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Little Earth Trail
Little Earth Trail
	Southern entrance to Little Earth Trail in Minneapolis, June 2020.
Length	1 mi (1.6 km)
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Trailheads	Franklin Avenue/16th Avenue South (north); Midtown Greenway (south);
Use	Cycling, Pedestrians
Season	Year-round
Sights	City skyline views
Hazards	Traffic intersections
Surface	Concrete and asphalt

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Little Earth Trail is an approximately 1-mile (1.6 km), multi-use bicycle path in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, that links several neighborhoods, parks, businesses, and trails in the Phillips community. The trail begins at its northern end near the intersection of East Franklin Avenue and 16th Avenue South and eventually follows the west side of Hiawatha Avenue to the Midtown Greenway and Martin Olav Sabo Bridge.^[1] Named after the nearby Little Earth community, the shared-use pathway provides transportation and recreation opportunities, and is a frequent location of activism on social justice issues in Minneapolis.

Route description

Little Earth trail is located entirely within the Phillips community, running along the easternmost edge of its East Phillips and Ventura Village neighborhoods. The northern terminus of the trail is near many businesses and services on East Franklin Avenue. Going southward, the trail follows the Hiawatha Avenue transit corridor to East Phillips Park. At that point, cyclists and pedestrians can cross over the Hiawatha Avenue transit corridor eastward on a non-vehicular traffic bridge, and connect to East 24th Street, Hiawatha LRT Trail, and the nearby Franklin Avenue Station. If continuing southward on Little Earth Trail, people are able to connect to the Midtown Greenway trail, and the Martin Olav Sabo Bridge offers trail users another opportunity to cross the Hiawatha Avenue transit corridor eastward. After reaching Little Earth Trail's southern terminus, people can reach Lake Street/Midtown Station or continue southward past East Lake Street on Hiawatha LRT Trail.

History of the trail

The name of the trail is borrowed from the Little Earth community in Minneapolis, a 9.4 acre, 212-unit housing complex at approximately East 24th Street and Cedar Avenue that is home to nearly 1,000 residents.^[2]

Construction of Hiawatha Avenue in 1999 included a 12-foot (3.7 m) wide, shared-use path along the west side of the highway,^[3] which was later named and signed as Little Earth Trail. As part the broader Midtown Minneapolis trail system, it serves as an important conduit for people to move through neighborhoods and reach community and regional destinations.^[4] In the 2010s, the City of Minneapolis included Little Earth Trail in its efforts to improve signage and amenities for mixed-use paths.^[4]^[5]

In 2018, Little Earth Trail was the location of a sprawling 70-tent, 120-person homeless camp that represented social problems in the area, such as historic displacement of American Indian people, lack of affordable housing, and ineffective social services.^[6] The camp along Hiawatha Avenue closed in December 2019. Some grassy areas next to the trail were fenced off with "NO TRESPASSING" signs, but portions of Little Earth Trail remained open to bicyclists and pedestrians.^[7] People in the Phillips community refer to the area as "The Wall of Forgotten Natives," which literally represents a large, concrete sound barrier along the Hiawatha Avenue transit corridor and the issues facing former camp residents.^[8]

In 2019, opioid harm reductionists hung a banner on the 24th Street bridge from Little Earth Trail to advocate for safe use spaces in Minneapolis.^[9]

References

^ Bikemap. "Cycling routes and bike maps in and around Minneapolis". Bikemap. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ Little Earth of United Tribes. "Little Earth: History". Little Earth Residents Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ "Hiawatha Trail Gap". www.minneapolismn.gov. April 22, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Hennepin County (May 2016). "Making the connection: Midtown Greenway to lake street" (PDF).
^ City of Minneapolis. "Bike/Ped Signs in the East Phillips/Seward neighborhoods" (PDF). Retrieved January 17, 2020.
^ Lee, Jessica. The emergency is now visible’: How the Hiawatha homeless encampment came to be. And what Minneapolis officials are trying to do about it. MinnPost. August 27, 2018.
^ Goze, Mike. Hiawatha encampment: The camp is gone. The problem’s still here. Minneapolis American Indian Center. December 5, 2019.
^ Marsh, Steve. Visiting "The Wall of Forgotten Natives". MplsStPaul. January 16, 2019.
^ Anonymous. Minneapolis, MN: Harm Reductionists Demand Safe Use Space. It's Going Down. June 2019.

External links

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[1] Bikemap. "Cycling routes and bike maps in and around Minneapolis". Bikemap. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[2] Little Earth of United Tribes. "Little Earth: History". Little Earth Residents Association. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[3] "Hiawatha Trail Gap". www.minneapolismn.gov. April 22, 2019.

