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PLANNING PROCESSINTRODUCTION SERVICE AREA VISION PARK PLANS IMPLEMENTATION

EAST OF THE RIVER PARK MASTER PLAN

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

DEMING HEIGHTS PARK LOCATION AND HISTORY

Located in the Audubon Park neighborhood, Deming Heights Park is surrounded by a residential area. The first land for the park was acquired in 1913 along with the land for St. Anthony Boulevard. The land was desired because it was the highest point in the Minneapolis park system. At 963 feet above sea level it is ten feet higher in elevation than Sunset Hill on Memorial Parkway north of Wirth Park. Writing in the 1914 annual report, park board president Thomas Voegeli commented on the “great natural beauty” of the land through which the new St. Anthony Boulevard would pass. Voegeli wrote that the view from the highest point in the city at yet-to-be-named Deming Heights Park, could “fill the hearts of Minneapolis citizens with patriotic pride.”

Since its acquisition the park has been treated as a section of St. Anthony Parkway and its acreage included with that of the parkway. With Columbia Park located just two short blocks to the east and Audubon Park two blocks south, the neighborhood already was considered to be well-provided with recreation amenities, so none were ever added to Deming Heights Park which is why it is considered a jewel of ecological importance today. The land was acquired for the view it provided and therefore little has been done in the way of park improvements since its acquisition.

EXISTING CONDITIONS AND CHARACTER

The site has striking topography – a rolling turf hillside with mature tree canopy and areas of meadow. There is a major bicycle presence as the regional trail passes through the park. Deming is one of the most ecologically significant neighborhood parks in the service area, providing an important understory habitat for urban

wildlife. Neighbors have spotted a wide variety of birds and even the occasional fox in the park. As it sits on the parkway, which is also an ecological corridor linking to the river, it is an especially critical node of habitat. The view from the park is outstanding.

THE PROPOSED DESIGN

The design accentuates the natural features and experience of the existing park by maintaining the mature tree canopy, expanding understory planting areas, and placing gathering areas to maximize views. A ropes course was considered for the park, but is instead proposed in nearby Waite Park, as to not impact the habitat that Deming Heights offers to local wildlife. A bicycle maintenance station, plaza, and trail map kiosk are added to entrance of the park to support bicyclists and other users of the regional trail system. A small picnic pavilion formalizes a lookout point in the park and creates a space for groups to enjoy the spectacular views. The observation deck and picnic grove are located on the newly improved ADA pathway, which is currently lacking in the park.

CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PARKS

Because Deming Heights straddles the parkway, crossing St. Anthony Parkway poses a barrier for park users, and the improved crossing in the park should consider a highly visible option to increase safety for all modes on the Parkway.

Wayfinding and trail amenities are important considerations along the entire Grand Rounds.

KNOWN LAND USE AND COORDINATION ISSUES

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MATURE TREE CANOPY(MAINTAINED FOREST)

PICNIC GROVE

TRAIL KIOSK

REGIONAL TRAIL ROUTE

FILLMO

RE ST NE

POLK ST N

E

32ND AVE NE

ST ANTHONY PARKWAY

REGIONAL BIKE TRAIL

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NORTHEXISTING CONDITIONS

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ENTRANCE SEATING

IMPROVED WALKING PATHS

PICNIC SHELTER AND OBSERVATION DECK

ENTRY PLAZA

NATURAL AREA : WOODLAND

BIKE MAINTENANCE STATION

IMPROVED CROSSING

MATURE TREE CANOPY(MAINTAINED FOREST)

PICNIC GROVE

TRAIL KIOSK

REGIONAL TRAIL ROUTE

FILLMO

RE ST NE

POLK ST N

E

32ND AVE NE

ST ANTHONY PARKWAY

GRAND ROUNDS INTERPRETIVE SIGN

ELEVATION MARKER INTERPRETIVE SIGN

REGIONAL BIKE TRAIL

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NORTH

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DEMING HEIGHTS DESIGN MATRIXGeneral Input August 2017-May 2018 Design Responses (May 2018) Initial Concepts Input (July-August 2018) Preferred Concept (September 2018)

Ecology

This park is a ecological resource for the city.

Maintained existing tree canopy. Proposed additional prairie and understory plantings to increase habitat.

