Counterpoint: We re No. 3! But the ParkScore Index misleads. It tries but doesn t accurately quantify inequity, and it leaves out historical context.
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The recently released ParkScore Index from the Trust for Public Land (TPL), which shows Minneapolis and St. Paul s national ranking among urban park systems dropping from their usual top spots, is the result in part of a misguided effort to quantify inequity and a surprising lack of understanding of Minneapolis and St. Paul park history ( Fresh data show the disparities in access to parks, June 7).
TPL has attempted to quantify inequity in park access by measuring proximity of different racial, ethnic and economic communities to parks by acreage. That might be a successful indicator in some communities but is inadequate for Minneapolis and St. Paul. It ignores the fundamental distinction between natural and built park environmen
Updated: 9:13 PM CDT May 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis Park Police says a shooting near Webber Park in Minneapolis Saturday evening has left two individuals injured.
Police responded to a call around 7:30 p.m. where they learned the two victims had already transported themselves to nearby North Memorial Medical Center.
Authorities say one of the victims is in critical condition, while the condition of the other was cited as fair - both victims say they were shot at Webber Park.
At this time, no one is in custody, and an investigation is still underway.
No further information has been released at this time.
Downtown homicide one of several shootings across Minneapolis The homicide is the city s 26th of the year.
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As of early Sunday, no arrests had been made, according to a police news release.
Officers responded to 911 calls about shots fired near S. 9th Street and LaSalle Avenue around the corner from the downtown theater district, police said. While they were en route, other callers reported a man down on 9th Street between LaSalle and Hennepin Avenue. While treating the man, who suffered a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening, officers found a woman dead in a nearby parking structure. Her name and age are expected to be released after an autopsy is conducted.