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Action Alert: Oppose the redevelopment plan for the Upper Harbor Terminal [CLOSED]

September 12, 2019

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Can we just talk about this UHT concert stadium?

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

August 28, 2019

Minneapolis city leaders are proceeding as if the concert stadium at Upper Harbor Terminal is a done deal, but it's not. Rather than debating venue names, we need to discuss public subsidies, living-wage jobs, and how the community will benefit from this or any development at this important mile-long riverfront site. >>

Residents say affordable housing critical at Upper Harbor Terminal

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

August 22, 2019

Community members are clear that truly affordable housing should be a key part of the Upper Harbor Terminal redevelopment. At one point an attendee asked, "How many of you are here because you or someone you care about is affected by the high cost of housing?" Nearly every hand in the room went up. We should expand the timeline to figure out this vital aspect of this riverfront redevelopment. >>

FMR voices concerns around Upper Harbor Terminal process

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

August 19, 2019

As we've watched recent Upper Harbor Terminal community engagement activities unfold, we've seen a rushed, confusing and inadequate process that's failing to center community vision. We've written a letter to the Minneapolis City Council and mayor outlining our concerns. >>

Reconnecting with the river: MPR and North News share North Minneapolis' river stories

by sue rich

August 13, 2019

Recently, two local media projects from MPR and North News highlighted North Minneapolis residents' relationships with water and our Big River.

The MPR stories are a riveting listen, while the stunning North News issue is both a refreshing read and a graceful portrait of a community's multi-faceted relationship to the river. >>

Northern Metals granted extension to continue polluting

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

August 6, 2019

Following a settlement nearly two and a half years ago, Northern Metals Recycling agreed to stop its polluting operations on the North Minneapolis riverfront by August 1, 2019. That deadline has come and gone, yet Northern Metals is still operating. >>

My reflections on the Upper Harbor Terminal community learning table

by Colleen O'Connor Toberman

July 18, 2019

FMR River Corridor Director Colleen O'Connor Toberman recently attended the first Upper Harbor Terminal community learning table. Community members brought many concerns and ideas about this important and large-scale riverfront development in north Minneapolis (shown filling in with plant-life above). Now the question is how city leaders will respond. >>