Post-Summit Report - Corridors of Opportunity

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Post-Summit Report - Corridors of Opportunity
URBAN L AND
The ARTery
Hopkins, MN
Post-Summit Report
HOPKINS
Hopkins
LRT Station
Submitted to the City of Hopkins, MN
by IBI Group
with HKGi & Forecast Public Art
April, 2013
The work that provided the basis for this publication was
supported by funding under an award with the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development. The substance and findings
of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher
are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and
interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations
do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government.
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction.................................................................................................1
2.0 The ARTery Summit ....................................................................................3
2.1 Objectives and Methodology for the Summit
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2.2 Pre-Summit Activities
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2.3 Description of the Event
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2.4 Photographs of the Summit’s Process
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3.0 Outcomes of the Summit..........................................................................12
3.1 Assessment of Participants’ Ideas
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3.2 Planning Team Conclusions
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4.0 Work in Process........................................................................................19
4.1 Preliminary matrix of evaluation criteria
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4.2 3D Sketch-up Model of Study Area
/ Cultural Mapping of Hopkins
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4.3 Next steps
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5.0 Appendices...............................................................................................23
5.1 Sign-in Attendance Sheets for the Summit
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5.2 Presentations used in the Summit
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5.3 Materials Prepared to Assist Participants’ Discussion
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5.4 Scanned Written/Graphic Materials Produced by Participants
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5.5 Scanned Board Notes of Participants’ Reporting
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5.6 List of Artists in and around Hopkins
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5.7 3D Spatial and Cultural Mapping of The ARTery
and its Surroundings
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1.0 Introduction
In August 2012, the City of Hopkins, MN, issued a Request for Proposal
(RFP) for a consulting team to assist in developing conceptual plans for
an urban design strategy in the City’s downtown core – a concept called
The ARTery. Specifically, the RFP asked the following of prospective
respondents:
“The City of Hopkins desires to create a plan and design for a vibrant, interactive, ‘pedestrian seductive’ 8th Avenue between the proposed Hopkins LRT
station and historic downtown Hopkins. It is envisioned that the process to get
us there will include an art summit to create the vision for integrating public
art into the experience of the corridor - helping tell the story of the new transit
linking to the historic Mainstreet while meeting the underlying goal of encouraging pedestrian movement. The process and resulting plan will then inform the
technical design of the corridor.”
IBI Group, a multi-national planning, architecture and engineering
consulting firm submitted a proposal response, teamed with subconsultants Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. (HKGi), urban planners &
landscape architects, and Jack Becker, public art consultant from
Forecast Public Art and publisher of Public Art Review. Both HKGi
and Forecast are located nearby, in Minneapolis, MN and St. Paul, MN
respectively.
IBI Group has had prior working relations with the City of Hopkins, having
conducted the Hopkins Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) master
plan for the City in the mid-2000s. The study’s mandate was to look at
a combination of land use and urban design strategies for the proposed
SW LRT service running from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie
MN. The LRT system will make three stops within the City of Hopkins –
Blake Station to the east, Shady Oak to the west and Downtown Hopkins
Station, within the downtown core at the intersection of Excelsior
Boulevard and 8th Avenue.
During the course of the TOD study, concern was expressed for
the pedestrian linkage between the Downtown Hopkins Station and
Mainstreet, the City’s historic and well preserved downtown shopping
street. It is important Mainstreet benefits from both increased ridership
and development potential that can result from improved transit service.
The 8th Avenue corridor plays a central role in establishing that linkage.
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The RFP response was submitted on August 31, 2012 and the IBI Group/
HKGi/Forecast team was subsequently shortlisted for client interview
on September 21, 2012. Gary Andrishak, IBI Group Director and Project
Manager for The ARTery assignment, was notified by Kersten Elverum,
Director of Planning & Development for the City of Hopkins, that the IBI
Group Team had been the successful respondent for The ARTery RFP
call on September 24, 2012.
The ARTery work program consists of four (4) distinct phases, as follows:
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Task 1: Visioning with Community (Art Summit) – “The consultant will
work with The ARTery committee to design a community art summit,
anticipated to take place in November 2012;”
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Task 2: Development of Concept Plans – “… The consultant will
develop a series of concept plans (identifying) mediums, messages,
interactive pieces, other design elements and the infrastructure
needed to accommodate the art;”
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Task 3: Detailed Design Phase – “… the use of narrative and
illustration to detail all the elements important to implement the
vision;” and
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Task 4: Financing Options – “Identify resources and provide an
estimate of the cost of each of the art elements called for in the
plan.”
This report is the deliverable for Task 1 mentioned above, although it
includes some contents for Task 2, contained in Section 4 below.
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2.0 The ARTery Summit
2.1 Objectives and Methodology for the Summit
The ARTery’s RFP spelled out the objectives for the Summit:
“To brainstorm how 1) art can be used to draw future LRT riders from
Excelsior Boulevard to Hopkins’ historic downtown, and 2) develop
consensus around mediums, messages and placement of art”
The format chosen for the Summit was that of a workshop or, as it is
called in the design world, a charrette, which allows the community
not only to be informed by city staff, public officials, and the consulting
team, but actually participate in a bidirectional conversation that helps
shape the path the project takes in the subsequent phases. The charrette
process usually begins with a plenary session, followed by working
team “breakouts” over a working lunch, and then reconvenes to “report
out” on team activities and determine “next steps.” The aim was that, at
conclusion of the day, an emerging consensus on the use of public art
along The ARTery would be achieved.
2.2 Pre-Summit Activities
Following consultant selection, the first task was to set a convenient day
for The ARTery Summit. Due to a variety of scheduling constraints, it was
determined that the Summit would be held on Saturday, 12 January 2013,
at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, on Mainstreet, very nearby the study
area. In early teleconferences between the consultant and client teams,
it was established that the City of Hopkins would develop and send out
the invitation list for participants. The IBI Group team, for their part, would
produce the Summit invitation, an introductory slide show as well as base
mapping and support context materials for use during the workshop event.
To assist in the preparation of Summit logistics and workshop materials,
teleconference calls were held between Kersten Elverum and key IBI
Group team members on the following dates:
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October 26, 2012
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December 13, 2012 and
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January 03, 2013
An immediate task was preparation of a digital invitation for distribution by
the City of Hopkins that built upon the theme that “Hopkins + LRT + Art
= The ARTery”. Kersten Elverum subsequently distributed the invitation
via personal contacts, community-wide announcements through city
newsletters, e-newsletters and websites, as well as placing posters in
strategic locations in and around the Hopkins downtown core. Much
discussion, as well, centered upon the logical formation of the workshop
format and it was subsequently agreed to adopt the conventional format
for similar events as explained in sub-section 2.1 above.
