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Walking All the Streets of Northern Lind-Bohanon

By on March 15, 2019 in Neighborhoods, Walking

The Lind-Bohanon neighborhood is among the most northerly in Minneapolis and lies between Humboldt Avenue North and the Mississippi River, except that south of 48th Avenue North, it only extends as far east as Lyndale Avenue North. (The remaining strip between Lyndale and the river is part of the Camden Industrial Area.) On the route map, […]

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Saint Paul By Bike: A Pleasant Ride

By on March 12, 2019 in Architecture, Bicycling, History, Land use, Neighborhoods, Streets

July 22, 2017 Macalester-Groveland, Summit Hill, Downtown, Lexington-Hamline (Union Park) 16.7 miles The very unconventional home at 1523 Sargent Avenue prompted my first pause, shortly after jumping on the bike. There are so many shapes, colors, angles and materials to take in. Summit Hill Downtown Pleasant Avenue became home to new townhomes in 2017 dubbed […]

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Do Single-Side All-Winter Parking Restrictions Work Anywhere?

By on March 11, 2019 in Maps, Neighborhoods, Parking, Streets, Suburbia, Winter

It wasn’t always like this. This changed roughly five years ago. I’m talking about the parking restrictions, that is. See that sign? As I said, roughly five years ago my neighborhood’s sixty-year-old streets reached their functional end. When we moved in about 11 years back the streets were horrendous. Every Spring potholes were patched. The […]

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Minneapolis Neighborhood Organizations Fall Short of Diversity Targets

By on March 6, 2019 in Demographics, Neighborhoods

The percentage of people of color and renters serving on the boards of Minneapolis neighborhood organizations has remained flat since 2014, far below their share of the city’s population as a whole. This is according to a demographic survey conducted by the city’s Neighborhood and Community Relations department. The results were presented to the City […]

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Walking All the Streets of Southern King Field

By on March 1, 2019 in Neighborhoods, Walking

Anyone who stuck with me through the first and second portions of the King Field neighborhood knows what is left: everything from approximately 43rd to 46th streets. The main loop (shown in blue) starts and ends at 46th Street West and Lyndale Avenue South. It is augmented by some back-and-forth spurs (shown in red) around the edges of the […]

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Neighborhoods 2020 Should Provide Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency

By on February 20, 2019 in Governance, Neighborhoods

This year, the City of Minneapolis is addressing the future of neighborhood organizations. The city’s Neighborhood and Community Relations Department (NCR) released a set of recommendations that will change the way neighborhood organizations operate moving forward. Why the change? A couple of reasons. Minneapolis has been funding neighborhood organizations since 1991, and the source of […]

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Walking All the Streets of Central King Field

By on February 15, 2019 in Neighborhoods, Walking

The day after my walk through the northern part of the King Field neighborhood, I was back for more. As on the first day, the route map’s main loop is shown in a mixture of blue and teal due to mapping issues. The A and B at the intersection of 38th and Grand are the start […]

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The Park Board’s Vision for Gateway Park

By on February 14, 2019 in Accessibility, ADA, Advocacy, Children, Downtown, Environment, History, Land use, Maps, Neighborhoods, Parks, Pedestrians, Placemaking, Safety, Sidewalks, Walking

Recently, I met with Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board District 4 Commissioner Jono Cowgill across the street from Gateway Park to chat about the current state and future of the park. Welcome to Gateway Park 🦖 Gateway Park is a plaza located at the intersection of Hennepin Ave and S 1st St and is bordered […]

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Google Maps in the Minneapolis Bottineau Neighborhood

By on February 6, 2019 in Maps, Neighborhoods

Note: Original post is from the LocalMN Stories blog in July, 2017. It’s edited just a bit regarding any recent changes to my knowledge. Definitely comment away if there are more! Plus, it’s chilly outside. Thinking happy summer thoughts. The Bottineau neighborhood is at the very north end of the 3rd ward. Google Maps does make it a bit […]

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Walking All the Streets of Northern King Field

By on February 1, 2019 in Neighborhoods, Walking

Yes, I know the neighborhood’s name is normally written “Kingfield” with no space. But I’m going to stubbornly stick with using names from some anonymous Minneapolis bureaucrat’s list, so “King Field” it is. Either way, it memorializes William S. King. As shown by the blue shading in the route map, the neighborhood occupies a rectangular portion […]

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