Check out initial draft concepts for the Cedar-Isles Master Plan!

Posted on 16 December, 2021

Check out the draft guiding language and initial park concepts and give feedback via online survey, virtual open houses, or in-person events planned through January 2022

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is excited to share a draft of the vision, guiding principles and initial park concepts for the Cedar Lake-Lake of the Isles Master Plan!

Everyone is welcome to provide feedback on the guiding language and initial park concepts, whether you’ve been involved from the beginning or are just hearing about it for the first time. Public feedback on these drafts will be taken through at least January 2022.

Use the links below to view the concepts and share your thoughts via an online survey. Please keep in mind these are preliminary concepts and elements of each concept will likely be included in the final design.

Video Overview
Initial Park Concepts (PDF)
Online Survey

Share this survey using the link surveymonkey.com/r/cedar-isles-initial-concepts

Deep Dive Topics

These videos take an in-depth look at high-priority topics identified through work on the project over the past two years.

Circulation and Access
Natural Areas and Water Quality

Visit the Cedar-Isles Master Plan project page to get up to speed on the project, which will create a 20+ year vision for Cedar Lake, Lake of the Isles, Dean Parkway and the surrounding parkland. The project page includes a Community Engagement Summary Report, newly added Community Engagement Summary Report Part 2, and summaries of every public meeting held so far, which are all linked at the bottom of this message.

Open Houses

There are several virtual and in-person meetings planned in December and January to discuss ideas, give feedback and ask questions about the draft park concepts.

  • In-Person: Saturday, Dec. 18, 10-11:30 am at Cedar Lake South Beach
  • Virtual: Thursday, Jan. 6, 6-7:30 pm
    • Zoom Link
    • Phone: 312-626-6799 and enter Meeting ID: 885 6641 6893
  • In-Person: Saturday, Jan. 22, 1-2:30 pm at Lake of the Isles ice skating rink
  • Virtual: Monday, Jan. 24, 6-7:30 pm
    • Zoom Link
    • Phone: 312-626-6799 and enter Meeting ID: 892 5453 1887

CAC Meeting #7

A Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is used for every MPRB master planning project. They are made up of people appointed by MPRB commissioners and a selection committee comprised of MPRB staff and community partners. CAC members participate in regularly scheduled meetings and collectively make recommendations about the plan’s content. All CAC meetings are open to the public; notes from past Cedar-Isles Master Plan public meetings are linked below.

The next Cedar-Isles Master Plan CAC meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, 6-8 pm. At that meeting, CAC members will discuss prominent topics and issues identified through community feedback.

CAC Meeting #7 Zoom Link
Phone: 312-626-6799 and enter Meeting ID: 843 0370 8699

Thank you to everyone who has shared feedback on the project. Project staff work to incorporate feedback into the process as much as possible.

Meeting Recaps