Welcome to the Citizens for a Loring Park Community!

Mission; To cultivate continuing leadership and help a diverse neighborhood realize a more harmonious, thriving, and beautiful community.

Community Meetings & Updates:

CLPC Board Meeting

Join the CLPC Board of Directors meeting on Monday, March 11th at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom.

Virtual Meeting

Join the Zoom meeting here..

Meeting ID: 955 9235 7862

CLPC Board Nominees

Terri Ashmore
My name is Terri Ashmore and I am seeking CLPC Board membership to work together with residents, business owners and visitors to make sure our dynamic neighborhood is welcoming, safe and secure. I serve as CLPC Board Treasurer. I have worked in the Loring neighborhood at The Basilica of Saint Mary since 1993. I started as Development Director raising funds for the care and restoration of the historic campus., then served as Managing Director, focused on operations, and am currently the Managing Director of Mission Advancement leading a team managing communications, fundraising and external relations. I also volunteer for Lundstrum Performing Arts offering arts opportunities to children ages 3 through high school and located in north Minneapolis.

Alex Heller
My name is Alex Heller, and I'm running for CLPC board because I believe in CLPC mission, and since 2014, I've been directly able to see the positive impact CLPC has on our neighborhood. I am currently the property manager of Loring Corners Inc.; however, I've served many roles within the business over the years. I live at LPM Apartments at 1369 Spruce Place, and I want to work closer with the neighborhood on creating a real positive impact in our community that will expand throughout our entire city. Real change happens on the grassroots level, and for me, there isn't another organization as committed to our community and with actual boots on the ground making positive impact than CLPC.

Lee Frelich
My name is Lee Frelich--I am Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology and a long-time resident of the Loring Park Neighborhood. For 30 years I have helped the neighborhood maintain its tree canopy and participated in volunteer gardening. In addition to serving on the CLPC board for the last eight years (currently CLPC Board President), I am on the boards of Friends of Loring Park and the Loring Greenway Association. CLPC is a leading neighborhood organization in the city of Minneapolis, with positive impacts on quality of life by taking on issues such as safety, urban greening, and welcoming new residents along with the recent infill of high-density housing. I look forward to continuing to work on these issues as a member of the CLPC board. .

Berger Fountain Task Force Meeting

The meeting date for March is to be determined due to the CLPC Annual Meeting. Task Force meetings are held in person at the Loring Park Community Center.

Signalized Intersection Traffic Safety Improvements

From the City of Minneapolis: These traffic safety improvements are federally funded through the Highway Safety Improvements Program, commonly referred to as HSIP. Improvements are centered on a demonstrated need and are centered on pedestrian safety while also providing benefits to all roadway users.

Safety improvements may include:

Improved traffic signal visibility, i.e.- overhead signals

Additional space for pedestrians, i.e.- curb extensions

Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS), i.e.- pedestrian push buttons

ADA compliant pedestrian curb ramps

LED lighting on traffic signal poles

Signalized intersections identified for safety improvements in your neighborhood include:

Lasalle Ave / Grant St

Lasalle Ave / 15th St

Nicollet Ave / Grant St

Nicollet Ave / 15th St

Willow St / 15th St (Not included in the federally funded project scope. This location is being considered through the use of local funds.)

While this project has a limited scope and budget, we do not anticipate engagement specific to each potential treatment, but rather providing information about the different treatment types, where they will be installed, and the project timeline. Additionally, we are working to launch an interactive mapping tool housed on the project webpage, to empower residents to share their feedback on their experiences at these intersections. The project team will use the feedback to help finalize designs at project locations.

The project is currently in the planning stage for concept development and input and will move to the engineering design phase in 2024. Construction and completion of the traffic safety improvements is planned for 2025.

Learn more here.

Learn about our Berger Fountain Restoration Project!

In 2021, Friends of Loring Park and Citizens for a Loring Park Community, as part of the Berger Fountain Committee, contracted with premier landscape architectural firm Damon-Farber to do a pre-design study to rehabilitate Berger (Dandelion) Fountain. This Minneapolis icon needs help.

Learn more about the project and how to help here.

Look for updates about Berger Fountain here..

Together we can restore Berger Fountain, preserving beauty and history for generations to come! Donate here.

Text BERGER. to 53-555 to donate.

Loring Pickleball Courts Update

by, Francisca Pass/MPRB Project Manager

The construction work for the pickleball courts at Loring Park has been wrapped up for the season. We were unable to place the color coating this season due to the weather and the servicing company availability. The project will be completed in the Spring of 2024.

The project page has been updated to reflect the new timeline.

CLPC Events

Save the Date! Our Annual ‘Love Loring’ online auction is scheduled for April 8th-April 11th. .

Watch Past Events

Upcoming Community Events & Engagement

Nicollet Safety Coalition

Join us Join us the 2nd Thursday of March from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., online.

Virtual Meeting

Join the Zoom meeting here..

Meeting ID:934 2850 8224 | Passcode: 895771

Safety walks for the Loring Park Neighborhood
Are you interested in promoting neighborliness and curbing crime in Loring Park and the surrounding neighborhood?

Beginning soon, we will embark on safety walks from The Woman’s Club through Loring Park and the surrounding neighborhood each Thursday from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. If you’re interested, please email Aileen Johnson at fritzdoris@comcast.net.

Please join us. Together we stand for a safer community.

Mission

To cultivate continuing leadership and help a diverse neighborhood realize a more harmonious, thriving, and beautiful community.