Park’s final design will have a public hearing and be presented to the Board on Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30pm
Detail from the final design for East Phillips Park. Click the image to view the full design.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board thanks everyone who has partnered and shared their feedback with MPRB over more than two years of engagement. MPRB and partners worked hard to gather feedback from the diversity of voices who play at the park.
In the past year, the project team shared different designs for the park for the community to weigh in on, until we reached a final design [PDF]. To the greatest extent possible, this final design incorporates feedback from the community and MPRB staff.
Everyone is encouraged to review the design [PDF] and, if they wish, comment in person or in writing at the public hearing on Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30 pm.
Details on the final design and the hearing are below.
The final design for East Phillips Park [PDF] maintains and improves the following amenities:
- Baseball field
- Athletic fields
- Plaza area
- Wading pool with interactive splash features
- Playground
- Basketball/multi-sport courts
- Preserved orchard trees
It also includes new amenities and opportunities:
- Skate spot
- Bike track
- Healing garden
- Fitness/Ninja course
- Public art
- Elders garden
- Walking loop(s)
- Street garden (garden beds between the sidewalk and the park)
- Event space/recreation lawn
- Nature play area
- Seasonal dome to cover one athletic field and the ninja course
- Expanded parking lot
Public Hearing Details
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:30pm
Mary Merrill Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Headquarters Building
2117 West River Road (directions)
Share Comments in Person or by Email
Speak in person:
Call 612-230-6400 before 3 pm on the day of the hearing (March 18)
OR
Add your name to the sign-up sheet at the board room entrance before the hearing begins at 6:30pm
Email written comments:
Send your comments to opentime@minneapolisparks.org by 3 pm on the day of the hearing (March 18)
Comments will be included in the public record of the hearing.
Next Steps
After the hearing, Park Board commissioners will vote on whether to approve the design. If approved, construction on the playground and path improvements is anticipated to begin as early as 2027. Based on the project budget, construction may also include either the bike course, skate park, or elders garden.
About the East Phillips Open Spaces project
MPRB is working with community members to develop long-term vision plans for both Cedar Field Avenue Park and East Phillips Park in the East Phillips neighborhood.
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Project Contact
Emma Pachuta, Senior Planner
612-499-3711 | epachuta@minneapolisparks.org