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Media Information and News Coverage

News Materials

Release – Minneapolis Parks Adopts RiverFirst Mississippi Riverfront vision, 29 Mar 2012 (pdf)
Release – MRDi public comment period, through Nov. 6, 21 Sep 2011 (pdf)
Release – Sept 20-21 draft report briefings, 7 Sep 2011 (pdf)
Release – Summer Community Engagement, 8 July 2011 (pdf)
Release – June 22 MR|DI Public Meeting, 1 June 2011 (pdf)
Release – May 25 MR|DI Public Meeting, 11 May 2011 (pdf)
Release – MR|DI April Public Meetings, 18 April 2011 (pdf)

Release – Park Board Announces Mpls Riverfront Development Initiative, 6 Apr 2011 (pdf)

FAQ – Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition, 10 Feb 2011 (pdf)
MR|DC Resource List

Fact Sheet – About the Mpls Riverfront Dev Initiative (pdf)
Fact Sheet – Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (pdf)

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News & Article Links

“An ambitious vision for the Mississippi,” The Journal, 9 Oct
“RiverFIRST in public comments,” Northeaster, 5 Oct (pdf)
“Picture the riverfront,” Camden Community News, 1 Oct
“RiverFIRST: 45 days to comment,” North News, 28 Sep (pdf)
“City aims to reshape riverfront land,” Minnesota Daily, 26 Sep
“Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board Approves RiverFIRST Proposal for Upper Minneapolis Riverfront,” Mill City Times, 22 Sep
“City news roundup for Thursday, Sept. 22‎,” Minneapolis StarTribune, 22 Sep
“Mpls. Parks Looking for Feedback on Miss. Riverfront Proposal‎,” KSTP.com, 22 Sep
“Minneapolis Parks Board seeks public input,” Insight News, 21 Sep
“Minneapolis riverfront plan features parks, trails,” Minneapolis StarTribune, 21 Sep
“Minneapolis riverfront remake takes shape,” Finance & Commerce, 21 Sep
“Decision time for the Minneapolis riverfront,” Friends of the Mississippi River, 20 Sep
” Vision for the Upper Riverfront,” Hill & Lake Press, 11 Sept (pdf)
“News Release: Briefings on Upper Riverfront Parks Draft Report Set for September 20-21,” Folwell Neighborhood Association (Facebook), 7 Sep
“On display in IDS: 40 projects in the works,” Finance & Commerce, 15 Aug
“The Riverfront: A new view of North Minneapolis,” The Daily Planet, 15 Aug
“The Riverfront: A new view of North Minneapolis,” Insight News, 12 Aug
“More ways to find the river,” The Daily Planet, 12 Aug
“Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative moves forward with community engagement phase,” TheLine.com, 10 Aug
“NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES | Northeast Network discusses the Upper Riverfront,” Twin Cities Daily Planet, 1 Aug
“VOICES // Before the falls: Thinking about urban renewal on a particularly stinky stretch of the Mississippi.,” By Chuck Terhark, The Journal, 1 Aug
“PROPERTIES IN PLAY: Projects Underway,” The Journal, 1 Aug
“RiverFIRST Seeking Community Engagement,” Eastside Food Co-Op News (pdf), 1 Aug
Camden News, 29 Jul
“Minneapolis Upper Riverfront Future: Join in the Discussions!,” RiverTalk, IonE, U of M, 27 Jul
The Judy Correo Show, MTN/Ch. 6, 31 July
“Which Way Should Riverfront Development Go,” The Star Tribune, 27 July
