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Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail |
Public hearing scheduled June 18 for new Bike Skills Park planned near Minnehaha Creek and 34th Avenue S
 A detailed drawing showing the proposed final concept design for a new Bike Skills Park near Minnehaha Creek and 34th Avenue. Click or tap the image to open a larger version in an internet browser.
Hearing will take place at 6:30 pm in the second-floor Board Room at Mary Merrill Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Headquarters
A public hearing on the final proposed concept plan for a new bike skills park near Minnehaha Creek and 34th Avenue S is scheduled Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 6:30 pm in the Board Room at Mary Merrill Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Headquarters, 2117 West River Road.
Use the link below to view the plan:
The preferred concept plan focuses on the following characteristics:
- Progressive bike skill building, with beginner, intermediate, and expert trails
- Combination of paved and unpaved trail surfaces for a variety of experiences, while managing operations and maintenance needs
- Large, paved beginner plaza area with seating for people learning basic bike-riding skills and group programs
- Separate access points for the beginner bike plaza and beginner trail and the intermediate and expert bike trails.
- One-way trail design for the intermediate and expert trails, and two-way trail design for the beginner trail
- Split rail fencing along the perimeter to reduce conflicts between the bike skills park and adjacent regional trail
- Bike skills signage, bike racks, a fix-it station, garbage and recycling, formal (benches and picnic tables) and informal (boulders) seating options
- Extensive tree planting and landscaping for stormwater management and erosion control
Participate in the Public Hearing
Speak in person: Go to MPRB Headquarters on the day of the hearing and add your name to the sign-up sheet at the front desk. You can also call 612-230-6400 before 3 pm on the day of the hearing to sign up to speak.
Email written comments: Email your comments to opentime@minneapolisparks.org by 3 pm on the day of the hearing. Comments will be included in the public record of the meeting.
Project Schedule
After the hearing, MPRB Commissioners will consider the concept plan for approval. After a plan is approved, construction work will be published for bids, with work expected to begin in late 2025 and finish in 2026.
The temporary bike skills park across the parkway from Lake Nokomis Community Center will be removed to prepare for renovating the tennis courts there when the new bike skills course opens.
Project Background
Three banks of tennis courts in very poor condition near Minnehaha Creek between Lake Hiawatha Park and Minnehaha Regional Park were removed in 2024 as part of a project to transform these spaces into a pollinator lawn, clay tennis courts, and bike skills park.
Changes to the courts along Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail near the intersections of 30th, 32nd, and 34th Avenues South are outlined in Segment 4 of the long-term plan for Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail completed in 2020. All three sets of courts were removed last spring.
A permanent pollinator lawn was planted at 30th Avenue S and temporary lawns were planted 32nd and 34th Avenues S.
At 32nd Avenue, Minneapolis Community Clay Courts is fundraising to build clay tennis courts. The MPRB partnered with Minneapolis Community Clay Courts to open the park system's first clay courts at Waveland Triangle in 2021. Visit letsplayclay.org to learn more and get involved in the future clay courts project.
At 34th Avenue, the upcoming bike skills park received $40,000 in funding from the Metropolitan Council Equity Grant Program, in addition to $264,000 in Park Dedication Fees allocated to the project.
Project Manager
Andy Schilling
612-541-7142 | aschilling@minneapolisparks.org
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