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You’re invited to
the ARTery workshop!
Saturday, January 12th, 2013
Help make Downtown Hopkins an artful jewel of the SW LRT Corridor!
Hopkins
LRT
Art
= the ARTery
Hopkins is already a great place to live, work, shop and play. Let’s tell our story
through art! The idea of The ARTery – 8th Avenue as an outdoor art experience
has been proposed in concept. We need your help to make it real.
When: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Hopkins Center For the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins
What: Design Charette, Lunch & Refreshments
Questions: Kersten Elverum at kelverum@hopkinsmn.com, or 952/548-6340
During the preparatory teleconferences, discussion turned to the
prospect of conducting a “walkabout” of the study as a component of
the Summit agenda and HKGi was instructed to prepare materials for
that eventuality, weather permitting. The objective of these materials was
to provide participants with key information, maps, and images in and
around the 8th Avenue corridor and give them a chance to collect their
thoughts and ideas on paper.
In addition to the materials for the waking tour, IBI Group assembled
an introductory slide show with the participation and input from Jack
Becker. This presentation centered on presenting different options
for mediums, messages and placement of public art, as an attempt
to “prime the pump,” expand the public’s perception of public art,
and garner enthusiasm and creativity in the workshop’s activities. The
presentation also spelled out the consulting team’s take on The ARTery’s
goals and objectives, as follows:
Goals:
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Increase community awareness, appreciation, and involvement in
public art, connecting artists with the community
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Support the emerging local art scene in Hopkins, fostering
cooperation and coordination among artists
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Anchor, activate, and revitalize Hopkins’ public spaces, giving artists
opportunities to play active roles in this process
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Build upon the success of Mainstreet and develop a symbiotic
relationship with it
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Attract attention to and turn around the perception citizens and
visitors have of 8th Avenue as a car-oriented place
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Objectives:
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Popular regional art center
Catalyst for diverse range of arts activities
Arts oriented businesses
Active, pedestrian friendly business/mixed use area
Downtown ARTSTREET program/sculptures
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Give a unique identity to 8th Avenue—The ARTery—that is different
and transitional to Mainstreet
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Use art as a way to draw future LRT riders from Excelsior Boulevard
to Hopkins’ historic downtown
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Make The ARTery the “happening” place in Hopkins, where you know
something is always going on
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Use art as a catalyst to attract innovative mixed-use development to
downtown Hopkins
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Attract alternative scene residents—artists, students, creative
class—that keep the area active and spearhead downtown residential
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Key link station (visual, experiential and physical) between the community/downtown and the LRT station
Important connector between the Cedar Lake and Lake Minnetonka
regional trails
Need for visual and functional connection between the LRT station
and Main Street
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Continuous sidewalk, but not particularly bicycle or pedestrian
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Lack of building/streetscape interface and activity
Tremendous art, urban design, and streetscape potential
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Wide, busy intersection is a barrier and opportunity
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Art opportunity and potential to orient to downtown
First page of walkabout materials produced by
HKGi – for larger detail please see page 57 of
the Appendix
Prior to the Summit date, Kersten Elverum notified the team that she
had secured the services of Jennifer Munt, Metropolitan Council
Representative to attend the workshop and speak on behalf of Metro
Transit about the SW LRT project.
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2.3 Description of the Event
2.3.1 Charrette Introduction
In actuality, Saturday, January 12, 2013, was very cold, indeed, and the
decision was made to conduct all agenda items within the Center for the
Arts facility. Concern was expressed prior to the 10:00 AM event that
the hope for “50 participants” would be met, but five minutes to the start
time, local residents streamed in, red cheeks and all and the Summit was
underway. In the end, 47 Hopkins residents/business representatives
attended the event, from all over the city (see attendance sign-in sheets
in Appendix.)
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Kersten Elverum first introduced Mayor Gene Maxwell, who wished
participants success in their efforts to envision a lively, art inspired 8th
Avenue linkage between the Hopkins Station, just south of Excelsior
Boulevard, and Mainstreet. Maxwell was followed by Jennifer Munt who
highlighted the benefits of the proposed SW LRT service and how it
would welcome the inclusion of art in its facilities.
Gary Andrishak, IBI Group, then led the assembly through the Charrette
Introduction, outlining the opportunity afforded by LRT service to
create a lively and diverse downtown performance corridor within
downtown Hopkins. The thrust of the presentation centered, first, upon
a description of public art and the benefits that could accrue to Hopkins
residents and, second, upon the notion that an art corridor can be
much more than the placement of static, three dimensional sculptures
at key locations along the road. Properly envisioned, it can serve as a
linear performance space – offering conventional public art and “artful”
performances shifting over the course of the day, week and season for
the enjoyment of local citizens and visitors alike.
Jack Becker followed with presentation of a number of slides offering
examples of a much wider array of public art types and opportunities, far
beyond the conventional notion of sculpture displays.
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2.3.2 Charrette Break-Out Tables
The group next reassembled into six (6) separate tables of 6-8
participants each and proceeded to address a series of questions put
forth by Gary Andrishak with regard to “Art Themes,” “Art Mediums and
Messages,” “Locations for Art,” and a catchall “Other Participant Ideas”.
Each table then reported their work in brief, 5 minute summaries, the
results of which are transcribed below (see the Annex for images of the
written/graphic products prepared by the participants and the board
notes taken by the consulting team):
Table 1
Table 1 Workshop notes
Summit in progress
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Theme 1: The Seasons
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Theme 2: The Train
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Wayfinding elements at LRT station; publicize “2 minute walk to
Mainstreet”
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Show name (“ARTery”) at LRT station
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Thresher art piece at LRT station
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Viewsheds along the way; always something interesting in view that
prompts to walk further
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Gateway on 8th; visual importance of NW corner of Excelsior & 8th
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Linear art along parking on Excelsior; e.g. wall that slowly grows from
the ground, mural, landscaping, interactive sign that lights up
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Edible garden
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Overhead cables at intersections that change with seasons
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Convert 8th to one way traffic
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Pedestrian link/gateway to the park on 9th
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Light display on Johnson Building
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Installations that encourage interaction; e.g. something lights up/
plays music after pushing buttons, bike on one side of Excelsior
activates something on the other side
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Heat installation along the way; e.g. stationary bike that produces
heat in winter and has a fan for summer
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Tiles that light up; different colors per season
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“Picture frame” interactive photo taking for kids
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Art/performance areas that only take up 5 parking spots
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Lease of rehearsal spaces or “alcoves”
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Something to climb on; e.g. empty pedestal
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Everyday objects as art; e.g. bike racks
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Places for performance art; e.g. human statues
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Bike path along the way; bike racks at midpoint of 8th
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Sense of arrival at 8th & Mainstreet
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Consider the large scale!
