How RiverNorth supports the City’s Comprehensive Plan

ABOVE THE FALLS PLAN

  • Secure public access to natural amenities such as lakes and rivers by surrounding them with parks, and to allow private economic development to evolve independent of yet strengthened by public parks.

  • New parkway, 26th Ave N Overlook, and a restored riverbank

  • Creation of Ole Olson Park

  • Sheridan Park Vets Memorial, overlook, and trail

  • Upper Harbor Amphitheater

✓ Access to Employment

Support employment growth downtown and in places well served by public transportation.

✓ Energy Efficient, Sustainable Buildings

Achieve steep increases in energy efficiency of buildings through retrofits, design of new buildings, and decarbonization options while promoting sustainable building practices for new and existing construction.

✓ Integration of Water Management Into Development

Integrate water resource management into public and private projects in order to benefit natural systems.

✓ Contaminated Sites

Remediate contaminated sites to improve the environmental and economic health of the city and its residents.

✓ Supporting Economic Growth

Support economic growth through City policy, regulations, tools, and programs.

✓ Business Innovation and Expansion

Promote and support business creation, innovation, entrepreneurship, and expansion.

✓ Business Districts and Corridors

Support thriving business districts and corridors that build on cultural assets and serve the needs of Minneapolis residents.

✓ Northside

Reverse institutional harms caused to the Northside community by building on the many assets of the community while also prioritizing community wealth building in the form of housing, small business, public safety, youth opportunities, and environmental justice.