‘Neighborhood News’ Archives
The Final Installment: Air Quality and Cumulative Impacts
Part III of a III Part Series By H. LYNN ADELSMAN and ROB HENDRICKSON It’s hard to know exactly which toxins are in our air and how much we inhale. What we do know is some of our neighbors have trouble breathing at certain times of day. We know too many children with asthma and heart problems; elders with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and other lung issues. We know the smells of certain buildings; the heavy air in our parks; the sounds and feelings of our streets.As we look at this article’s map, we can see it isn’t just one thing giving rise to these experiences when you live in the Phillips community. A map highlighting pollution sources in Phillips. This includes an experimental traffic exposure layer based on 2022 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) from MnDOT with values displayed as percentages of the highest value found in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Dispersion was modeled using vehicle counts from all roadways and convolution with a [...]
Around Town: Photos
Dr. Antony Stately of the Native American Community Clinic and a young reader checking out the new Little Free Library. Learn more about the Reading Initiative in Ventura Village News on page 8. Photo: Little Free Library Fence Mural on 26th Street and 16th Avenue. Photo: Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts Scenes from Nenookaasi Camp from September 23. Printed with permission. Photo: Mary Ellen Kaluza Scenes from Nenookaasi Camp from September 23. Printed with permission. Photo: Mary Ellen Kaluza Nenookaasi Camp residents, neighbors and other stakeholders gathering for a community meeting on September 12th. With a line running down the hallway, the room filled to overflowing. The meeting was called by Ward 9 Council Member Jason Chavez to open conversations around the lack of appropriate housing and services for our unhoused neighbors on the 2300 block of 13th Avenue South, who had been evicted a few weeks earlier by the State of Minnesota from the Wall of Forgotten [...]
Diverse applicants wanted for Minneapolis boards and commissions
By THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS Twenty-seven City boards and commissions have openings for appointments this fall. The City seeks applicants with a diversity of backgrounds and experiences representing the demographics of Minneapolis to strengthen the work of the City. City boards and commissions offer a direct way for residents to advise City leadership about topics important to them. Translation and interpreting is available so all residents can participate.Applications will be accepted through Oct. 31. Find more information about the openings on the City website.The City of Minneapolis has more than 50 volunteer-based boards, commissions and advisory committees that help shape key policy decisions, represent their community in the City’s administration of services and supply valuable insights. Boards and commissions have brought forward recommendations that resulted in: Renter protections.Wage protections.Bicycle safety infrastructure.Gender-neutral restrooms.Public art.A ban on [...]
