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The Midtown Community Works
Partnership is a public-private partnership formed to guide
the redevelopment of the Midtown Greenway-Lake Street corridor
in south Minneapolis. Hennepin County, the City of Minneapolis,
and the Metropolitan Council formed this partnership to
provide leadership, integrate planning, and mobilize resources
for this corridor.
The MCW Partnership provides a forum to coordinate a wide
array of public and private investments. We focus on projects
that have community support and seek to enhance economic
vitality, improve connections to the local and regional
transit systems, and improve the surrounding neighborhoods.
NEWS & EVENTS
Green the Greenway on Arbor Day!
The 10th Annual Arbor Day 2010 event will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2010. This year's Arbor Day planting will be at the CEPRO site between 10th & 11th Avenues on the north side of the Midtown Greenway. Check out the Arbor Day flyer for more information and how to volunteer!
Southwest LRT Project Update
Open Houses will be held in May 2010. The locally preferred alternative (LPA) was finalized by the Metropolitan Council in January of 2010. In October 2009, the Southwest Policy Advisory Committee recommended 3A, the Kenilworth alignment, followed by the HCRRA in November. More information and upcoming meeting dates can be found at the Southwest Transitway website.
Chicago Avenue Corridor Plan
The City of Minneapolis is engaging area stakeholders in a corridor planning process for Chicago Avenue. The Chicago Avenue Corridor Plan is focused on the area between I-94 and the Midtown Greenway. It builds on the Phillips West Small Area Plan and the National Planning Conference workshop in April 2009. This process is anticipated to extend through the summer of 2010.
Lyn Lake Small Area Plan
The Small Area Plan is available on the City of Minneapolis website. The plan was approved by the City Council on June 26th, 2009.
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FEATURE STORIES
May 10, 2010
The MCW Partnership Celebrates its 10th Annual Arbor Day Planting Event at the CEPRO Site
The Midtown Community Works Partnership celebrated its 10th annual Arbor Day tree planting event on a sunny spring day with over 80 dedicated volunteers. This year's event was at the CEPRO site, the former home to the last grain elevator along the Midtown Greenway, whose relocation allowed trail construction to begin and ultimately created the green space for this year's Arbor Day planting event. More.
February 16, 2010
New MCW Study: Connecting the Midtown Greenway Streetcar to Lake Street Destinations
The MCW Partnership requested a study from a Humphrey Institute course on how future Midtown Greenway Streetcar users could better connect to the Lake Street commercial corridor. This study is intended to serve as a framework for future discussion about the street project and nearby land use changes. Four stations are analyzed in greater depth... More.
May 8, 2009
Arbor Day 2009: the Sun Shines for Volunteers Planting Trees
The day began with some of the best weather Mother Nature could offer: a perfect blue sky, temperatures in the mid 50s and warm sunshine. The Midtown Community Works Partnership's 9th Annual Arbor Day tree planting event was a success due to over 100 dedicated volunteers. may volunteers arrived by bike - enough to fill two large bike racks! Commissioner Peter McLaughlin led the even kickoff... More.
February 12, 2009
MCW Resolution on the Xcel Hiawatha Project
The Midtown Community Works Partnership passed a resolution regarding the Xcel Hiawatha Project. The Partnership continues to support a vision for the Midtown Greenway as a future transit, bicycling and pedestrian corridor and the Partnership finds that the Xcel Hiawatha Project as proposed is incompatible with this vision. Click here for the full text of the resolution.
A visualization of the proposed Xcel Hiawatha Project was prepared for the Midtown Community Works Partnership by Partnership Manager, Faith Cable. It shows the approximate height and scale of the proposed project.
June 26, 2008
MCW Partner Profiles
Meet MCW Current Co-Chair and Past Chair Nate Garvis
May 11, 2008
MCW Celebrates Another Successful Arbor Day
The eighth annual Arbor Day planting on the Midtown Greenway took place on Saturday, April 26, just east of Hiawatha at the site of the new Sabo bridge. Click here for a report on the event in all its muddy glory!
April 28, 2007
The Big Dig: Arbor Day 2007 on the Midtown Greenway
It was hard to see the trees for the volunteers at this year’s Arbor Day on the Midtown Greenway. For long-time participants, the 7th Annual MCW Arbor Day will surely count as one of the best yet. Flawless weather, a fabulous turnout, and seamless event planning and coordination combined to make for a near-perfect event. More.
October 10, 2006
Portland tour reveals streetcar possibilities
On September 7 and 8, a delegation of MCW partners, private developers, business owners, and representatives from the public sector traveled from Minneapolis to Portland for a firsthand look at that city’s widely-admired streetcar system. They discovered that as a city, Portland has great passion for its streetcar line and takes justifiable pride in the pattern of urban development it has created. More.
August 10, 2006
A Desire Named Streetcar: Inspired by its success, Minneapolis makes tracks to study the Portland Streetcar line
As part of its Ten-Year Transportation Action Plan, Minneapolis is conducting a Streetcar Feasibility Study of the viability of possible streetcar routes, the Midtown Greenway among them. The City is looking to places like Portland for lessons on how to reinvent this traditional form of transit for today’s urban environment. More.
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