‘Miscellany’ Archives
May 2021
Arts and culture edition! Plus Covid vaccine location details and contact info (p10), credit score help (p11), new community voices p.5, more info on the Deep Winter Greenhouse and May actions on the Roof Depot, Heart of the Beast update (p11), and ... Howard's review of Godzilla vs. Kong (p10)!
Living Near Major Roadways
How Phillips and surrounding South Minneapolis communities continue to be burdened with traffic-related air pollution By H. LYNN ADELSMAN Many statements and studies exist to promote that East Phillips deserves to be a “Green Zone” and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) confirms there are multiple negative health effects from air pollution worse in the central city. Yet for over 5 years the city continues to push for an expanded public works department storage and maintenance facility with over 100 diesel vehicles to replace the Roof Depot site in East Phillips. Why is there no effort directed to place this facility in the western or southern most neighborhoods of Minneapolis? This will increase traffic in Phillips and the surrounding communities to further add to existing high emission levels harmful to residents. The concentration of high traffic related air pollution (TRAP) in communities where there is less private property ownership and low equity [...]
Random alley News
By LINDSEY FENNER Hennepin County Lead Paint Removal Funding Assistance: Hennepin County has a program to help eligible homeowners and landlords pay for lead paint removal, which includes a free home test and up to $12,000 for work, including new windows. Visit https://healthyhomes.hennepin.us/ to see if you qualify. Contact healthy-homes@hennepin.us Phone: 612-543-4182. In 2018, more than 200 children tested for lead in Hennepin County had blood lead levels high enough to damage their health.In young children lead ex-posure can cause: Brain and nervous system damageSlowed growth and devel-opmentLearning and behavior problemsHearing and speech prob-lems The government banned lead paint in 1978. Homes built before then likely have lead paint. Abbott Northwestern Parking Ramp Expansion Passes City Planning Commission: As part of their planned Allina/Abbott Northwestern campus renovation (see the February 2021 alley for project details) Allina has been granted [...]
