The Friendly Streets Initiative announces a kick-off celebration of the Better Bridges Project:
Better Bridges Bash! April 25th, 2015 Noon-4pm
Block Party at the new Griggs Bridge over I-94 and the intersection of Griggs Street and St. Anthony Avenue in Saint Paul.
Rain location: Skyline Tower Auditorium, 1247 St. Anthony Avenue, Saint Paul.
Celebrate the new Griggs bikeway and walking bridge, while also envisioning big changes for the future of the Lexington and Hamline bridges over I-94! Help our community decide which kinds of transportation infrastructure, public art, placemaking and wayfinding ideas would be best to improve north-south connections over the freeway and up to the Green Line. Enjoy free food from Flamingo Restaurant and Pizza Luce, live music by local performance artists, art activities, pop up street soccer and basketball, & more! Everything is free, family-friendly and open to the public.
Want to help us make our first event of the season fantastic? Click here to sign up for a fun and easy 1 or 2 hour volunteer shift!
Performers include:
Music by Mira & Tom Kehoe with Tim O’Keefe and juggling by Maliya Gorman-Carter
High School for Recording Arts
Soul Line Dance Demo Class with Tina Jackson
Lex-Ham Community Band
Heart & Soul Drum Academy
Partners and collaborators for this event to date:
The Friendly Streets Initiative, Lexington-Hamline Community Council, Summit-University Planning Council, Hamline Midway Coalition, Union Park District Council, CommonBond Communities/Skyline Tower, St. Paul Police Department – Western District, Concordia University, Transforming Central, Gordon Parks High School, Sanneh Foundation, Frogtown Crew, High School for the Recording Arts, Express Bike Shop, Jimmy Lee Rec Center, Oxford Community Center, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, Trust for Public Land, and the Saint Paul Riverfront Corporation.
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/462663783892787/
Download the Better Bridges Bash! Friendly Streets Press Release.
This project is made possible by the generous support of the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative and the Knight Foundation Green Line Challenge.
Related events:
Meet the Lex-Ham Community Council’s Environmental Committee for Citywide Cleanup Day Saturday, April 18th – 10am-12pm at Dunning Rec Center. We will be cleaning up the park and the area of the Better Bridges block party on Griggs and St. Anthony.
Rondo Community Ride: Saturday April 25th meet at 10:00 am at Cycles for Change, 712 University Avenue West, Saint Paul.
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