Have your say on the Mississippi Riverfront
11/01/2011
As reported in the October Camden News, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Commissioners (MPRB) accepted the draft RiverFIRST: A Park Design Proposal and Implementation Framework for the Minneapolis Upper Riverfront for new parks along the Upper Mississippi Riverfront.
The proposal recommends that the MPRB partner with the City of Minneapolis and other government and non-profit partners to develop five new green and public spaces within five years:
Riverfront Trail System with Farview Park phase one greenways – which integrate with existing city and regional parks and trails to create a cohesive, user-friendly network of commuter and recreational connections, most notably across the Interstate 94 trench cutting off Northsiders and the West Metro from the Mississippi; BioHaven® Islands – offering water quality rehabilitation while providing scenic views and habitat for native plants and animals, including migrating birds; Scherer Park – an existing Minneapolis Parks property along the Northeast side of the riverfront, and located in a burgeoning neighborhood and adjacent to compatible properties, including existing parks and bridges; Northside Wetlands Park – which transforms significant acreage from the existing Port of Minneapolis from asphalt to amenity, without adding industry, and becomes a destination point for Farview Park and other envisioned Northside greenways; and Downtown Gateway– the restoration of a historic park at the front door of downtown.
The MPRB has sought public input during each phase of plan development and is asking you to share your thoughts about the four proposed new parks during a formal public comment period which ends on November 6. View the proposal and/or the executive summary and submit comments at MPRB headquarters, any Minneapolis Parks recreation center or at Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative.com.