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.
CLPC Events & Updates
Love Loring is Open
Funds raised go toward projects, events, and community-building activies. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we have an exciting list of items up for auction this year!
Bid on items at www.32auctions.com/loveloring2025.
Participate in CLPC's Survey 2025
New Smoke Shop Opens
There are conditions for the Operations of this store filed with the City of Minneapolis licensing department. Please email CLPC at LoveLoring2@gmail.com if you observe infractions. The City is working on seeing that the trash is removed from the East side of the building. Neighbors on that Business Mall have reached out to the new owner. We have observed a challenging 1st week on the block.
Read the High 5 Business License Operating Conditions 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..
Text BERGER. to 53-555 to donate.
Hennepin Lyndale Corridor Plantings
You will notice that maintenance on the Corridor Landscaping has begun! Green Minneapolis who has taken on Project Management of this corridor change their organizational focus to one of advocacy at the end of 2023. Coalition members are discussing the need for a permanent Project Management replacement but in the interim CLPC has signed the contract with the Landscape Company and resident John Van Heel/co-chair of the project is volunteering oversight of the contract.
Contributors to the contract are: The Basilica of Saint Mary, Lowry Hill Neighborhood, Individuals supporting the Douglas Urn, Loring Corners, Inc, St Mark’s Cathedral, Hennepin Ave United Methodist Church, Walker Art Center, and 510 Groveland.
We will also be partnering with the Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling Department to establish some Trash Containers on the corridor through the Fall.
Upcoming Community Events & Engagement
Nicollet Safety Coalition
Virtual Meeting
Meeting ID: 958 7736 2066 | Passcode: 776035
First Saturday in May: Garden season kick-off meeting and brunch from 10am – noon in the community center.
Monthly second Saturday Gardening: May – October. 9am – 11:30. 9am coffee time. Garden activities start at 9:30am. Garden activities are co-hosted with The Friends of Loring Park. All tools and supplies are onsite.
New volunteers are welcome on all Saturdays.
Watch Past CLPC Events
Community Meetings & Updates:
CLPC Board of Directors Meeting
Berger Fountain Task Force Meeting
Join us on the third Monday of the month at 5:00 p.m. Task Force meetings are held in person at the Loring Park Community Center.
Emerson/CLPC Partnership
This is the 2nd year we have been working on our Neighborhood/Emerson School partnership. Last year they worked on the Environmental issues and monitored car exhaust on their air quality. The younger children’s top issue was dog poop. It is their top issue this year as well. They are asking neighbors to please pick up their dog’s poop. It is all around Emerson School and children have to step around it to not step in it getting off and on school buses. Let’s be good neighbors! Thanks and please post this in your buildings and/or building newsletters!
1st Ave S Reconstruction Project Update
The Minneapolis Public Works Department plans to reconstruct 1st Ave. S. from Lake St. to Franklin Ave. including replacing the Midtown Greenway Bridge. In addition to new pavement, the project will include new sidewalks, an off street bicycle facility, updated safety features, sanitary and storm main replacement, and green stormwater infrastructure.
Construction Update
1st Ave. S closure Segments of 1st Ave. S will continue to be closed through the fall and into the winter. Drivers will need to follow the posted detour route.
- Segments of 1st Ave. S will continue to be closed through the fall and into the winter.
- Drivers will need to follow the posted detour route.
- 1st Ave. S is closed between 27th St. and Lake St. through the fall.
- Vehicle detour route: Lake St., Lyndale Ave. and Franklin Ave.
- Bicycle detour route: Lake St., Blaisdell Ave. and Nicollet Ave., and Franklin Ave.
Traffic control update
- 1st Ave. S., between Lake St. and 27th is now open to traffic.
- 1st Ave. S., between 22nd and 24th is a temporary two-way street to keep access to driveways.
- The 24th St. intersection was paved this week and will be reopened to traffic on Monday.
- 1st Ave. S., between 22nd and just north of Franklin Ave. remains closed.
- Franklin Ave. is open in both directions.
- The bike lanes along 1st Ave. remain closed between 27th St. and 19th St. E.
What to expect
- Sanitary main installation will continue between 27th and 26th St. E. through December.
- Sanitary main preparation work will be ongoing between 26th and 24th St. E. through December.
- Sanitary main replacement will be ongoing between 22nd and Franklin Ave. through December.
- Storm sewer installation started this week between 27th and 26th St E.
Upcoming Events
First Ave. S Reconstruction field hours
The project team has been available to answer questions every week. Now that construction is moving into the slower winter months, field hours will move to a monthly basis. Weekly meetings will resume in the spring. Come visit us to learn more:
February 20
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Wesley Andrews Coffee & Tea,111 E 26th St., Minneapolis, MN 55404
Visit the project website, sign up for project updates.
Safety walks for the Loring Park 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.