Strong support for ecological restoration and understory plantings.

Preferred concept includes expanded understory plantings.

Play Request to explore play opportunities in the park. Proposed a ropes course.

Support for ropes course but concern for staffing and ecological impact.

Ropes course was not included in the preferred concept.

Wayfinding and CirculationPark is located along regional trail route. Request to add space to support regional trail users. Proposed an entry plaza

Support for improved entrance plaza and walkways. Request to maintain the existing staircase on site.

Preferred concept includes plaza space with kiosk and bike repair station.

Gathering This park is the highest point in the city, great potential for gathering and observation area.

Proposes multiple picnic areas, observation deck, fire pit, and entry plaza.

Strong support for observation deck, picnic areas, and entry plaza. Opposition to the fire pit.

Entry plaza, expanded picnic, observation deck, and picnic shelter included in preferred concept.

AquaticNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

FieldsNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

CourtsNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

DiamondsNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

WinterNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

Other

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PROPOSED AMENITY COST ESTIMATE

Asset Type Project 2019 ESTIMATED COST/PROJECT

Landscape Naturalized areas 379,675$ Other Group picnic shelter 104,411$ Other Observation Plaza 94,919$ Other Renovate walking paths 352,870$ Other Bicycle Maintenance Station 3,797$ Other Kiosk 28,922$ Other Miscl. signs, trees, furniture 18,637$

983,230$ TOTAL

OPERATIONS ESTIMATE

Amenity Total Per Unit Operations Cost∆Qty

∆Cost

Group Shelter 4,000.00$ 1 4,000.00$ Trail Additions 5,000.00$ 1 5,000.00$ Plaza 10,000.00$ 1 10,000.00$ Kiosk 2,000.00$ 1 2,000.00$

21,000.00$ Difference

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DICKMAN PARK LOCATION AND HISTORY

Located in the heart of the St. Anthony West neighborhood, just blocks from the river and the heart of NE Minneapolis, Dickman Park is an important punctuation of greenspace in the urban environment. When acquired, the park was called the Main Street Northeast Playground Site, a very straightforward choice as it was a playground in NE Minneapolis on Main Street. The park was renamed in 1955 for Ralph E. Dickman, a youth worker in northeast Minneapolis turned attorney and Hennepin County Commissioner.

The initial 1.23 acres of land for the park were purchased by condemnation in 1949. Although the park was smaller than desired, it was located in a neighborhood described as under-served in a 1944 survey of park properties and the needs of the city.

The park was expanded in 1954 in an unusual deal. Pioneer Engineering Works acquired ten acres of land from the park board at Northeast Athletic Field in exchange for an acre of land it owned adjacent to Holmes Park and five parcels of land the company bought for the park board to expand Dickman Park. The original deal was for the Holmes land and some cash, but the district court, which had to approve all land dispositions by the park board, ruled that the deal had to be for land only. So Pioneer bought the land at Dickman Park and turned it over to the park board.

Before the park was improved in 1955, an additional 0.39 acre was also purchased by condemnation. In 1955, the park was filled and graded after the buildings on the land were moved. Initial plans were for a small athletic field, volleyball and basketball courts, and a picnic area.


This 2-acre park is set in the residential St. Anthony West neighborhood. It is .25 miles from Boom Island park and the Mississippi river front. A large senior care facility is within a block of the park. It is a small park with an open greenspace, picnic pavilion, playground, wading pool, and a small enclosed shelter building.

In 1957 a wading pool was added to complete initial construction. Skaters at Dickman Park were able to put on their skates in a warming house for the first time in the winter of 1958-1959. A recreation shelter for the park was completed in 1962. Dickman Park facilities were renovated in 2014, including a new playground, two new benches, and a new picnic table.

THE PROPOSED DESIGN

This design envisions the park as an urban agriculture hub with community garden space, orchard, and community kitchen. The urban agriculture hub would be managed through a partnership with a neighborhood or food access organization. The community garden would provide water and storage space in line with the Urban Agriculture Plan. The community kitchen is inside the existing structure and would be built to commercial kitchen specifications to provide opportunities for safe food processing for public consumption (though per the community garden policy, produce from the community garden itself could not be processed for sale). A single multi sport court is included to foster more multi-generational activities in the park rather than passive

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Connections through the park along the northern edge in line with 7th Avenue NE are a critical circulation path to maintain, with special consideration for connections to the nearby river parks and NE Farmers Market.


