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Summer means fun on the While our special events help us raise funds for our Midtown Greenway! The Greenway programs like Trail Watch, our core support Greenway is full of cyclists of comes from members and volunteers like you. Thank you course, but you’ll also see plenty of for joining us in protecting and enhancing the best urban walkers, runners, rollerbladers, dog trail in the nation. walkers, foragers, and people just outside enjoying the sunshine. All See you on the Greenway – and at the Tour de Fat on July are welcome and appreciated! 26th! A big part of summer fun on the Greenway is our annual Greenway Glow night bike ride and the Northern Spark arts Soren R. Jensen festival. On June 14th we welcomed thousands of people Executive Director to the corridor to enjoy more than 20 art installations and performances, and to bike the Greenway to raise funds for our programs. A big THANK YOU to our Greenway Glow riders and sponsors, who helped raised more than $20,000 for the Greenway! Be sure to thank these organizations for sponsoring the Glow: Allina Health; Elan Uptown Apartments; The Ackerberg Group & MoZaic Art Park; Whole Foods – Lake Calhoun; Penn Cycle & Fitness; CIVIA WHO WE ARE Cycles; Peace Coffee; HDR; WildEarth Woodfired Pizza; The Sheraton – Midtown; Freewheel Bike; New Belgium Brewing; Nice Ride; The UPS Store – Uptown; Butter Bakery The Midtown Greenway Coalition is a coalition Café; Vine Arts Center; Boneyard Kitchen & Bar. of neighborhoods and individuals who love the Our next BIG fundraising event is the Tour de Fat, the annual bike and beer festival held in Loring Park. This Midtown Greenway. We’re the organization year’s event will be on Saturday, July 26th, and will be that got the Greenway built by public agencies, bigger and better than ever. In addition to live music, and now we work to protect and enhance it. wacky bikes, and carnival-like performances, there will of course be plenty of beer. As a self-proclaimed “beer geek,” We grow stronger with each new member. I’m excited to try some of the beers from New Belgium Join us to help protect YOUR Greenway and Brewing’s “Lips of Faith” series. Best of all, you can support the Greenway by drinking a beer! (We receive all make it even better! proceeds from the beer sales.)

Midtown Greenway Coalition Board Members The Coalition board of directors consists of one seat for each of the 17 neighborhoods along the Lake Street-Midtown Corridor, and four at-large seats.

Cameron Conway Deborah Kermeen George Puzak Margaret Wunderlich *We are currently seeking a CARAG East Isles Residents At Large At Large representative for Lowry Hill East Association Janet Court Aaron Shaffer Morgan Zehner Neighborhood (LHENA) for our Powderhorn Park Margaret Kirkpatrick West Calhoun Lake Street Council board—please contact us for more Neighborhood Association East Phillips Improvement Neighborhood Council information. Coalition Amanda Dlouhy Jane St. Clair Phillips West Neighborhood Jo Ann Musumeci Corcoran Neighborhood Organization Whittier Alliance Organization For a list of board members’ roles Paul Harstad Michael Nelson Kelly Wilder and responsibilities, visit East Calhoun Community Lyndale Neighborhood Midtown Phillips www.Midtowngreenway.Org. Click on Organization Association Neighborhood Association “the coalition,” then “Board of Directors,” Gabriel Hoffman Nolan Peterson Michael Wilson or call 612-879-0105 Seward Neighborhood Central Area Neighborhood Cedar Isles Dean Group Development Organization Neighborhood Association

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Greening the Greenway

By Caitlin Bordson Part of our vision for the Greenway is maintaining a clean, green, urban pathway that is safe and inviting for everyone. To realize this vision, we organize several greening and cleaning initiatives, including participating in annual Arbor Day plantings. So far, more than 3,000 trees and shrubs have been planted in the Greenway during Arbor Day events. This year, May 3rd marked the 14th annual Arbor Day on the Midtown Greenway, organized in partnership with Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority, Midtown Community Works Partnership, and Tree Trust. Volunteers celebrated by planting trees and shrubs just west of the Sabo Bridge ¶ Volunteers helped plant more between and Hiawatha than 80 new trees on the Greenway Avenue. Throughout the day, Tree during the annual Arbor Day Trust staff, Master Gardeners and Tree celebration. Care Advisors provided education to volunteers about tree and shrub planting Committee volunteers are busy as well as plant maintenance to ensure planting new gardens in the Greenway strong growth. More than 80 new trees this summer. To get involved in our were planted, which will help make the greening efforts, contact Aubrey@ Sabo Bridge ramp much more green and midtowngreenway.org or call inviting. (612)-879-0106. In addition to participating in the annual Arbor Day event, our GreenSpace

MISSION MISIÓN We empower communities to develop, improve, Nosotros habilitamos a las comunidades a desarrollar, protect, and enjoy the Midtown Greenway as a green mejorar, proteger y disfrutar del sendero urbano Midtown urban pathway to improve people’s lives. Greenway para mejorar la vida de la gente.

