Improvements Coming to Riverside Park and Bohemian Flats Park
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 2:09AMVia an August 23rd e-announcement from the Minneapolis Park and Rec Board:
Detail showing Riverside Park and Annie Young Meadow, from the Mississippi Gorge Regional Park master plan. Bohemian Flats Park, not pictured, is to the northwest along the river.
Opportunities to share your thoughts are coming soon!
Improvements are coming to Riverside Park and Bohemian Flats Park through a Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) capital investment project. They include playground and wading pool improvements at Riverside Park and restoration of the savanna landscape at Bohemian Flats Park. Community engagement for both projects will be combined, since both parks are within the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis.
At Riverside Park, a new playground will replace the existing 20-year-old playground and the 80-year-old wading pool will get much-needed upgrades. Additional improvements may include picnic tables with concrete pads, additional basketball court space, lighting, grills, and benches.
At Bohemian Flats Park, a five-acre savanna landscape will be restored with various types of oak trees, grasses, and wildflowers.
MPRB will share additional announcements about opportunities for Cedar-Riverside community members to get involved in the Riverside Park improvements project.
Project funding
Riverside Park (a neighborhood park within Mississippi Gorge Regional Park)
- $1,398,000 - 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan (see below) and MPRB's 2022 Capital Improvement Program
Bohemian Flats Park (a regional park within Mississippi Gorge Regional Park)
- $ 20,000 - River Access Grant
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$286,000 - 2022 Grant for Bohemian Flats Savanna
Riverside Park improvements are funded from NPP20, a historic agreement between the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and the City of Minneapolis. NPP20 helps address racial and economic equity across 160 neighborhood parks and provides more than $11 million annually to maintain, repair and replace facilities.
More Information and Updates
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Project contact
Tyler Pederson, Design Project Manager, Planning Division, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
612-499-9084 | tpederson@minneapolisparks.org
