We hope that neighbors have all received this in your mailbox already, but if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet our summer edition is now online here!
Happy reading!
Backyard Chicken Classes at ACE Nicollet Hardware
ACE Nicollet has classes to learn everything you need to know to start your own backyard flock.
I-35W weekend closure March 2-5 & 38th Street Bridge Closing
A weekend closure for I-35W is planned from 10 p.m. Friday, March 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 5. Northbound is closed from Highway 62 to I-94 and southbound from I-94 to 46th Street.
The 38th Street bridge will be closed from 6 a.m. March 2 until early August. The ramp from 36th Street to I-35W south will be closed until 2021.
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Please plan ahead and leave plenty of time to reach your destination. Thank you for your patience. Use www.511mn.org for real-time updates.
Metro Transit web page, alternatives to driving
Metro Transit has created a web page to help people catch the bus and train as the I-35W@94 project enters stage two in June. The number of lanes available on I-35W will be reduced in half and access in and out of downtown via the Downtown Connection (Highway 65) will be closed. The Metro Transit web page is here: www.metrotransit.org/35W
Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling services survey
Solid Waste & Recycling wants to hear from you! All City Solid Waste & Recycling customers are invited to participate in a 10-minute services survey. Information gathered from the survey will help staff evaluate current outreach and educational messages and methods; and guide future conversations on potential program changes. Survey participants will be randomly selected to win one of 40 prizes valued at $10 each.
Green Crescent: Call for Artists
Optional Local Informational Meeting for Artists: Tuesday, November 28, 3:30 p.m. (CST) Northeast Library, 2200 Central Ave. N.E., Minneapolis
Deadline Applications: Tuesday, December 12, 4 p.m., CST
The Green Crescent, part of the I-35W Transit/Access Project will be located just west of I-35 W, along Stevens Avenue. This one block area will provide a linkage for pedestrians and bicyclists, commuters and visitors between the new transit facility at Lake Street and the Midtown Greenway. The area will be bound on the east and west by highway retaining walls with pre-fabricated wave designs.
The City is seeking an artist/artist team to collaborate with the steering committee, community and community artists in creating public art for this project. Possible art opportunities include gateways or way-finding artworks integrated into the space, pavement treatments on the pedestrian trail, artistic treatment of seat walls and a light installation.
For more information about the Green Crescent Call for Artists, contact Ann Godfrey. For a copy of the full Calls for Artists and Instructions on how to apply, go to: http://www.minneapolismn.gov/rfp.