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Table 2
Table 2 Workshop notes
Table 3 Workshop notes
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Pedicabs to cross windy and cold Excelsior intersection
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Tiled crosswalk across Excelsior that looks like a Hopkins “H”
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Gateway at the entrance of 8th
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Walkway signage that calls The ARTery a “trail”
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Inclusion of bikes on trail
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Electrically triggered sound installations by bicyclists traveling on trail
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Kinetic/interactive sculptures
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Food trucks in designated blank spaces
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Lots of plantings—green and flowers
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Heated sidewalk in winter, cooled with ice in summer
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Domed moving sidewalk
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Consider verticality of measures!
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Introduction of a median?
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Busking areas in marginal spaces along the way
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Create a movie destination with sound
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Aerial cable canopies to hang light/sounds installations; towers with
cables at 8th & Mainstreet
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Fake settings along the way to entertain people
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Art interventions that show deterioration over time
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Art in storefronts and flatbed trucks
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Performance spaces along 8th
Table 3
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Theme: Connect contemporary to historic
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Smart rental bicycle racks near LRT station
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Bike trail and trolley along 8th
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Archway/gateway at 8th and Excelsior with wind chimes
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Artful pavements, e.g. maps, on islands and crosswalks over
Excelsior
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Historical facts or quotes in the pavement or benches
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“Little greenway” or central mall
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Food trucks
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Interactive/kinetic/visual light sculptures
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Sound installations activated by visitors
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“Xylophone benches” that include Hopkins’ history
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Parks with benches in front of LRT station
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Pocket park with heaters along Johnson Building
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Promenade theater
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Chessboard on sidewalk
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Skateboard park?
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Rooftop cafes on top of Johnson Building
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Projections of historic/contemporary images & smiling faces/diversity
on walls of Johnson Building
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Outdoor plaza with informal performance space in parking lots
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Outdoor restaurant seating
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Roundabout with tall icon at 8th & Mainstreet, e.g. rotating sculpture
similar to rotating bee
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One-way street pairs on 8th/9th with sidewalk widening
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Cooperative gallery and studio space with visible demonstration area
Table 4
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Theme 1: The “PlayStreet”
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Theme 2: Cultivation
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Locate “Cultivation of Raspberries” mural from postal office near LRT
station
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Bridge and/or gateway as art (interactive visuals and sound)
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Repeated gateway at 8th & Mainstreet
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Smartphone wayfinding
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Projections and light as art: “Light Rail”
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Hopkins’ version of Chicago Cows, but with raspberries
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Wide sidewalks
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Awnings and canopies for pedestrian comfort
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Food trucks
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Sensory objects
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“Canopy outdoor room” with lighting
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Use of brick and iron
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Simple interventions!
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Pavement of street as art, similar to San Diego campus snake
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Visual and physical connection between 8th and park on 9th
Table 5
Table 4 Workshop notes
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Theme 1: Winter/summer & Day/night
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Theme 2: Wheels: Industry, railroads, bicycles (“The wheels
connecting past, present, and future”)
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Theme 3: Raspberries (not used enough)
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Using old parts of tractors/threshers/wheels as art
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Blueprints of industrial parts recast as art
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Pictures of the past; historic references through art (Moline/White/
Minneapolis Threshing, Brick Factory, Ice House, etc.)
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Ferris wheel
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Water/Ice features
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Bicycle path connecting up to existing bike trails
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Gondola that you could get on to get from one place to other
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“Tower of wheels”: Structure/tower that represents this theme
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Involve Cargill and Super Valu, who use wheels theme
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Spawning studios (small shops with studio space) open to the front,
so people can interact
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Convert Johnson building and Frank’s Auto body into a fabrication
shop for small businesses
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Use 9th Avenue, which is a more natural corridor (farmers market,
park, band shell)
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Move the station to Excelsior and 9th
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Build an overpass that would be visual from US 169 and send the
message “Hopkins is Here”
Table 6
Table 5 Workshop notes
Summit in progress
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Theme: History; Hopkins at different points in time
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Sites for temporary art installations: Music and artwork, “art jam”
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Life size tractors
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Updated banners that reflect current installations
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Projections on Johnson Building
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Public restroom as an opportunity for a creative project
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Street marketplace
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Street performers
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Artful benches/bike racks
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Interventions that encourage walkability/safe pedestrian environment
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Think of creative stages while redevelopment occurs
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Strengthen ties to sister city through interventions along The ARTery
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Include 8th as part of the Raspberry Festival route
Table 1 Workshop diagram
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2.4 Photographs of the Summit’s Process
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3.0 Outcomes of the Summit
3.1 Assessment of Participants’ Ideas
3.1.1 “Themes” for The ARTery
Seven distinct overarching messaging ideas or “themes” were articulated
by participants in The ARTery Summit that could guide the feel and
direction of this public art initiative. Although very different in their core
concept there is actually enough of a connecting tissue that may allow
The ARTery to create its distinct niche in the public’s mind, using all (or
many) of the proposed concepts. The diagram below shows how the
different themes are connected among each other:
Then and Now
Cultivation
The Train
Raspberries
Wheels
Playfulness
Changing Seasons
In narrative, The ARTery’s thematic underpinning could be described as
follows: “The ARTery’s purpose is to connect past, present, and future,
best illustrated by the image of the train, which once allowed Hopkins to
thrive and now will bring in new energy into the city, and its component
the wheel, which playful and ever moving, connects people and places
throughout time—day and night, summer and winter, past generations
and future generations. In short, a theme of cultivation, of development,
of nurturing.”
3.1.2
Art Mediums
Participants in the different workshop tables suggested exploring
different art forms at The ARTery, considering the specific conditions of
8th Avenue. Particularly, the groups showed high interest in including art
mediums and forms that were:
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Explorative. Although there were suggestions to include traditional
forms of public art such as sculptures, murals or pavement
treatments, all tables also included ideas to explore with alternative
art forms that the general public doesn’t traditionally associate with
public art, such as street performances, food trucks, and the use of
sound, light, and image/video projections.
