Called Library Park by its promoters, the relatively narrow stretch of open land could become the "central park" and "river connection" that Minneapolis has sought for decades. The city, otherwise admired for its parks and trails, has never had a signature green space in its downtown core. It's a vacuum that business and civic leaders aim to fill.
A new linear park would begin at the foot of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, near the Post Office, run through the Gateway area, encompass the former Nicollet Hotel site just north of the Central Library, then wrap around the east and south sides of the library, ending at the Nicollet Mall light rail station on 5th Street."
I've been saying for years that they should bulldoze that (now almost empty) monstrosity known as Block E and put a park there, but I'll take what I can get and if its more park space I can walk to, that's awesome.
We actually just discovered the park by the Federal Reserve Building, which is pretty cool and connects right to River Road. Not sure how I missed it for the three years I've lived in the North Loop but I will use it from now on.
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