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Council committee honors Hennepin Avenue South reopening with honorary resolution
Summary
The committee presented an honorary resolution recognizing Minneapolis Public Works staff and contractors for the redesign and reopening of Hennepin Avenue South in Uptown, citing safety, multimodal access and streetscape improvements and proclaiming Nov. 13, 2025 as Hennepin Avenue Day.
At the start of the Nov. 13 meeting, Chair Katie Cashman introduced an honorary resolution recognizing city staff and contractors who planned and built the redesigned Hennepin Avenue South corridor in Uptown. The resolution thanked more than 100 city staff and contractors for work spanning roughly seven years, listed multimodal elements in the rebuild — narrower travel lanes to calm vehicle speeds, two new signalized pedestrian crossings, a two‑way separated bike facility, dynamic transit-priority lanes and rebuilt traffic signals with ADA ramps — and noted stormwater and landscaping features such as bioswales and tree trenches.
Don Elwood, director of transportation engineering design, addressed the assembled team and praised the corridor as a ‘‘major milestone’’ and a ‘‘transformative’’ improvement for the area. Chair Cashman and the committee recognized the project with a ceremonial photo and the resolution proclaimed Nov. 13, 2025 "Hennepin Avenue Day" in Minneapolis.