If a commercial kitchen is built in the park as part of the Urban Agriculture Zone, and with the establishment of a community garden, the Zone would require a community sponsor to steward the effort in collaboration with MPRB.

uses. A central flexible field can be used for community gathering, event space, and play. The design also seeks to improve the neighborhood connections with improved entrances, crossings, and pathways, especially for the high density of senior housing and elder care facilities nearby.

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PLAYGROUND

PERGOLA

WADING POOL

BASKETBALL COURT

OPEN FIELD

NE 2ND ST

NE MAIN ST

7TH AVE NE

NATURAL AREA : FLOWER GARDEN

PARK BUILDING

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PLAYGROUND

PERGOLA

MULTISPORT COURT

PLAZAWADING POOL

PICNIC AREA

IMPROVED CROSSING

URBAN AGRICULTURE ZONE: COMMUNITY GARDEN

ORCHARD

NATURAL AREA : BEE LAWN

NATURAL AREA : WOODLAND

URBAN AGRICULTURE ZONE: COMMUNITY KITCHEN

FLEX FIELD

NE 2ND ST

NE MAIN ST

7TH AVE NE

NATURAL AREA : FLOWER GARDEN

LOADING ZONE

DICKMAN PARK East of the River Park Master Plan

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DICKMAN DESIGN MATRIXGeneral Input August 2017-May 2018 Design Responses (May 2018) Initial Concepts Input (July-August 2018) Preferred Concept (September 2018)

Ecology No comments. No comment. No comment. No comment.

Play Existing play area is liked. Maintains existing playground. No comment. Includes existing playground.

Wayfinding and Circulation Request for improved neighborhood connectivity

Improves connections to neighborhood and removes redundant pathways.

Request for improved crossings into park.Preferred concept includes realigned walkways and improved crossings.

Gathering Request to improve community gathering spaces.

Proposed a large plaza, game space, and outdoor work space.

Support for plaza and game space. Request to expand picnic areas.

Preferred concept includes expanded plaza space.

Aquatic No comments. One plan suggested splash pad and the other recommended a wading pool.

Strong support for maintaining the wading pool. Low support for splash pad.

Preferred design includes existing wading pool.

Fields Flex field is used for open play and gatherings Maintains existing flex field. No comments. Preferred concept includes central flexible field.

Courts No comments. Maintains existing playground. Request to update the basketball area. Preferred concept includes multisport court

Diamonds Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

Winter Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

Other Request for food related amenities.Proposed a community garden, orchard, and community kitchen.

Support for the community kitchen, community garden and orchard.

Preferred concept includes the community garden, orchard, and kitchen.

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AquaticsWading Pool, incl. demolition of existing wading pool 854,268$

Play Traditional Play Structure in existing container ‐$ Other Pergola 17,465$ Courts Multisport Court 132,886$

Landscape Naturalized areas 6,644$

Landscape Urban Agriculture Area 28,911$ Other Building renovation 840,505$ Other Renovate walking paths 110,865$

Other Miscl. signs, trees, furniture 39,831$ 2,031,376$ TOTAL

OPERATIONS ESTIMATE


∆Cost

Volleyball 1,500.00$ ‐1 (1,500.00)$ Urban Agriculture 15,000.00$ 1 15,000.00$ Multisport Court 1,500.00$ 1 1,500.00$ Half Court Basketball 1,000.00$ ‐1 (1,000.00)$


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ELWELL PARK LOCATION AND HISTORY

Located in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood close to 35W, Elwell Park is a true pocket park for the neighborhood. The original Elwell Park was taken by the Minnesota Department of Highways to build the I-35W freeway through east Minneapolis in the early 1960’s. The park was given a major update in 1998. The renovation was paid for partly with Neighborhood Revitalization Project (NRP) funds designated by the neighborhood. The park is also known as Turtle Park. Local artists Susan Warner and Marcia MacEathron created the original mosaics. The park plan was laid out to mimic a floor plan of a house. Children from Marcy Open School to designed the original tiles seen throughout the park.


