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<br />Joseph Selvaggio Initiative Public Realm
<br />Improvements, Minneapolis, Minnesota
<br />The Joseph Selvaggio Initiative is an urban revitalization pro-
<br />iect involving an eight block area in the Phillips
<br />Neighborhood. The purpose of the initiative is to improve
<br />the quality of life for both the residents of the area, and the
<br />employees and visitors of area businesses.
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<br />Working closely with a neighborhood advisory committee,
<br />Close Landscape Architecture completed a master plan of
<br />the area and developed a palette of public realm elements
<br />to be installed throughout the 8 block area. These elements
<br />included stone walls, traffic calming bump outs, fencing,
<br />planting and more. a central spine converted 27th Avenue
<br />into a "green street" that will link the front doors of two
<br />major institutions in the area and provide a park-like street
<br />in this densely urban neighborhood.
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<br />Franklin Avenue Redevelopment
<br />Minneapolis, Minnesota
<br />Our office was retained by Seward Redesign, the development
<br />arm of the Seward Neighborhood Group, as a first step
<br />toward their goal of "reclaiming" Franklin Avenue as a
<br />community Main Street as it passes through Seward from
<br />Cedar and Minnehaha Avenues on the west to the
<br />Mississippi River on the east.
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<br />Our work focused on the western end of the thoroughfare,
<br />studying the options for developing a "gateway" into the
<br />community. The project also made specific recommendations
<br />for improving the complicated intersection at Cedar and
<br />Franklin through an aggressive planting and pavement
<br />project, opportunities for traffic-calming, boulevard planting
<br />and improved lighting along this mixed-use corridor.
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