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Our current newsletter - Spring 2008: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

Page 1 Freewheel Midtown Bike Center to Open Friday May 16
¡Gran apertura del centro Freewheel Midtown Bike, el viernes, 16 de Mayo!
Page 2 Greenway Stewards
Longfellow- Shasta Planting
Page 3 Global Bike Day 2008
Green Way to Go is Going Biking this Spring
Nate Will Stick Around Longer
Page 4 Mission
Donors and Volunteers
Board Members
Page 5 8th Annual Arbor Day Planting
Annual Meeting to be at New Bike Center
Page 6 Membership and Donation Form
Calendar

 

Winter 2008: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Women Bike On (page 1)
  • Bike Center, Park east of new bridge (page 2)
  • More development, New entrane ramp (page 3)
  • Donors, Volunteers, Board, and Mission (page 4)
  • Greenway Adopters (page 5)
  • Membership Form and Calendar (page 6)

Fall 2007: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Hiawatha Bridge opening (page 1)
  • Safety on the Greenway (page 2)
  • Reaching our Vision (page 3)
  • Donors, Volunteers, Board, Sponsors (page 4)
  • Coalition revamps mission, vision, and look (page 5)
  • Bike Center (page 5)
  • Membership forms (page 6)

Summer 2007: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • The Midtown Greenway Encourages Active Lifestyles (page 1)
  • Midtown Greenway los Invita a Tener Estilos Activos de Vida (page 1)
  • Bridge over Hiawatha and 28th Street Crossing (page 2)
  • Entrance Ramp at Cepro Site Funded (page 2)
  • 2007 Progressive Dinner Party (page 3)
  • Bike Center Drama and Coalition Office Move (page 3)
  • Changes to Vera's Garden (page 4)
  • River Crossing Update (page 4)
  • Donors, Volunteers, Board Members, Mission Statement (page 5)
  • Membership Form and Calendar (page 6)

Spring 2007: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Annual Meeting May 24th at Midtown Global Market (page 1)
  • Calling all Greenway Advocates (page 2)
  • Arbor Day Tree Planting - Saturday, April 28 at 9 AM (page 2)
  • Global Bike Day @ Midtown Global Market (page 2)
  • Planned Bike Center Jeopardized (page 2)
  • 2007 Greenway Steward Projects (page 3)
  • Bikes Belong Provides Advocacy Grant (page 4)
  • 'Greenway To Go' Group Walks (page 4)
  • Share the Road (page 4)
  • Shop Whole Foods Wednesday, May 30th to benefit Greenway Coalition (page 4)
  • Donors, Volunteers, Board Members, Mission Statement (page 5)
  • Membership Form and Calendar (page 6)

Winter 2007: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Bicycle Rites/Ceremonias en Bicicleta (page 1)
  • Proposed Midtown Greenway Streetcar Gains Steam (page 2)
  • Bike Center Update (page 2)
  • Adopt-A-Greenway (page 3)
  • 10th Avenue Greenspace and Entrance Ramp (page 4)
  • Get Fit Twin Cities (page 4)
  • Donors, Volunteers, Board Members, Mission Statement (page 5)
  • Membership Form and Calendar (page 6)

Fall 2006: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Midtown Greenway Trails Open to the River (page 1)
  • Open Space Bike Tour (page 1)
  • A Letter from the President of the Board (page 2)
  • Community Meeting on Greening Phase III (page 2)
  • City Continues Land Planning along the Greenway (page 2)
  • The Year in Pictures (pages 3 and 4)
  • Double the Green - McKnight Foundation Matching Grant (page 5)
  • Donors, Volunteers and Board Members (page 5)
  • Mission Statement (page 5)
  • Membership Form and Calendar (page 6)

Summer 2006: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Race against Racism (page 1)
    Carrera contra el racismo
  • Wellstone Bike Club (page 2)
    Progressive Dinner Party
  • Hi-Lake Business Association supports East Phillips Gateway Plan (page 3)
    Bike Center delayed but still on track
    Park Avenue Bridge Construction
  • Help us engage our neighborhoods for a safer and cleaner Greenway (page 4)
  • A Tribute to Bob Corrick (page 5)
    Donors, Volunteers, and Board Members
  • Membership form and Calendar (page 6)

Spring 2006: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • New Greenway Entrance Ramp at Cepro Site (page 1)
  • Steps to a Healthier Minneapolis (page 2)
  • Rain Garden Project Starting Up for 2nd Year (page 2)
  • Arbor Day Planting April 29th (page 3)
  • Eco_Yard Midtown Grand Opening (page 3)
  • Annual Meeting and Fundraiser (page 4)
  • Donors, Volunteers, Board Members, and Vision (page 5)
  • Membership Form and Calendar (page 6)

