MPRB's 4th Avenue Playground Receives DID’s Greening Award
Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 8:19PM;)
Via an May 9 e-newsletter from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board:
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s first riverfront play area, the 4th Avenue Playground along West River Parkway, received the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District’s (DID) Greening Award in their “best park” category.
The award was presented during DID’s third annual Greening Awards event Monday, May 6. In addition to the award ceremony, Mayor RT Rybak and Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board President John Erwin spoke about the many greening and public realm projects underway, and keynote speaker Adrian Benepe, Senior VP and Director of Park Development at the Trust for Public Land, spoke about the importance of green spaces and public land.
The Greening Awards were initiated by the DID’s Greening Committee to pay tribute to community greening champions in Downtown Minneapolis, and to demonstrate how both small and large greening and public realm projects can transform our environment.
The awards recognize property owners, businesses, and community groups who have created and maintained public green spaces that help to enhance Downtown Minneapolis. On May 6, the DID recognized 20 places that were exemplary in categories ranging from large to small, and summer to winter. For information about the DID Greening Committee and a complete list of Greening Awards for the best entryway, pars, plaza, window boxes, parking lot, outdoor café, storefront greening, urban agriculture and more, visit www.minneapolisdid.com.
The Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District (DID) is a nonprofit entity that maintains a higher standard of care and behavior throughout 120 blocks of downtown. It was formed in early 2009 after more than five years of formative planning and advocacy by the downtown business community.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is a premier park system that serves approximately 18 million visits annual to its 197 park properties, including local and regional parks, playgrounds, golf courses, gardens, picnic areas, biking and walking paths, nature sanctuaries and the 55-mile Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway.
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