2834 10th Avenue South, Greenway Level, Suite 2, Minneapolis, MN 55407 • www.midtowngreenway.org • Fax: 612-879-0104 4 TOUR DE FAT — continued from page 1 with something bold and delicious, like “We are so thankful to New Belgium benefit programs that protect and a saison made with blood oranges or Brewing for bringing the Tour de enhance the Greenway, like the Trail an ale that uses herbs instead of hops Fat back to Minneapolis,” said Soren Watch safety patrol and efforts to keep to provide bittering and flavor. There Jensen, executive director of the the Greenway clean and green. will also be limited-release ales brewed Midtown Greenway Coalition. “This is For more information and to pre-register in collaboration with Odell Brewing the only event where drinking a beer for the parade, visit www.newbelgium. Company (Colorado) and 3 Floyds raises money to support the Midtown com/Events/tour-de-fat/minneapolis Brewing Company (Indiana). Greenway.” Proceeds from beer sales

GREENWAY USER PROFILE: KEVIN W. OF EXCELSIOR

By Linda Ingaldson

What do you use the Greenway for? I use the trail to get to work! I love that I don’t have to worry about traffic making me late or cars driving dangerously close to me. I commute from Excelsior to Minneapolis whenever the weather permits. I also enjoy riding on the Greenway in my free time; it’s a very relaxing trail.

What do you like about using the Greenway to commute to work?

It’s easy, quick, and I get a good morning exercise from it!

What do you love most about the Greenway?

They do a great job of keeping the Greenway clean and safe. The trails are always plowed and cared for; I know I can count on a safe ride through the city.

Why should people care about the Greenway?

It is important for bicyclists to feel safe riding and the Greenway does that. I’ve seen many bikers get hit by cars [on city streets] and I hope that more people use trails like the Greenway in order to avoid injuries.

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NEW LIGHTS HELP KEEP GREENWAY SAFE

By Claire Bjerke Safety is always a top priority for the Midtown Greenway Coalition. With support from City Council Member Alondra Cano, our Safety Task Force volunteers meet quarterly with Minneapolis Public Works, Hennepin County, and the Minneapolis Police Department to review safety initiatives in the Greenway, including the installation and maintenance of cameras, lights, and emergency phones. We are pleased to report that Minneapolis Public Works has agreed to install three more lights in high-priority locations in the Greenway this summer. Last year, new lights were installed at 12th Ave., Columbus Ave., and Bloomington Ave. – all areas that our Safety Task Force (formerly Crime Prevention Task Force) identified as being too dark at night. In addition to our Safety Task Force, the Coalition’s main crime prevention program is our Trail Watch safety patrol, which bikes the Greenway every night. We also ask all Greenway users to call 9-1-1 to report suspicious activity. You can help keep one of the city’s most prized possessions safe by volunteering for the Safety Task Force or the Trail Watch safety patrol. For more information, contact ¶ One of several new lights that have been installed in the [email protected] or 612-879-0106. Stay safe, Greenway, thanks to the efforts of our Safety Task Force. Minneapolis.

Midtown Greenway Coalition Staff

Soren Jensen, Executive Director SPECIAL THANKS 612-879-0105 • [email protected] to Midtown Greenway Coalition Summer Interns: Aubrey Tyler, Program Coordinator 612-879-0106 • [email protected] CAITLIN BORDSON • CLAIRE BJERKE Rebecca Harnik bids farewell to her favorite trail, LINDA INGALDSON • KATRINA NYGAARD as she heads to grad school in !

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lake st. 6 THANK YOU to our MEMBERS, Donors and Volunteers! (Covering new donations and sustainers for the period from March 7th to June 1st, 2014; please contact us if we have missed you!) Special thanks to our sustaining members – denoted with a (*)

