December 10, 2012, Monday - Lend Your Voice to the Above the Falls Plan Revisions

Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm (Open house and registration 6:30pm - 7:00pm; program 7:00pm – 8:30pm; table discussions 8:30pm – 9:00pm)

Location: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 2117 West River Road
 
Both the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and the City of Minneapolis will soon be making choices that will shape the future of our river and our city for generations to come.

The Above the Falls plan calls for continuous park and trails along the Mississippi River from Plymouth Avenue north to the city limits.
 
Ten years after this visionary plan for the Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls was adopted, the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) are proposing updates to the plan. The Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership and the Above the Falls Citizen Advisory Committee (AFCAC) are hosting the third public forum of 2012 on the Above the Falls Master Plan update, including land use and park boundary changes.

Staff from the City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) and MPRB will present recommended changes and preview strategies to achieve the plan’s goals, roles of public and private partners, and priority projects. They will compare the proposed changes and RiverFirst, and review the potential health impacts of the proposed land uses and parks.

At the meeting, staff will answer questions and gather your comments, which staff will consider and incorporate during plan review. Staff will present the proposed final plan early in 2013, for formal City and MPRB approval anticipated during early 2013.