[:0-4] Hennepin County (May 2016). "Making the connection: Midtown Greenway to lake street" (PDF).

[5] City of Minneapolis. "Bike/Ped Signs in the East Phillips/Seward neighborhoods" (PDF). Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[6] Lee, Jessica. The emergency is now visible’: How the Hiawatha homeless encampment came to be. And what Minneapolis officials are trying to do about it. MinnPost. August 27, 2018.

[7] Goze, Mike. Hiawatha encampment: The camp is gone. The problem’s still here. Minneapolis American Indian Center. December 5, 2019.

[8] Marsh, Steve. Visiting "The Wall of Forgotten Natives". MplsStPaul. January 16, 2019.

[9] Anonymous. Minneapolis, MN: Harm Reductionists Demand Safe Use Space. It's Going Down. June 2019.

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-'''Little Earth Trail''' is an approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}}, multi-use bicycle path in [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, United States, that links several neighborhoods, parks, businesses, and trails in the [[Phillips, Minneapolis|Phillips community]]. The trail begins at its northern end near the intersection of Bloomington Avenue and Franklin Avenue and follows the west side of [[Hiawatha Avenue]] to the [[Midtown Greenway]] and [[Martin Olav Sabo Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bikemap.net/en/l/5037649/|title=Cycling routes and bike maps in and around Minneapolis|last=Bikemap|first=|date=|website=Bikemap|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> As part the Midtown Minneapolis trail system, it serves as an important conduit for people to move through neighborhoods and reach community and regional destinations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hennepin.us/-/media/hennepinus/residents/transportation/midtown-community-works/midtown-cw-supplemental-materials.pdf|title=Making the connection: Midtown Greenway to lake street|last=Hennepin County|first=|date=May 2016|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The City of Minneapolis has included the trail in its efforts to improve signage and amenities for mixed-use paths.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@health/documents/webcontent/wcms1q-066531.pdf|title=Bike/Ped Signs in the East Phillips/Seward neighborhoods|last=City of Minneapolis|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref>
+'''Little Earth Trail''' is an approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}}, multi-use bicycle path in [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota, United States, that links several neighborhoods, parks, businesses, and trails in the [[Phillips, Minneapolis|Phillips community]]. The trail begins at its northern end near the intersection of East Franklin Avenue and 16th Avenue South and eventually follows the west side of [[Hiawatha Avenue]] to the [[Midtown Greenway]] and [[Martin Olav Sabo Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bikemap.net/en/l/5037649/|title=Cycling routes and bike maps in and around Minneapolis|last=Bikemap|date=|website=Bikemap|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref> Named after the nearby [[Little Earth]] community, the [[Shared use path|shared-use]] pathway provides transportation and recreation opportunities, and is a frequent location of activism on social justice issues in Minneapolis.
-== See also ==
+== Route description ==
+Little Earth trail is located entirely within the [[Phillips, Minneapolis|Phillips community]], running along the easternmost edge of its [[East Phillips, Minneapolis|East Phillips]] and [[Ventura Village, Minneapolis|Ventura Village]] neighborhoods. The northern terminus of the trail is near many businesses and services on East Franklin Avenue. Going southward, the trail follows the Hiawatha Avenue transit corridor to [[East Phillips Park]]. At that point, cyclists and pedestrians can cross over the [[Hiawatha Avenue]] transit corridor eastward on a non-vehicular traffic bridge, and connect to East 24th Street, [[Hiawatha LRT Trail]], and the nearby [[Franklin Avenue station (Metro Transit)|Franklin Avenue Station]]. If continuing southward on Little Earth Trail, people are able to connect to the [[Midtown Greenway]] trail, and the [[Martin Olav Sabo Bridge]] offers trail users another opportunity to cross the Hiawatha Avenue transit corridor eastward. After reaching Little Earth Trail's southern terminus, people can reach [[Lake Street/Midtown station|Lake Street/Midtown Station]] or  continue southward past East [[Lake Street (Minneapolis)|Lake Street]] on Hiawatha LRT Trail.
+== History of the trail ==
-*[[American Indian Movement]]
+[[File:Little_Earth_Trail_Minneapolis_northern_section_closed_2020-06-26.jpg|thumb|left|Northern portion of Little Earth Trail in Minneapolis closed at East 22nd Street, June 2020]]
-* [[Hiawatha LRT Trail]]