GRANTS Greenway Donors Greenway Angel Bob Nesheim* Connie and Douglas ($250 - $499) ($250 - $499) Smith Allina Health Kyle Ness Avis J. Thomas The Jay and Rose Phillips Bryant Lake Bowl Wayne Bailey Tom Novacheck* Foundation Calhoun Area Residents Jean and Joe Crocker Aaron Nyquist* Richard Westby McKnight Foundation Action Group Daniel and Deborah Day Rachel Orville* Greenway Friend (CARAG) SUPERVALU Foundation Soren and Sasha Ericka Otterson* ($25 - $49) Cedar Isles Dean Jensen* Sarah and Bill Oyler* Richard Adair Neighborhood BUSINESS AND Association (CIDNA) Greenway Patron Robbie Perl and Richard Janet and Dean ORGANIZATION Garon Anderson Common Roots Cafe ($100 - $249) MEMBERS Carlos Seoane- Christopher Bartling Ian Kees Consulting Scott Abbott Quinteiro* Reggie Crawford and Greenway JD Haas and Associates Michele Braley and Nils Champions Dybvig Peter Scholtz* Betsy Sohn Itasca Consulting Group ($2,500+) Jeff Byers Leonard D. Schloff David Curle Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day The Ackerberg Group Drs. Alessandra Chiareli Amy Short* Ross D’emanuele and NiceRide MN Allina Health and Michael Haase Markus and Tricia Nicole Valentine Peace Coffee Silpala* Dero Bike Racks Don Degerstrom William Domier Phillips West Amanda Dlouhy* Ken Sutherland* Edward Eroe Elan Uptown Neighborhood Karl Stoerzinger* Barbara Friedman and Apartments Organization Rachel Gaulke* Liz Walton and Mark Lon Rosenfield First Service Residential Phillips Garden, Inc. Hans Gasterland* Minnesota Write Brennan Furness Twin Cities Bicycling Don Greeley* Bob and Julie Young Paul Harstad Mozaic Art Park Club (TCBC) Walt Handschin Walser Larry Ludeman New Belgium Brewing Vine Arts Center Amy Hart Morgan Zehner* Margaret McGlynn Process Type Foundry Wild Earth Wood Kathy and John Whole Foods Market Mobile Pizza Bakery Hendricks* Greenway Annie Modesitt Roberto Hernandez- Advocate ($50 - Jennifer and Derek Reise Greenway Leaders $99) ($1,000 - $2,499) INDIVIDUAL Cotter* Erik Rigelhof MEMBERS/ Paul Holt* Frank Braun Molly Sullivan 89.3 The Current DONORS David Hunter Patrick Burns Mark Tessmer Hiawatha Bicycling Club Julie Ingebretsen* Laura Christensen Alexander Van Dyke Penn Cycle & Fitness Greenway Leader ($1,000 - $5,000) Tim Jordan Sheri Doughman and Emmet Pokorny QBP (Quality Bicycle Joe Larson Products) / CIVIA Mary Arneson and Dale David Krco* James and Priscilla Van Alena Finsky Cycles Hammerschmidt* Kaia Knutson* Sloun Martha Garces and Tom Thomas Kottke* Chris Lavin* Steven York Greenway Nehil Nic Puzak Edward Linder* Supporters ($500 - Patrick Gustafson Greenway Giver $999) Daniel Lussenhop ($10 - $24) Greenway Guardian Thatcher Imboden* Albert’s Organics ($500-$1000) Trevor Maiers Emily Kittleson Shirley Kaplan Allegion kAmy Blumenshine and Kent and Nanette Dave Moore and Linnea Craig Lassig and Lisa Malcomson Hadaway East Calhoun Mike Troutman Legge Community Stephen McHenry Mary Moore Jeffrey Hilligoss Sheldon and Beverly Organization (ECCO) John Nicotra and Lisa Mike Menner Mains HDR and Margaret Nicotra Schneider Pet Mitchell Seward Co-op Grosspietsch Karen Margolis and Richard and Jean Kristen Milner* Smyth Companies Robert Simonds Sanford Michael Nelson and SRF Consulting Group Margaret Wunderlich Gary Seim Marcy Cheeseman* The UPS Store –Uptown 7