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Simple. Linked to the previous issue, an unsaid but very evident
trait espoused by participants was that public art should be easy to
implement, straightforward, and adapted to the financial conditions
of the community; in other words, delivering the most “bang” for
every dollar spent on public art.
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Temporal. Given the changing seasonal climate in Hopkins and the
explorative nature of the artwork, many of the art interventions that
were proposed by the Summit’s participants are more temporal and
ephemeral in nature that the traditional take of other cities, stressing
programming and activity over the physical work of art.
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Participatory. Another overarching theme present in the proposals
was that art should involve not only the artist, but also the public,
either through direct interaction with the art piece, through direct
participation in producing art, or using the art piece as a stage for
personal expression.
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Flexible. In terms of space, many of the suggestions that came
from the workshop have to do with establishing the conditions for
the production or installation of public art rather than proposing a
specific art intervention. The general sense is that multiple artists
can make use of the same “art scaffolding” for their artwork, thus
reducing costs and, at the same time, fostering creativity.
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Attention-grabbing. Because of the car-oriented nature around
the LRT station in particular and of 8th Avenue in general, there
is general consensus that art interventions should be visually
compelling to catch the attention of passers-by, both transit and
car users, particularly along Excelsior Boulevard, where most of the
“through” traffic would be concentrated.
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3.1.3.
Locations for Art
Most of the suggestions for art did not have any particular spatial
location but were intended to be included along the two blocks of
8th Avenue, wherever they would best fit. However, almost all tables
identified two locations where significant art interventions should
be located:
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Excelsior Boulevard & 8th Avenue. This is, by far, where most
of the suggestions for art placement were concentrated, which
shows the importance the Summit’s contributors ascribed to this
intersection in front of the future LRT station, and the divisive
condition of the 6-lane thoroughfare of Excelsior Boulevard.
Independently of the proposals, be it a gateway or pavement
interventions, all of them had the objective of physically and
perceptually linking the LRT station to The ARTery on 8th Avenue.
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8th Avenue and Mainstreet. On the opposite end of the 8th Avenue
segment, some groups identified the need to include a visual artistic
icon, given that it is here where The ARTery meets Mainstreet, the
latter already a recognizable cultural attraction in the area. However,
both streets are at 90 degrees from each other, which makes
Mainstreet not readily visible from the future LRT station, which may
makes this artistic “hinge” necessary.
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Station Plaza. The downtown station will have a large public plaza.
Art should be prominent at the immediate station platform and spill
out to the plaza, continuing through the intersection.
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3.1.4.
Other Participant Ideas
Among the proposals of the different tables, some ideas caught the
attention of the planning team, given their pertinence to the design and/
or implementation of The ARTery. First, there was a reminder that The
ARTery had to take into account the large (vehicular) scale, particularly
in the area around the future LRT station and along Excelsior Boulevard.
Thus, art needs to adequately bridge the scale of the pedestrian /
transit user and of the passing vehicles, which may need creativity and
imagination, especially when coupled with budget constraints.
Table 1 Workshop notes
Second, many groups talked about the need to improve walkability along
The ARTery, be it through widened sidewalks or the introduction of a
central median or “pedestrian mall,” which would give the street a special
character. Linked to the notion of walkability was the notion to improve
non-motorized accessibility and mobility; many groups talked about
bicycle facilities and services connecting to existing bike trails outside
The ARTery itself or the introduction of a back-and-forth local transit line,
such as a retrofitted historic trolley.
Third, some participants expressed concern about the use of 8th Avenue
as the ideal location for The ARTery, voicing support for 9th Avenue
instead, because Downtown Park is already located there. Some groups
suggested, in the same line, to use both streets, reconverted to one-waypairs with extensively widened pedestrian areas, and others proposed to
at least physically connect Downtown Park with 8th Avenue.
The fourth and last issue that was brought forward was procedural;
that The ARTery should be planned in “creative stages” rather than
as a finished product. In other words, the design should take into
consideration that the LRT would still take years to begin operations and
that the building projects along 8th Avenue the City Planning Department
had in the pipeline still had many months or even years to materialize.
That notwithstanding, the general sentiment of the participants was that
The ARTery, in its first phase or “iteration” should be implemented as
soon as possible, as a way to position it in the cultural landscape of the
Twin Cities before the SW LRT begins to run.
3.2
Planning Team Conclusions
IBI Group, HKGi and Forecast Public Art believe that very interesting
ideas, insights, and proposals came out from the heterogeneous group
of participants in the Summit. The main conclusion is that there is
consensus on the general direction to approach The ARTery in terms of
implementation, interventions, and overall location (connecting the LRT
station to Mainsteet through art). In addition to the issues mentioned
by the community – on which we concur wholly – the dialogue with the
community triggered an internal conversation within the consulting team
related to the three alternative development scenarios that will be part of
Task 2 of the project.
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The three alternative scenarios could be more than just three streetscape
and locations-for-art concept designs, but could go along any of the
following dimensions:
•
Scale of interventions. The alternative scenarios could be ranked
along a continuum of scale or difficulty (or cost) of implementation,
i.e., “small,” “medium,” and “large” enhancement components. In
this, it would be important to make sure that each of the components
builds upon each other, contributing towards a coherent whole, while
still allowing some leeway for flexibility and creative exploration along
the way.
•
Timing and phasing. As participants mentioned (see 3.1.4 above),
The ARTery should not be conceptualized as a finished, merely
physical “end product” but rather a process to increase the public’s
contact with art. Three distinct phases can be identified now, each
with its own opportunities and risks: (1) the immediate phase, before
anything changes in terms of private development and transportation
infrastructure; (2) the intermediate phase, where some private
development occurs along 8th or 9th Avenues, as expected by the
City of Hopkins; and (3) the mature phase, where the SW LRT begins
operations, presumably in 2018, bringing in new potential patrons for
Hopkins’ Downtown.
•
Physical location. Even though the consulting team’s proposal for
The ARTery extended along the two blocks of 8th Avenue between
Excelsior Boulevard and Mainstreet – the obvious, straightforward
path between the LRT station and Downtown – it could well be that
the spatial location of The ARTery extends beyond these two blocks.
Three scenarios could be: (1) just 8th Avenue, (2) 9th Avenue added,
and (3) a loop of both streets, from the station to Mainstreet and
back. Depending on the evaluation, (1) and (2) could be reversed.
