5.6.21
Minneapolis explores carbon credits to help reforest the city
Star Tribune | by Susan Du
The city seeks alternatives as a property tax levy to replace its canopy is set to expire at the end of the year
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8.29.19
‘Go for a walk and call me in the morning’: How prescriptions for outdoors time are taking root
Star Tribune | by Sarah Barker
Some Minnesota doctors will soon be handing out prescriptions for time outdoors amid legitimate science that points to nature’s health benefits.
8.9.19
$10 million later, the renovated Peavey Plaza is an accessible success
Star Tribune | by Rick Nelson
A renovation has restored the downtown gem’s singular looks while making it accessible to all.
7.23.19
Peavey Plaza reopens with a splash on Nicollet Mall
Star Tribune | by Miguel Otárola
It took $10 million and more than 10 years to renovate the 1975 spot.
7.18.19
Peavey Plaza re-opens after renovation of downtown park
Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal | by Nick Halter
Minneapolis city and community leaders celebrated on Thursday the completion of Peavey Plaza’s $10 million renovation at the Nicollet Mall park.
6.30.19
Chamber event considers scooters, bikes, pedestrians
Finance & Commerce | by William Morris
Green Minneapolis Executive Director Beth Shogren joined representatives from Lyft, Move Minneapolis and Our Streets Minneapolis for a conversation on bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
12.3.18
The Secret to Good Health May Be a Walk in the Park
New York Times | by Jane E. Brody
In Minneapolis-St. Paul, the nation’s healthiest urban region, almost everyone lives within a 10-minute walk of a good public park. Shouldn’t we all?
10.30.18
Neighbors, conservancy work to green Hennepin-Lyndale corridor
Southwest Journal | by Nate Gotlieb
A Minneapolis nonprofit planted grasses and shrubs in the Hennepin-Lyndale corridor this year, aiding a longtime effort by residents to make the area more welcoming… Continue reading.
7.25.18
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Twin Cities Business | by Allison Kaplan
(Editor’s Note) The best antidote to the legal fight over the Commons: Get out and enjoy this downtown Minneapolis park.
5.25.18
5 reasons Downtown East works (hint: it’s not because the buildings look cool)
Star Tribune | by Frank Edgerton Martin
Well-planned, if unremarkable, buildings have helped create a vibrant new neighborhood.