Tag: capital project

Approved concept plan for Graco Park.

MWMO Awards $480,000 Grant for Green Infrastructure at Graco Park

New Riverfront Park to Feature Native Vegetation and Habitat, Stormwater Treatment, and Snowmelt System (PDF Version) MINNEAPOLIS — The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) announced today that it has awarded […]
November 16, 2022
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Woodland area at Columbia Golf Course.

UPDATE: Controlled Burns at Columbia Golf Course, Columbia Park this Week

As part of the Northern Columbia Golf Course and Park Stormwater BMPs project, contractors are conducting controlled burns today in woodland areas of Columbia Park and Columbia Golf Course. Visitors may smell or see smoke from […]
November 23, 2021
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Apartments at Northrup King complex will house artists in northeast Minneapolis

[…] Artspace spent two years raising funds and received grants or loans from the city of Minneapolis, the state and the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.
October 15, 2021

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A worker refilling a water tank on the back of an ATV.

Making Green Infrastructure Work: Lessons Learned from Towerside’s District Stormwater System

At the peak of this summer’s drought, a contractor carefully drove a four-wheel ATV up and down the sidewalks along Fourth Street SE, just east of Huntington Bank Stadium in […]
September 21, 2021
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Aerial view of northwest infiltration basin at the Columbia Golf Course.

Columbia Golf Course and Park Stormwater BMPs Project Update – August 2021

Restoration work is wrapping up at the Columbia Golf Course and Park, but September will bring one final temporary traffic detour on Central Avenue NE (section of Minnesota State Highway […]
August 17, 2021
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Aerial view of construction at the Columbia Golf Course.

Project Update: Northern Columbia Golf Course and Park Stormwater BMPs

Construction has begun on stormwater management and habitat improvements on the northern portion of Columbia Golf Course and Columbia Park. New stormsewer pipes, stormwater best management practices (BMPs) and habitat […]
December 10, 2020
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The front of the East Side Storage and Maintenance Facility.

Inside Tour: Environmentally friendly Eastside Maintenance Facility

There’s plenty to discover on the outside of the building at the Eastside Maintenance Facility, from Randy Walker’s “Collection Point” sculpture, to the gardens that handle rain runoff. It’s worth […]
September 23, 2020

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A southwest-facing aerial view of Thomas Edison High School in Minneapolis.

Revisiting Edison High School’s Cutting-Edge ‘Green Campus,’ Two Years Later

A little more than two years ago, Thomas Edison High School celebrated the completion of its state-of-the-art “Green Campus.” With help from an array of community partners, the Northeast Minneapolis […]
October 8, 2018
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MWMO and Barr Engineering staff collecting sediment samples in Old Bassett Creek Tunnel.

Uncovering the Condition of the Old Bassett Creek Tunnel

Beneath the streets of Minneapolis, an old stream bed winds its way through a stormtunnel from Bassett Creek, just west of downtown, all the way to the Mississippi River. Earlier […]
August 2, 2017
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