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This spring, rehabilitation projects will get underway at 26 recreation centers throughout the
city, improving the accessibility of their restrooms and exterior doorways.
These are the first rehabilitation projects to roll out as part
of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's (MPRB) 20-Year
Neighborhood Park Plan (NPP20). They involve work to adjust and correct amenities
in restrooms; and to adjust clearances, slopes, level changes and doors at main
entrances and other exterior doorways. About two weeks before a project begins, signs will be posted at recreation centers to notify visitors.
Project locations
Restroom and exterior doorway improvements
North Minneapolis recreation centers: Creekview, Farview, Folwell, Harrison, North
Commons, North Commons Water Park, Webber
Northeast/southeast Minneapolis recreation centers: Bottineau, Logan, Luxton, Van
Cleve
South Minneapolis recreation centers: Brackett, Coyle Community Center, East
Phillips Cultural & Community Center, Lake Hiawatha, Matthews, Pearl, Peavey,
Phelps Community Center
Southwest Minneapolis recreation centers: Bryant Square, Kenwood, Lyndale
Farmstead, Pershing, Whittier, Windom South.
Exterior doorway improvements
Phillips Community Center, south Minneapolis
Upcoming rehabilitation
projects
Throughout 2017, additional NPP20 rehabilitation projects will
be announced as workplans and schedules are finalized. These include repair and
replacement of building roofs; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; park
lighting and more.
Thanks to NPP20 funding, the six-year budget for rehabilitation
in neighborhood parks has increased from less than $4 million to $25 million. An
overview of the expanded NPP20 rehabilitation program is available at www.minneapolisparks.org/NPP20, and includes information on how projects are identified
and prioritized throughout the neighborhood park system.
About the 20-Year Neighborhood
Park Plan (NPP20)
A 2016 agreement between the MPRB and the City of
Minneapolis, NPP20 ensures $11 million in additional, annual funding to
revitalize neighborhood parks and address racial and economic equity. NPP20 funding
is dedicated to increased maintenance in all parks ($3 million/year), as well
as rehabilitation projects and capital investments such as playgrounds, pools,
athletic fields and recreation centers ($8 million/year). More information is available at www.minneapolisparks.org/NPP20.
Project Contact
Lisa Beck
Director, Asset Management
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Phone: 612-313-7717
Email: LBeck@minneapolisparks.org
Media Inquiries
Dawn Sommers
Director, Communications and Marketing
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Phone: 612-230-6407
Email: DSommers@minneapolisparks.org
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