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King Bridge Partnership. A partnership of The Kingfield and Bryant Neighborhood Organizations. Project Mission. To reconnect South Minneapolis neighborhoods through the construction of a pedestrian bridge over I-35W at 40 th Street that will serve as an iconic gateway to Minneapolis. .
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King Bridge Partnership A partnership of The Kingfield and Bryant Neighborhood Organizations 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Project Mission To reconnect South Minneapolis neighborhoods through the construction of a pedestrian bridge over I-35W at 40th Street that will serve as an iconic gateway to Minneapolis. 11/01/04 - DRAFT
South Minneapolis prior to I35W Circa (1960) 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Project Goals The new bridge will be: • Safe • Artistically significant • Environmentally sensitive • Functional • A capstone for the RiverLake Greenway • An asset to the neighborhoods and the City 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Why a New Bridge is Needed The existing bridge: • Is a minimally utilitarian and aesthetically unappealing structure built in 1965 • Was designed with little input from the community • Represents an attempt to pacify a community that was torn apart when the freeway trench was constructed • Hindered the connection between mostly low income nonwhite residents and mostly middle class white residents • Is unmemorable and unattractive when viewed from the freeway 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Why a New Bridge is Needed • Has overgrown, dangerous and inaccessible approaches • Does not provide safe passage for children or adults to the community center at Martin Luther King Park • Is a critical substandard component of the 4.5-mile RiverLake Greenway that connects Lake Harriet and the Mississippi River • Is invisible and uninviting for pedestrians and bicyclists traversing the RiverLake Greenway • Has an 8’-0” wide deck that is substandard for current bicycle and pedestrian use • Is underutilized due to the above conditions 11/01/04 - DRAFT
The bridge will act as a capstone to the RiverLake Greenway. Reconnecting Old Friends The RiverLake Greenway: • Is a grassroots project involving six neighborhoods • Begun in 1995, the RiverLake Greenway will link six City parks, several commercial nodes, churches, and other important neighborhood institutions • Provides a critical third east-west link for non-motorized transit across South Minneapolis • The RiverLake Greenway is scheduled to be completed in 2008 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Strengthening Community Connections • Currently 60 percent of the kids who use MLK park are from the East Side of I-35W • Park staff reports that at times kids run across the current bridge because they’re afraid they’ll be trapped on the bridge 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Design Vision • Reconnect neighbors and a community separated decades ago • Reflect the history, needs and aspirations of the surrounding communities • Designed by a qualified, creative or design team selected by a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) • Safe for shared bicycle and pedestrian use • Flanked by entrance gateways that support and enhance the bridge design and facilitate safe access 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Design Vision • The result of a precedent-setting organizational model that incorporates architectural and artistic prominence into a meaningful citizen participation process • Become a landmark structure for the RiverLake Greenway • Encourage city residents and visitors to embrace non-motorized transportation • Become a source of civic pride for Minneapolitans and an inspiration for an estimated 200,000 people who travel under the bridge every day 11/01/04 - DRAFT
What is possible… 11/01/04 - DRAFT
What is undesirable… 11/01/04 - DRAFT
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Design Process The King Bridge Partnership will be responsible for the design process of the new bridge The basics of the design process will be: • Recruit an advisory committee to assist with design and funding • Establish guidelines for an RFQ process • Secure design funding • Identify possible designers and distribute RFQ’s • Select short list of designer/design teams to develop preliminary plans. (The plans will recognize MnDOT’s standards and specifications) • Select design finalist(s) • Offer design commission and upon acceptance: • Develop a preliminary project schedule from design through construction • Develop a construction budget 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Next Steps Step 1 – Continue to engage residents and community leaders (this will be ongoing throughout the process) Step 2 – Secure support from local elected officials for project Step 3 – Begin to seek funding (private & public) Step 4 – Begin Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process Step 5 – Secure support from residents and community leaders for design Step 6 – Secure funding for final design and project construction. Step 7 – Construct bridge Step 8 – Dedicate bridge Step 9 - Celebrate 11/01/04 - DRAFT
Contact Info For more information on the King Bridge Partnership contact Mark Hinds @ mjhinds@earthlink.net @ 612.598.9188 11/01/04 - DRAFT