Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board Meeting, February 8, 7 PM, MLK Park
Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Council, Feb 9, 6:30 PM, MLK Park
Crime Prevention and Safety Committee: February 21, 7 PM, MLK Park
Youth & Schools Committee, February 27, 6:30 PM, MLK Park
Green Committee, no meeting scheduled.
Redevelopment Committee, February 22, 7 PM, MLK Park
Event Committee, February 1, 6:30-7:30 PM, MLK Park
Empty Bowls Event at Nicollet Square, February 9, 4-8 PM, 3710 Nicollet Ave. S.
Please consider donating to support your totally local non-profit and to end hunger and homelessness in our neighborhood! 75% of donations made on-line, here, between 1/17/12 and 2/9/12 will be donated to Nicollet Square, which provides affordable housing and a supportive environment for young adults (ages 16 – 21) who have experienced homelessness or been in the foster care system.
Aug
8
You’re invited to the
Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 5-7 p.m.
Zuhrah Center, 2540 Park Avenue
Join us for light refreshments and…
- Meet your neighbors, public agency staff and consultant team members
- See drawings of alternative transit station locations
- Learn about the I-35W Transit/Access Project
- Share your comments and ideas about transit service and facilities in the I-35W/Lake Street area
- Get answers to your questions
Attention: If you have any questions regarding this material, please call 311
Aug
2
Local Artist–Team awarded commission for Kingfield 40th Street Graffiti Prevention Soundwall Gateway Mural Project
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Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KNFA) is proud to announce the selection of local community artists Greta McLain and Silvia Íbañez Brown for the Kingfield Soundwall Gateway Project. Read more
Jun
29
Building Bridges News
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Building Bridges: Reconnecting Communities Divided by Race, Time, and 35W
Building Bridges is a project led by neighbors from South Minneapolis neighborhoods East and West of 35W, including Central, Bryant, Kingfield, Regina and Northrop. These neighbors believe that race-based dialogue about a dog park proposed in Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park highlighted a racial divide that still exists within our community and our need to build stronger relationships and understandings between neighbors of diverse race, culture, and age.
The mission of Building Bridges is to understand how race and racism impact our communities and to build the future of our neighborhoods together. The goal of the Core Team is to reconnect our communities divided by race, time, and 35W. A number of projects are being initiated by the Building Bridges Core Team, and your involvement is welcomed. Building Bridges also supports and encourages participation in projects organized by others that serve the goal of building bridges between our communities and highlighting our neighborhood history in the context of race, some of which are mentioned in this newsletter.
Building Bridges posts regular updates, photos, and news at Facebook at www.facebook.com/buildingbridgesmpls. Please join us on Facebook to stay connected with Building Bridges.
Read or download the Building Bridges Newsletter 06 20 11 for more!
Jun
11
Building Bridges to Better Connect Neighborhoods
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A bridge
with a view,
Plus an artist with supplies
and a dozen volunteers
recreates a bridge connecting neighborhoods over 35W.
Mar
8
35W access planning: Putting transit first
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By Dylan Thomas, Southwest Journal
Talks picked up in February where they left off in 2005
After a half-decade hiatus, planning for a project that could transform connections between I-35W and neighborhoods just south of Downtown restarted in February — with a new emphasis on transit.
The centerpiece of the I-35W Transit/Access Project could be a new highway-level transit station above Lake Street linking future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on I-35W to street-level bus routes, as well as bicyclists, pedestrians and — someday, possibly — rail or streetcar service in the Midtown Greenway.
Nov
19
Crosstown Hwy 62/I-35W Update
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November 19, 2010
Greetings!,
Parting is such sweet sorrow…This is the final scheduled weekly update for the Crosstown Project. In addition, the project office will close at end of business on Friday, Nov. 19. Thanks to all for your support and patience over the duration of the project.
For further information about the project through Dec. 16, please call our project hotline at 1-866-743-6590 or e-mail crosstown@rranow.com. Happy Holidays!
For a complete list of ramp, bridge and road closures and to download the PDF version of the full update, keep on reading.
1. I-35W lane closures scheduled for Nov. 22-26
• The right lane of southbound I-35W will close daily at Minnehaha Parkway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, Nov. 22 through Friday, Nov. 26. The closure is needed as crews work on the railings on the I-35W bridge spanning Minnehaha Parkway.
2. I-35W and Hwy 62 nighttime lane closures.
• Watch for periodic nighttime I-35W closures between 42nd Street and 66th Street and on Hwy 62 between Penn Ave and Portland Ave between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. through Nov. 30. For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit www.511mn.org or dial 5-1-1.
For questions about the Crosstown call the Project Hotline 1-866-743-6590.
Email: crosstown@rranow.com
Jul
12
I-35W Changes This Week
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(1) Northbound I-35W – closed overnight July 12, traffic switch to new lanes begins July 13
· Northbound I-35W will close at the eastern junction of Highway 62 at 8 p.m. Monday, July 12 and will re-open by 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 13
· When the road re-opens, traffic will switch permanently to the new lanes of northbound I-35W
· Southbound I-35W and Highway 62 will remain open during the closure
Please follow the posted detour route:
Highway 62 East to Cedar Ave North to Highway 62 West to I-35W North
(2) 46th Street ramps at I-35W – closed overnight July 12
· The 46th Street ramps at I-35W will close at 8 p.m. Monday, July 12 and re-open by 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 13
(3) 60th Street – Closed July 12-15
· 60th Street at I-35W will close at 8 p.m. on Monday, July 12 and will re-open by 5 p.m. Thursday, July 15
· The ramps between southbound I-35W and 60th Street will remain open during the closure
· Please follow the posted detour route
For more info, go to the Crosstown Project Web site