The CLPC Board will meet on Monday, November 9th at 6:30 PM at Loring Park.

Our November meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 12th at 10:30 a.m. This is a virtual meeting.

Join us Monday, November 16th, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Loring Park Community Center. Find our Berger Fountain Facebook page and tell us why you love this Dandelion Fountain; share a story with us.

The next committee meeting will be on Monday, November 23rd, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Loring Park Community Center.

Nicollet Ave. bridge replacement project 2027

Nicollet Ave. bridge over I-94 replacement project overview
Construction on the Nicollet Ave. bridge over I-94 in Minneapolis will begin in spring 2027 and be completed in the summer. Crews will remove the existing Nicollet Ave. bridge to build a new, modern bridge that will have several improvements, specifically for pedestrians — including wider sidewalks on both sides of the bridge and accessible sidewalk ramps. The new bridge will also include new crosswalks at both the north and south ends of the bridge. The wider sidewalks will result in narrower traffic lanes contributing to safer vehicle speeds.
Nov. 19 public meeting
As part of the outreach for this project, MnDOT will host a public meeting to provide an overview of this work and answer questions from the public. We invite you to join us to meet the construction team and learn more:

• 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19

• Plymouth Congregational Church (enter door 1)

• 1919 LaSalle Ave., Minneapolis

For an overall picture of construction activity throughout Downtown Minneapolis visit www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/road-closures-map.

For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org.

Project Updates:

• I-94 and I-394 Project
• New Nicollet Redevelopment
• 1st Ave S Reconstruction – Grant St – Franklin Ave
• Nicollet Avenue Bridge over Minnehaha Creek Project
• 2027 Nicollet Ave. bridge over I-94 replacement project 

The City of Minneapolis preliminary budget hearings and staff presentations began on September 14, 2026. The Minneapolis City Council is holding a community listening session regarding the 2027 City Budget on Wednesday, November 5, from  6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) at Whittier Elementary School.

The final budget hearing by the City Council is scheduled for December 15, 2026. Budget information and ways to get involved can be found at  www.minneapolismn.gov/government/budget, and all meetings can be found at www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/meetings/public-notices.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board budget information can be found at www.minneapolisparks.org/budget. The schedule below includes several occasions when public is invited to comment on the proposed budget.

• November 18 — MPRB Board meeting: Public comment on the recommended budget and commissioner review/input.
• December 2 — MPRB Board meeting: Public comment on the recommended budget before the Administration and Finance Committee considers approval of the levy and budget.
• December 8 at 6:05 pm — Formal public hearing on the 2027 tax levy and 2027-28 budget: City Hall.

For a decade or more, many on Oak Grove Street between 15th St. and La Salle have pleaded with the City of Minneapolis to install traffic calming speed bumps. In the early fall of 2025 the City invited residents across the city to apply for traffic calming interventions to provide more safety on City streets.

So, I sent in a request, emphasizing that on our quarter mile or so there are 13+ high rise apartment and condominium buildings from three to twenty stories high with hundreds and hundreds of residents, one of the most densely populated areas in the City, with closely packed parking on the south side of the street and only two tight lanes of traffic passing each other opposite directions, and often with delivery drivers of various types double parking along the stretch leaving only one lane for cars going in opposite directions to negotiate. The parking situation makes visibility very, very difficulty for cars existing building driveways especially on the south side of the street, with far too many cars traveling on Oak Grove at 40+ miles per hour in a 20 mph corridor. Not only do we have hundreds of residents who walk the streets every day but many are children, with school buses in both the mornings and the afternoons; many walkers are senior citizens, and many folks traversing the street are disabled in various ways. The potential for dangerous situations is high, far too high.

Traffic calming in our Loring Park neighborhood is long, long over due. And, we on Oak Grove Street couldn’t be more joyous and thankful that Minneapolis is addressing this situation with five traffic calming speed bumps over this quarter mile residential street.

Gary Simpson
Board of Directors, 301 Oak Grove St. Condominium Association President Emeritus, Citizens for a Loring Park Community

Minneapolis residents are now able to apply for rental assistance funded by the City of Minneapolis. On February 5 and March 26, the Minneapolis City Council approved funding to support renter households after the continued impact of Operation Metro Surge.

This allowed the city to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement with Hennepin County for $2 million to allow their existing contracted community-based providers to support this rent assistance effort. Currently, three of their providers—CLUES, Isuroon, and Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center—are helping eligible applicants navigate the program. The County expects to add additional organizations from its provider network over the next several weeks.

Learn More here.

Community Safety & Know Your Rights

Minneapolis is committed to being a Welcoming City where everyone feels safe, respected, and included, regardless of immigration status. If you or someone you know is affected by these developments, there are resources available:

• Free Legal Clinics: Immigration attorneys are available through Community Clinics, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, and Volunteer Lawyers Network.
• Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs: Drop-in hours are held every Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4 p.m. at 777 E. Lake St.

For more details on your rights in interactions with ICE, as well as how to prepare in case of an immigration encounter, visit this website.

• You have the right to remain silent.
• You can refuse to sign any documents until you speak with a lawyer.
• You can refuse entry to ICE officers unless they have a warrant.
• Stay calm, and don’t run away.
• Carry a “Know-Your-Rights” card and always have your immigration papers with you.

Visit the City’s website to learn more.

Know your rights if ICE comes to your home

The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota suggests the following if federal immigration agents come to your home.

City resources for residents, workplaces and landlords

Visit the City of Minneapolis Federal Actions page for the latest updates and resources.

Residents 
Know Your Rights materials

Vehicles abandoned due to ICE detention will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.

Monarca also has some signs available: https://monarcamn.org/resources

National Immigration Law Center walks through info for employers about what to do if immigration comes to your workplace.

Businesses 
The city has created signs that businesses (and any private property owners) can use to identify non-public areas in which they wish to lawfully restrict activities related to staging for civil immigration enforcement.
Learn more here.

The city also has a good Q&A online for business owners. Find it here.

Landlords
You can put up signs that mark private or non-public areas. The City provides digital copies of these signs. People without permission can’t enter. This applies to federal law enforcement unless a narrow exception exists, including having a judicial warrant. Learn more here.

There are Volunteer patrollers out in the neighborhood, residents who have been trained and they may reach out to your businesses, churches, and organizations.