11.15.07: City begins public review process

The City of Minneapolis has begun the official 45 day public review period for the 38th Street and Chicago Avenue Small Area / Corridor Framework Plan.

The City will be accepting comments on the Plan through December 31, 2007. The Plan is available for your review at http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/planning/chicago-38.asp - instructions for submitting comments and an overview of the process for potential adoption are also available there.

Official City of Minneapolis Plan page >

News and updates

Minneapolis announces the Great Streets program

The City of Minneapolis will soon begin investing additional funds in revitalizing Neighborhood Commercial Corridors and Nodes under its Great Streets program. The program, which makes up to $2 million available, can help bring some of the ideas in our Plan into reality. Find out more about this program >

Small Area / Corridor Framework Plan ready for review

A draft version of the Plan is now available. You can read the document and submit your comments or suggestions. More >

Corridor Housing Initiative (CHI): results now available

from CHI's website >

A tale from the (other) Twin City: The Piece Corps

"We started talking about mosaics on the planters as a community art project" ... The first 27 mosaic workers, in turn, taught another 100 volunteers, including kindergarten students and senior citizens, men and women and people of various ethnic backgrounds. Read more >

Arts in our neighborhood

The Speak Project >

Read comments from the August 21 Kick-Off Workshop

Our August 21st Small Area Plan Kick-off was a great success! More than 50 people attended and contributed their ideas for this project. We worked in small groups to answer some questions about improving 38th and Chicago. Follow the links below to view:

• All comments (sorted by group)
• All comments (sorted by question)

There was a great amount of energy and optimism generated at the meeting. We'll work to incorporate the great ideas we received into the Small Area Plan as we move forward, and will be giving regular updates at the Corridor Housing Initiative workshops scheduled for our area.

38th and Chicago selected for Corridor Housing Initiative

The 38th Street and Chicago Avenue Community Development Plan has been selected for the next phase of the Center for Neighborhood's Corridor Housing Initiative. The Initiative is a partnership among neighborhoods, city government, and development consultants to support neighborhoods as they explore housing choices for a mix of incomes and households, with access to transportation options, retail amenities, parks, and job opportunities.

Connecting design with our community's health

We are working with Councilmember Elizabeth Glidden and the City of Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support to explore carrying out a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for our project area. This work, which would look at the public health implications of our design, land use and transportation choices would then shape the recommendations for our Plan. You can learn more about Health Impact Assessments here >

Our vision

38th and Chicago will be the hub of prosperous, inviting, safe and artful communities, a unique place and destination where people connect with each other and have the opportunity to grow and develop socially, artistically, economically and ethically.

About this plan

This Plan is a joint project of Bryant Neighborhood Organization, Bancroft Neighborhood Association, Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization and Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association. The urban planning and design consultant for this project is Community Design Group.