Table 3 Workshop notes
Although different in nature, these dimensional aspects are not mutually
exclusive. For example, one concept design scenario may correspond
to small-scale, easy-to-execute art interventions that are implemented
before any physical changes occur on the lots adjacent to 8th Avenue.
The planning team will explore these and other aspects when developing
the conceptual design alternatives.
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4.0 Work in Process
4.1
Preliminary matrix of evaluation criteria
The planning team has already begun to develop some preliminary
evaluation criteria to help assess the different conceptual design
scenarios that will be put forward by the different team members. The
goal, obviously, is to select the best possible alternatives.
Instead of just an indiscriminate list of evaluation criteria, we are
proposing to group the evaluation criteria in categories, under the
assumption that any conceptual design should rank well in all of these
categories to be worthwhile to consider. (For example, it wouldn’t be
good to implement a design scheme that is artistically top-notch but
does not foster community involvement.)
The table below lists the preliminary evaluation criteria.
SPATIAL
CRITERIA
FUNCTIONAL
CRITERIA
EXPERIENTIAL
CRITERIA
ARTISTIC
CRITERIA
SOCIAL
CRITERIA
IMPLEMENTATION
CRITERIA
How should The
ARTery look?
How should The
ARTery work?
How should The
ARTery feel?
How should art
on The ARTery
play out?
How should The
ARTery engage
the community?
How should The
ARTery be made
viable?
Does the
conceptual
design
scenario…
Does the
conceptual
design
scenario…
Does the
conceptual
design
scenario…
Does the
conceptual
design
scenario…
Does the
conceptual
design
scenario…
Does the
conceptual
design
scenario…
• Contribute to
expand the range
of mediums,
locations, and
engagement
forms with art?
• Attract alternative
scene residents
(artists, students,
creative class) to
the area?
• Contribute to
The ARTery’s
character,
identity, and
personality?
• Foster a peopleoriented,
welcoming,
pedestrian-scale
atmosphere?
• Help turn around
the spatial
perception of
the current 8th
Avenue?
• Emphasize
intuitive and
legible wayfinding?
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• Enhance
the physical
connection of the
LRT station with
Mainstreet and
the Downtown
Park?
• Contribute to a
safe environment
for pedestrians
and bicyclists?
• Allow for a
pedestrian and
bike connection
between Cedar
Lake and Lake
Minnetonka trails?
• Allow for flexibility
of use and
evolution to adapt
to future needs?
• Provide an
interactive,
multisensory
experience?
• Work well through
day/night and
throughout the
seasons?
• Integrate art
into everyday
functional objects
• Encourage
(sidewalks,
participation by
buildings,
varied and diverse
infrastructure,
community
etc.)?
groups?
• Contribute to
• Reflect themes
convert The
unique to
ARTery into a
Hopkins’ history
model for other
and character?
communities?
• Draw upon the
artists and arts
groups already
present in
Hopkins?
• Align with a
modular, logical,
and flexible
phasing scheme?
• Support the
emerging local art
scene in Hopkins?
• Minimize
implementation
capital resource
needs?
• Attract local and
metro audiences
to explore and
experience
the arts / meet
artists?
• Foster supportive
private interest
and investment,
contributing to a
sustainable city
arts program?
• Catch the
attention LRT
riders and drivers
from US 169
and Excelsior
Boulevard?
• Act as a catalyst to
attract innovative,
mixed-use
developments to
Hopkins?
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4.2 3D Sketch-up Model of Study Area / Cultural
Mapping of Hopkins
IBI Group has begun to map the surrounding area of The ARTery to
understand its physical / spatial context as well as the location of the art
/ culture-related institutions, organizations and businesses in Hopkins.
The objective is to gain a better understanding of the built environment
context in which The ARTery would need to be inserted, as well as
having a better idea of cultural hotspots in and around Downtown that
The ARTery could tap into.
The different layers of the mapping as the process stands to this day are
included in the Appendix.
2.3 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
ART-PRODUCTING ORGANIZATIONS :
A1 E.R.V. Dance Studio (816 Mainstreet)
A2 Hopkins Dance Center (821 Mainstreet)
A3
A4
A5
A6
• Stages Theatre Company
• Shoestring Players
Hopkins Center for the Arts (1111 Mainstreet)
Hopkins Cinema 6 (1118 Mainstreet)
Main Street School of the Performing Arts (1320 Mainstreet)
Hopkins School District (1001 Hwy 7)
Mentoring Through Peace
Hopkins Westwind Concert Band
ART-SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS :
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
Hopkins Historical Society (33-14th Ave.)
The Loft Around Town @ Hopkins Center for the Arts
Vesper College
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
University of Minnesota Fine Arts Department and
Graduate Programs in Fine Arts and Architecture
Other organizations partnering with Center for the Arts:
• Hennepin Library Foundation
• Minnesota Watercolor Society
• Minnesota Society of Sculptors
• Dillman’s Resort
ART-FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS :
C1 Minnesota State Arts Board
C2 Jerome Foundation
McKnight
SuperValu
Cargill
City of Hopkins
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TRAILS
N
PUBLIC PARK
LANDSCAPED AREAS
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4.3
Next steps
As outlined in the proposal, Task 2 of the consultancy will center on
developing alternate conceptual design scenarios and assess them
against the evaluation criteria matrix, already developed in preliminary
fashion as outlined above in section 4.1. The alternative scenarios
will also be developed graphically (site plan, street section, and 3D
modeling). Once the best alternative(s) are selected, the planning team
will perform a costing analysis and list the operational implications
associated with the particular design scheme chosen (production,
scheduling, art piece selection methodology, and maintenance).
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5.1
Sign-in Attendance Sheets for the Summit
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5.2
Presentations used in the Summit
5.2.1.
Introductory Presentation by Planning Team
The ARTery Charrette
Help make Downtown Hopkins an artful jewel of the SW LRT Corridor!
IBI Group with HKGi & Forecast
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Agenda
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Registration
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Welcome, City of Hopkins
10:15 AM to 11:00 AM
Slide Presentation – IBI Group Team
11:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Walking Tour / Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option
11:45 AM to 12:00 Noon “Warm-up Coffee” / Instructions re: Group Break-Outs
12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM
Break-Out Tables
1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
Pick Up Pizza & Drinks
1:15 PM to 1:45 PM
Break-Out Table Reporting
1:45 PM to 2:00 PM
Summary & Next Steps
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IBI Group Prior Work – Hopkins Station Area Plan
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Why Public Art in Cities?