Elwell Park is a .75-acre children-oriented pocket park in the Marcy Holmes residential neighborhood. The narrow lot has two main play areas and a seating area. The park is highly used by neighborhood families. The park is also lovingly maintained by local residents who donate plants, labor, and time. The neighborhood organization has been fundraising to update the public art elements in the park. The process has been underway for several years, and while there are many hopes for the park, the public art element is a key part of its identity and form.

THE PROPOSED DESIGN

Design focuses on the renovation of this much loved neighborhood pocket park and proposes plaza spaces and increased seating to support community gathering. The design supports all aspects of the restored artwork including the wall, bench, and turtle along with a new interpretive sign explaining the significance of the site. The gathering space is oriented to the street to provide a welcoming environment for passers by. The play areas include a children’s playground as well as an outdoor fitness area.


Ongoing coordination with the neighborhood on the public art installation and maintenance is required on an ongoing basis or for the life of the art piece.

A Park Stewardship Agreement should be finalized to outline the areas stewarded by the neighbors.

The park could be expanded in the future to include the area where NW Bell currently has a parking lot if park expansion is of interest or if the parcel becomes available.

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6TH ST SE

PLAYGROUND

PUBLIC ART WALL

FLOWER GARDEN

PLAYGROUND

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6TH ST SE

PLAYGROUND

PUBLIC ART WALL

FLOWER GARDEN

6TH ST SE

PLAYGROUND

RESTORED PUBLIC ART WALL

GATHERING AREA

ADULT FITNESS AREA

INTERPRETIVE SIGN

ART WALL

ART WALL

SEAT WALL

SEAT WALL

FLOWER GARDEN

ART (Turtle statue)

ELWELL PARKEast of the River Park Master Plan

NORTH





ELWELL DESIGN MATRIX

General Input August 2017-May 2018 Design Responses (May 2018) Initial Concepts Input (July-August 2018) Preferred Concept (September 2018)

EcologyNo comment No comment No comment No comment

PlayExpand play opportunities and recreation options for all ages. Need to update the equipment and surfacing.

Proposed multigenerational play space and fitness area. Support for multigenerational play space.

Preferred concept includes play space with adjacent multigenerational play and fitness area.

Wayfinding and Circulation Request for improved park signs and ADA compliant pathways. Proposed renovation of

Support for new pathways and plazas. Request for interpretative signs. Added interpretive entry sign to preferred concept.

GatheringRequest for additional group gathering space.

Proposed new central plaza space and seating options. Support for plaza spaces Preferred concept includes flexible plaza space.

AquaticNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

FieldsNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

CourtsNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

DiamondsNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

WinterNot applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

Community wants to hide adjacent parking lot. No commentCommunity members want more public art opportunities incorporated into plans.

Plan includes public art wall to block view to parking lot.

Potential to expand park into the adjacent parcel.Proposed expanding the park into the adjacent parcel. No interest in park expansion. Preferred concept shows existing park boundaries.

Other

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PlaySmall Scale Traditional Play Structure in existing container 403,404$

Other Renovate walking paths 8,672$

Other Adult Fitness: multigenerational play equipment 14,238$ Other Plaza Area 31,967$

Other Miscl. signs, trees, furniture 9,166$ 467,446$ TOTAL

OPERATIONS ESTIMATE


∆Cost

Plaza 10,000.00$ 1 10,000.00$ Adult Fitness Equipment 2,500.00$ 1 2,500.00$


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HIVIEW PARK LOCATION AND HISTORY

Located at the top of an incline in the Columbia Park neighborhood, Hiview Park was acquired from the state in 1950. The state had acquired the property for non-payment of taxes. The original park was 3.74 acres, but it was expanded in 1961. The park board acquired the land at a time when it was looking to fill gaps in playground service identified in a 1944 study of park facilities. While the neighborhood around Hiview was not on the list of neighborhoods needing playgrounds, the Park Board seized the opportunity to obtain free land from the state, when it discovered the land was on the state’s list of tax-forfeited properties. The undeveloped land had been used as a playing field by children in the neighborhood for years.

The Park Board began developing the land for a park in 1951, partly because it had some money left over from improvements at Bottineau Park. The initial improvements to the park—an athletic field, volleyball courts, and children’s play area—were completed in 1952. In 1961, the park was expanded slightly. A small shelter was built and the playground was updated. The next round of improvements to the park occurred in 1977, when a wading pool was added. In 1989, the park was renovated with a new totlot play area and a baseball field and backstop. In 2016, a new wading pool and new playground opened.


