Two Strategies address the Goal of the Recreation Section. These Strategies
are commonly known as the Tot-lot and Lake Access/"Zen Center" Crossing.
Click on the title of each strategy for action plan language and allocation
information.
Tot-Lot
The neighborhood spent $287,500 to build a tot-lot south of the 32nd Street beach on the eastern shore of Lake Calhoun. The neighborhood considered many locations in East Calhoun before settling on the site on the lake. The tot-lot is widely successful, but the planning effort brought on the only grievance of Phase One. An ECCO resident filed the grievance based on a change of size and location of the tot-lot.
Lake Access/"Zen Center" Crossing
The neighborhood had mixed success with this strategy. This strategy included $19,500 to build a staircases at 32nd and 31st Streets on East Calhoun Parkway and an access ramp at the pedestrian crossing between 33rd and 34th Streets. This strategy also included $13,292 for enhancements for the pedestrian crossing on East Calhoun Parkway in front of the Minnesota Zen Center. The neighborhood, working with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, was able to fund the construction of the staircases rather effortlessly. The neighborhood endured changing plans and policy settings for more than three years to realize improvements at the “Zen Center” crossing.
