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Metropolitan Council Regional Parks & Trails Map (Regional Parks status) + (Met Council approved master plan) = access to funding 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 3
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2 Regional LRT stations bike routes and trails XCEL SAFL 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 6
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Background Process & schedule Focus areas & issues 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 10
Background Process & schedule Focus areas & issues 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 11
Background: visitation and events Central Riverfront RP Minnehaha Falls RP 1,626,000 1,420,000 more than 50% are non local 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 12
Background: visitation and events history and cultures 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 16
Background: visitation and events history and cultures to 1680s late 1800s 1960s 1970s 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 17
Background: visitation and events history and cultures previous plans 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 18
1917 Bennett plan 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 19
1955 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 20
1960s 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 21
1972 Mississippi / Minneapolis 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 22
1977 Central Riverfront Open Space Development Plan 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 23
1977 Central Riverfront Open Space Development Plan 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 24
1990s Mill Ruins Park vision 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 25
2009 Power of the Falls 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 26
2011 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 27
Background Process & schedule Focus areas & issues 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 28
Process & schedule charrette(s) for each focus area comprehensive planning: design and capital construction operations and maintenance programming and events 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 29
Process & schedule Metropolitan Council plan requirements 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 30
Process & schedule 12 16 month schedule 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 31
Focus areas & issues: examples 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 33
Focus areas & issues: examples Boom Island events & programming improve connections status of marina BF Nelson water access improve habitats 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 34
Focus areas & issues: examples Nicollet Island riverbank stewardship events & programming interpret history enhance views 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 35
Focus areas & issues: examples Main Street Park streetscape improvements events & programming balance traffic modes stormwater management 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 36
Focus areas & issues: examples Fr. Hennepin Bluffs Park improve access East Falls riverbank habitat new neighbors events & programming 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 37
Focus areas & issues: examples Mill Ruins Park stabilize ruins interpret history archaeology tunnel access? 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 38
Focus areas & issues: examples West River Parkway and First Bridge Park water access balance traffic modes stormwater management improve trails 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 39
Focus areas & issues: examples general issues history & interpretation signage & furnishings programming, events & venues traffic conflicts better connections winter activities include Native American cultures food & beverage stakeholders pedestrians bicyclists boaters motorists residents tourists/visitors merchants students ACOE, NPS, City, Xcel, UM SAFL 9/19/2012 Mill District Neighborhood Association 40
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