(ARCHIVED) Southwest Service Area Master Plan New park plans for neighborhood parks south of I-394 and west of I-35W

Project Location

Southwest Service Area

Project Manager

Colleen O’Dell
Phone: 612-230-6469
Email: codell@minneapolisparks.org

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Language Resources

Correo Electrónico: preguntas@minneapolisparks.org Email: suaalo@minneapolisparks.org

Key Documents

Status

Current Phase: System Planning

What's New

Southwest Parks Plan Update: Discuss big questions raised during development of initial park concepts on April 23

Attend CAC Meeting #7 on Tuesday, April 23, 6-8 pm at Lyndale Farmstead Recreation Center, 3900 Bryant Ave. S

CAC Meeting #5 Summary

Ten days left to weigh in on initial concept plans for all Southwest Minneapolis neighborhood parks

Review and comment on initial long-term plans for dozens of SW MPLS parks by the end of the month

Let us know what you think about proposed long-term plans for all Southwest Minneapolis neighborhood parks

Initial long-term plans for dozens of SW MPLS parks online now; chat with designers at three upcoming events! Today, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) […]

Reminder: Draft plans for Southwest Minneapolis neighborhood parks debut this week!

Plans online February 1; Chat with park designers at any of four family-friendly workshops planned over next two weeks.

Love Southwest Minneapolis Parks? Help plan their future at any of four upcoming events

Kids activities and refreshments featured at family-friendly workshops in late January and early February.

Join us at Design Week November 13-16!

Join neighbors and friends, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board staff and professional designers during Design Week Nov. 13-16! 

CAC Meeting #4 Summary

CAC #4 Agenda [PDF] CAC #4 Meeting Minutes [PDF] CAC #4 Presentation [PDF] Back to Project Page

First online survey closes November 5 Join us at Design Week Nov. 13-16!

Last spring the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) launched the Southwest Service Area Master Plan (SW Parks Plan). This project will set a cohesive vision and priorities for future […]

Six upcoming workshops focus on parks grouped by neighborhoods

Thank you to all community members working together to create the Southwest Service Area Master Plan, called SW Parks Plan for short. Community Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting #4 was held […]

Timeline

Project Milestones

Spring 2018

  • Project start-up
  • Park inventory and analysis
  • Consultant selection
  • Community Advisory Committee (CAC) application process

Summer-Fall 2018

  • Community visioning
  • Community discussion park needs, likes, dislikes, concerns, and dreams

Fall 2018-Summer 2019

  • Development and refinement of park concept plans
  • Community discussion about park plans and area-wide vision

Fall 2019-Winter 2020

  • Creation of Southwest Service Area Master Plan (SW Parks Plan) document
  • Community comments on the document
  • Final adoption by MPRB Commissioners

Project History

The SW Service Area Master Plan project kicked off in spring of 2018.

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Past Meetings

Upcoming Meetings

Public Hearing Wednesday, October 7, 6:45 pm

The information on how to call in is on our board meeting page.

You will need to submit a request via the form on the page by noon. 

The public hearing is time certain at 6:45. Those signed up before noon on the day of the meeting will receive a call in number shortly before the start of the hearing.

Background

A Service Area Master Plan is a process that engages the community to:

  • Take a complete look at all outdoor park assets: fields, playgrounds, paths, etc. (Recreation center buildings are not included in this Master Plan. They are part of RecQuest.)
  • Create improvement plans for each neighborhood park
  • Guide decisions on capital improvements, how to spend NPP20 funding, land acquisition, and development of new parks.
  • Set a vision for operations, management, and improvements
  • Set priorities and estimate budgets

The Southwest Service Area Master Plan (SW Parks Plan) will include all neighborhood parks south of I-394 and west of I-35W, including small triangle park properties. In all, 43 park properties are included in the SW Parks Plan project. Please view the service area map under “Key Documents” to see all of the park properties involved in the project. The SW Parks Plan will not include regional parks such as Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Regional Park (including Brownie, Cedar, Lake of the Isles, Bde Maka Ska, and Harriet) nor regional trails (Kenilworth, Cedar Lake, and Minnehaha Parkway) because these parks and trails are required by the Metropolitan Council to have their own, separate master plans.

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