We facilitate community organizing through creative public engagement events. We assist communities in visioning for positive change to public spaces, collect and analyze data, and help neighbors navigate city planning processes. Current ongoing projects include: (In order West-East)
Raymond Ave - Partnering with St. Anthony Park Community Council
Pelham Blvd - Partnering with Desnoyer Park Impr
ovement Association
Pelham Bridge and Missing Link area south of Raymond Station - A collaboration between St. Anthony Park, Desnoyer Park and FSI
Fairvew Ave - A collaboration with Hamline Midway Coalition and Union Park District Council
Snelling/Selby and Hague Avenues - Partnering with the Union Park District Council and the Snelling Selby Business Association
Frogtown Crew - With Smart Trips and the Science Museum
Victoria Street - Collaborating with Frogtown Neighborhood Association and Summit-University Planning Council
Better Bridges - Collaborating with numerous district councils and neighborhood development organizations on motorized and bike/ped bridges over I-94 leading to the Green Line
Past Projects:
The Charles Avenue bikeway was the first project that led Friendly Streets to emerge through community engagement and advocacy for neighbor-led planning of a new bike boulevard on Charles in conjunction with the construction of the Green Line light rail corridor. We partnered with the Hamline Midway Coalition and Frogtown Neighborhood Association for five block parties in 2011. Charles is now under construction and is on its way to becoming a convenient and safe route for bikes as well as a safer, friendlier community space for residents.
