Environment & Transportation Committee

Committee Goal/Purpose:

Initiates and supports projects and actions which protect and enhance the environment of the neighborhood. The Committee works on issues surrounding bicycle transportation and mass transit, community gardens, greening, water quality, alternative energy and pollution prevention.

Goals and Objectives:

• Maintain and enhance native plantings along the Midtown Greenway.
• Maintain existing community gardens and find land for new gardens.
• Promote the use of native plants in landscaping and the maintenance of the urban forest.
• Improve and expand bicycling facilities in the Longfellow Community.
• Implement the River Lake Greenway.
• Integrate green / sustainability issues more fully into development strategies and planning (including new real estate developments).
• Facilitate the adoption of renewable energy technologies by neighborhood homeowners and landlords.
• Promote traffic calming and pedestrian safety in the Longfellow Community.
  

Committee Photos

1. AmeriCorps Crew 2010
2. Biking and Blending
3. Tooth Bike Rack
4. Monarch Butterfly
5. Funky Chicken
6. Enjoying the Greenery
7. YouthCARE Team
8. Spreading the Word
9. Wheelbarrow Brigade

Meeting Day and Time:

Fourth Tuesday of the month, 7:00-9:00 pm; Hiawatha Park, 42nd Street and 43rd Avenue

For further information:

Contact Spencer at the LCC office at spencer@longfellow.org or 612-722-4529. You can join the E&T email listserv at groups.yahoo.com/group/lccent