The RiverLake Greenway is Coming! Â 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 Councilmember Elizabeth Glidden, (612) 673-2208 or