This 4-acre park is set in the Colombia Park Neighborhood. Hiview is situated on the edge of residential and industrial land uses. A large rail yard abuts the western edge of the park. It is .5 miles from the Mississippi Riverfront . Hiview has a tiered arrangement true to its name, with views of the surrounding area from a high vantage point. A sidewalk gap exists along the western edge of the park, which also includes a popular bus stop for the neighborhood. The existing recreational amenities are well used including the wading pool, playground, tennis courts, and horseshoe pit. A neighborhood community garden exists nearby. Because of the site’s grade change, the basketball court poses a challenge with ball control, which a fence around the court could help.

THE PROPOSED DESIGN

The design for Hiview maintains the primary play and open green spaces of the park while expanding recreation and gathering areas. It also improves overall circulation in the park and connection to adjacent transit lines. A new walkway and transit plaza space is added to the western edge of the park. Four combination tennis and pickleball courts are proposed on the southern edge of the park expanding the existing courts. The edges of the park provide opportunity for pollinator habitat with a bee lawn, while the multi-use field remains and is improved. With the basketball and other court sports in close proximity, along with the grade change, the basketball court should be fenced to enhance the safety of all users of the park.

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A new sidewalk is proposed along the western edge of the park along with improved crossings at all corners of the park.

A small transit plaza and waiting area along Main Street will be included on the street edge to accommodate transit users to and from the park.


There are no known land use or coordination issues with Hiview.

A new seating area and picnic pavilion are added to accommodate larger groups on the lower tier of the park near the horseshoe pits, which are expanded to accommodate league play.

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NE MAIN ST35TH

AVE NE

NE 2ND ST

EDGE PL

PLAYGROUND

WADING POOL

PICNIC AREA

PICNIC SHELTER

HORSESHOE

BASKETBALL

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HIVIEW PARKEast of the River Park Master Plan

NORTH

NE MAIN ST35TH

AVE NE

NE 2ND ST

EDGE PL

PLAYGROUND

WADING POOL

PICNIC AREA

TENNIS/PICKLE BALL

TRANSIT PLAZA

IMPROVED PICNIC SHELTER

HORSESHOE


FENCED BASKETBALL

FLEX FIELD

PICNIC PAVILION

NATURAL AREA: BEE LAWN

EXTENDED SIDEWALK

IMPROVED CROSSINGS





HIVIEW DESIGN MATRIXGeneral Input August 2017-May 2018 Design Responses (May 2018) Initial Concepts Input (July-August 2018) Preferred Concept (September 2018)

Ecology Request to expand the natural areas and support the existing mature canopy.

Added natural areas around the park edge and under the mature tree canopy.

No comment. Natural areas including bee lawn added around park edges.

Play Playground was recently renovated and in great condition.

Playground is maintained. No comment. Playground is maintained.

Wayfinding and Circulation Missing pedestrian pathways on the park edge and near the transit stop.

Pathways added surrounding the park. Request to improve connection to public transit routes.

Preferred concept includes walking trail loops, sidewalks along the park edge and improved transit plaza.

Gathering Picnic pavilion needs renovation. Improved gathering spaces needed throughout the park.

Proposes renovation to existing pavilion and new picnic pavilion be added.

Support for increased gathering spaces. Preferred concept includes renovated picnic shelter and new picnic pavilion adjacent to the horseshoe.

Aquatic Wading pool is recently renovated. Pool is maintained. No comment. Pool is maintained.

Fields Currently 2 larger flexible lawns. Request to use on area for tennis courts.

One field is maintained the other transitioned to court space.

Support for multiuse fields One multiuse flexible field is maintained.

Courts Basketball court is highly used. Request for tennis be added.

Basketball maintained and a bank of four tennis added.

Support for maintaining basketball and including tennis courts.

Preferred concept maintains the existing basketball court and newly proposed four tennis and pickleball courts .

Diamonds Not applicable. Not applicable. No comment. Not applicable.

Winter Not applicable. Not applicable. No comment. Not applicable.

Other Not applicable. Not applicable. No comment. Not applicable.