VOLUNTEERS ADOPT-A- Saint Mary’s University Trail Watch Neal Axton GREENWAY Seward Co-op Amy Bergquist Albert’s Organics Smiley’s Clinic LEADERS Barbara Batchelor Allegion Smith Foundry Company (march 7 – june 1) Gail Boxrud American Swedish Smyth Companies Robert Brown Institute Spare Key Scott Campbell The Bakken Museum SpringHouse Ministry Center Neal Axton Eric Golder Thank you Inge Clancy Birchwood Cafe Surly Brewing Company Dave Evans Jim Holm Bob Corrick Breck School West Calhoun Kathy Koch Paul Holt Megan Dawson Bryant Lake Bowl Neighborhood Council Andrew Paule Gabriel Hoffman Tim Donahue Calhoun Area Residents Action Group Whittier Alliance Rachel Engh (CARAG) ZAP Twin Cities Trail watch SUPERSTARS: Dave Evans Cedar-Isles-Dean Dave Evans: 14 rides Eric Golder Neighborhood MEMBERSHIP Barb Bachelor: 13 rides Ed Hassler Association (CIDNA) BENEFITS Kathy Koch: 12 rides Willie Gregg Chicago Lofts PARTNERS Eric Golder: 8 rides David Groos Homeowners Aesthetic Apparatus Association Neal Axton: 5 rides Ray Hastings Angry Catfish Children’s Hospitals and The Art Shoppe Molly Hey Clinics of MN A sincere THANK YOU to all Trail Balance Fitness Studio Hokan Commuter Connection Watch riders for working to Barbette keep riders safe on the trail! Paul Holt Cristo Rey Jesuit High Jenny Jenkins School Bikram’s Yoga We are looking for new Trail Watch leaders, co- Margaret Kirkpatrick Dero Bike Rack Co Birdsong Soups leaders, and riders! If you are interested, please contact [email protected]. Kathy Koch Elan Uptown Birchwood Cafe Charlie Koch Apartments Bread and Pickle David Krco Erik’s Bike Shop Bryant Lake Bowl TRAIL WATCH SPONSORS Rachel Lewis First Unitarian Society Common Roots Cafe Bryant Lake Bowl Rebecca Lightfoot Green Team CorAzoN Freewheel Bike Edward Linder First Service Residential Dero Galactic Pizza Minnesota Green Mill Uptown Heff Luke Do It Green! MN HCMC - Whittier Clinic Pizza Luce Adj Marshall Freewheel Bike Shop Ian Kees Consulting, The Sheraton Midtown Hotel Natalie Martin Galactic Pizza PLLC Zeke’s Unchained Animal Presley Martin Gigi’s Cafe JD Haas and Associates Margaret Miller Harmony Cycles Joyce Preschool Katie Myhre Holy Land Restaurant Lake Country School Andrew Paule and Deli Metamorphosis Realty + Kitchen in the Market Terri Shuraleff Construction Krav Maga Minneapolis Rickk Stafford Minneapolize Design Longfellow Grill Paul Stucker Minneapolis Jaycees Pat’s Tap Elmer Stunkel Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Penn Cycle Liz Sweeney North Prairie Tileworks, Jeff Waltz Inc. Red Stag Supperclub Julian Ward Patagonia, St. Paul The Sheraton Midtown Hotel Jeremy Werst Peace Coffee Simba Craftware Jessica Zeglin Phillips Garden Ryan Companies US, Inc. k b b k 2834 10th Avenue South Greenway Level, Suite 2 Minneapolis, MN 55407

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calendar of events Membership and MIDTOWN GREENWAY Donation Form COMMUNITY BIKE FESTIVAL July 12th 2014, Across from Freewheel Bike, Noon-5pm MINNEAPOLIS INSTITIUTE OF ARTS 3RD THURDAY: BIKE NIGHT Name ______July 17th 2014, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 6-9pm Pre-event ride and happy hour; Address ______contact [email protected] for more information TWIN CITIES TOUR DE FAT City, State, Zip ______July 26th 2014, Loring Park, 10am-5pm Phone, E-mail ______BOARD OF DIRECTORS Fourth Thursdays, 6 PM - 8 PM m $250 – Greenway Angel July 24th, August 28th, September 25th GREENWAY IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE m $100 – Greenway Patron Second Thursdays, 6 PM - 8 PM m $50 – Greenway Advocate July 10th, August 14th, September 11th m $25 – Greenway Sponsor GREENSPACE (GARDENING) COMMITTEE: First Tuesday at 6pm and Third Saturday at 10am: July 1st, July m Business $______19th, August 5th, August 16th, September 2nd, September 20th m Any amount comfortable for you $______ARTSPACE COMMITTEE Third Wednesdays, 5 PM m Yes, I want to volunteer July 16th, August 20th, September 17th My main interest is: ______SAFETY TASK FORCE Second Mondays; alternating months 6 PM – 7 PM Please make your check payable to: July 14th, September 8th “Midtown Greenway Coalition” COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMITTEE and mail to: Midtown Greenway Coalition Second Mondays; alternating months 6 PM – 7 PM August 11th, October 8th 2834 10th Avenue South, Greenway Level, Suite 2 Minneapolis, MN 55407 Unless indicated, all meetings are held at the Midtown Greenway Coalition’s office (2834 10th Avenue South, or donate at www.midtowngreenway.org Greenway Level, Suite 2, Minneapolis, MN 55407).