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Penn Avenue Community Works: Laying the groundwork for change along a BRT corridor Patricia Fitzgerald Economic and Community Development Manager Hennepin County Rail~Volution September 23, 2014
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• $883 million • Property values
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The context
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Hennepin County Community Works
“Perhaps no American county has recently been as innovative and ambitious as Minnesota’s Hennepin County... Community Works has significantly transformed portions of the county through major housing, transportation, parks, and environmental restoration investments."
- Judith Martin and Justin Jacobson, “A County and its Cities: the Impact of Hennepin Community Works,” Journal of Urban Affairs 30 (2008).
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Penn BRT: Stations for a Rail-Like Experience Brooklyn Center Transit Center
Xerxes & 56th
Osseo & Hwy 100
Osseo & 47th
Penn & 43rd
Penn & Dowling
Penn & 36th
Penn & Lowry
Penn & West Broadway
Penn & Golden Valley
Penn & Plymouth
Osseo & 51st
PRELIMINARY Concept Plan Version 1.3 Updated August 27, 2014
Coming Soon to the
Penn Avenue Corridor
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Interagency partnership
Strong leadership from elected officials
Holistic approach with focus: BRT, roadway enhancements, coordinated development and placemaking
Commitment to collaborate with the community
Authentic engagement and relationship building BEFORE launching the planning process
First steps
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Understand the assets
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Creative CityMaking
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CREATIVE CITYMAKING A partnership with Intermedia Arts and City of Minneapolis
Engagement design by artists Wing Young Huie and Ashley Hanson
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10 Engagement design and photos by Wing Young Huie and Ashley Hanson
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Different methods, Different mindset
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“Keep the focus on the people” “Don’t sell the Northside short” “Develop a framework for equity” Increase opportunity/improve the area without displacement Ensure the community benefits from investments and change Ensure value accrues to the community, not just outside investors Make sure burdens and benefits are equitably distributed
Conditions for success
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Commons at Penn Avenue, Building Blocks, Inc. Broadway Flats, Broadway Flats, LLP
Take the long-view, but deliver early results
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Early Results Community garden at 36th and Penn Play on Penn Summer Series
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• Play on Penn pic – food truck with long line
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Placemaking and demonstrating market potential
Placemaking design and programming by The Musicant Group and SilverCocoon