• Engages civic dialogue
and participation
• Gives identity and character
to community
• Attracts attention and
economic benefit
• Connects artists with
communities
• Enhances public appreciation
of art
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Goals of the ARTery (General)
• Increase community
awareness, appreciation, and
involvement in public art,
opening the arts to all
• Support the emerging local art
scene in Hopkins, fostering
cooperation and coordination
among artists
• Anchor, activate, and revitalize
Hopkins’ public spaces, giving
artists opportunities to play
active roles in this process
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Goals of the ARTery (General)
• Build upon the success of
Mainstreet and develop a
symbiotic relationship with it
• Attract attention to and turn
around the perception citizens
and visitors have of 8th Avenue
as a car-oriented place
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Objectives of the ARTery (Particular)
• Give a unique identity to 8th
Avenue – the ARTery – that is
different and transitional to
Mainstreet
• Use art as a way to draw future
LRT riders from Excelsior
Boulevard to Hopkins’ historic
downtown
• Make the ARTery the
“happening” place in Hopkins,
where you know something is
always going on
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Objectives of the ARTery (Particular)
• Use art as a catalyst to attract
innovative mixed-use
development to downtown
Hopkins
• Attract alternative scene
residents – artists, students,
creative class – that keep the
area active and spearhead
downtown residential
development
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The ARTery Should be
ARTstreet
ARTsee
ARThouse
ARThear
ARTstore
ARTperceive
ARTstation
ARTexplore
ARTpark
ARTlearn
ARTfood
ARTfeel
ARTcity
ARTcreate
PLACE
+ EXPERIENCE
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Objectives of the Workshop
Develop consensus
around mediums,
messages and placement
of art to attain the goals
and objectives of the
ARTery
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PERMANENT
SEASONAL
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Locations for Public Art
Sidewalks
Marginal
space
Parks
PUBLIC
Covered / interior
building spaces
PRIVATE
Squares
Transit
stations
Outdoor plazas
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Duration of Engagement with Artworks
Casual
“on-the-fly”
Momentaneous
“hiatus”
spontaneous
movement
short time
fast
attention-grabbing
planned
staying in place
longer time
slow
introspective
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“destination”
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Types of Community Involvement
Community members help
design or co-create
Artist residencies with schools,
community centers, etc.
Participatory events, parades,
flashmobs, etc.
Audience movement
activate artwork
Crowdsourcing and
interactive social media
Youth Engagement
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Mediums for Artistic Expression on the ARTery
New Media
Functional
Street Elements
Landmarks and
Beacons
Festivals and
Parades
Interactive
Art Projects
Light
Installations
Installations on
Vacant Storefronts /
Rooftops
Murals and Wall
Treatments
Paint-the-Pavement
Projects
Streetside
Performances
Temporary
Streetside Displays
Overhead Cables
for Art Displays
Sound
Installations
Commemorative
Memorials and
Markers
CommunityEngagement Art
Projects
Platforms / Stages
for Programmed Art
Events
Sculpture
Wayfinding
Elements
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Streetscapes – The Parts
• Travel Lanes
• Parking Zone
• Amenity Zone
• Lighting
• Landscaping
• Furniture
• Signage
• Café seating
• Underground utilities
• Pedestrian Zone
• Clear walking path
• Cover from rain/sun
• Direct tie to storefronts
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Streetscapes – What They Look Like
Awnings for rain/sun cover
Human scale building elements
Plenty of display window
Outdoor seating
Special pavement materials
Street trees
Pedestrian scaled lighting
On-street parking = feeling of
pedestrian safety
Plenty of seating and site
furnishings
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Designed for All Users – Complete Streets
Designed and operated to be safe,
comfortable and convenient for
all users.
• Pedestrians
• Bicyclists
• Motorists
• Transit riders
• All ages
• All abilities
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Public Art Interventions – Murals
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Public Art Interventions – Street Lighting
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Public Art Interventions – Water Features
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Public Art Interventions – Public Stages
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Public Art Interventions – Street Furniture
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Public Art Interventions – Snaking Pathways
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Public Art Interventions – Video Projection
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Public Art Interventions – Decorative Lighting Plan
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Public Art Interventions – Building Lighting
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Public Art Interventions – Car Free Days
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Potential ‘Themes’ for the ARTery
• The ARTery as the representational
link between past and present,
connecting through art the new LRT
Southwest Corridor to the traditional
Midwestern Mainstreet
• The ARTery as the community’s
festive open-air stage, supporting
and showcasing the youthful music,
theatre, and dance scene in Hopkins
• The ARTery as the promenade of
urban coexistence between tradition
and innovation, where commuters,
artists, teenagers, and families are
engaged through art
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Presentations used in the Summit
5.2.2
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5.3
Materials Prepared to Assist Participants’ Discussion
5.3.1
Walking Tour Audit Plan / Photos / Information
HOPKINS ARTERY - 8TH AVENUE WALKING TOUR/AUDIT
Saturday, January 12, 2013
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2
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7TH AVE S
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8TH AVE S
9TH AVE S
10TH AVE S
11TH AVE S
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1. Hopkins Center for the Arts
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Notes:
Popular regional art center
Catalyst for diverse range of arts activities
Arts oriented businesses
2. Main Street
‡
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Active, pedestrian friendly business/mixed use area
Downtown ARTSTREET program/sculptures
3. 8th Ave. Connectivity
‡
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‡
Key link station (visual, experiential and physical) between the community/downtown and the LRT station
Important connector between the Cedar Lake and Lake Minnetonka
regional trails
Need for visual and functional connection between the LRT station
and Main Street
4. 8th Ave. Character
‡
‡
‡
Continuous sidewalk, but not particularly bicycle or pedestrian
friendly
Lack of building/streetscape interface and activity
Tremendous art, urban design, and streetscape potential
5. 8th Ave. Redevelopment Potential
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Gallery Flats multi-family residential development starting construction in 2013
Mix of public and private land ownership
6. Excelsior Blvd./8th Ave. Intersection
‡
Wide, busy intersection is a barrier and opportunity
7. Future SW LRT Hopkins Station
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9TH AVE S
10TH AVE S
11TH AVE S
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Materials Prepared to Assist Participants’ Discussion
5.3.2
Virtual Tour Presentation
The ARTery Charrette
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option
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Scanned Written/Graphic Materials Produced by Participants
5.4.1
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TABLE 5
Art Mediums/Types:
1.