+The name of the trail is borrowed from the [[Little Earth]] community in Minneapolis, a 9.4 acre, 212-unit housing complex at approximately East 24th Street and Cedar Avenue that is home to nearly 1,000 residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://littleearth.org/about-us/|title=Little Earth: History|last=Little Earth of United Tribes|date=|website=Little Earth Residents Association|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref>
-* [[Metro Blue Line (Minnesota)|Metro Blue Line]]
-* [[Shared use path|Mixed-use path]]
+Construction of Hiawatha Avenue in 1999 included a 12-foot (3.7 m) wide,  [[Shared use path|shared-use path]] along the west side of the highway,<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.minneapolismn.gov/cip/currentprojects/hiawatha-trail-gap |title = Hiawatha Trail Gap |last =  |first =  |date = Apr 22, 2019 |website = www.minneapolismn.gov |language = en |archive-url =  |archive-date =  |access-date = }}</ref> which was later named and signed as Little Earth Trail. As part the broader Midtown Minneapolis trail system, it serves as an important conduit for people to move through neighborhoods and reach community and regional destinations.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hennepin.us/-/media/hennepinus/residents/transportation/midtown-community-works/midtown-cw-supplemental-materials.pdf|title=Making the connection: Midtown Greenway to lake street|last=Hennepin County|date=May 2016|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> In the 2010s, the City of Minneapolis included Little Earth Trail in its efforts to improve signage and amenities for mixed-use paths.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@health/documents/webcontent/wcms1q-066531.pdf|title=Bike/Ped Signs in the East Phillips/Seward neighborhoods|last=City of Minneapolis|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref>
+In 2018, Little Earth Trail was the location of a sprawling 70-tent, 120-person [[homeless camp]] that represented social problems in the area, such as historic displacement of American Indian people, lack of affordable housing, and ineffective social services.<ref>Lee, Jessica. [https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/08/emergency-now-visible-how-hiawatha-homeless-encampment-came-be-and-what-minn/ The emergency is now visible’: How the Hiawatha homeless encampment came to be. And what Minneapolis officials are trying to do about it.] ''MinnPost''. August 27, 2018.</ref> The camp along Hiawatha Avenue closed in December 2019. Some grassy areas next to the trail were fenced off with "NO TRESPASSING" signs, but portions of Little Earth Trail remained open to bicyclists and pedestrians.<ref>Goze, Mike. [https://healingmnstories.wordpress.com/2019/12/05/hiawatha-encampment-the-camp-is-gone-the-problems-still-here/ Hiawatha encampment: The camp is gone. The problem’s still here.] Minneapolis American Indian Center. December 5, 2019.</ref> People in the Phillips community refer to the area as "[[The Wall of Forgotten Natives]]," which literally represents a large, concrete sound barrier along the Hiawatha Avenue transit corridor and the issues facing former camp residents.<ref>Marsh, Steve. [https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/the-wall-of-forgotten-natives/ Visiting "The Wall of Forgotten Natives"]. ''MplsStPaul''. January 16, 2019.</ref>
+In 2019, [[Opioid epidemic in the United States|opioid]] harm reductionists hung a banner on the 24th Street bridge from Little Earth Trail to advocate for safe use spaces in Minneapolis.<ref>Anonymous. [https://itsgoingdown.org/minneapolis-mn-harm-reductionists-demand-safe-use-space/ Minneapolis, MN: Harm Reductionists Demand Safe Use Space]. ''[[It's Going Down (collective)|It's Going Down]]''. June 2019.</ref>
+== See also ==
+*[[Hennepin County, Minnesota|Hennepin County]]
+*[[List of shared-use paths in Minneapolis]]
+*[[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]]
+*[[Minnesota Department of Transportation]]
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
+*[https://member.niceridemn.com/map/ Nice Ride Minnesota: Maps]
+*[https://midtowngreenway.org/ Midtown Greenway Coalition]
-* [https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks__destinations/parks__lakes/cedar_avenue_field_park/ Cedar Avenue Field Park]
+*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3156263#map=16/44.9558/-93.2463 OpenStreetsMap: Little Earth Trail]
-* [https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks__destinations/parks__lakes/east_phillips_park/ East Phillips Park]
-* [https://littleearth.org/ Little Earth Residents Association]
-* [https://member.niceridemn.com/map/ Nice Ride Minnesota: Maps]
-* [https://midtowngreenway.org/ Midtown Greenway Coalition]
 {{Twin Cities Trails}}
+{{Coord|44.9557|N|93.2434|W|display=title}}
 [[Category:Rail trails in Minnesota]]
 [[Category:Transportation in Minneapolis]]
 [[Category:Bike paths in Minnesota]]
+[[Category:Shared-use paths in Minneapolis]]

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