Hennepin and First roadway improvements

Recommended concept

With your feedback, we have developed an initial design for Hennepin and First avenues. We will continue to engage with residents and businesses in the area as we approach construction in 2024.

The recommended concept includes:

Separated bike paths
Transit priority lanes
Wider sidewalks
Green infrastructure additions
Storm water improvements

Project goals

The project's engagement goals are to understand community transportation use and needs in order to inform the future pre-design and design of transportation projects in the area.

The design goals of the project include:

Address safety and accessibility issues
Accommodate people walking and biking
Support business district along the corridor

Project location

Public involvement

Since early 2021, we have been working to define a set of possible designs for review that are reflective of what we have heard from the community. After collecting feedback from the public, we now have a recommended concept for further feedback before the project begins construction in 2024.

Engagement summaries

Final engagement summary

Below is a summary of what we heard from the community through our outreach efforts from fall of 2020 through summer of 2022.

View the engagement summary (PDF)

Initial engagement

Below is a summary of what we heard from the community through our outreach efforts from October 2020 through November 2021.

View the November 2021 engagement summary (PDF)

View the January 2021 engagement summary (PDF)

Previous design engagement

Pop up events

The project team is attended a series of pop-up events in October of 2022 at the following locations:

Northeast Farmers Market
River Walkway
Slice Pizza
Northeast Farmers Market
River Walkway

Slice Pizza

Listening sessions

June 2022

Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual listening session on June 7. If you missed it, watch a recorded presentation.

Listening session presentation (YouTube)

November 2021

Thank you to everyone who attended the virtual listening session on November 17. If you missed it, check out the recorded presentation.

December 2020

Thank you to everyone who attended the community listening session on December 10. If you missed it, check out the recorded presentation to learn more about the project

View the listening session presentation (YouTube)

Project leadership

Hennepin County

Josh Potter, P.E.
Project engineer for design
josh.potter@hennepin.us
612-596-0820

Haila Maze
Community liaison on behalf of Hennepin County
haila.maze@bolton-menk.com
651-434-5743