The draft reports include:

• A study of the location of freight rail service
• An analysis of potential impacts on water resources with light rail operating in shallow tunnels along the Kenilworth Corridor.

Click here to view the full draft reports. 

 

The public is invited to Town Hall/Community Meetings to ask questions and share comments with Metropolitan Council members and Southwest LRT project staff.

 

Monday, February 10
6:00 - 9:10 p.m.
Dunwoody College of Technology, Decker Auditorium  
818 Dunwoody Blvd., Minneapolis  Map
Park in west lot; enter via west entrance.  

Wednesday, February 12  
6:00 - 9:10 p.m.
St. Louis Park Senior High School, Carl A. Holmstrom Auditorium  
6425 West 33rd Street, St. Louis Park  Map
 
Click here to view the meeting flier with the full agenda.   

Visit www.swlrt.org for more information.

 

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

      

Wednesday, February 12
6:00 p.m.
Jones-Harrison Residence
3700 Cedar Lake Avenue  Map

The agenda includes:

• Discussion of apartment projects in CIDNA (see article below)
• Park Board Commissioner Anita Tabb
• Presentation from MSP FairSkies Coalition about
  proposed increase in airplane traffic over CIDNA (see
  image below).   

Click here to view the complete meeting agenda.

All are welcome!

Trammell Crow Co. has proposed 6- and 11-story designs on the site of Tryg's Restaurant. In preliminary negotiations, the CIDNA Land Use and Development Committee has opposed these options and requested the developer to present ideas that would respect the 56-foot zoning height limit and adjacent 5-story Loop Condominiums. The developer has not yet responded to the committee's request. As a result, CIDNA will not consider a formal position about this project in its February 12th board meeting.  

CIDNA also is holding preliminary discussions with Greystar Investment Group to build a 90 to 160-unit apartment project on the property owned by Lakes Limited Partners, which is the vacant site east of the Calhoun Beach Club Apartments at Thomas Ave S and W Lake St. CIDNA supported a large condominium project on this site in 2006. The project would have been 84 feet on West Lake Street, stepping down to 2-1/2 stories on the north side adjacent to the Greenway and nearby single-family residences. The recession stopped this project and many others in the city.  

Please follow progress for these projects on our website at http://cidnalanduse.wordpress.com.  You can also see detailed drawings and perspectives about the Trammell Crow options on our website. No drawings or ideas are yet available for the Greystar project. You are encouraged to participate in the process and provide your perspective.  Public meetings will be announced. 

In addition you may send questions and comments to Bob Corrick, Committee Chair, at corrickcidna@gmail.com, or just let us know that you would like to receive future emails about this topic.

Wednesday, February 12
8:30 - 10:30 am
Colin Powell Center
2924 4th Ave S   Map
 
This is a joint meeting of the policy, technical and community advisory committees, and is also open to the general public.
The key agenda item is select the locally preferred alternative (LPA) from the following options: enhanced bus on Lake Street, rail on the Midtown Greenway, or a combination of both.
 
Please visit the project website, www.midtowntransitway.org,
for more information.  
 
Map of Midtown Corridor study area including Lake St and Greenway alignments.

Wednesday, February 26
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Opus Hall, Room #201
University of St Thomas   
10th and LaSalle, Mpls  Map

This month's speaker is Patti
Webber, retired CIA to talk about the CIA and her experiences. Lunch is offered for $10.   
 
To be added to the Ward 7 mailing list, contact Ruth.Hamann@minneapolismn.gov. 

 

 
For details of locations
and hours: www.hennepin.us/medicine.

Click here for a list of accepted items.  

 

Bins and barrel must be
pre-ordered and will be available
for pick-up at Minneapolis Public Works Facility on Saturday, April 26, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.    
 
To pre-order your bin or barrel, or for more information, visit RAM's website.

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.