Pictures of the past
2. Wheels
3. Industrial
4. Ferris wheel
5. Winter/summer//Day/night
6. Water/Ice
7.
Temporary and permanent/Temporary could
include featuring our schools
11. Cargill – visible – but anonymous/Super Valu – is
there, but low key- They use wheels get them
involved
12. Rental property is growing – so foot traffic will
grow
13. Raspberry ICON – but what representation do we
have of that other than bike racks?
14. Small shops are the magic? Could there be
micro-service shops – branded under the
raspberry?
8. Using old parts of tractors/threshers/wheels –
other parts of our history- as art
15. Spawning studios – small shops- studio spaceopen to the front – interactive to the front, so it is
open to the people.
9. Get blueprints to make a 3D print out of some of
these parts to recreate a sculpture of something
cheaper
16. Johnson building – Frank’s Auto body – could
be a fabrication shop- Fabric warehouse/ a
woodworking space for small businesses
Art Messages/Themes:
1.
Tie into history of the site and walkway, like
Moline/White/Minneapolis Threshing site/Brick
factory was next to the clock tower/ The ice
house that they cut ice for the ice chests was in
the Hopkins Plaza/What else?
2. The railroads connecting us
17. Do we have the retail space built up on Main
Street, so people have something to go to?
18. Where we were/where we are now/What is the
future?
Art Placement/location:
1.
9th AVE has the Farmers Market, band shell/ park
– is a more of a natural corridor
3. Bike idea – connecting up to the rest of the bike
trail
2. Move the station to Excl/9th
4. Wheels theme – connects our past/present/future
3. Build an overpass that would be visual from 169
that would say “Hopkins is Here”
5. Wheels – broad theme – student project/youth
projects – inclusive environment
4. The Clock tower is a landmark- and it is the
Center of Town. It is the Center of retail
6. Incorporate projects we do all ready- empty
bowls, festivals, etc
7.
Themes- what makes this community special?
This is a small town. We became a small townand kept that feel.
8. What are our roots –
9. Demographics –
Serendipity- Your Artful Inspirations:
1.
Cargill and Super Valu use wheels
2. Ferris wheel
3. A structure/a tower of wheels that you could get
on to – Gondola – a way to move people
10. Raspberry tower is a landmark
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Scanned Written/Graphic Materials Produced by Participants
5.4.2
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List of Artists in and around Hopkins
ALICE & DICK SIMONSEN
3627 REGAL OAK
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
AMBER GLOMSKI
741 9 AVE S
HOPKINS, MN 55343
ANDREY FELDSHTEYN
2038 MAINSTREET
HOPKINS, MN 55343-7433
ANGEL HAWARI
97 BLAKE RD N #232
HOPKINS, MN 55343
ANGELETA & MIKEAL SMITH
534 6 AVE S
HOPKINS, MN 55343
ANN & DAN KLEIN
4519 ASPENWOOD TRL
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
ANNA FUSSELL
4737 COUNTY RD 101
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
ANNIE WESTMORELAND
4640 CARIBOU DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
APRIL SHERMAN
640 OAKRIDGE RD #219
HOPKINS, MN 55305
ARLENE FLEMMER
5116 NORMAN DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
BARBARA CALDWELL
750 MAINSTREET #312
HOPKINS, MN 55343
BARBARA R & DAVID KOK
2318 CEDARWOOD RIDGE
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
BECKY HATCHER
2520 SYLVAN PL
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
BERNADETTE DALY
4521 SEDUM LN
EDINA, MN 55435-4051
BILLEE KRAUT & BUTCH JOHNSON
5750 SHADY OAK RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
BOB GARDNER
4824 ARLINGTON DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
BONITA HILL & GEORGE DOW JR
15509 NURSERY DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
BRADFORD & MARTHA KISSELL
9550 DOGWOOD CIRCLE
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347
BRIDGETT & SHAWN MCNULTY
16 19 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
BRUCE & SHARON & NATE ROWAN
9 MONROE AVE S
HOPKINS, MN 55343
BRUCE A WILSON
3430 LAURA LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
C J RENNER
11601 MINNETONKA MILLS RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
CARA BUETTNER
1940 MAINSTREET
HOPKINS, MN 55343
CARL HINES
2201 WINDSOR LAKE DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
CAROL PETERSON
5243 BEACHSIDE DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
CAROL STRAND SIEBERS
125 19 AVE S
HOPKINS, MN 55343
CARRIE HATCHER
2520 SYLVAN PLACE
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
CATHERINE & RICHARD DAVIS
208 FARMDALE RD E
HOPKINS, MN 55343
CHARLES CLAUDE
32 11 AVE S #109
HOPKINS, MN 55343
CHARLES E PITSCHKA
12425 PIONEER RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
CLEM & RUTH OPATZ
415 FIFTH AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
CONNIE FULLMER & JIMMY LONGORIA 113 9 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
DALE D ANTONSON
3223 ROBINWOOD LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
DARYL L & NAOMI LAUB
11405 PARK RIDGE DR W
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
DAVID DISTAD
16061 HIGHWOOD DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
DAVID HOLMES
11948 HILLOWAY RD W
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
DAVID J EISENLORD
3320 MARTHA LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
DEANN SPELTZ
340 BURNES DR
HOPKINS, MN 55343
DEB KIRKEEIDE
3636 ROBINWOOD TER
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
DELORES G LABERGE
16120 HIGHWOOD DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
DENISE CURRIE
7 WEBSTER PLACE
HOPKINS, MN 55305
DIANE HOWARD HASS
5641 SCENIC DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
DON & MARTHA BATES
251 21 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
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DONALD E HUSTAD
3739 FAIRLAWN DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
DONALD E SIMS
18325 CREEKS BEND DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
DONNA GETSINGER
5039 DOMINICK SPUR
HOPKINS, MN 55343
EILEEN E VAN SLOUN
207 18 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
ELLEN OLSON
2441 ROBIN OAK RIDGE
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
FAWZIA KHAN
428 COTTAGE DOWNS
HOPKINS, MN 55305
FRANCENE CHRISTIANSON
18441 HIGHPATH LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
GERALD & SUSAN OBREMSKI
5729 CEDAR LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
GLEN SCHMIT
8574 EXCELSIOR BLVD
HOPKINS, MN 55343
GREG MERKEL
460 5 AVE N # 218
HOPKINS, MN 55343
GRETCHEN QUIE
4209 CHRISTY LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
HARRY & LOIS HEIM
10531 CEDAR LK RD #302
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
HEIDI GJENGDAHL
3618 ROBIN LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
JACKIE CARLSON
