The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has announced that the latest installment in sprucing up Corcoran Park is nearly over the finish line, and locals can now enjoy the fruits of this work. According to a recent update from the MPRB, the new basketball court is open for dribbling action, and you can stroll, jog, or rollerblade on freshly repaved paths beside the recreation center.
While the park's revamped playing field is also complete, don't get too excited about laying down your picnic blanket just yet. Ensuring the grass isn't trampled to oblivion before it's had a chance to root properly, the field is fenced off, with a release date slated for sometime next spring or early summer. And listen up, because the park is still waiting on its final piece of the puzzle—namely, the picnic/performance shelter—set to undergo construction this frosty winter with plans to wrap by next spring.
Spring seems to be the season of fresh starts and parks, it seems, with a grand opening celebration for Corcoran Park scheduled for then, putting the spotlight on the new amenities - including the playground set up in the halcyon days of 2023. The MPRB is sending a raincheck for the exact details of this shindig, so keep your peepers peeled for further info.
Behind this makeover is the 20-Year Neighborhood Park Plan, an ambitious agreement the MPRB cooked up with the City of Minneapolis back in 2016, aimed at bringing parks up to snuff across Minneapolis' communities, with an eye particularly on addressing racial and economic disparities. Bianca Paz, Project Manager and Spanish conversationalist, is at the helm, and you can ring her at 612.230.6486 or shoot an email over to [email protected] for the inside scoop on the project.
In the meantime, if you're the sort who likes to be in the know, subscribe to email updates on the Corcoran Park developments, so you won't be left out of the loop. Every neighborhood indeed warrants its slice of green, and with over $13 million pouring annually into 160+ neighborhood parks, the MPRB is making sure they're slices worth savoring.
