Community Planning
Community engagement is the foundation of the organization and the work that is accomplished in Elliot Park. Decisions that affect the neighborhood are made by the people who live and work in the community. Volunteers have a long and strong history working together to improve neighborhood livability. Their influence continues to successfully shape this urban neighborhood and the documents that follow are a demonstration of both their experience and their vision.
We welcome new businesses and residents to Elliot Park. If you are interested in opening a business or developing a neighborhood property we encourage you to become familiar with these community planning documents. If your project requires city permits or variances you are required to consult with EPNI at the beginning of your application process. Please contact David Fields at EPNI for assistance and advice regarding neighborhood and city review procedures.
davidfields@elliotpark.org 612.335.5846 ext 13
Elliot Park Neighborhood Urban Design Guidelines: The Centennial Commons
Completed in 2008, this publication defines the vision of the 2002 Master Plan. As noted in the Preface, “These design guidelines are meant to honor both the history and the aspirations of our community. The principles and practices suggested in this book are an invitation to the urban planning, design and development communities to collaborate with Elliot Park in applying them as guidelines to explore new, successful ways to create the places that make our neighborhood a sustainable and livable community.”
Elliot Park Neighborhood Master Plan
This work is the result of hundreds of hours community volunteer time devoted to participation in workshops that focused on determining and expressing the neighborhood identity and culture. The Master Plan was approved by the EPNI Board of Directors in June, 2002. On April 4, 2003 it was adopted by the Minneapolis City Council to be codified into the The Minneapolis Plan, the primary planning document for the City.
Neighborhood Revitalization Program: Phase II Action Plan
After EPNI completed its Phase I review in 2004 a steering committee was appointed by the board to begin planning for Phase II. The committee members reviewed the developments and changes that had occurred in Elliot Park since the initiation of NRP. They then evaluated the impact of Phase I goals and strategies and reviewed the neighborhood vision as defined in the newly completed Elliot Park Neighborhood Master Plan. The Phase II Action Plan was adopted and approved at a community meeting in November, 2005.
Neighborhood Revitalization Program: Phase I Review
Late in 2002 EPNI began a lengthy process to review the previous decade-long work of the organization that was achieved through the support of the City of Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program. This report was approved at the May, 2004 Annual Meeting.
