Tidbits - Oct 2024

Lyndale Avenue South open house OCT. 23
Efforts to improve safety and modernize Lyndale Avenue in South Minneapolis are continuing. After hearing the community’s thoughts about how to improve the corridor and which roadway elements they want to see included in the reconstruction, Hennepin County is looking for feedback on the corridor design options. Join the county for a conversation at the public open house on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 4-6 p.m. at SpringHouse Ministry Center, 610 W. 28th Street. Come and go anytime during the open house to view the corridor design options, talk to the project team and share your feedback. Now through November, the county is looking for community feedback on the corridor design options through an online survey.

Bde Maka Ska Boat Launch and Minneapolis Sailing Center may move
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and Minneapolis Sailing Center (MSC) are collaborating on a project that includes relocating the lake’s boat launch and Minneapolis Sailing Center from the current location next to the Bde Maka Ska Pavilion at the northeast shore of Bde Maka Ska to an open area at the northwest shore of the lake in order to reduce congestion on the northeast corner of the lake. On Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, an initial predesign concept was released for public feedback. Visit the project page to view 10 illustrations that show what the new boat launch and sailing center area could look like. The Bde Maka Ska-Lake Harriet Plan was completed in 2017. Relocating the boat launch and Sailing Center to the lake’s northwest shore is included in the plan’s recommendations.

TRANSIT RELIABILITY
Metro Transit and local partners are expanding the use of bus lanes, signal technology, and other tactics to improve transit reliability across the region. The latest advance comes from the installation of bus lanes on sections of sections of Hennepin and Lyndale avenues, which will help thousands of riders on routes 4 and 6 avoid delays as they travel through the busy corridor every day. The project is a partnership between Metro Transit and the City of Minneapolis.
In recent years, bus lanes have also been added to sections of East Lake Street, 7th Street, and Chicago Avenue. Bus lanes will be added to sections of Hennepin and First avenues northeast, Lagoon Avenue and more of Lake Street this year and Minnesota’s first bus rapid transit line operating primarily within bus-only lanes, the METRO Gold Line, opens in March 2025.