur July 4-7. Work is scheduled to resume Monday, July 8.
 

Sunset Blvd. is now closed to through traffic between Depot St. and France Ave. Concrete removal will be ongoing next week as work to install the sewer begins. Short-term closures of individual resident driveways will begin; residents will be notified in advance of driveway closures.
 
 
For more project information, visit the project website at www.metrocouncil.org/sewerconstructionupdates.

If you have questions about the project please contact Tim O'Donnell, the project's Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Citizen Liaison, at 651-602-1269 or tim.odonnell@metc.state.mn.us.

To sign up for project email updates, please send an email to bgrand@zanassoc.com stating that you would like to receive Cedar Lake Area Sewer Improvements email updates.

 
Meet with Meg is moving to the third Monday of every month at Bryant Square Park. Join Meg for the next meeting:

Monday, July 15
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Bryant Square Park
3101 Bryant Ave S  Map

MGC is talking to cyclists, drivers, and transit users alike,
in order to paint a big picture of how the Greenway fits into the community.  

Click here to take the survey.

The results of the survey will help MGC advocate for the
Greenway during the Metro Transit's ongoing Alternatives Analysis study, which will help determine future transit options along the corridor. Three alternatives are currently being considered for the Midtown Corridor by Metro Transit:

1. A Streetcar in the Greenway, paralleling the path, from the Lake St. Light Rail Station at Hiawatha to the future Southwest Light Rail.
2. An Enhanced Bus on Lake Street with pre-boarding payment hubs, the capacity to delay red lights, and a different look, from the Lake St. Light Rail at Hiawatha to
   the future Southwest Light Rail.
3. A combination of both options - Streetcar and Enhanced Bus, with an extension on the Enhanced Bus line to the intersection of Snelling and University in St. Paul.

To learn more about these proposals, check out Metro Transit's updates on the Alternatives Analysis, and stay up-to-date by following the Midtown Greenway Coalition's transit updates.

 

First come, first served. The next event is Saturday, July 20,
noon - 4 p.m. North Commons Community Rec Center,
1801 James Ave N., Minneapolis (map).
For more information: www.hennepin.us/fixitclinic.

 

National Night Out is Tuesday, August 6.

Residents are encouraged to host a block party. Permission of
75% of your neighbors to required for street closure and registration is free through July 23.

Register online at www.minneapolismn.gov/nno/nno_register.

 

The project spanned several years, drawing and confirming lake boundaries, trails, and amenities - then culminated recently in brand new depth measurements (soundings) of the entire chain.

Sailors and map enthusiasts, Dave and Claire have enjoyed spending time on the lakes since moving to Minneapolis 16 years ago.  They were surprised to find that a map of all four connected lakes with up-to-date depths including channels was not available.  So they took it upon themselves to collect the data and create a map from scratch.  The result is the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Nautical Chart - a love letter to Minneapolis and it's world-class lakes and parks.  You can learn more about their project at  www.citylakemaps.com.

Thank you for reading this newsletter. If you are interested in volunteering in the neighborhood, please let me know how you would like to help.