Share your thoughts on upcoming improvements and safety at Elliot Park!

Posted on 3 March, 2024

  • Online survey is now available

  • Attend a public forum on park safety concerns on Thursday, March 7

Park Improvements and Safety

With funding now available for an improvements project at Elliot Park, the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB) is gathering feedback on what community members want to see on the park’s east side.

Due to increased safety concerns, we want to hear from community members regarding their experiences, as well as ideas, opportunities and priorities for improving safety at the park with this round of funding.

Project funds will be used for playground improvements as well as other improvements noted in the Elliot Park plan, approved in 2017. That plan, along with plans for all neighborhood parks in the area, is part of the Downtown Service Area Master Plan. It proposes retaining the athletic field, skatepark and basketball court on the park’s west side, with proposed improvements for the east side that include:

  • Additional gardens (native, pollinator plants)
  • Re-locating the playground and wading pool closer to the recreation
  • Developing the site of the current playground as an activity space
  • Recreation center addition

Currently, available funding is not sufficient to complete all of the proposed improvements; MPRB will use feedback to identify top priorities to construct.

Construction on this project is planned for 2025, with a possibility of some smaller scale aspects beginning in fall 2024.

Share your feedback about Elliot Park safety and improvements

La wadaag jawaab celintaada ku saabsan horumark Elliot Park 

Community members will have additional opportunities to get involved and share feedback on park improvements in the coming months – including the public forum next week, as noted below.

Public Safety Forum on March 7

In addition to taking the survey, please consider joining your neighbors along with City and MPRB officials at Elliot Park Neighborhood‘s public forum on March 7.

All are welcome and interpreting services or accommodations are available: please contact hello@elliotpark.org.

Si aad u codsato turjubaan ama waafajin, fadlan la xiriir hello@elliotpark.org.

For details, click the flyer image (or click here).