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Communities

“. . . [A community] must have characteristics which cause it to substantially meet the following criteria:

It must have enough population to support a full cross-section of community services, i.e. schools, including a high school, a major shopping center, etc.
It must not be so large in size that it would be impractical for any portion to patronize reasonably located community facilities within it.
It must not be divided by major physical features in such a way as to prohibit effective internal circulation.
Wherever possible, it should have easily identified boundaries.
Wherever possible, it should have a strong identifying feature or characteristic.

It is intended that communities serve as the basic unit for general planning the City. As such, they will be the Commission’s standard unit for field surveys, for data collection, tabulation and analysis, plan preparation and citizen participation.”

Neighborhoods

“The term “neighborhood” is used to describe the basic sub-division of the community. Typically, a neighborhood covers an area which can logically be served by one elementary school. The term “neighborhood” is meant to apply to predominantly residential areas, though servicing institutions, schools and businesses serving day to day needs are included within neighborhood boundaries. The term may also be applied to such intensive, special use areas as industrial, commercial, and institutional districts.”

Excerpted from “Minneapolis Communities: Their Definition and Purpose”. City of Minneapolis Planning Commission. Publication No. 107, Neighborhood Series No. 4. May 1959. www.freenet.msp.mn.us/nhoods/mpls/commnbhd.html

Minneapolis

A city of 368,383 people, contains 11 communities, 81 neighborhoods and 4 industrial areas.

NOTE: This web page has every Minneapolis neighborhoods’ contact information, census profiles, maps, and reports. If there is no contact information for your neighborhood listed below, see this website to find out more: www.freenet.msp.mn.us/nhoods/mpls/

Calhoun-Isles Community:

Bryn-Mawr
612-377-4634

CARAG (Calhoun Area)
612-823-2520
www.carag.org

Cedar-Isles-Dean
no number available
www.geocities.com/cidna2000/

East Isles
no number available

ECCO (East Calhoun)
612-362-5952
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/ecco/index.htm

Kenwood
612-377-3753

Lowry Hill
612-374-3099

Lowry Hill East (Wedge)
612-377-5023
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/lhena/

West Calhoun
612-928-3511

Camden Community www.camdenews.org

Camden Cleveland
612-522-8167

Folwell
612-521-2100

Lind-Bohanon
612-588-1975 or 612-588-7641

McKinley
612-302-8922
www.neighborhoodlink.com/minneapolis/mckinley

Shingle Creek
612-781-1191

Victory
612-529-9558

Central Community:

Downtown East & Downtown West
612-659-1279
www.thedmna.org

North Loop
http://freenet.msp.mn.us/nhoods/mpls/nloop.html

Stevens Square
612-871-7307
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/ssco/

Longfellow Community: 612-722-4529 • www.longfellow.org

Cooper

Hiawatha

Howe

Longfellow

Seward
612-338-6205
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/sng

Near North Community

Harrison
612-374-4849

Hawthorne
612-529-6033
www.hawthornecommunity.org

Jordan
612-521-8436

Near North
612-335-5924

Sumner-Glenwood
612-342-1523

Willard-Hay
612-335-5924

Nokomis Community

Diamond Lake
612-824-7707

Ericsson
612-721-1601

www.standish-ericsson.org

Field
612-721-5424

Hale
612-824-7707

Keewaydin (Nokomis East)
612-724-5652

Minnehaha
612-724-5652

Morris Park
612-724-5652

Northrup
612-721-5424

Page
612-824-7707

Regina
612-721-5424

Wenonah
612-724-5652

Northeast Community

Audubon Park
612-788-8790

Beltrami
612-627-9967
www.neighborhoodlink.com/minneapolis/beltrami

Bottineau
612-788-5551

Columbia Park
612-788-8274

Holland
612-781-2229

Logan Park
612-874-9002

Marshall Terrace
612-706-1460

Northeast Park
612-781-6620

St. Anthony East
612-379-9381

St. Anthony West
612-378-8886

Sheridan
612-379-0728

Waite Park
612-370-4959

Windom Park
612-788-2192
www.windompark.org

Phillips Community

Phillips
612-871-0662
www.pnn.org

Powderhorn Community

Bancroft
612-724-5313
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/bancroft/

Bryant
612-824-3453

Central
612-822-3202

Corcoran
612-724-7457

www2.wavetech.net/~cno

Lyndale
612-824-9402

www.lyndale.org

Powderhorn Park
612-722-4817

Whittier
612-871-7756

Southwest Community

Armatage
612-668-3206

East Harriet Farmstead
612-824-9350

Fuller
612-399-1721

Fulton
612-922-3106

Kenny
612-392-4477
www.kenny-mpls.com

King Field
612-823-5980
www.kingfield.org

Linden Hills
612-926-2906
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/linden/

