35th & 36th Street, Blaisdell Avenue to Chicago Avenue
The City will be reconstruct about 1.6 miles of 35th Street and 36th Street. This work will happen between Blaisdell Ave and Chicago Ave S.
Project overview
The project will rebuild about 1.6 miles of 35th Street and 36th Street. These streets run from east to west and the work will happen between Blaisdell Avenue and Chicago Avenue.
The area where the work will happen has mostly single-family housing with a mixture of apartment buildings and businesses at each end. Right now, there's a sidewalk on both sides of the street, two lanes for cars, and two parking lanes.
This project is a full reconstruction project, involving the entire right-of-way. This will include:
- new sidewalks,
- ADA pedestrian ramps
- consideration of bicycle accommodations
- new pavement
- new curb and gutter
- utility improvements.
The project will also include signal improvements, new signage, and new pavement markings, as needed.
Project purpose
This project aims to improve the right-of-way for all people in all the ways they move around. The streets in this project were built between 1961 and 1965. Even though a temporary fix was done in 2012 to make the pavement better, it's still old and in bad condition.
This project provides an opportunity to:
- incorporate ADA compliant curb ramps
- address sidewalk obstructions
- add bumpouts
- increase greenspace
It's also an opportunity to think about installing bicycle facilities.
Lots of people use these streets every day, with around 200 people walking, 90 people biking, and between 4,200 and 10,000 people driving. According to the City's Vision Zero Action Plan, both 35th Street and 36th Street are known to have had many serious crashes. So, the goal of the improvements is to make these streets safer to prevent more people from getting hurt or even losing their lives.
Pre-assessment informational meeting
Join us for the 35th and 36th St reconstruction project pre-assessment informational meeting.
- Monday, Nov. 30, 2026
- 5:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams
- Meeting ID: 275 987 120 696 249 1
- Passcode: 3ju9CK74
Accessing the meeting via your mobile device may require downloading of the Microsoft Teams app to your mobile device.
- Call in, audio only participation: 612-276-6670
- Phone conference ID: 784 395 364#
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Community engagement
Past engagement
Office hours
The project team held open office hours on October 2nd and 3rd, 2025 to discuss the project.
Open house phase 3
On September 23, 2025 the project team held an open house to discuss the project.
Open house phase 2
On April 30, 2025 the project team held an open house to discuss the project.
Open house phase 1
On December 10, 2025 the project team held a virtual open house. This open house provided an introduction and overview of the project.
Project resources
Project phase
The project is currently in the design phase.
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Contact us
Fontaine Burruss
Senior Transportation Planner
Public Works
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