Minneapolis, MN
Sidewalk snow plowing study proposed for Minneapolis, program could be seen by 2027
Nonprofit pushing for metropolis crews to take over sidewalk shoveling in Minneapolis
Within the metropolis of Minneapolis, the duty of clearing sidewalks after a winter storm falls on the shoulders of house and property house owners, however a brand new push by Our Streets Minneapolis is aiming to vary that.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – An extended-held, backbreaking winter chore may not be a priority for Minneapolis residents for much longer, as metropolis council members are proposing an evaluation to contemplate how a citywide sidewalk plowing and snow elimination program may work.
The Minneapolis Metropolis Council’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee will take into account a proposal throughout its Feb.16 assembly. The town will search “a complete evaluation of how a sidewalk plowing and snow elimination program might be totally carried out by January 2027.”
Briefly, shoveling sidewalks after snowstorms would now be the town’s duty and not be topic to ticketing ought to the walkway stay unclear 72 hours later.
The evaluation will present fiscal knowledge of a three-year, phased-in “municipal sidewalk plowing and snow elimination program that encompasses the whole metropolis sidewalk community.” It could embrace a breakdown of present and projected staffing that may have the ability to deal with the duty.
This system would start with a 298-mile “Pedestrian Precedence Community” in 2024, then broaden to incorporate the whole 2,000+ mile metropolis sidewalk community by 2027.
This evaluation will search to incorporate potential prices for gear and upkeep, labor prices, and staffing and coaching wants, in response to the proposal.
Suggestions will probably be offered to the committee no later than March 30, 2023.
Snow-covered sidewalks have lengthy posed mobility points for the aged and people with disabilities. Beforehand, nonprofit organizations similar to Our Streets Minneapolis helped residents overcome the icy burden.
“If Minneapolis goes to turn out to be a really walkable metropolis year-round, we have to do a a lot better job of shoveling sidewalks,” Our Streets Minneapolis Government Director Ashwat Naraynan advised FOX 9 in March of 2022.
The evaluation would additionally embrace an evaluation of present snow and ice elimination packages and contractual packages presently utilized for snow elimination.
MINNEAPOLIS — A project to improve the Nicollet Avenue Bridge is getting $34.2 million in federal funding.
The funding is part of a $635 million grant for 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects around the U.S., according to the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge, which stands over Minnehaha Creek in Minneapolis’ Tangletown neighborhood, was built in 1923 and underwent repairs in 1973, according to the city.
Federal officials say over 10,000 vehicles cross the bridge every day.
The city is planning to replace the bridge’s sidewalks, drainage and lighting systems and create protected bike lanes.
The money for the grant is part of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which was signed into law in 2021.
During construction, the bridge will be closed to all cars, bikes and pedestrians. Timing on construction is undecided, according to the city.
Dinkytown shooting injures 3 people
Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured. FOX 9 reporter Se Kwon has the latest details.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Authorities are investigating a Dinkytown shooting that left three people injured early Friday morning.
What we know
A SAFE-U Emergency Alert states that three people were shot at the intersection of 4th Street Southeast and 13th Avenue Southeast around 2:15 a.m.
This area is in the heart of Dinkytown, just over half a mile west of Mariucci Arena and Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The shooting happened off of the University of Minnesota campus.
What we don’t know
Police have not released information on whether any U of M students were involved.
No suspect information is currently available.
More than two thirds of the utility poles throughout Minnesota are at least a half-century old and records show their failure rate dramatically increases with age, a problem exacerbated by climate change, experts said.
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