Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail Master Plan

With an emphasis on immersive, natural resource-based recreation that integrates ecosystem services, this 20-30 year plan for the parkway, trails, and open spaces along Minnehaha Creek envisions a dramatic reconnection of park function and ecology, creating a place that embraces water, wildlife, and people. By redesigning the trail system and recreational amenities to work with flooding rather than fight against it, the Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail Master Plan, once implemented, will reduce the frequency and intensity of flooding experienced in nearby neighborhoods, restore habitat connectivity, and make south Minneapolis more resilient to climate change.