Outdoor Art Gallery
Citywide Arbor Day Celebration
Windom Park NE
Friday, April 29, 2023
400pm-800pm

Windom Park Citizens in Action (WPCIA) is partnering with the Minneapolis Park & Rec Board (MPRB) to host a citywide Arbor Day Celebration. This is an annual event that the MPRB coordinates with local hosts throughout the city as a celebration of trees and our relationship to the natural habitat within our city. The event will include the planting of nearly 100 trees throughout the park and neighboring Pillsbury School, a beer garden serving NE beers sponsored by Brewing a Better Forest, tasty eats from several great local food trucks, tree climbing, a fun run via the Run for Beer Series, Ask-an-Arborist walks, bucket truck rides, loads of tree-related lawn games, the Arborists (brass band in a tree) and the Brass Messengers (New Orleans style marching band). The event will close out with an outdoor movie at dusk.

Based on past celebrations, we are planning for approximately 1,000 attendees. We would also like to have our Northeast artist community represented in this event and are making plans to have an Outdoor Art Gallery to host 8-10 artists displaying their work throughout a designated pathway. Whether paint, print, photography, assemblage, craft or other mediums, artists will be stationed near trees, park tables, pergolas or outside the park building. Attendees will be provided a simple map with artists’ names and contact info. Artists are welcome and encouraged to display art for sale.

We hope you’ll consider becoming a part of this fun and engaging community event! If you have any questions or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact us using the contact information below.

Thomas Ebert
Community Engagement Coordinator
Windom Park Citizens in Action (WPCIA)
612-788-2192
info@windompark.org

On February 2, 2023 the City of Minneapolis’ Transportation Division held an Open House to Meeting where Senior Transportation Planner, Luke Hanson and several colleagues, provided information about the project. Attached are the posters displayed at the event. Take a look!

Learn More – To find out even more about the project, click the link below to visit the project page:

https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/projects/johnson-st-intersection/

At its November 2022 Board Meeting, the WPCIA Board of Directors approved the continued funding of the Rain Gardens Program which requires a plan modification to shift funds between 

Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) Phase I strategies. This plan modification will be used to fund the program in 2023 and beyond. The board will identify the source strategy for the funds and vote to approve this plan modification at its December Board Meeting on December 20th at 7pm. The December Board Meeting is open to the public. 

About the Rain Gardens Program: For several years, the WPCIA has maintained a neighborhood rain garden design and build program to provide supplemental funding for residents wanting to manage the rainwater runoff on their property. This program has allowed for 8-10 rain gardens to be installed each year in Windom Park neighborhood. 
If you have any questions, concerns or general input about this matter, please email us at info@windompark.org or call 612-788-2192.

At the November 15 2022 WPCIA Neighborhood Meeting, representatives from the City’s Public Works Department (Transportation Division) attended to present on an upcoming project at the intersection of Johnson Street NE and the on-ramp to I-35W-South. This intersection also serves as western entry to the Quarry Shopping Center.

Transportation Planner, Chris Kartheiser, along with Senior Transportation Planner, Luke Hanson, provided information about the project. Below are a few highlights, along with a project summary sheet to provide added detail.

• Project is federally-funded with a grant awarded in 2020
• Planning & Design phase is scheduled 2022 to 2024
• Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024 with aim to complete in 2025
• Pedestrian safety crossing Johnson St to and from the Quarry Shopping Center is a priority
• Improve transit stops along Johnson St (North & South bound)
• Pedestrian mobility from 18th Avenue southbound is a concern that might be addressed with a pathway from the SW corner of 18th & Johnson directly south through what was once Johnson St
• If additional funding can be sourced, Johnson Street from intersection to Broadway Street may be considered for lane reduction (4 lanes > 3 lanes)

Learn More: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/projects/johnson-st-intersection/