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LOCATION & OVERVIEW GRAND ROUNDS MISSING LINK PLANNING PROCESSINTRODUCTIONSERVICE AREA VISIONPARK PLANS IMPLEMENTATION EAST OF THE RIVER PARK MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Commissioners approved all routes as potential routes with the understanding that an amendment will be required with the Regional Trail if implementation of a route other than the Metropolitan Council approved route is implemented. TRAIL PLANNING PROCESS In addition to being integrated into the park planning processes for ERPMP, the Grand Rounds Missing Link has received additional input through a Regional Trails Workgroup as well as the Technical Advisory Committee. Building off the 2009 plan, MPRB has focused on strong interagency coordination and community engagement as part of this process. The Regional Trail Work Group formed out of the East of the River Park Master Plan Community Advisory Committee. It met four times in spring and summer of 2018, and all meetings were open to the public. The workgroup was largely composed of residents from neighborhoods along the Grand Rounds Missing Link potential route. The workgroup has offered ongoing insight and received staff updates on the process of the Grand Rounds Missing Link interagency coordination. The workgroup discussed GRML route options and developed The GRML Route Considerations: •Feasible •A vision founded on interagency coordination •MPRB Parkway typology wherever possible •Connect the river to St. Anthony Parkway •Consider importance of industry to the city •Mitigate environmental justice challenges in industrial areas and corridors near freeways FIGURE 24 |LOCATION OF GRAND ROU Mississippi RiverMississippi RiverI-94 I-94 I-35W Hi aw a tha A ve I-394 Downtown Minneapolis N 275 PLANNING PROCESSINTRODUCTIONSERVICE AREA VISIONPARK PLANS IMPLEMENTATION EAST OF THE RIVER PARK MASTER PLAN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Commissioners approved all routes as potential routes with the understanding that an amendment will be required with the Regional Trail if implementation of a route other than the Metropolitan Council approved route is implemented. TRAIL PLANNING PROCESS In addition to being integrated into the park planning processes for ERPMP, the Grand Rounds Missing Link has received additional input through a Regional Trails Workgroup as well as the Technical Advisory Committee. Building off the 2009 plan, MPRB has focused on strong interagency coordination and community engagement as part of this process. The Regional Trail Work Group formed out of the East of the River Park Master Plan Community Advisory Committee. It met four times in spring and summer of 2018, and all meetings were open to the public. The workgroup was largely composed of residents from neighborhoods along the Grand Rounds Missing Link potential route. The workgroup has offered ongoing insight and received staff updates on the process of the Grand Rounds Missing Link interagency coordination. The workgroup discussed GRML route options and developed The GRML Route Considerations: •Feasible •A vision founded on interagency coordination •MPRB Parkway typology wherever possible •Connect the river to St. Anthony Parkway •Consider importance of industry to the city •Mitigate environmental justice challenges in industrial areas and corridors near freeways FIGURE 24 |LOCATION OF GRAND ROUNDS MISSING LINK MAP LEGEND Existing Grand Rounds Location of Grand Rounds Missing Link I-35WMississippi RiverMississippi RiverI-94 I-94 I-35WHi aw a tha A ve I-394 Downtown Minneapolis Northeast Minneapolis 275 •The Grand Rounds Missing Link (GRML) is a 140- year trail gap in the Grand Rounds of Minneapolis •Stinson Parkway and St Anthony Parkway in Northeast Minneapolis to East River Road and Franklin Avenue in Southeast Minneapolis •The GRML moves through an industrial area of Minneapolis that is still an active workforce center •Several master plans have been developed over the past 100 years to complete the Grand Rounds •In 2009, a master planning effort was supported by community members and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) but was never adopted by the Metropolitan Council due to a lack of interagency support for the trail route and vision. •In 2019, the trail plan was revisited and an updated plan was adopted by the MPRB as well as Metropolitan Council. It is the policy guidance for the regional trail. •The Met Council’s preferred alternative is a single route, but MPRB opted to maintain a flexible vision for the middle segment of the Missing Link 3 I-35WMississippi RiverMississippi RiverI-94 I-94 I-35W Hi aw a tha A ve I-394 Downtown Minneapolis Northeast Minneapolis Minneapolis City Boundary Northeast Minneapolis Study Area