11/01/04 - draft1 king bridge partnership a partnership of the kingfield and bryant neighborhood...
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King Bridge Partnership
A partnership of
The Kingfield and Bryant Neighborhood Organizations
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Project Mission
To reconnect South Minneapolis neighborhoods through the construction of a pedestrian bridge over I-35W at 40th Street that will serve as an iconic gateway to Minneapolis.
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South Minneapolis prior to I35W
Circa (1960)
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Project Goals
The new bridge will be:• Safe• Artistically significant• Environmentally sensitive• Functional• A capstone for the RiverLake Greenway• An asset to the neighborhoods and the City
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Why a New Bridge is Needed
The existing bridge:
• Is a minimally utilitarian and aesthetically unappealing structure built in 1965
• Was designed with little input from the community
• Represents an attempt to pacify a community that was torn apart when the freeway trench was constructed
• Hindered the connection between mostly low income nonwhite residents and mostly middle class white residents
• Is unmemorable and unattractive when viewed from the freeway
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Why a New Bridge is Needed• Has overgrown, dangerous and
inaccessible approaches
• Does not provide safe passage for children or adults to the community center at Martin Luther King Park
• Is a critical substandard component of the 4.5-mile RiverLake Greenway that connects Lake Harriet and the Mississippi River
• Is invisible and uninviting for pedestrians and bicyclists traversing the RiverLake Greenway
• Has an 8’-0” wide deck that is substandard for current bicycle and pedestrian use
• Is underutilized due to the above conditions
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Reconnecting Old FriendsThe RiverLake Greenway:• Is a grassroots project involving six neighborhoods• Begun in 1995, the RiverLake Greenway will link six City parks, several
commercial nodes, churches, and other important neighborhood institutions• Provides a critical third east-west link for non-motorized transit across South
Minneapolis• The RiverLake Greenway is scheduled to be completed in 2008
The bridge will act as a capstone to the RiverLake Greenway.
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Strengthening Community Connections
• Currently 60 percent of the kids who use MLK park are from the East Side of I-35W
• Park staff reports that at times kids run across the current bridge because they’re afraid they’ll be trapped on the bridge
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Design Vision • Reconnect neighbors and a community separated decades ago • Reflect the history, needs and aspirations of the
surrounding communities• Designed by a qualified, creative or design
team selected by a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)• Safe for shared bicycle and pedestrian use• Flanked by entrance gateways that support and
enhance the bridge design and facilitate safe access
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Design Vision
• The result of a precedent-setting organizational model that incorporates architectural and artistic prominence into a meaningful citizen participation process
• Become a landmark structure for the RiverLake Greenway
• Encourage city residents and visitors to embrace non-motorized transportation
• Become a source of civic pride for Minneapolitans and an inspiration for an estimated 200,000 people who travel under the bridge every day
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What is possible…
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What is undesirable…
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WEBB BRIDGE – Melbourne, Australia
Span: 361 feet
Cost: $1.75 million
Completion date: 11.02
Architect: Denton Corker Marshall Architects
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PUENTE DE LA MUJER – Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires
Span: 525 feet
Cost: $5 million
Completion date: 12.01
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
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Design ProcessThe King Bridge Partnership will be responsible for
the design process of the new bridge
The basics of the design process will be:1. Recruit an advisory committee to assist with design and funding 2. Establish guidelines for an RFQ process3. Secure design funding4. Identify possible designers and distribute RFQ’s5. Select short list of designer/design teams to develop preliminary plans. (The plans will recognize MnDOT’s standards and specifications)6. Select design finalist(s)7. Offer design commission and upon acceptance:
A. Develop a preliminary project schedule from design through construction
1. Develop a construction budget
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Next Steps
Step 1 – Continue to engage residents and community leaders (this will be ongoing throughout the process)
Step 2 – Secure support from local elected officials for project Step 3 – Begin to seek funding (private & public)Step 4 – Begin Request for Qualifications (RFQ) processStep 5 – Secure support from residents and community leaders for designStep 6 – Secure funding for final design and project construction.Step 7 – Construct bridgeStep 8 – Dedicate bridgeStep 9 - Celebrate
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Contact Info
For more information on the King Bridge Partnership contact
Mark Hinds
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612.598.9188