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AquaticsWading Pool, incl. demolition of existing wading pool 854,268$

PlayEast: Traditional Play Structure in existing container 806,809$

Courts Tennis Court (4) 493,577$ Courts Basketball Court (1) 123,394$

Landscape Naturalized areas 54,483$ Other Building expansion 261,026$

Other Group picnic shelter 104,411$ Other Renovate walking paths 1,214,959$


OPERATIONS ESTIMATE


∆Cost

Group Shelter 4,000.00$ 1 4,000.00$ Tennis Court 1,500.00$ 4 6,000.00$


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HOLMES PARK LOCATION AND HISTORY

This 4.3-acre park in the Marcy Holmes Neighborhood is directly adjacent to Marcy Open School and bordered by 4th Street on the west. Holmes Park’s history is an incremental journey with the first land for the park acquired in 1952. Homes were removed from the land and the block was graded for playing fields and a blacktop, as well as a small shelter to serve primarily as a warming house for skating. In 1959 the Holmes School PTA requested that the blacktop be replaced with grass and a softball field, a project completed that same year.

In 1983 the Park Board acquired an additional two acres of land for the park, bringing the total to about 4½ acres. The land was purchased from the school board. The final boundaries of the park were established in 1991 when the school board and park board rearranged their ownership of the two blocks to accommodate the construction of Marcy Open School. At that time the last privately owned lot on the parcel of land was purchased by the school board and turned over to the park board as part of the deal.


Holmes Park sees heavy use from school activities, especially on the playground. The park is highly used and shows significant signs of wear. The park has a large central turf field that appears to be graded for water infiltration. The park playground was situated around the school in a fan shape to mirror the form of the building. During school hours the playground is at capacity, and while it is open to the public during park hours, it is important for the playground and park to remain welcoming to the general public throughout the day and year. A stormwater garden was installed

by community members in collaboration with MWMO at the edge of the school, and while it is not on park property, it has played an important role in knitting the school grounds and parkland together from a circulation perspective. The wading pool is well loved, and the wall of the nearby restroom/pumphouse is a potential site for public art, as identified by the community. However, the wading pool is situated along the edge of 4th Street which is a busy one-way arterial corridor, and adjacent to the school on another side, both competing land uses with a small children’s gathering space. The tennis and basketball courts at the north edge of the park are popular neighborhood spots. In terms of circulation, the park is heavily trafficked by pedestrians passing through the bustling Marcy Holmes neighborhood, and clear circulation is an important feature of the park.park currently.

THE PROPOSED DESIGN

Because of the adjacent Marcy Open School, this park is one that plays dual function much of the year as a school outdoor space and a neighborhood park. The proposed design facilitates a clear designation of the park as a public space that is open to all users, young and old. Circulation is improved to accommodate the desire lines of passage through the park from corner to corner and across from 5th to 4th without compromising the larger flexible greenspace in the middle of the park. That green space is intended to accommodate drop-in soccer and other field sports, as well as other unprogrammed recreational and leisure activities. The popular tennis courts are expanded

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Holmes Park is along the potential future route of the E Line Bus Rapid Transit System. As route and station planning continue, MPRB will coordinate with Metro Transit on this important regional transit connection opportunity, as long as there is no negative impact to park land or park users.

Safe connections across 4th Street and the new County bicycle facilities along that street are important for park users access to the nearby Mississippi River, Chute Square, and Elwell Park.


Additional coordination with Minneapolis Public Schools about parcel ownership is required. As the new playground is installed, MPS will work in collaboration with MPRB during demo and construction of the new playground. The Community Advisory Committee for the East of the River Park Master Plan has made it clear that the master plan is recommended contingent on ongoing coordination with MPS, especially around circulation in the park. MPRB requests that circulation patterns are improved across the park as part of the school expansion.

to from 2 courts to 3 courts A second play area and relocated wading pool articulate that the park play areas are intended for the general public as well as the school. The wading pool and pump house are relocated away from 4th to situate the amenity in a quieter area of the park, farther away from the busy traffic of 4th Street. The edge of the park along 4th will integrate with proposed bike facilities and improved transit connections, including a potential E Line bus rapid transit station. The design includes two play areas. A new multi-generational nature play located near the tennis courts keeps in mind the original design of the park by the community in the 1980s. The existing playground near the school is redesigned and upgraded in conjunction with planned school updates in 2019. A walking loop and seating areas throughout the park, including a small woodland gathering area, are included as multigenerational amenities in the park to ensure Holmes continues to be a welcoming space for all. The natural areas added along the edges are proposed as bee lawn which have same look as the current park, but to attract pollinators and enhance the ecological function of the park.

