(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 approved by Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board of Commissioners

Plan includes long-term plans for 42 neighborhood parks, six potential parks, and three park search areas in Southwest Minneapolis

Southwest Parks Plan posted online; public hearing is Wednesday, October 7, 6:45 pm

Plan includes long-term plans for 42 neighborhood parks, one regional feature, six potential parks, and four park search areas in Southwest Minneapolis The information on how to call in is […]

Public hearing on Southwest Parks Plan scheduled October 7

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) will hold a public hearing on the Southwest Service Area Master Plan on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at 6:45 pm during the regular […]

Southwest Parks Plan public comment period closes August 1

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) closed all recreation centers and program buildings on March 17 and they remain closed in response to COVID-19. Due the continued closure of […]

Southwest Parks Plan public comment period extended

All Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) recreation centers and program buildings are closed indefinitely in response to COVID-19. The Southwest Service Area Master Plan public comment period, scheduled to end April 25, will remain […]

Public comment period extended to April 25

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) closed all recreation centers and program buildings from March 17 to April 5 in response to COVID-19. Due the closure of all Southwest […]

Draft Master Plan shared for 45-day public comment period

Comment by April 5 on draft plan containing proposed designs for 43 park properties and six potential new parks. Document also includes information on the planning process, overall area vision, operations […]

Southwest Parks Plan Update: Draft Master Plan will be published February 14

After nearly two years of conversations, design, feedback and adjustment, draft of full plan will be shared Feb. 14

Southwest Parks Plan Update: Release of draft document planned for February

Draft of full plan anticipated to open for 45-day public comment period in February, pending Board vote

Southwest Parks Plan Update: CAC meetings complete, draft plan will be released for public comment later this fall

Community Advisory Committee made its final recommendations on Oct. 7 Draft of full plan will be released for 45-day public comment period later this fall

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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