A group dedicated to helping preserve the River Bottoms.
We are nearly at 7000 signatures. Let’s get to 7500. If you have not signed….please do….then share the link with your like minded friends and family. A bunch of individual voices make one loud voice that can’t be ignored. https://www.change.org/p/ann-lenczewski-stop-the-plan-to-put-a-paved-trail-in-the-minnesota-river-valley-between-the-bloomington-ferry-bridge-and-the-old-cedar-avenue-bridge Read More
FINALLY, after years of us questioning the cost to build the paved trail, we have a price tag for the “fully funded” trail. Drum roll…The cheapest bid for the 3.5 miles of the “fully funded” trail -the segment between Read More
The election is over and we know the results. It’s now time to get to work and we need your help. The changes in leadership at the Capital mean that the paved trail lobbyists will be in the ear of Read More
AN IMPORTANT NOTICE BEFORE ELECTION DAY : #savetheriverbottoms is a non-partisan group of people that identify as democrat, republican, independent and none-of-the-above that came together to try keep a wonderful existing natural trail as natural as possible. Our effort has Read More
Bloomington Mayor Gene Winsted and the Bloomington City Council have been hiding behind the “it’s a DNR Project” since day one, when in reality…..as displayed in the KSTP interview we recently shared……they have likely been engaged for many years. It’s Read More
Below is a link to a short interview that KARE 11 did with Bloomington Mayor Winstead. It’s only 3-4 minutes. Give it a listen. From day one Mayor Winstead and the Bloomington City Council have insisted that they had no Read More
DNR Open Houses: STRB attended the DNR open houses and lots of people sent in comments. The DNR is still planning on using the remaining $1.7M in bonding money to start building a paved trail from Lyndale Ave to the Read More
The comment period for the DNR’s proposed plan to put a paved trail in the River Bottoms ends at the end of July. Please take a few minutes to fill out the form in the link and email it to Read More