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.
May
21
Fresh ‘Fruit’ at Kingfield Farmers Market!
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May
21
Kingfield-Area Biking Updates and Events
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The 40th Street Pedestrian Bridge is getting minor re-do paid for by the city. The main concern was the way the bridge dumps out onto 2nd avenue. A public meeting was held and we were able to work with Bryant neighbors to influence the bump-out design on 2nd Ave so it can be used by folks biking on both sides of the street (into and off of the ramp). Additionally, if the side-by-side pedestrian bridge ever does get built, there will be a bump-out for that other bridge to end at already in place. This bumpout should also help to slow motorists through this intersection.
TLC is targeting Kingfield for a Mode Shift Campaign this summer—8 neighbors have already expressed interest in working on this. The first meeting is May 31, 6 PM, MLK Park. All are welcome to join us at this initial meeting!
RiverLake Greenway Opening is Saturday June 11—Kingfield is hosting a bike decorating station and partnering with another organization to offer a bike obstacle course. We are looking for volunteers from 3-4 PM to staff a Bike Decorating booth on June 11. We are also looking for volunteers in the days BEFORE June 11 to brainstorm a 40th Street Pedestrian Bridge decorating project and to implement it! Contact sarah@kingfield.org or 612.823.5980 to volunteer to participate in either activity!
Blaisdell and 1st Avenue Bike Lanes will be built this year—a grand opening along this lines of the RiverLake Greenway one (multi-neighborhood, organized by the City) will towards the end of the project.
Bike Racks: KFNA is working with businesses to locate racks (at 50% off!) at many local businesses: Sunstreet Breads and Blackbird are two of the businesses locations that will be receiving new racks. Thanks to a Federal Grant we have finally received a beautiful NEW RACK at the Kingfield Farmers’ Market too!
Ciclovia, otherwise known as Open Street Minneapolis, is Sunday June 12, 10 AM-2 PM from 22nd to 42nd Street on Lyndale—this biking/pedestrian event will block-off Lyndale from car traffic. By opening up the streets for people to walk, bike, run and skate for a day, we get an opportunity to experience our city in a whole new way.
Cyclomaniacs: It seems there’s a summer camp for just about every sport, except for youth cycling. To fill that gap, a grassroots cycling club started in South Minneapolis two summers ago. Take a bunch of kids, a handful of parents, our second-to-none trail system, and you’ve got a summer Friday that’s hard to beat! A different 16-22 mile route is established for each week, with a fun food destination spot in the middle. Rides usually start around 10am and finish about 2pm. Most depart from Lake Calhoun or Lake Harriet, with stops made along the way to pick up riders choosing abridged routes. There’s no cost to participate, other than your own wheels and treat money at the destination point. A website is being planned, but until that is up and running, contact Angela Gustafson at angela@ootbooks.com with questions or to be added to the email group list.
For more information visit http://kingfield.org/transportation/. If you have questions on any of these or want to volunteer contact Sarah at sarah@kingfield.org or 612.823.5980.
May
2
We at TLC (Transit for a Livable Community) would like to sit down with people (residents, businesses, organizations) interested in bicycling and walking to talk about how far “mode shift” can go in Kingfield (and East Harriet). That’s wonky talk, but we have an idea (perhaps subject to correction) that this is a neighborhood that already has a lot of advocates and enthusiasts for getting around on foot and by bicycle. Given that base and some new bike lanes coming this summer, could we convince more people to give these modes a try? We’re kicking off a campaign to do this.
We’d like to talk to neighborhood folks, show them the ideas we’re working with for the campaign, and talk about the opening of Riverlake as well as what we might plan for 1st & Blaisdell and Bryant Ave. We’d like to think creatively and with the community about the barriers that still exist and how we could address them—who to reach, what forums, etc. As part of this work, we’ll also be doing a pre- and post-survey of residents, so we’re looking for volunteers who would be interested in doing this .
If you are interested in being a part of this conversation which will be pulled together in the next couple of weeks please contact KFNA at info@kingfield.org ; KFNA will be passing a consolidated list of interested bikers onto Transit for Livable Communities to pull a meeting together in May 2011.
Hilary Reeves
Communications Manager
Transit for Livable Communities/Bike Walk Twin Cities
Background:
As I think you know, Minneapolis (and surrounding communities) is one of four locations around the country to get an infusion of federal dollars to try to increase bicycling and walking as transportation (the other communities are Marin, Calif; Sheboygan, Wisc; and Columbia, Mo.) Bike Walk Twin Cities was created to run the Mpls pilot program. BWTC is a program of TLC. Some of the projects funded with this money are beginning to open. We had some new bike lanes and sidewalks finished last year, Nice Ride launched last year, as did the Sibley Bike Depot Community Bike Library. Now, in 2011, more projects are slated to be on the streets. In your neighborhood (and nearby), these include the Riverlake Greenway, 1st & Blaisdell bike lanes, and the Bryant Avenue bike boulevard.
