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Franklin-Cedar/Riverside Area Master Plan
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Plan Status
The Franklin-Cedar/Riverside Transit Oriented Development Station Area Master Plan is part of a series of long-range studies being completed for transit-oriented development (TOD) around Hiawatha LRT station sites. The area of study includes Cedar/Riverside, Seward, East Phillips, and Ventura Village. It focuses on land uses, urban design, public infrastructure, and amenities located within a 1/2-mile of the station. The purpose of the Plan is to guide changes that build upon neighborhood strengths and capitalize on opportunities that may include:
- Future mixes of new businesses, housing, and neighborhood amenities;
- Improvements to the pedestrian environment;
- Enhancement of parks and green space; and
- Improving the accessibility and fit of the station with the neighborhood.
The Plan was developed with public participation and guidance from both community and technical advisory committees. The Plan will inform City policy, guiding changes to the City's Comprehensive Plan (the Minneapolis Plan), zoning regulations, redevelopment activity, and capital improvement plans.
The 46th & Hiawatha Station Area Master Plan was adopted by the City Council on December 28th, 2001." Read the staff report and recommendations adopted by the City Planning Commission on December 11th, 2001.
Comments or questions about the Plan can be directed to:
Paul Mogush, Principal Planner
Minneapolis Planning Department
250 S 4th Street, Room 110
Minneapolis, MN 55415
paul.mogush@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
612-673-2074
Acknowledgements
The Franklin-Cedar/Riverside TOD Master Plan was funded through a grant from the Metropolitan Council and managed by the City of Minneapolis.
A consulting team supported this project, and included the following firms:
- SRF Consulting Group (Minneapolis)
- OTAK Architects (Portland)
- Urban Strategies, Inc. (Toronto)
- Anton Lubov & Associates (Minneapolis)
A Project Steering Committee helped guide the process, and included the following individuals:
- Jim Davnie, Seward CAC Representative
- Eric Guida, Seward Neighborhood Group
- David Fey, Seward Redesign
- Fred Brunner, The Cedars
- Michael O.Neal, Phillips CAC Representative
- Glory Gloudemans, East Phillips Improvement Coalition
- Janet Graham, Ventura Village
- Margo Imdieke Cross, Cedar Riverside CAC Representative
- Doris Wickstrom, West Bank Community Coalition
- Anthony Rowe, The Cedars
- Gary MacKenzie, Whiskey Junction
- Carlo Cuesta, Playwrights Center
- Jim Brown, Cabooze
- Lee Antell, American Indian OIC
- Jim Welna, Welna II Hardware
- Michael Mintz, Cedar Box Company
- Randy Bickman, Minnesota Grinding
- Diane Richard, Seward resident
- Robert Johnson, Cedar Riverside resident
- Len Anderson, Seward Civic & Commerce Association
- Paul Weir, Phillips Neighborhood Network
- Deanna Foster, Franklin Avenue Business Association
- Jim Graham, Ventura Village
- Robert Albee, American Indian Housing
- Terrance Johnson, Ventura Village resident
- Corey Zoll, Green Institute
- Joe Big Bear, Little Earth Residents Association
- Mary Black Elk, Little Earth of United Tribes, Inc.
- Peter Goelzer, Cedar Riverside Business Association
- Ray Piiranen, Fairview Corporation
- Jan Morlock, University of Minnesota
- Tom Youngblood, Cedar Riverside resident
- Eileen Watson, TREEE
- Jim Niland, City Council Ward 6
- Joan Campbell, City Council Ward 2
- Tim Springer, Midtown Greenway Coalition
- Rich Amundsen, Augsburg College
A Project Management Committee also provided support to the project, and including the following individuals:
- Jim Grube, Hennepin County Transportation
- Warren Porter, Hennepin County Transportation
- Karen Lyons, Metropolitan Council
- Jon Wertjes, Minneapolis Public Works
- Katie Walker, Hennepin County Transit and Community Works
- Bob Byers, Hennepin County Transportation
- Francis Loetterle, Hiawatha Project Office
- Bob Vockrodt, Hiawatha Project Office
- Ed Toomey, Metro Transit Rail Operations
- Aaron Isaacs, Metro Transit
- John Dillery, Metro Transit
- Monique Mackenzie, Minneapolis Planning Department
Plan Sections
A physical copy of the Franklin-Cedar/Riverside TOD Master Plan is available to review at the Franklin Library, the Government Documents Department of the Central Library, and the Municipal Information Library. Copies were also sent to Seward Neighborhood Group, Seward Redesign, the West Bank Community Development Corporation, the East Phillips Improvement Coalition, agency representatives, public officials, and other parties.
Franklin-Cedar/Riverside TOD Master Plan Sections