“Learn what’s up with Upper Riverfront parks,” MN Sun, 26 July
“Northeast meetings consider RiverFIRST, bike summit,” The Daily Planet, 24 July
“Your input sought on North, NE Minneapolis riverfront plans,” Arts & Arch/LA Librarian Information Exchange (U of M), 21 July
“Featured Events: Engage with RiverFIRST planning,” North News (NENorthNews.com), July
“Upper Riverfront Parks Public Meeting,” Fridley Patch, 19 July
“Vision for Upper Riverfront Parks–Public Meeting,” Golden Valley Patch, 19 July
“Your input sought on North, NE Minneapolis riverfront plans,” Friends of the Mississippi River, 18 July
Culture Queue, KUOM-FM “Radio K,” 10 July
“A new riverfront for Minneapolis,” Insight News, 8 July
“How to tie the river to North Minneapolis?” North News (pdf), 29 June
“What’s Up On The Upper Riverfront?” Webber-Camden Neighborhood Association, 29 June
“What’s up on the Upper Riverfront?” (pdf) East Downtown Council, June
“Upper Riverfront development meeting (June 22),” Marcy-Holmes Community Association, June
“Tonight – Upper Riverfront Parks Development Public Meeting at MPRB,” Mill City Times, 22 June
“Forces aligning to rezone north, northeast Minneapolis riverfront,” Friends of the Mississippi River, 20 June
“Embracing the Mississippi,” The Journal, 20 June
“Have a say on river ideas,” Northeaster, 14 June
“Upper Riverfront Parks Development Meeting,” Mpls RiverCurrent 6-8-11 (pdf)
“News Release: From trails to tributaries, public invited to comment on future Minneapolis Upper Riverfront parks, June 22,” Folwell NA, 3 June
“News Release: From trails to tributaries, public invited to comment on future Minneapolis Upper Riverfront parks, June 22,” Webber-Camden NA, 3 June
“RiverFirst May Be Opportunity for North Minneapolis?” RiverTalk, IonE, UofM, 1 June
“Parks plan for the Upper Riverfront begins to take shape,” MinnPost, 27 May
“Minneapolis riverfront redevelopment would begin at site of old lumberyard,” Finance & Commerce, 26 May
“Tonight – Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative Public Meeting,” Mill City Times, 25 May
“Rollin’ on the River,” Neerland & Oyaas, 20 May
“Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative April 28, 2011 Steering Committee Meeting Part 1,” Mill City Times, 17 May
“Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative April 28, 2011 Steering Committee Meeting Part 2,” Mill City Times, 17 May
“Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative Public Meeting #1 Thursday, April 28, 2011,” Mill City Times, 17 May
“Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative Public Meeting #2 April 28, 2011,” Mill City Times, 17 May
“Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative Public Meeting #3 April 28, 2011,” Mill City Times, 17 May
“Riverfront planning meetings,” NorthNews Events, May
“Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative Update,” Mill City Times, 12 May
“From ‘Design’ to ‘Initiative’ on the Minneapolis riverfront,” Friends of the Mississippi, 17 May”Mississippi riverfront design competition winner sharpens focus on redevelopment plan,” The Line, 4 May
“What to do with Minneapolis riverfront?” KARE 11 News, 30 April

