CCN Article - Front Page - Camden Community News, The First Northside Online Newspaper, Covering the Northwest Area of Minneapolis

By: Douglas Fehlen 01/01/2015

Last month, the City of Minneapolis launched its open data portal, a website that provides online access to municipally collected information.

    People who visit the site (opendate.minneapolismn.gov) can see fire and police incidents, 311 calls and crime statistics. Data also show property rental locations and open liquor licenses. Air quality, digital inclusion and neighborhood revitalization are additional areas covered on the site.

City increases transparency with open data portal

By: Vicki Young 01/01/2015

The redesign of the Penn Avenue corridor is swiftly moving closer to reality. In November interested neighbors and residents attended several community engagement meetings that were held at various North Minneapolis locations. The meetings were coordinated by the Penn Avenue Community Works Project to enlist residents with their suggestions for creating a vibrant and livable roadway along Penn Avenue. The meetings were productive and generated a wealth of excellent ideas and excitement from residents living from Bryn Mawr to Shingle Creek. A total of 10 neighborhoods will be impacted by this thrilling new urban redevelopment.

Residents get on board for Penn Avenue redevelopment