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Past Projects : 2004 - 2007 : Embrace Open Space
The Embrace Open Space public service campaign, led by the McKnight Foundation, seeks to encourage Twin Cities residents to be as proactive as early civic leaders. The web site www.embraceopenspace.org is a new focal point for people and organizations that are interested in identifying and protecting significant natural treasures, both locally and regionally.
As one of partners in the campaign, the Design Center offers the perspective gained from working on urban design projects with neighborhoods and cities across the region. Often the environment and open spaces are key assets that cities want to preserve and enhance, while maintaining a healthy and diverse economy. This page highlights links to projects that successfully include open space as a key feature of community development plans.
- Recent projects in urban open space
- Direct Design Assistance projects featuring open space
- Bassett's Creek, one of the 10 treasures initially highlighted by the Embrace Open Space campaign, has been the focus of several Design Center studies over the past several years. Projects include a restoration plan for Fruen's Woodland, along the creek, and a proposal for daylighting the creek from its piped route under the Sumner/Glenwood neighborhoods of Minneapolis.
- Slide shows from the Design Center's Image Bank including agricultural land, lakes, parkways, rivers (natural), rivers (working), and Twin Cities green space
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