Sep
22
RiverLake Greenway Open House Tonight!
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The RiverLake Greenway is Coming! Community Open House, Wed Sept 22, 6:30 pm, Bethel Church, 4120 17th Ave S.
The RiverLake Greenway is a bicycle boulevard/bicycle project from Lake Harriet to the Mississippi River, running primarily along 40th Street. The project was initiated in 1997 by residents, has involved dozens of community meetings, and has been approved by all area neighborhood associations. Construction will start in late September/early October.
You can learn more about plan details and construction timelines at: Community Open House, Wed Sept 22, 6:30 pm, Bethel Church, 4120 17th Ave S. You can view detailed project layout information at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cip/riverlake/
What’s the same? Traffic along 40th Street will remain 2-way and parking is allowed on both sides of the street. All local access to driveways, alleys, and streets is preserved.
What’s new? Traffic calming measures like medians and bump-outs will help make 40th Street a preferred route for bicyclists and pedestrians – allowing local access but discouraging traffic from using 40th Street as a destination route or cut-through street. Share-the-road lane markings for bicycles and many newly planted trees are also featured on 40th Street.
Click here for more details of local changes on our RiverLake Greenway page.
Questions may be directed to: Don Pflaum, Project Manager, (612) 673-2129 or Donald.pflaum@ci.minneapolis.mn.us Councilmember Elizabeth Glidden, (612) 673-2208 or Elizabeth.glidden@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Jul
22
Early Mornings with Elizabeth!: Bicycling in Minneapolis
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Friday, July 30th
7:30 – 9am
Turtle Bread
4762 Chicago Ave S
In the Pizza Biga Room
Have you heard? Minneapolis is the #1 Bicycling City in the United States! In the 8th Ward, the River Lake Greenway along 40th Street is slated for construction in Sept/Oct 2010, plus in 2011 we will soon see bike lanes and traffic calming amenities for bike routes on 17th Street (also called the Southern Bike Connection), Blaisdell, and 1st Avenue.
How can we continue to increase bicycle ridership opportunities and participation? What will it take to make sure that men, women, and children from all communities see bicycling as great way to have fun, get exercise, and commute to work and school?
We have a panel of bicycling experts to help stimulate conversation about how we can increase bicycling participation in Minneapolis. Our featured guests are:
• Julie Danzl, the coordinator of Safe Routes to School, a program encouraging innovative bike and walk to school programs.
• We will have a Minneapolis Bicycle Ambassador talk about their efforts to provide education and outreach citywide. www.bikewalktwincities.org/ambassadors.
• Finally, we are joined by Ward 8 resident, Louis Moore, President of The Major Taylor Bicycling Club, the premier African American bicycling club in Minnesota. www.majortaylorminnesota.org
Join us to talk about bicycling and share your ideas on how to increase bicycle ridership and commuting in Minneapolis!
Free coffee courtesy of Turtle Bread!
8th Ward Office: (612) 673-2208 or
elizabeth.glidden@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Apr
6
At this link you will find a summary of the public feedback we’ve received so far on the proposed 1st & Blaisdell Avenue bike lanes: www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/1stBlaisdellFeedbackSummary.pdf.
Please make sure all remaining comments from citizens are in by Friday, April 9th. After that date Public Works staff will make a final recommendation.
Shaun Murphy
NTP Project Coordinator
Minneapolis Department of Public Works
612.333.2450
Jun
10
A Bike For Fifth Precinct Officers
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Fifth Precinct police officers want to get out of their cars and closer to the community this summer, but lack sufficient bicycles. Residents love the idea of cops on bikes in the streets and alleys, and decided to raise money to donate a bike to the effort.
Based on their commitment, a brand new police bike hit the streets of the Fifth Precinct in May! Now it’s your turn to help. The KFNA Crime Prevention and Safety committee, supported by the Green committee, is actively raising money to finish paying for the bike. Stop by the KFNA table at the Farmer’s Market this Sunday to track their progress and help ‘fill the tires’!
Or send a check (made out to KFNA) to KFNA, 3754 Pleasant Ave. S. #101, Mpls. MN 55409. Put ‘bike’ on the memo line.
