Over the next two decades, Minneapolis’ 160 neighborhood parks are in line for renovation.A plan from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board calls for spending $11 million per year from 2017 to 2036 on neighborhood park restoration based on equity measures and on input from neighbors in each of the city’s five park districts. “Neighborhood parks have been underfunded for decades,” senior planner Carrie Ann Christensen said. “There was a recreation center boom in the 1970s but since then we, along the city, recognize there has been a lack of investment in neighborhood parks.” Thousands of Minneapolitans have offered opinions and inputs on the district plans. “This is a fabulous plan,” said Cordelia Pierson, chair of the Community Advisory Committee for the southeast/northeast area. “It sets the stage for achieving the goals of racial equity.” The Minneapolis park district is no small operation. The system has 6,809 acres of … [Read more...] about Minneapolis’ neighborhood parks get a refresh
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Cepro site may become neighborhood park
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) may aquire the Cepro site along the Midtown Greenway to add a path from 10th Ave. S., a stage with seating and onsite utilities. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINNEAPOLIS PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD The site currently belongs to Hennepin County. The MPRB, Hennepin County and community members collaborated on a concept plan for the property in 2016-17. If the Cepro site is transferred to the MPRB, the site would become a neighborhood park and MPRB would assume responsibility for operations, maintenance and public safety. The park would also be eligible for funding through the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan. About the Cepro site The Cepro site is a 1.65-acre green space along the Midtown Greenway between 10th and 11th Avenues S in the Midtown Phillips neighborhood. It contains bike and pedestrian paths that serve as a connector to the Midtown Exchange building, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Anderson Schools, Powderhorn Park and the Midtown … [Read more...] about Cepro site may become neighborhood park
The neighborhood park looks the same, but armed guards have changed it
Karina Bland Arizona Republic Published 3:02 PM EST Nov 30, 2018 I unsnapped the dog’s leash, letting him loose in the dog run at the park near my house. I’ve been coming here for 20 years. I spent long afternoons pushing my toddler son on the swings until he was big enough to do it himself. Sawyer learned to swim here, working his way up from tadpole to shark. The pool has since been replaced with a community garden where neighbors rent space in raised beds. Sawyer played Little League on a nearby field, wielding his bat as if it were a lightsaber. On the sidewalk near the playground, a child had drawn a yellow sun in chalk. I can’t imagine anyone needing a gun here. Yet private armed security guards now patrol this park, a decision by the city council in October that has divided Tempe residents. Opponents say there’s no need for guns, that the most prevalent problems at parks like noise and vagrancy don’t require lethal force. … [Read more...] about The neighborhood park looks the same, but armed guards have changed it
UNH Law central in neighborhood parking discussion
A Concord fire truck demonstrates the tightness of Chapel Street by trying to squeeze past a parked car. The city’s parking committee is holding public forums on how to fix public safety issues on its narrow streets. Courtesy of the City of Concord Residents of the White Park/UNH Law School area attend a public forum on narrow streets on Monday, October 22 2018. Caitlin Andrews—Monitor staff By CAITLIN ANDREWS Monitor staff Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Print Concord NH parking Tensions between White Park neighborhood residents and their academic neighbor were apparent during the city’s first forum on the game plan for its narrow streets.Nearly all of the participants at a Monday night forum on neighborhood parking at the University of New Hampshire’s School of Law were nearby property owners and residents.Nothing has been decided on how to handle the dozen or so street segments that are too small for plowing or emergency vehicles to pass … [Read more...] about UNH Law central in neighborhood parking discussion
Fresno politicians and bureaucrats have failed on parks. So now it’s up to us
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