Minnesota Street Reconstruction Phase 1

• Project Map - Phase 1

• Project Notification Letter - 2/7/23

• February 2023 PowerPoint Slides for Video Presentation

View a presentation of the feedback received

Thank you to everyone who participated in the concept design process for the Minnesota Street Reconstruction Project. Over the past year, staff has collected hundreds of survey responses, conducted dozens of formal and informal stakeholder meetings, and initiated engineering and utility design on the corridor.

There were four key themes that emerged from discussions of the three Options presented in Fall of 2021: 

• Street trees & pedestrian buffers is a top priority
• A protected bicycle facility is necessary to safely accommodate current and future users, including emerging modes
• Two travel lanes is necessary to enable efficient commutes into and out of downtown
• A parking or loading zone is necessary on every block to maintain local building access and flexibility in the long term

These themes were used to create the following proposed hybrid option for Minnesota Street: 

Click here for a larger image of the cross-section 

The Transportation Committee unanimously approved the cross-section on July 11, 2022 which enabled staff to enter Final Design and prepare the corridor for Phase 1 construction in 2023.

Documents 

This third phase of engagement in Spring 2022 included dozens of property owner and stakeholder meetings, which culminated in the following proposed design: 

• Summary of Proposed Concept - PDF slides of feedback received through entire concept design process 
• Concept Layout (dated June 22, 2022) - PDF engineering document showing how this concept looks through the whole corridor
• Typical Cross-Section - Image file of the most constrained section of the corridor 
• Transportation Committee Recommendation to enter Final Design phase - July 11, 2022

The second virtual Open House closed on November 5th, 2021 

Read a summary of the feedback received 

Thank you for participating in this second round of engagement for the Minnesota Street Reconstruction Project. Through all of our efforts to date, we heard the following key themes: 

• Landscaping and pedestrian buffer from traffic is a top priority 
• To accommodate all users safely, a protected bicycle facility is highly desirable 
• Parking should be considered on a block-by-block basis once other modal needs have been met 

This second phase of engagement in Fall of 2021 included: 

• Recording of Virtual Meeting - 45 minute presentation from the virtual meeting held October 5, 2021.
• Presentation Slides - PDF slides from the virtual meeting. 
• Blank Design Possibilities Survey - PDF of survey questions
• Summary of Key Themes from Round 2 - PDF of feedback received 

There will be plenty more opportunities to engage with the project team as the design progresses. To stay informed of those opportunities, sign up for project updates in the blue bar below. 

The first virtual Open House closed on June 16, 2021

Read a summary of the feedback received

Thank you for participating in this virtual event. There will be plenty more opportunities to engage with the project team as the design progresses. To stay informed of those opportunities, sign up for project updates in the blue bar below. 

This phase of engagement included: 

• Project Introduction Video - 15 minute video introducing the project; links to YouTube.
• Project Introduction Presentation - PDF slides from Open House Round 1: Project Introduction. 
• Blank Corridor Priorities Survey - PDF of survey questions
• Round 1 Feedback Summary - Summary of the feedback received in this first round of engagement