Smoother, safer sidewalks coming to as many as 23 neighborhood parks

Work is scheduled to take place this spring, summer and fall.

Smooth concrete will replace cracked, patched, pitted and crumbling sections of sidewalks at up to 23 neighborhood parks in 2018.  

The parks listed below were prioritized based on the “fair” or “poor” condition of their sidewalks, determined as part of a 2017 assessment of pavement conditions in all Minneapolis neighborhood parks. 

This work is part of an ongoing project to upgrade sidewalk conditions and accessibility in neighborhood parks throughout the city. Replacement of concrete sidewalk segments at 31 other neighborhood parks will take place in coming years, along with ongoing minor repairs to concrete and asphalt paths. (Note: Repairs and replacements for asphalt paths will be done as a separate project.)

Funding for the project comes from the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan (NPP20), a long-term initiative that reverses years of underfunding in neighborhood parks. More information is below and at www.minneapolisparks.org/NPP20.

2018 sidewalk replacement locations

North Minneapolis parks: Oliver Triangle, Webber

Northeast/Southeast Minneapolis parks: Columbia, Deming Heights, Jackson Square, Marshall Terrace, Northeast Athletic Field, Oak Crest Triangle, Orlin Triangle, Sibley Triangle, St. Anthony, Waite, Windom Northeast

South Minneapolis parks: Diamond Lake, Hiawatha School, Morris, Phillips Community Center

Downtown and Southwest Minneapolis parks: Laurel Triangle, Levin Triangle, Lyndale Farmstead, Lynnhurst, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Stevens Square