Rice Street Visioning Study Community Engagement

Nov. 17 open house

An open house was held to view the recommended design, share your feedback on pedestrian and greening improvements, and learn more about construction next steps.

• View presentation slides (PDF)
• Rice Street final engagement report (PDF)
• Cooking With Rice: The Final Report of the Rice Street Artist Liaisons (PDF)
• Submit your feedback using the comment map

Nov. 16 open house

An online open house was held to share the recommended design for Rice Street and gather feedback.

• View open house recording
• View presentation slides (PDF, 3 MB)
• Submit comments via feedback form

An online comment map was open through Dec. 15, 2021.

July 14 open house

An online open house was held to discuss three draft road layout concepts for Rice Street and gather feedback.

• View open house presentation
• View design renderings (PDF, 4 MB)
• Rice Street feedback form.
• View public comments via interactive map. - Comments closed.

Series summary

From August to December 2020, the project team gathered feedback on specific tools that could be used to improve the project area. These tools were released in five separate topic groups: pedestrian and bicycle, transit, streetscape, vehicle traffic and neighborhood design improvements. Members of the public were given the opportunity to learn about each option and provide their feedback via an online survey. After these online topics were released, the project team held an open house in November to discuss results and share potential roadway design options.

• View engagement summary recap (PDF)

Virtual open house Nov. 18, 2020

An online open house was held Nov. 18 to share information about the current phase of the study, collect community input and introduce potential road design concepts.

• View video of the open house
• View presentation slides (PDF)

Potential design solutions

In late summer and fall 2020, the design team will share information on several design solutions that can help address concerns and define the community-driven vision.

View design solution topics and share feedback

Existing conditions engagement series

• Existing conditions engagement summary: October 2019-July 2020 (PDF)

Traveling on Rice Street

People use Rice Street in a variety of ways. Whether driving, biking or walking, using transit or commuting, each mode of transportation needs to be safe and effective.

• Driving, biking, walking and transit data
• Commuter traffic routes
• Share you feedback on traveling on Rice Street

Who is using Rice Street?

Learn more about the people, neighborhoods, history, culture, businesses and jobs along Rice Street. These areas provide a better understanding of the people using Rice Street and their needs.

• View neighborhood and user information

July 2020 video updates

• Kazua Melissa Vang
• Krista Beier
• Kyle Voigtlander
• Melvin Giles

The project team listened to and talked with community members at community festivals, open houses and meetings with community representatives at the Rice Street Library, Rice-Larpenteur Alliance, Rice Street Gardens, InProgress Art Gallery and Neighbor Works.  Additionally, we made numerous one-on-one connections with key community leaders and groups to better understand community needs and connect with people.

• Frogtown Creative Arts Festival and Marydale Festival - Sept. 2019
  
  • Pop Up Meeting Summary (PDF)
• Open house at Washington Tech Magnet School - Oct. 2019
  
  • Community boards (PDF, 13 MB)
  • Project takeaways (PDF)
  • Corridor and businesses map (PDF, 4 MB)

Community liaisons

Community liaisons are local artists who will help lead engagement projects throughout the study.

• Meet the liaisons