Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Pedestrian Master Plan public meeting on September 18
Date: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (presentation at 6 p.m.)
Location: Minneapolis Central Library
Address: 300 Nicollet Mall
url: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/news/20080819PedestrianPlanOpenHouse.asp
Help make Minneapolis the most walkable city around
Minneapolis is already an active, walkable community, but there is more to do to make our city a better place to walk to work, to play or just to stay active. Help the City improve walking in Minneapolis by attending an open house to hear more about the City’s Pedestrian Master Plan and sharing your thoughts and ideas on walking in Minneapolis.
Participants will be invited to discuss some of the major challenges the City faces in meeting pedestrian needs and best practices for improving walking in Minneapolis.
This is the second Pedestrian Master Plan public meeting on shaping the city’s first Pedestrian Master Plan. More than 100 people attended the first open house in March.
The City Council directed the preparation of a citywide Pedestrian Master Plan, which will be completed by the end of 2008. The plan will include recommendations on policies, projects and procedures related to pedestrian facilities and programs. The plan is funded by a federal Non-Motorized Transportation Project grant and a grant from Blue Cross/Blue Shield. To learn more about Minneapolis’ Pedestrian Master Plan, visit www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/pedestrian.
The meeting site is wheelchair accessible. If you need other disability related accommodations, such as a sign language interpreter, or materials in an alternative format, please contact Anna Flintoft at (612) 673-3885 or anna.flintoft@ci.minneapolis.mn.us before Sept. 11.
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I've really begun to notice how accepting Minneapolis has become with biking - not just for recreation and sport but as a legitimate means of transportation. Now the city is looking to extend it's eco-friendly transportation commitment with a master plan for walking. I've always thought Minneapolis has been pedestrian friendly. But now that I look at it from a broader perspective, I see that it has a ways to go. My previous, more limited perspective has been that of a person who has walked for recreation or sport. When I've walked in the past it has been to walk to Pershing park with the kids or to take a run around Lake Harriett. In these circumstances, the city provides great resources for walking. That perspective changes quite dramatically if you look at walking for a purpose other than recreation - like to grocery shop, go to work or even get dinner at a local restaurant. I've noticed that walking to our commercial areas on W 50th St is really an unwelcoming and even unsafe adventure. There are many great businesses on W 50th St such as Patina, Broders', Dunn Brothers, Wuollete's Bakery and Lunds. Most of these businesses are an easy walk for our family but because the sidewalk situation along 50th is so poor and the traffic so dangerous, it feels as if the city would rather have us drive a few blocks rather than encourage us to walk. Making W 50th St a pleasant place to walk or bike would not only encourage our family to leave the car behind more often but would also encourage us to frequent the local business more too! At the request of the city, I photographed our family's recent walk down 50th and posted them to flickr.com/groups/walkminneapolis .
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