Lynnhurst:
612-823-5190

Windom
612-866-8027
www.privatelife.com/windom

University Community

Cedar-Riverside
612-338-6375 or 612-343-4583

Como
612-676-1731
www.secomo.org

Nicollet Island
612-623-9152

Prospect Park East River Road
612-331-8819 or 612-331-2970
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/pperria

Marcy Holmes
612-379-3814/3812
www.marcy-holmes.org

Industrial Areas

Camden Industrial Area, Humboldt Industrial Area, Mid-City Industrial Area, North River Industrial Area

St. Paul

St. Paul is divided into 17 Citizen Participation Planning Districts. See also: St. Paul Neighborhoods

Battle Creek

Como
www.district10.comopark.org

Dayton’s Bluff
651-772-2075
www.daytonsbluff.org

Downtown

Greater East Side

Hamline-Midway

Highland
www.highlanddistrictcouncil.org

Lexington-Hamline, Merriam Park, Snelling-Hamline
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/org/mpcc

Macalester-Groveland
www.macgrove.org

North End

Payne-Phalen

St. Anthony Park
www.sap.org

Summit Hill

Summit-University
www.stpaul.gov/neighborhoods/supc

Thomas-Dale

West Seventh

West Side
651-293-1798
www.stpaul.gov/neighborhoods/wsco

Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Project

Neighborhood Planning for Community Revitalization

Neighborhod Link

City of St. Paul

City of Minneapolis

Neighborhood

Green Tips

Host an Art Night

Looking for a new way to connect with your neighbors, get free life advice, and spark your creative juices? Consider hosting an art night at your house, complete with paints, modeling clay, colored pencils and art smocks. Get messy, be creative, and let the conversation flow. For inspiration and resources, check out this article.

Choose Safe Art Supplies

Arts and crafts materials can be hazardous to your health and the environment. Even though the Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act of 1988 requires stringent labeling of hazardous materials in art supplies, many materials are out of compliance. This article offers tips to help you choose safe art supplies, plus substitutes to harmful substances.

Support a Local Business

Did you know that roughly 73 cents of every dollar spent at a local business stays within the community, compared to 43 cents for non-local chain stores? When you buy from local businesses, you help that business employ community workers, support other local businesses, and contribute to the community’s overall health. Read more here about the benefits of buying locally.

Buy Green Office Supplies

“Green” doesn’t necessarily mean “good” when it comes to so-called green office supplies. To help your office green up, consider durability, natural resource and energy use, recycled content and recyclability, toxicity, biodegradability and packaging before you purchase supplies. You can also set up a reuse system for the supplies you already have. For more tips on green office products, check out this article.

Think Twice About Bottled Water

If you live in an area with clean drinking water, fill a reusable bottle with tap water and bring it with you wherever you go to avoid buying bottled water. The U.S. sends 2 million tons of plastic water bottles to landfills each year—and producing those bottles requires oil and emits carbon dioxide. Some restaurants in the Twin Cities feel so strongly against bottled water that they refuse to sell it. Learn more.

Contact Your State Legislator

As a constituent, you are your local legislators’ highest priority. Why not share your views with them and ask them to support your position? It may seem like your letters and emails will get lost in a deep, dark political hole, but don’t despair. Whether you call, fax, email or visit in person, this article offers tips on how to effectively communicate with your elected officials and get them to listen.

Get Engaged!

Individuals’ actions are important in setting sound policy, so become an engaged citizen. Whether you call your legislator’s office, testify in a legislative hearing or attend a rally, you can make your voice heard. Still doubt that you can make a difference? This article addresses couple common concerns about whether civic engagement is worth it.

Take the Energy Challenge

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Make an Action Plan

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Check Out This Template for Action

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How Our Food Choices Effect the Planet

Communities

Neighborhoods

Minneapolis

Calhoun-Isles Community:

Camden Community www.camdenews.org

Central Community:

Longfellow Community: 612-722-4529 • www.longfellow.org

Near North Community

Nokomis Community

Northeast Community

Phillips Community

Powderhorn Community

Southwest Community

University Community

Industrial Areas

St. Paul

Battle Creek

Downtown

North End

Summit Hill

How Our Food Choices Effect the Planet

Communities

Neighborhoods

Minneapolis

Calhoun-Isles Community:

Camden Community www.camdenews.org

Central Community:

Longfellow Community: 612-722-4529 • www.longfellow.org

Near North Community

Nokomis Community

Northeast Community

Phillips Community

Powderhorn Community

Southwest Community

University Community

Industrial Areas

St. Paul

Battle Creek

Downtown

North End

Summit Hill

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