City of Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights is located 15 minutes northeast of downtown Minneapolis in southern Anoka County and is home to 19,000 residents.
With funding from BCBS, the community plans on incorporating active living principles into their bike and pedestrian mobility plan along with the city comprehensive plan where goals include: increasing bicycle and pedestrian safety in residential neighborhoods and providing for safe and efficient alternative modes of transportation.
Updates on project
The City of Columbia Heights is working with Bonestroo to produce its' Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Plan . The document will guide future development to include alternative transportation infrastructure and features allowing residents healthier travel options. The general goal is to determine and propose a comprehensive alternative transportation network connecting essential elements within the City and existing trails and systems in the region to maximize usability.
The route and plan information will be incorporated into the City of Columbia Heights ' 2030 Comprehensive Plan which is also being prepared by Bonestroo. During the initial stages of preparing the City's Comprehensive Plan, Bonestroo prepared a Background Report which includes an Introduction to the Comprehensive Plan and process, a regional context, an assessment of the City today and in the future, as well as trends.
The City's webpage has information on the Comprehensive Plan Update Process, including information from past Comp Plan Meetings.
Additional useful information is available from the Columbia Heights Minnesota Design Team Results from the April 1998 visit and charrette. Also, background information pertaining to alternative transportation networks as listed in the Columbia Heights MDT Visit Application Information will be reviewed for relevancy. Together, these sources provide graphics and dialogue defining the City and Community's desires and goals for urban design development, and specifically for park and open space opportunities, alternative transportation and a city bike loop.
The next step in developing the Bike and Pedestrian Mobility Plan is to conduct a half-day Health Impact Assessment Rapid Assessment Workshop to be scheduled for late winter/early spring. Workshop participants will include City staff, technical staff, Steering Committee, and community members. The workshop will focus on identifying health issues related to urban planning and comprehensive planning and how they can be incorporated in the Mobility Plan .
Check back for date, time, and location.
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