Updated 17 January 2013
Scherer Park Design Concept
Reconnect people to the Mississippi River through a dynamic, year-round park experience of beach and water access in a protected channel, indoor and outdoor entertainment and gathering spaces, and restorative natural habitat on a river island.
Park …
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The RiverFirst Design Team’s most recent visit to Minneapolis included a lengthy and intensive discussion with staff at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – St. Paul District. The particular focus of their meeting was Hall’s Island, a …
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Meetings will address Mississippi River habitat, hydrology, engineering and other topics
The RiverFirst Design Team – Tom Leader Studio (Berekely) and Kennedy & Violich Architecture (Boston) – will be in Minneapolis, Thursday and Friday, November 29-30. This is the second of four planned visits before …
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Posted on MinneapolisParks.org on Friday, November 2, 2012
On October 30, 2012, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) purchased 1720 Marshall Street NE, 1.74 acres and over 350 feet of Mississippi riverfront in northeast Minneapolis. The purchase furthers the vision of creating a continuous …
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RiverFirst Steering Committee
October 11, 2012
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Room
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Attending: List Appended
Welcome: Commissioner Wielinski welcomed Committee members and visitors and called the meeting to order at 7:45 a.m.
Introductions: Bruce Chamberlain – Assistant Superintendent, Planning – …
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Updated 20 Nov 2012
R1 Steering Committee 2012 10-11 from RiverFirst Initiative
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