“What to do with Minneapolis riverfront?” MinnesotaNewsPress.com, 30 April
“$267K in contracts for Minneapolis riverfront redevelopment; Designers want public input as planning begins,” Finance & Commerce, 29 April
“Riverfront planning,” NorthNews, 27 April
“Park board hosts riverfront meeting,” Finance & Commerce, 26 April
“Tonight – TLS/KVA Presentation and Design Q & A – Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative,” Mill City Times, 18 April
“Saturday, April 30, 2011 – Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative Public Meeting,” Mill City Times, 14 April
“Friday, April 29, 2011 – Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative Public Meeting,” Mill City Times, 14 April
“Minneapolis Riverfront Design Initiative is Seeking Public Input,” Marcy-Holmes NA, 13 April
“You’re Invited to Participate in Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative,” LandOf.org, 11 April
“MPRB Announces the Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative,” Folwell NA, 7 April
“MPRB Announces the Minneapolis Riverfront Development Initiative,” Webber-Camden NA, 7 April
“Design for the 21st century Minneapolis riverfront,” MIT News Office, April 2011

MR|DC Selected Coverage

Visit the MR|DC website for additional competition information, news materials and coverage

Winner Announcement

Minneapolis StarTribune, “Ideas flow through the river, too” 7 Mar
Minneapolis StarTribune, “Graphic: A new vision for the riverfront” 7 Mar
ASLA’s The Dirt, “Minneapolis’ Bold New Riverfront” 2 Mar
ArchDaily, “RIVERFIRST: Kennedy & Violich Architecture and Tom Leader Studio” 16 Feb
The Line, “Mississippi Riverfront Design Contest winner to ‘go with the flow’” 16 Feb
Architecture Lab, “TLS/KVA Team are the Winners of the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition,” 14 Feb
Twin Cities Daily Planet, “Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition winner announced” 13 Feb
Urban Choreography, “Tom Leader Studio/KVA Team Wins Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition“
Treehugger, “Berkeley/Boston Team Wins Competition to Redesign Minneapolis Riverfront. Now the Real Work Begins.” 12 Feb
ArchPaper blog, “Minneapolis Riverfront Redesign Team Selected” 11 Feb
MinnPost, “Winning design for Minneapolis riverfront brings people to water’s edge” 11 Feb
Minneapolis StarTribune, “East-West team wins competition to guide revival of Minneapolis riverfront” 11 Feb
Bustler, “TLS/KVA Team Wins Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition” 11 Feb
NorthNews, “Riverfront design finalist announced” 10 Feb
KSTP-TV, “Minneapolis Riverfront Design Winner Puts the “River First” 10 Feb
The Journal (Mpls), “Winner announced in Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition” 10 Feb
MPR, “Winner named in Mpls. riverfront design competition” 10 Feb
Prairieform, “Riverfront design competition winner announced” 10 Feb
The Green Skeptic, “RIVERFIRST Project Considered River’s Needs First in Minneapolis” 10 Feb

Series

Patrick Nunnally’s commentary at the River Talk blog at IonE’s RiverLife Program

“And now the real fun begins on the Upper Minneapolis Riverfront” 10 Feb
“What should the future of the Minneapolis Riverfront be? Ask the public!” 7 Feb
“The Next Generation of Parks 4: Turenscape” 4 Feb
“The Next Generation of Parks 3: TLS/KVA” 3 Feb
“The Next Generation of Parks 2: Stoss Landscape Urbanism” 2 Feb
“The Next Generation of Parks 1: Ken Smith Studio” 1 Feb

World Landscape Architecture Series, by Damian Holmes

“TLS/KVA RIVERFIRST wins Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition” 11 Feb
“MRDC | Ken Smith Workshop: city of the river” 7 Feb
“MRDC | Stoss Landscape Urbanism: STREAMLINES” 7 Feb
“MRDC | TLS/KVA: RIVERFIRST” 7 Feb
“MRDC | Turenscape: THE RESILIENT RIVER” 7 Feb
“Four finalists present their visions for the Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition” 3 Feb
“Minneapolis riverfront design competition finalists announced” 9 Nov 2010

Finalist Submissions & Presentations

Opus Magnum, University of St. Thomas, “Four visions of the Minneapolis Riverfront” 9 Feb
Green Design HQ, “Finalists present their projects in competition to redesign Minneapolis’ riverfront” 5 Feb
Prairieform, “A peek at the Riverfront Design submissions” 4 Feb
World Landscape Architect, “Four finalists present their visions for Minneapolis Riverfront Design Competition” 3 Feb
Switchboard, “See innovative proposals for the Minneapolis waterfront” 3 Feb
The Line Media, “Mississippi Riverfront Design Competition: Four finalists lay out inspiring visions” 2 Feb
Fox9 Morning News, “Designs on the Mississippi riverfront” 1 Feb
Bustler, “Four Shortlisted Designs Unveil Visions for Minneapolis Riverfront” 31 Jan
Minneapolis StarTribune, “1 river, 4 designs for development” 29 Jan
Neerland&Oyaas562, “Seeing tomorrow unfolding today” 28 Jan
The Journals, “Finalists in riverfront design competition present their visions” 28 Jan
Minneapolis StarTribune, “One river, four designs on the future” 28 Jan
MPR, “Mpls Mississippi river design competition down to wire” 28 Jan
Minneapolis StarTribune, “Four Mississippi riverfront visions for Mpls to be unveiled” 27 Jan