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2ND

AVE

SE5TH ST SE

4TH ST SE

PLAYGROUND

MULTIUSE FIELD

BASKETBALL

WADING POOL

MARCY OPEN SCHOOL*

TENNIS

PERGOLA

MPRB PROPERTY LINE

HOLMES PARK East of the River Park Master Plan


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2ND

AVE

SE5TH ST SE

4TH ST SE

PLAYGROUND

NATURAL AREA: BEE LAWN


MULTIUSE FIELD

IMPROVED BASKETBALL

SHADE ARBOR

WADING POOL

ADA ACCESSIBLE WALKING LOOP

EXPANDED TENNIS & PICKLEBALL

FLOWER GARDEN

SOCIAL SWINGS

MULTI-SPORT HALF COURT

MARCY OPEN SCHOOL*

*MARCY OPEN SCHOOL PLAN IS REPRESENTATIVE OF PROPOSED EXPANSION

NATURE PLAY

MPRB PROPERTY LINEMPRB PROPERTY LINE

HOLMES PARK East of the River Park Master Plan

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HOLMES DESIGN MATRIXGeneral Input August 2017-May 2018 Design Responses (May 2018) Initial Concepts Input (July-August 2018) Preferred Concept (September 2018)

Ecology No CommentsTo meet broader service area requests, added natural areas throughout the park.

Support for natural areas. Natural area bee lawn and flower gardens placed throughout the park.

PlayThe playground is currently being renovated. Any plans should incorporate developing plans. Request to expand if possible.

Added natural play. Request to improve playgrounds. Request to include play area away from the school. Support for nature play.

Nature play was added to the western edge of the park. New playground containers are represented.

Wayfinding and Circulation Current pathways are in poor condition.Improved pathways and defined walking loop.

Support for improved walking paths and ADA accessibility.

A fully accessible 1000' walking loop was added. Pathways improved throughout.

Gathering Gathering space is adjacent to the school, not friendly to larger community.

Proposed seating areas in western side of the park.

No comments.Plaza space with picnic and restrooms added to the western side of the park.

Aquatic Wading pool in poor condition.Proposed a wading pool and splash pad be relocated to the western side of the park.

Support for the addition of the splash pad and request for wading pool to be renovated.

Splash pad was added to the western side of the park.

Fields Multiuse field is used but large. Slightly reduced the size of the multiuse field to accommodate additional amenities.

Support for multiuse fields. Multiuse field is maintained but slightly smaller.

Courts Tennis and basketball courts are highly used.Maintained basketball courts and expanded tennis courts.

Support for basketball and tennis courts. Maintained basketball courts and expanded tennis courts.

Diamonds Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

Winter Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable.

OtherLimited amenities for the larger community. Concern that the school needs dominate the park.

Proposed nature play and gardens on the western side of the park.

Support for development of amenities throughout the park.

Amenities spread throughout the park with special focus on areas away from the school.

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Aquatics Wading Pool, incl. demolition of existing wading pool 854,268$ Other New Pump House and changing room 533,443$

Play Traditional Play Structure in existing container 806,809$

Play Nature Play 806,809$

Athletics Athletic Field renovation 504,968$ Courts Tennis Court 370,183$ Courts Basketball Court 185,091$

Landscape Naturalized areas 22,780$ Other Social Swings 37,967$ Other Renovate walking paths 485,984$


OPERATIONS ESTIMATE


∆Cost

Nature Play 7,500.00$ 1 7,500.00$ Tennis Court 1,500.00$ 2 3,000.00$ Half Court Basketball 1,000.00$ ‐1 (1,000.00)$ New pumphouse and bathroom 20,000.00$ 1 20,000.00$


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DEMING HEIGHTS PARK LOCATION AND HISTORY THE … · 2020-05-18 · A small picnic pavilion formalizes a lookout point in the park ... Initial plans were for a small athletic field,