This name change effort is rooted in years of listening, learning, and community-building. Coordination with the Longfellow Community Council, Council Member Chowdhury’s Ward 12 office, and City of Minneapolis staff has ensured that our process follows the city’s requirements while reflecting broad and sustained community engagement and our shared community values. 
 

Engagement with City Mechanisms
• Official sign unveiling at Lena Smith Blvd & 36th Street (November 1, 2025)

• Date of Publication makes name change official / City Staff transition work begins (September 20, 2025)

• Mayor's Signature certifies Council action (September 17, 2025)
• City Council approval of name change, 12-0 (September 11, 2025)
• Business, Housing and Zoning Subcommittee approval of name change by consent (September 2, 2025)

• City Planning Commission approval of name change, 9-0 (August 4, 2025)

• Staff Report is written and Public Comment period is opened (July-August 2025)

• Council Member Aurin Chowdhury of Ward 12 submits Application for name change (June 2025)

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Outreach at Public Events & Festivals

• Open House at SunBean Coffeeshop with CM Chowdhury (October 2024)
• Longfellow Community Council’s Fall Membership Meeting (October 2024)
• Soul of the Southside Festival with tabling at Coliseum Building (Juneteenth 2024)
• Longfellow River Gorge Festival tabling (2022)

Outreach in the Neighborhoods
• Community Meetings at Longfellow Recreation Center (March 2025, December 2023, October 2023)
• Doorknocking and flyering with Free the Deeds in Greater Longfellow (2023-2024)
• One-on-one meetings with neighbors (2020-Present)
 

Outreach on Edmund Boulevard
• Drop-in Sessions for Address Changes at the Longfellow Community Council office (October 2025)

• Doorknocking and flyering ALL homes in partnership with CM Chowdhury and Ward 12 staff (May 2025)
• Mixed strategy outreach (June-July 2024)

• Doorknocking homes without covenants

• Doorknocking homes with covenants in partnership with Free the Deeds

• Hosting of two house parties

• Doorknocking and flyering ALL homes in preparation for community meetings (October 2023, December 2023)
• Small-group conversations along West River Parkway (2023)
• Flyering at National Night Out on Edmund Blvd (2020)
 

Outreach at Community Institutions

Schools

• Presentation at Macalester College (October 2024)
• Tabling at Dowling Elementary School Winter Carnival (February 2024)
• 2 Presentations at Roosevelt High School (2024) 

Churches

• Tabling at Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist (Juneteenth 2024)
• Conversations at Mother St. James AME (during Doors Open Minneapolis, May 2024)

Other

• Presentation with CM Chowdhury at Becketwood Cooperative (September 2024)
 

Communications & Feedback
• Online survey to gather feedback on final list of 3 alternative street names (March-April 2025)
• Naming Committee of 9 members reflecting community diversity for creating criteria of name selection (2024)
• Online survey for gathering alternative names (2024-2025)
• Launch of reclaimingedmund.com (2023)
• Community newsletter (2023-Present)
• Neighbor listening sessions on Zoom (2020)

• Social media campaign launch (2020)

 

Letters of Support
State Rep. Sencer-Mura (63A), Longfellow Community Council, Minneapolis Area Realtors

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Media

To see how local news outlets have followed our engagement efforts, see our In the News page.