SAT-B09: Human Tolls: Building a Public History of a Community Divided by I-35W

Saturday, October 28, 2023

2:00pm – 3:15pm CT

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Sydney C. Shea, ASLA

Landscape Designer
TEN x TEN
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Speaker(s)

GD

Greg Donofrio (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ernest L. Lloyd (he/him/his)

Community Advisor & Research Advisor
A Public History of 35W
Hastings, Minnesota

This session will explore the impacts of freeway construction on Old Southside, a historically black community in Minneapolis. It will reflect on the goals of an interdisciplinary research team, discuss ongoing efforts to address the human tolls of I-35W, and explore the role of designers in advancing community centered research.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about the community fabric of Old Southside in South Minneapolis.
Recognize the racist policies that shaped the landscapes of the Twin Cities and understand the disproportionate impacts of freeway construction on people of color in South Minneapolis.
Reflect on the working process of an interdisciplinary research team, discuss creating and maintaining critical partnerships, and understand how to leverage our skills as landscape architects in furthering research outcomes.
Discuss what is at stake in this history in our present communities; learn about ongoing research and question how racial equity research grounds our landscape architecture practices.