Winter 2006: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Knock, knock! - Who's at the door? It's the Midtown Greenway Coalition (page 1)
  • ¡Toc, toc! - ¿Quien llama a la puerta? Es Midtown Greenway Coalition (page 1)
  • TLC to lead Non-Motorized Transportation pilot program (page 2)
  • Community Power needed on January 12 regarding grain elevator site (page 2)
  • Yippee - Freewheel Bike and Midtown Greenway Coalition selected to operate
    Midtown Bike Center (page 3)
  • City Sponsored Midtown Greenway Land Use and Development Plan Extended (Page 3)
  • Public Art Planned for Phase III of the Greenway: Personal Journeys (page 4)
  • Donors, Volunteers, Board Members, and Vision (page 5)
  • Membership Form and Calendar (page 6)

Fall 2005: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • We need You (page 1)
  • Greening Gains Momentum (pages 2-3)
  • Multiple Land Plans Explained (page 4)
  • Crime - Be Vigilant at Night (page 5)
  • Membership Form/Calendar (page 6)

Summer 2005: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • The Green Way to Go! (page 1)
  • Tome El Green Way to Go! (Page 1)
  • Fourth Annual Progressive Dinner Party (page 2)
  • Bicycle Activity Center Proposed for Midtown Exchange (page 2)
  • The Greenway as a Legacy of Open Spaces (page 3)
  • YWCA Race Against Racism (page 3)
  • Coalition Thanks Lake Street Businesses (page 3)
  • Land Use Planning Underway Along Greenway Edges (page 4)
  • As Seen on the Greenway (page 4)
  • Membership News (page 4)
  • Greenway Basics, Mission Statement and Board Members (page 5)
  • Membership Form and Calendar (page 6)

Spring 2005: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Grand Opening Community Celebration for Phase II (page 1)
  • Gran Apertura y Fiesta publica de la Fase II (page 1)
  • "Green Way to Go" Health Program (page 2)
  • Representative Neva Walker to speak at Annual Meeting (page 2)
  • Adopted by the Greenway (page 2)
  • Public Meetings Scheduled for Bridge over Hiawatha (page 3)
  • Greenway to be Accented by Twisted Steel Project (page 3)
  • The Rain in the Plain Stays Mainly in the Rain Garden (page 4)
  • Eco Yard at the Green Institute (page 4)
  • Fifth Annual Arbor Day Tree Planting Event (page 4)
  • Offer Your Input on Phase III Landscaping and Art (page 5)
  • Volunteer Opportunity: Greenspace Committee Web Design (page 5)
  • Mission Statement/Board Members (page 5)
  • New Staff Member Matthew Lang (page 5)
  • Membership Form/Calendar (page 6)

Winter 2005: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Greenway Opens to Hiawatha Avenue (page 1)
  • Day of the Dead Celebration a Success (page 2)
  • Land Use Study Available for Public Comment (page 2)
  • Hennepin County Plans Eco-yard Demonstration Site along the Greenway (page 2)
  • Resource Money for Rain Gardens granted to the Coalition (page 2)
  • You are Safe on the Phillips Portion of the Midtown Greenway (page 3)
  • Mission Statement, Midtown Greenway Basics, Board Member list (page 5)
  • Membership Form, Calendar (page 6)

Fall 2004: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Celebracion del Dia de los Muertos 2004 en el Midtown Greenway (page 1)
  • Day of the Dead Procession on the Midtown Greenway (page 1)
  • Phase II Trails Almost Done (page 1)
  • Winter Bicycling Not Strictly for Hard-Core Lunatics (page 2)
  • Pedometer for African Americans (page 2)
  • Land Planning Anticipates More Buildings and People along Greenway
    and Lake Street (page 3)
  • Speaking Creole on the Greenway (page 4)
  • Aspectos basicas de Midtown Greenway (page 5)
  • Nosotros llevaremas a cabo lo siguiente (page 5)
  • Calendar (page 6)

Summer 2004: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Progressive Dinner Party (page 1)
  • From "The Ditch" to "The Greenway" (page 2)
  • New Board and Staff Members (page 2)
  • Cautious Planning Begins for Phase II Opening Party (page 3)
  • Organizing Apprenticeship Project (page 4)
  • Public Meetings and Events (page 4)
  • Volunteer Wish List (page 5)
  • Mission Statement (page 5)

Spring 2004: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Midtown Greenway to Serve Immigrants (page 1)
  • Annual Meeting to Focus on Streetcar Vision (page 1)
  • El Midtown Greenway Nos Beneficiará A Todos (page 2)
  • Help "Green" the Midtown Greenway - Annual Arbor Day Planting - May 8
  • The Coalition and Whole Foods Market Team Up (page 3)
  • Better Greenway Access Will Take Time and Effort (page 4)
  • Personal Rapid Transit - Good or Bad for the Greenway (page 4)
  • Midtown Greenway Basics (page 5)

