Strategy 7 Partner with developers, utilities, property owners, and agency partners to provide high-quality pedestrian and public realm improvements.
The actions within this strategy are divided into two categories:
Action we will DOActions we will SUPPORTAction we will do are followed by “DO” and are colored in dark gray, and actions we will support are followed by “SUPPORT” and are colored in light gray.
Learn more about how we get thereAs population growth and development occurs, more demands and interruptions are imposed on the sidewalk system. 2018 was the third straight year in which over $1.5 billion in building permits were granted, with 2019 exceeding more than $2 billion. This strategy focuses on collaborating with developers, utility companies, and agency partners to minimize impacts to the right of way and to restore the asset to its original or better condition.
Actions to partner with developers, utilities, property owners, and agency partners to provide high-quality pedestrian and public realm improvements.
Walking 7.1
Require right of way restoration and/or utility relocation by contractor, developer or utility companies to comply with latest ADA and City standards prior to issuing additional permits, certificates of occupancy or obtaining future site plan or other approvals.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility Active Partnerships
Related actions:
Design 1.4
Difficulty:
High
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
Walking 7.2
Change parking ramp exit requirements to include mirrors and messaging to prioritize pedestrians; rather than alerting pedestrians that a car is approaching, messaging should alert drivers that a pedestrian or bicyclist is approaching.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Active Partnerships
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
Walking 7.3
Improve driveway sightlines on high volume entrances and exits, particularly along High Injury Streets.
Supported goals:
Safety Equity Mobility
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2024-2027 (Years 4-7)
Status:
On-going
Walking 7.4
Work with developers to implement public realm improvements called for in the Street Design Guide including filling public sidewalk gaps in conjunction with approvals for building construction and site modification.
Supported goals:
Prosperity Active Partnerships
Related actions:
Design 1.4
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
Walking 7.5
Secure transportation easements for public pedestrian walkways in coordination with development.
Supported goals:
Mobility Active Partnerships
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
Walking 7.6
Recognize the use of skyways as transportation routes by requiring convenient and easily accessible vertical connections between the skyway system and the public sidewalks, particularly along transit corridors and the Pedestrian Priority Network. Use the development review and permitting process in collaboration with the Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department and continue to work with partners to update wayfinding and signage standards in the Minneapolis skyway system.
Supported goals:
Equity Prosperity Mobility Active Partnerships
Related actions:
Difficulty:
Medium
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
Walking 7.7
Coordinate with Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's Neighborhood and Regional Park Capital Investment Projects to improve pedestrian safety and access to/from parks and parkway trails.
Supported goals:
Equity Mobility Active Partnerships
Related actions:
Bicycles 2.4
Difficulty:
Low
Timeframe:
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Status:
On-going
See also actions:
- Street Operations 6.5
Eliminate gaps in street grid and reopen Nicollet Avenue at Lake Street - Design 2.6
Minimize curb cuts