Kingfield Neighborhood Association

3601 Nicollet Public Hearing & Recording of the Community Meeting

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Michael Margulies of Valerian, LLC, has applied for the following land use applications to allow for a new five-story, mixed-use building located at 3601 Nicollet Ave:
  • Variance to reduce the minimum off-street parking requirement.
  • Site plan review.
The City Planning Commission will meet on Monday, April 26, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. During the declared local public health emergency, Minneapolis has transitioned to an electronic format for its public meetings and hearings, authorized under Minn. Stat. Section 13D.021, to minimize the risk of exposure to or potential spread of COVID-19. The public may view the public hearing using the following options: Watch on Comcast Channel 14 or 799 or live on www.minneapolismn.gov/tv/citycounciltv.
In accordance with the Zoning Code, all property owners within 350 feet of the subject property are notified of this public hearing.  The public may submit comments or participate by phone in the meeting by using the following website: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/meetings/public-comment/.
If you have questions about the project, please contact the City staff person listed below.  If you would like to submit comments, you may submit them via the link above or by emailing:
Planning Department staff will issue a recommendation to the Planning Commission. After hearing from the public, the Planning Commission will make a determination based on required legal findings of fact. Please visit www.minneapolismn.gov/meetings/planning for the agenda with staff reports (web page will be updated by the end of the day Wednesday prior to the meeting date).

Notice of Public Hearing regarding 3601 Nicollet Avenue South

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Michael Margulies of Valerian, LLC, has applied for the following land use applications to allow for a new five-story, mixed-use building located at 3601 Nicollet Ave:

  • Variance to reduce the minimum off-street parking requirement.
  • Site plan review.

The City Planning Commission will meet on Monday, April 26, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. During the declared local public health emergency, Minneapolis has transitioned to an electronic format for its public meetings and hearings, authorized under Minn. Stat. Section 13D.021, to minimize the risk of exposure to or potential spread of COVID-19. The public may view the public hearing using the following options: Watch on Comcast Channel 14 or 799 or live onwww.minneapolismn.gov/tv/citycounciltv.   

The Kingfield Neighborhood Association is holding a public information meeting on Zoom for the developer to present their plan on Wednesday April 21 at 7 PM. Visit here for more information.

In accordance with the Zoning Code, all property owners within 350 feet of the subject property are notified of this public hearing.  The public may submit comments or participate by phone in the meeting by using the following website: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/meetings/public-comment/.

If you have questions about the project, please contact the City staff person listed below.  If you would like to submit comments, you may submit them via the link above or by emailing:

Shanna Sether, Principal City Planner  | Phone (612) 673-2307 | .

Planning Department staff will issue a recommendation to the Planning Commission. After hearing from the public, the Planning Commission will make a determination based on required legal findings of fact. Please visit www.minneapolismn.gov/meetings/planning for the agenda with staff reports (web page will be updated by the end of the day Wednesday prior to the meeting date). [Read more…]

Lake Street traffic switch March 31

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Spring is finally here, and crews are gearing up for Lake St. construction. Tomorrow, March 31, Lake St. will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Blaisdell Ave. and 5th Ave. When Lake St. reopens, it will be reduced to two lanes between Blaisdell Ave. and 5th Ave. S, as crews prepare for road pavement removals.

Beginning Thu, April 1, you can expect sidewalk and roadway removals to begin ahead of underground utility replacement.

Motorists and pedestrians should anticipate some intersection closures and will need to follow the posted detours. Work on Lake St. is expected to be completed in September.

Join us! 35W@94 Contractor Job Fair

Ames, Lunda Shafer Joint Venture has partnered with Urban League Twin Cities to offer a virtual job fair. Join us Tue, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom to learn about job opportunities the contractors and sub-contractors working on the 35W@94 Downtown to Crosstown project have available. We will send out the registration link once it become available.

There’s still time to take the 35W survey

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to take the 35W@94 engagement survey to let us know how we are doing with community engagement and how we can improve in this final year of the project. The survey is available in English, Spanish and Somali. We look forward to hearing from you.

Following guidance from state health officials and to prevent further spread of COVID-19, MnDOT crews will maintain social distancing practices while working. The project team is closely monitoring updates and will be continuing construction unless otherwise advised.

35W@94 engagement survey now open!

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation would like to hear from people who live, work and play near the 35W@94 project in south Minneapolis.  Please take a few minutes to let them know how they are doing with community engagement and how to improve in this final year of the project. They look forward to hearing from you!

Share your thoughts!

Click here for a translated survey in Spanish

Esta encuesta está disponible en Español

 

Click here for a translated survey in Somali

Daraasaddan waxaa lagu heli karaa af Soomaali

Provide feedback on Metro Transit’s connecting bus study concept plan

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Metro Transit asks the public to review the concept plan and submit feedback via survey. If you haven’t done so, please take this 10-minute survey. Help us understand what is important to our route riders in the south metro.

The comment period is open through February 22, 2021. 

What happens next?

Transit planners will compile and review the comments and use the feedback to modify the service plan as appropriate before seeking approval from the Metropolitan Council in mid-2021. A summary of the comments will be posted on the project website. The current schedule anticipates implementing the route and service changes in late 2021.

Proposed changes in concept plan

In late 2021, the METRO Orange Line is scheduled to begin new bus rapid transit service in the I-35W corridor area in south Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, and Burnsville.

Routes 535 and 597 will be mostly replaced by the Orange Line. New and restructured local routes, listed in groups below by geographic area, will connect with the Orange Line at stations along I-35W:

  • 7 and 515 following 66th and Cedar in Richfield
  • 27 serving south Minneapolis Phillips neighborhood
  • 534, 553 along Lyndale/Portland
  • 536, 539 serving Normandale and Mall of America
  • 538, 540, 542 along I-494
  • 547, 548, 597 serving south Bloomington

More information at: metrotransit.org/olcb

Kingfield Restaurants

currently open for take-out
(more info available here)

  • Tap Society
  • Sunstreet Breads
  • Royal Grounds
  • Rincon 38
  • Revival
  • Patisserie 46
  • Nighthawks
  • The Lowbrow
  • Hola Arepa
  • Grand Cafe
  • Good Times Pizza
  • Five Watt Coffee
  • Young Man
  • Dave The Pie Guy
  • Curran's
  • Cocina Latina
  • Cafe Ena
  • Butter Bakery Cafe
  • Boludo Empanadas
  • Apoy