Upper Harbor Spotlight

Updates from the North Minneapolis Upper Harbor Terminal community process from @FriendsMissRiv staff.

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

Colleen from Friends of the Mississippi River (@friendsmissriv) here. We’ve set up this account to share information about #UpperHarborTerminal project in #NorthMPLS.

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

"We are tired of being reactive and offering solutions to just minimize harm and the expected displacement from gentrification. We demand that all community development projects begin not with the developer and City’s vision in mind, but with community in mind."

[Roxxanne’s_world @Roxxannes_world]

Mpls Upper Harbor plan ignores climate change https://t.co/K07TBhule9 via @mnspokesman

[@MCEA1974 @MCEA1974]

Roxxanne O'Brien of CMEJ: "We are tired of being reactive and offering solutions to minimize harm...climate change, the city's legacy of environmental racism must be met head on ... We must do better." #UpperHarborTerminal

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

The Minneapolis city council will vote on the #UpperHarborTerminal environmental review (AUAR) today. What's in it?
https://t.co/AuUWEcqKdL

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

#BetterUHT lawn signs are still available for #NorthMPLS residents who want to show their support for a better #UpperHarborTerminal project.

Request your free sign at https://t.co/YuptjTxDU2.

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

You can submit your own comments on the #UpperHarborTerminal environmental review at https://t.co/xszsHB8EQq.

Thanks to Community Members for Environmental Justice and @MCEA1974 for this link.

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

You can read @FriendsMissRiv's full comments on the draft #UpperHarborTerminal environmental review:

https://t.co/pF9UEIUxfx

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

We urge @CityMinneapolis to slow down its #UpperHarborTerminal AUAR process until all community concerns can be fully addressed and more opportunity has been given for community members to engage in this vital process.

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

Comments on the #UpperHarborTerminal environmental review are due tomorrow (Thursday) by 4 pm.

This form makes it easy to share your concerns.

[@MCEA1974 @MCEA1974]

Take action: The environmental study for Upper Harbor Terminal is missing important analysis.

We have a pre-filled message to make it super easy, but we encourage you to customize it to address additional concerns.
Comment period closes June 24th!

Link: https://t.co/t2xI8vV2eH

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

@MCEA1974 @FriendsMissRiv The @CityMinneapolis #UpperHarborTerminal environmental review contains so many basic inconsistencies and omissions that it's hard to trust its conclusions.

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

If you missed the #UpperHarborTerminal environmental review workshop last night, @MCEA1974 has a handy fact sheet to help you review and comment on the document:
https://t.co/Vvh4qBZCAQ

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

@MCEA1974 We at @FriendsMissRiv are still finalizing our comments on the city's study, but in summary: we're not impressed. Residents deserve a more complete, transparent, and accurate environmental review for this massive project on public land.

[@MCEA1974 @MCEA1974]

Over 50 people registered! We look forward to seeing you all tonight. Still time to sign up: https://t.co/0XpavLbC2l

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

This is your chance to plug in to the #UpperHarborTerminal environmental review process.

[@MCEA1974 @MCEA1974]

Metro area -- don't forget to sign up for the workshop this Thursday! Link: https://t.co/0XpavLbC2l

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

Public comments on the #UpperHarborTerminal environmental review are due 6/24. Learn more at this event with Community Members for Environmental Justice and @MCEA1974

[@MCEA1974 @MCEA1974]

Next Thursday at 7:30pm - join CMEJ and MCEA for an online Upper Harbor Terminal public comment writing workshop.

Learn what the study says, what it's missing, and how you can submit a public comment.

Please share widely!

Link: https://t.co/0XpavLbC2l

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

The @CityMinneapolis council BIHZ committee will see an #UpperHarborTerminal presentation today at 1:30.

We hope they'll ask Qs:
➡️ How do we know whether this will benefit #NorthMPLS residents first and foremost?
➡️ When will we get more details about costs and benefits?

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

#UpperHarborTerminal needs to bring environmental justice to #NorthMPLS. We need to make sure the project doesn't add to the vehicle emissions, toxic air, noise, auto-dependent design, and other burdens already placed on neighbors.

[The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune]

A plan to move forward with a major redevelopment of Minneapolis' Upper Harbor Terminal, a 48-acre site formerly home to a barge terminal, has been postponed after environmentalists raised concerns about its effect on the Mississippi River. https://t.co/KSdcS2qwek

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

All of the #UpperHarborTerminal public comments are compiled and summarized in today's meeting materials:
https://t.co/A69smLfAQh

[Upper Harbor Spotlight @UHTspotlight]

Tonight the #UpperHarborTerminal planning committee received 250+ widely varied public comments on the development plan... yet demonstrated no interest in incorporating the feedback into the plan. What's the point of a public comment period if the committee just dismisses them?