Winter 2004: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Neighborhoods Call for Public Greenspace Along the Greenway at Hiawatha (page 1)
  • Who's Improving the Greenway – Greenway Adopters Making a Difference (page 2)
  • Help Us Green the Greenway, Hiawatha Avenue Greenspace - Why and How to Create it (page 4)
  • Mission Statement, Greenway Donors, Midtown Greenway Basics (page 5)

Fall 2003: (PDF format)
Feature articles:

  • Construction Begins for Phase II Trails (page 1)
  • Fun/Run/Walk - Oct 11; Dia de los Muertos - Nov 1 (page 3)
  • People along the Greenway (pages 4-5)
  • Adopt -A-Greenway Is About More Than Cleaning (page 5)
  • Open Space Pursued at Sears Site (page 6)
  • Progressive Dinner Party (page 7)

Summer 2003: (PDF format) (PDF format; download Acrobat Reader)
Feature articles:

  • Join Us for a Signature Greenway Event - The Progressive Dinner (page 1)
  • MCWP Endorses Streetcar as Part of Long Term Plan (page 2)
  • Longfellow Seward Greenway Area Land Use Planning (page 3)
  • New Buildings and Sunshine Can Coexist in the Greenway Corridor (page 3)
  • 29th Street Repaving Presents Greenway Enhancement Opportunities (page 3)
  • The Native Landscape of the Midtown Greenway (page 4)
  • Dog Etiquette (page 5)
  • Construction Update (page 5)
  • Midtown Greenway 101/Mission Statement/ Adopt-A-Greenway Openings (page 6)
  • New Board Members/Donors (page 7)


Newsletter back issues

Spring 2003: (PDF format)
Feature articles:

  • A Vision for Rail Transit in South Minneapolis (page 1)
  • Meet the Coalitions's Board of Directors (page 3)
  • Good Things Come with Streetcars (page 4)
  • Is the Green Line Serious Transit? (page 5)
  • A Palette of Native Plants for the Greenway (page 6)
  • Sears Building Chosen for Annual Meeting (page 7)
  • Exciting Building Designs that Enhance the Greenway (page 8)
  • Land Use Planning Commences Around Eastern End of Greenway (page 8)

Winter 2003: PDF format
Feature articles:

  • Greenway Entrance Proposed as Bloomington Avenue (page 1)
  • A Great Greenway Is Good for Business (page 2)
  • West Extension Completed (page 3)
  • Abbott Northwestern Plans Greenway Improvements at Old Sear Site (page3)
  • A Bird's-eye View of the Greenway Greening Vision (page 4)
  • Temporary Stairways Considered for Phase II (page 5)

Fall 2002: PDF format
Feature articles:

  • Rail Removal and Phase II Trail Construction (page 1)
  • Nuts and Bolts of the Zoning Overlay District (page 2)
  • The ZOD and Winter Sunlight on the Greenway (page 3)
  • What Can We Learn from the Uptown Transfer Station? (page 4)
  • Midtown Greenway to Connect with Hiawatha Transit and Trail (page 5)
  • Greenway Coalition Represented on Cepro Advisory Committee (page 5)
  • "Progress on the Greenway" (page 7)

Summer 2002: PDF format
Feature articles:

  • Soo Line Gardens Beautify the Greenway (page 1)
  • Why Transit Should Be a Regional Priority on the Greenway Today! (page 2)
  • Development Along the Greenway (pages 4 and 5)

Spring 2002: PDF format
Feature articles:

  • Your Are the Coalition (page 1)
  • Who's Who (page 3)
  • Transit in the Greenway (page 4)
  • Promoting a Green Space Vision (page 5)
  • Bridging the Greenway over Hiawatha (page 5)
  • Support the Zoning Overlay District Process (page 5)
  • Plants and Parks on the Greenway (page 6)
  • Historic Featured of the Midtown Greenway (page 6)
  • Join the Coalition and Create a Legacy (page 8)
  • Green the Greenway on Arbor Day (page 10)
  • Mark Your Calendar for the July 4 Greenway Parade of Arts (page 11)

Winter 2002: PDF format
Feature articles:

  • Artful Greenway Bridges Conceived (page 1)
  • A Greener Vision for the Midtown Greenway (page 2)
  • Extension to Hiawatha planned for 2002 (page 3)
  • A Year of Success (page 3)
  • Zoning Overlay District Evaluated by Neighborhoods (page 4)