Kingfield Neighborhood Association

MnDOT Wants Your Feedback on 35W Reconstruction

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation would like to hear from you! The agency is currently gathering feedback on its engagement related to the 35W reconstruction project. This brief survey offers you an opportunity to give project staff a sense of how well they’re communicating about their work in the project area. The survey is also available in Somali and Spanish.

Folks can also offer feedback directly to project staff by emailing info@35w94.com or calling the project hotline at 612-284-6125. I also encourage you to visit MnDOT’s project websiteand sign up for email updates to stay in the loop.

Minneapolis Snow Emergency Information

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Our first Snow Emergency has come and gone, but but more snow is in the forecast for tomorrow. It’s important we all follow the rules to make sure plows can clear our 1,400+ miles of streets, parkways, and alleys so that everyone can get around safely and comfortably no matter the weather. Make sure you’re in the loop by signing up now for email and text alerts to ensure you stay informed all winter long. You can also monitor Snow Emergency information a number of other ways:

  • Call the automated 612-348-SNOW hotline. If a Snow Emergency is in effect, the hotline will have information on that day’s parking restrictions that drivers need to follow to avoid tickets and tows. The hotline includes information in English, Spanish, Somali and Hmong.
  • Go to minneapolismn.gov/snow to find out whether a Snow Emergency has been declared and for a wealth of information on Snow Emergencies in many languages. Also, bookmark the street lookup, which lets you put in an address or a neighborhood to see where you can park during a Snow Emergency.
  • Like Minneapolis Snow Emergency on Facebook and Twitter.

Batteries no longer accepted in Minneapolis recycling

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Citing a potential for fire hazards, Minneapolis officials said Tuesday that batteries will no longer be accepted in recycling picked up from residential properties, effective immediately.

Rechargeable batteries, lithium batteries and items containing batteries, such as electronic cigarettes and cellphones, are no longer allowed in city garbage and recycling carts, the city’s solid waste and recycling office said.

Alkaline batteries, including single-use AAA and AA sizes, can be thrown in the residential garbage carts.

The move comes a few weeks after Hennepin County ended battery recycling at city and county buildings, libraries, schools, and community centers after an active vaping pen started smoldering in one battery recycling receptacle, forcing the Westonka Library in Mound to call the fire department. More: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/11/19/mpls-will-no-longer-accept-batteries-in-recycling-picked-up-from-homes

Batteries no longer accepted in Minneapolis recycling, some may go in trash

Minneapolis’ Vision Zero Action Plan–comments due by October 16

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The Vision Zero Action Plan focuses on preventing traffic deaths and severe injuries on City streets 

The City of Minneapolis has released a draft of the Minneapolis Vision Zero Action Plan, which outlines key steps for the next three years to advance the City’s goal of ending traffic deaths and injuries on City streets by 2027. The City is taking public comment on the plan through Oct. 16.

The draft Vision Zero Action Plan includes 16 strategies and 68 actions to be implemented between 2020 and 2022. Read highlights of the Plan here: https://kingfield.org/event/minneapolis-vision-zero-action-plan/

update for the I-35W@94 project: Weekend Closures Cancelled

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The I-35W closures Thursday and Friday are cancelled. Crews finished the work Wednesday and do not need tonight’s closure. The Friday closure to paint the 40th Street pedestrian bridge is postponed because of weather.

Please check www.511mn.org for real-time updates and the project web page. All closures are weather permitting and subject to change.