Minnetonka Boulevard - City of St. Louis Park

Public Input & Open House:
On Tuesday, October 21, an open house and public presentation
was made for the communities of St. Louis Park, Hopkins and
Minnetonka. The intent of this open house was to propose ideas
for improving the Minnetonka Blvd. corridor and gathering
public opinion. Included in the presentation was background
information and analysis about the current environment of
Minnetonka Blvd. A number of opportunities for potential
improvements that could be made along the corridor were also
presented.
Comments were gathered on the subjects of how the road
functions, its appearance and how people use it. The public was
also asked to identify which potential improvements they would
give the highest (or lowest) priority to.
It was stressed that while there are currently no plans for road
reconstruction on Minnetonka Boulevard, there are numerous
other projects that are moving forward on properties and
roadways that lie adjacent to or intersect it. Some of these
include: Plans to improve recreational access to Minnehaha
Creek; Plans to improve bikeways and trails; the MnDOT
Highway 100 interchange project and private development
proposals. These projects will have an impact on Minnetonka
Blvd. Conversely, there may be opportunities to implement
portions of this plan as these related development projects go
forward. For this reason, a comprehensive look at Minnetonka
Blvd. is timely.
The input that was received and summarized on the following
page helped us gain an understanding of the important functions
of the Boulevard and how it could best be improved to support
the wide variety of uses and adjacent properties.
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