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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lincoln and Londonderry Draft Plan Available for Comment
Edina, Minn., Feb. 19, 2025 – The draft of the Lincoln and Londonderry Small Area Plan is available for people to review and provide comments.
The plan is proposed to be an amendment to Edina’s Comprehensive Plan. If adopted, it would guide future development and infrastructure decisions in the area near Lincoln Drive and Londonderry
Road, just east of U.S. Highway 169.
The planning process began in February 2024 and included engaging residents, businesses and local organizations. The working group of residents and Planning Commissioners also held three
public workshops to help formulate the draft.
Visit bit.ly/lincolnsap to read the draft plan and learn more about this project.
The Lincoln and Londonderry area is in a section of the city with limited sewer capacity. To address this, the plan’s recommendations are divided into two sections: actions to take within
current capacity and actions that would require sewer system upgrades.
Highlights of recommendations within current capacity:
“Rightsize” development and establish design standards.
Improve outdoor spaces with murals or other creative installation along the industrial facades and add outdoor gathering spaces.
Create small rest stops along the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail.
Establish green stormwater infrastructure, naturalize green spaces and increase tree canopy.
Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and connections to the area.
Highlights of recommendations requiring increased sewer capacity:
Rezone for commercial, retail, light industrial and residential development.
Redesign circulation to establish smaller blocks and direct vehicle traffic closer to the highway.
Redesign Lincoln Drive as a greenway.
Ways to provide public comment:
On the BetterTogetherEdina.org project page: bit.ly/lincolnsap
Leave a voicemail at 952-826-0377
Attend a public hearing on the plan in the Council Chambers at Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St.
Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12
City Council, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16
All public input is considered, so people need to use only one method.
Public comment will close April 27. The City Council is expected to decide
May 6 on whether to submit the plan to the Metropolitan Council for review
as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
For more information, visit bit.ly/lincolnsap or contact Community
Development Coordinator Addison Lewis at ALewis@EdinaMN.gov or 952-833-9522.
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Edina, Minn., Feb. 19, 2025 – The draft of the Lincoln and Londonderry Small Area Plan is available for people to review and provide comments.
The plan is proposed to be an amendment to Edina’s Comprehensive Plan. If adopted, it would guide future development and infrastructure decisions in the area near Lincoln Drive and Londonderry
Road, just east of U.S. Highway 169.
The planning process began in February 2024 and included engaging residents, businesses and local organizations. The working group of residents and Planning Commissioners also held three
public workshops to help formulate the draft.
Visit bit.ly/lincolnsap to read the draft plan and learn more about this project.
The Lincoln and Londonderry area is in a section of the city with limited sewer capacity. To address this, the plan’s recommendations are divided into two sections: actions to take within
current capacity and actions that would require sewer system upgrades.
Highlights of recommendations within current capacity:
“Rightsize” development and establish design standards.
Improve outdoor spaces with murals or other creative installation along the industrial facades and add outdoor gathering spaces.
Create small rest stops along the Nine Mile Creek Regional Trail.
Establish green stormwater infrastructure, naturalize green spaces and increase tree canopy.
Improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and connections to the area.
Highlights of recommendations requiring increased sewer capacity:
Rezone for commercial, retail, light industrial and residential development.
Redesign circulation to establish smaller blocks and direct vehicle traffic closer to the highway.
Redesign Lincoln Drive as a greenway.
Ways to provide public comment:
On the BetterTogetherEdina.org project page: bit.ly/lincolnsap
Leave a voicemail at 952-826-0377
Attend a public hearing on the plan in the Council Chambers at Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St.
Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12
City Council, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16
All public input is considered, so people need to use only one method.
Public comment will close April 27. The City Council is expected to decide
May 6 on whether to submit the plan to the Metropolitan Council for review
as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
For more information, visit bit.ly/lincolnsap or contact Community
Development Coordinator Addison Lewis at ALewis@EdinaMN.gov or 952-833-9522.
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