Cooperative agreement with Hennepin County for Franklin Ave Signals and Pedestrian Improvements Project

Cooperative agreement with Hennepin County for Franklin Ave Signals and Pedestrian Improvements Project - REIA

Section 1: Background

Does this impact one of the City's Goal Areas

Policy Goals

Operational Goals

Public Safety	No
Housing	No
Economic Development	No
Public Services	No
Environmental Justice	No
Built Environment & Transportation	Yes
Public Health	No
Arts & Culture	No

Workforce	No
Spending	Yes
Data	No
Community Engagement	No

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

The City of Minneapolis Department of Public Works is accepting funds from Hennepin County as part of a Cooperative Agreement for the Franklin Avenue Signals and Pedestrian Improvements project.

Who participated in completing this analysis?

Ben Brasser, Professional Engineer, Traffic and Parking Services

Section 2: Data

LIST THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED AND THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF CONSTITUENTS IN THOSE AREAS:

Seward Neighborhood: 53.6% white, 46.4% Black, Indigenous, and People of Color

What does available data tell you about how constituents from BIPOC communities currently relate to the desired outcome as compared to white constituents?

The desired outcome of this council action is to accept and appropriate funds from Hennepin County for the Franklin Avenue Signals and Pedestrian Improvements project. The portion of this project eligible for reimbursement from the County is located in a neighborhood with the over 45% of the population being Black, Indigenous, or People of Color. This cost participation agreement with Hennepin County allows the City to invest in additional traffic safety improvements throughout the City.

What data is unavailable or missing? How can you obtain additional data?

The project for which reimbursement is being received follows the City's current practices and policies surrounding traffic safety improvements, the Transportation Action Plan, and the ADA Transition Plan. Future data on the impact and effectiveness of these policies and practices can inform proper appropriation of funds.

Section 3: Community Engagement

Using the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Public Participation Spectrum, which participation strategy(s) was used when engaging those who would be most impacted?

Inform	Yes
Consult	No
Involve	No
Collaborate	No
Empower	No

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

Engagement has not been performed specifically regarding the Cooperative Agreement with Hennepin County; however, engagement surrounding the project and similar improvements has shown that the traffic, pedestrian, and accessibility improvements are beneficial to the residents of the neighborhood and the City.

Section 4: Analysis

How does the outcome for this ordinance, amendment, or policy help the city achieve Racial Equity?

By entering into a Cooperative Agreement with Hennepin County that includes reimbursement for this capital project, the City is able to allocate Traffic Safety and other capital funds to other projects, or make additional improvements in this particular capital project.

Section 5: Evaluation

How will impacts be measured? What are the success indicators and process benchmarks?

As part of this Cooperative Agreement and acceptance of funds from Hennepin County, there are no plans to measure the impacts of this specific action over time. The impact of this funding and project could be measured along with any other evaluation of the Traffic Safety capital program.

How will those who are impacted be informed of progress over time?

As part of this Cooperative Agreement and acceptance of funds from Hennepin County, there are no plans to measure the impacts of this specific action over time and subsequently inform the community of progress. The impact of this funding and project could be measured along with any other evaluation of the Traffic Safety capital program.

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Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)