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Charles Avenue

Healthy living, Community Organizing & Embracing Transit – FSI in The Line

Healthy living, Community Organizing & Embracing Transit – FSI in The Line

We’re in The Line this week as a part of this great feature on Lars and Nancy!   How being “car ownership free” led to healthy living, community organizing and embracing transit by Brian Martucci, Wednesday September 17, 2014 “And from

Robyn Hendrix September 18, 2014July 15, 2015 Better Bridges, Charles Avenue, Fairview Avenue, Uncategorized Read more

The Friendly Streets Initiative: Bringing Community Voices into the Planning Process

The Friendly Streets Initiative: Bringing Community Voices into the Planning Process

by Lars Christiansen Originally posted on the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative blog on January 29, 2014 One of the challenges of city planning is achieving the inclusion of community voices.  For a host of reasons, many people feel left out

Lars Christiansen January 30, 2014July 3, 2014 Better Bridges, Charles Avenue, Frogtown Crew, Pelham Boulevard, Raymond Avenue, Victoria Street Read more

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  • Photo Gallery: Wintermission at Victoria Garden & Rondo Plaza
  • Photo Gallery: Victoria Bridge Workshop
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  • Photo Gallery: Fairview Underpass Party #2
  • Friendly Streets Initiative recaps a successful 2015
  • Photo gallery: Victoria Bridge Block Party
  • Reflections: Summer Staff Retreat to Duluth
  • Photo Gallery: Celebrate Snelling!
  • Project Update: Victoria Bridge Conversations
  • Photo Gallery: Selby at Snelling Bastille Day
  • Photo Gallery: Peace Celebration
  • Pelham Blvd & “Missing Link” of Saint Paul Grand Round Set for 8-80 Transformation
  • Photo Gallery: First Parklet of the Year at Frogtown Farm

By talking to people where they live, by using block parties and other means to find out what people value on their streets, they’ve helped change how we do civic engagement. We usually hear from a vocal minority on projects, but we don’t necessarily know what the public as a whole thinks.

Russ Stark Saint Paul City Council Member and President

I love FSI's team work, ambition, and ability to pull off an extraordinary interactive, beautiful streetscape, their ability to trouble shoot and go with the flow, and their commitment to seeing a better way for us to navigate and create our public spaces.

Molly Van Avery Artist Organizer with the Cornerstone Group

The Friendly Streets Initiative has played such an essential role in our success. They provided the platform for people to engage the planning process. FSI helped us develop our greatest asset: our neighborhood. It's about creating better streets, yes, but first you have to come together as a community. It's amazing what we accomplished in a couple of years.

Drew Ross Desnoyer Park Improvement Association

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