5602 BIMINI DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
JAMES & DEBRAH & KATE GENELLIE
221 7 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JAMES & PAMELA & CONNOR CLARK 118 16 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JAN SWEDBERG
933 11 AVE S #5
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JANE M JOHNSON
4468 ELLERDALE RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
JEANNE STROUD & TOM HESSEL
13125 APRIL LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
JENNIFER WIGEN
10501 CEDAR LAKD RD #302
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
JIM & MARY SHIRLEY
323 11 AVENUE NORTH
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JIMMY BOWMAN
923 11 AVE S #6
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JOAN UNGAR
5425 POMPANO DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
JOHN & KAREN LEGENHAUSEN
126 6 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JOHN ARTHUR
102 8 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JOHN CARON
226 10 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JOHN G JELINEK
33 10 AVE S #340
HOPKINS, MN 55343
JOHN WAGNER & MARY SCHOUVILLER 1163 WAGON WHEEL RD
HOPKINS, MN 55343
KAREN & THOMAS ROGNSVOOG
4220 WILSON ST
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
KAREN SORBO
705 8 AVE S
HOPKINS, MN 55343
KATHERINE JORGENSON
5811 VINE HILL RD S
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
KATHRYN ANNE MACK
2345 WILDWOOD TRL
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
KIM RAUSER
808 KASSIE CT
HOPKINS, MN 55343
KRIS MACDONALD
13106 APRIL LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
LAURA GRISWOLD
5526 BLACK FRIARS LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
LAUREN ALTMAN
2515 RIDGEWATER DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
LAUREN BEAR
109 17 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
LEE WERNER
101 18 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
LENI GRIGGS
3500 MEADOW LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
LEO WINSTEAD
150 N 19 AVE
HOPKINS, MN 55343
LESTER J HOGAN
14721 CRESTVIEW LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
LINDA LEE
3704 S ARBOR LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
LINDA LEIGHTON
1123 FIRST ST SOUTH
HOPKINS, MN 55343
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16217 LAKE STREET EXT
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
LYDIA L IRWIN
38 VAN BUREN AVE S
HOPKINS, MN 55343
LYUDMILA N PAVLOVA
16730 DANIELLE DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
MAGGIE SOKOLOSKI
820 S 7 ST
HOPKINS, MN 55343
MARCIA BOISCLAIR
12400 MARION LN #3323
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
MARGARET P SCHMIT
316 MADISON AVE S
HOPKINS, MN 55343
MARILEE MAHLER
4161 DYNASTY DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
MARY ELLEN ALT
5501 SANIBEL DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
MARY JESPERSEN
5349 HOLIDAY RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
MARY JO BARTOS
13268 STANTON DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
MARY OLSON
3320 BIRCH PLACE
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
MARY SCHULZ
2206 SHERWOOD CT
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
MAUREEN SULLIVAN
1328 NE LAKE ST #125
HOPKINS, MN 55343
MAVIS J & MICHAEL MOSCHOGIANIS
11310 S OAKVALE RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
MERYEM
4130 SHADY OAK RD S
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ
15801 SEATON PL
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
MICHAL HERSMAN
3220 GARFIELD AVE #211
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408
MICHELE CAMPION
3501 ROBINWOOD TERRACE
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
MIMI & TERRY STEWART
917 NINE MILE COVE S
HOPKINS, MN 55343
MURIEL RYAN
114 20 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
NANCY CHAKRIN
13033 RIDGEDALE DR #148
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
NELSON BERG
1011 S FIRST ST #400
HOPKINS, MN 55343
OWEN TODD NELSON
22 5 AVE S #211
HOPKINS, MN 55343
PAT OLSEN
950 WESTBROOKE WAY #3
HOPKINS, MN 55343
PATRICIA & VERNON ISAAK
434 HIAWATHA AVE
HOPKINS, MN 55343
PAUL PETERSON
13107 GREENWOOD RD
HOPKINS, MN 55343
PETER A MATHEWS
5476 BYSCANE LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
PETER KLOSE
6100 SHARON RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
PETER O GORMAN
222 13 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343-7329
PRATIBHA GUPTA
14835 CHERRY LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
RAJU LAMICHHANE
135 13 AVE S #B3
HOPKINS, MN 55343
RANDALL SPOTTS
6119 COVINGTON TERRACE
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
RCH SCHMIDT
16001 TONKAWOOD CT
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
RICHARD & PAULA LEN
16671 CREEKSIDE LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
RICHARD F STUCK
3020 ST ALBANS MILL RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
RICHARD W VALENTINE
801 MAINSTREET #4
HOPKINS, MN 55343
RICK BRAUSEN
345 13 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
RITA LERMAN
2720 WESTRIDGE CIR
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
ROB & CHRIS EDMONDS
237 CAMPBELL DR
HOPKINS, MN 55343
ROBERT MARTINSON
5937 CARTER LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
ROXANN REISDORF
5465 WOODLAND RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55345-5657
SANDY & MIKE ANDERT
13618 INVERNESS RD
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
SARA MITTELSTAEDT
108 SUNSET DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
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14831 WALKER PL
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
SILVANA LACRETA RAVENA
13001 BRENWOOD TRAIL
HOPKINS, MN 55343
STACEY & DAVID R SMITH
130 HOLLY RD
HOPKINS, MN 55343
STANLEY & DIANE COOMBES
10531 CEDAR LK RD #212
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
STEVEN PAUL HANSON
4101 DYNASTY DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
STUART BLOCK
15000 CROWN DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
STUART FJELLANGER
708 OLD SETTLERS TRAIL #5
HOPKINS, MN 55343
SUSAN E & WILLIAM BANG
12810 MEADOW CIR
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
SUZY & GARY TREBERG
809 CORENS DRIVE
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
TATIANA ELETSKY
2662 CEDAR GREEN
MINNETONKA, MN 55305
TERI WOLD
967 WOODHILL CRT
HOPKINS, MN 55343
THOMAS C SEWARD
14819 CHERRY LN
MINNETONKA, MN 55345
TRACI CRESS
101 18 AVE N
HOPKINS, MN 55343
VAL DOHERTY
PO BOX 5505
HOPKINS, MN 55343
WILLIAM & SUE CLARK
5179 DOMINICK DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
WILLIAM THOMPSON
5259 BEACHSIDE DR
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
YIXUAN XU & HUA JIN
1502 5 ST N # 511
HOPKINS, MN 55305
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