Reconnect Rondo

OUR MISSION IS TO LEAD THE EFFORT TO REVITALIZE THE RONDO COMMUNITY WITH A LAND BRIDGE THAT RECONNECTS RONDO AND REIGNITES A VIBRANT AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT IN SAINT PAUL, MN.

-BUILD A BRIDGE TO BETTER - CREATING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT CONNECTED BY A COMMUNITY LAND BRIDGE. THE RONDO LAND BRIDGE PROJECT AIMS TO REVITALIZE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT AND OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITY-BASED LOCAL ECONOMY THAT NOT ONLY RESTORES WHAT WAS LOST BUT CREATES A CONTINUOUS CYCLE OF NET-POSITIVE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND. THE RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT APPROACH CHAMPIONED BY RECONNECTRONDO LEVERAGES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY, REGENERATIVE URBANISM, AND SMART CITY TECHNOLOGIES TO CREATE DISTRICT WEALTH AND WELLBEING, WHILE INTENTIONALLY CREATING CAREER PATHS AND LIVING-WAGE JOBS FOR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE PAST." 2022 MASTER PLANNING STUDY -- 1.RONDO NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLANNING STUDY 2.RESTORATIVE DEVELOPMENT MODELING 3.4P FINANCE MODEL DEVELOPMENT 4.NEPA/SECTION 106 STUDIES 5.NETZERO DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROTOTYPE 6.ANTI-DISPLACEMENT/ OVERLAY DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STRATEGY STATE FUNDING TECHNICAL STUDIES - HAS ENABLED THE PROJECT (AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ENTERPRISE DISTRICT CONNECTED BY A LANDBRIDGE) TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SEVERAL CONCURRENT STUDIES, INCLUDING A NEIGHBORHOOD MASTER PLAN, THAT WILL WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO CREATE A MULTIPRONGED APPROACH TO MAKING THE COMMUNITY'S VISION A REALITY. WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR VISIONARY CLIENT, RECONNECT RONDO, AND THE FULL MASTER PLANNING TEAM, WE ARE LEADING THE WORK OF DEVELOPING AN ANTI- DISPLACEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STRATEGY. OUR WORK WILL SEEK TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE REVENUE THAT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR COMMUNITY BENEFITS, WHILE ALSO IDENTIFYING PROTECTIONS FOR EXISTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS. RECONNECT RONDO IS LEADING A DEEP AND THOROUGH ENGAGEMENT PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR ALL THE MASTER PLANNING.PLANS.

RONDO ROUNDTABLE CONSISTS OF COLLABORATIVE PARTNER AGENCIES WORKING TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN RONDO COMMUNITY VIA THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ARTS, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND BUSINESS DISTRICT. THE ROUNDTABLE REDUCES COMPETITION AND INEFFICIENCY IN MISSION DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS CONNECTED TO THE RONDO COMMUNITY BY MERGING THE EFFORTS OF SIMILAR INITIATIVES, AND/OR INCREASING COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE SIGNED THE MOU: RECONNECT RONDO, CENTER FOR DIVERSE EXPRESSION - RONDO COMMEMORATIVE PLAZA, RONDO AVENUE, INC, HALLIE Q BROWN, RONDO COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, AURORA ST. ANTHONY NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, MODEL CITIES, SELBY AVENUE ACTION COALITION C/O GOLDEN THYME, WALKER WEST MUSIC ACADEMY. TASTE OF RONDO BAR AND GRILL, PENUMBRA THEATER, NAACP ST PAUL WILKINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY, NEW LIFE POSSIBILITIES LLC. TO COMPLEMENT THE PURSUIT OF OUR MISSION, THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE COLLECTIVE HAS EXTENSIVE AND DIVERSE WORK IN COMMUNITY BUILDING, DESIGN, ART EXPRESSIONS, AND CREATIVE PLACEMAKING. THE RONDO ROUNDTABLE PRESENTS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORIC RONDO NEIGHBORHOOD TO CONNECT AND TO BE AWARE/INFORMED OF KEY INITIATIVES, RESOURCES AND SERVICES BEING ENGAGED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THEREBY ELIMINATING DUPLICATION OF EFFORTS AND OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP AND INCREASED ENGAGEMENT. WORKING TOGETHER, THROUGH THE MECHANISM OF THE ROUNDTABLE, WE INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY BY CONSTRUCTION OF THE HISTORIC RONDO CULTURAL DISTRICT AND EMPOWERING THE ORGANIZATIONS TO COME TOGETHER AND DELIVER RESULTS BASED UPON JOINT EFFORTS AND CUMULATIVE EFFECT.

RECONNECT RONDO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: -THROUGH OCTOBER 24: 120 COFFEE WITH KEITH CONVERSATIONS AT GOLDEN THYME COFFEE. -SEPTEMBER 14: 65 ZOOM ATTENDEES FOR METRO STATE LUNCH & LEARN EVENT -SEPTEMBER 10: APPROXIMATELY 400 VISITORS & CONVERSATIONS AT SELBY AVE JAZZ FEST -AUGUST 25: INTRO TO TEAM & TECHNICAL STUDIES PRESENTATION & DINNER (OVER 125 PARTICIPANTS) -AUGUST 21: CENTRAL HONORS PHILANDO (OVER 60 CONVERSATIONS) -AUGUST 7: LITTLE AFRICA FESTIVAL (OVER 200 CONVERSATIONS) -JULY 30: V-FEST (OVER 100 CONVERSATIONS) -SATURDAYS, JULY 16 - AUGUST 13: ELDERS BRUNCH (OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS) -THURSDAYS, JULY 14 - AUGUST 11: SLOW ROLL & FAMILY DINNER (OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS) -JUNE 19: RONDO JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTY (OVER 75 PARTICIPANTS) RECONNECT RONDO YOUTH COUNCIL: RECONNECT RONDO YOUTH COUNCIL CENTERS YOUTH VOICES THROUGH PODCAST, MULTIMEDIA, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EXPERIENCES THAT EMPOWER THE RONDO COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE IT AFFECTED BY THE DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE AS A RESULT OF URBAN RENEWAL AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. THEY ASPIRE TO AMPLIFY STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN SILENCED, UNCOVER THE SYSTEMIC RACISM THAT LIES UNDER THE PAVEMENT,AND CONTINUE THE WORK THAT PREVIOUS GENERATIONS STARTED. 1.VOICES OF RONDO DEVELOPMENT - 2.HISTORICAL RESEARCH ABOUT RONDO NEIGHBORHOOD 3.STUDENT PAID INTERNSHIP 4.YOUTH EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMMING 5.EMPOWERING AND EDUCATING YOUTH ON COMMUNITY IMPACTS. 6.YOUTH ESSAYS AND INTERVIEW ASSIGNMENT WITH BOARD AND COMMUNITY 7.ATTENDANCE TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS 8.SOCIAL MEDIA ASSIGNMENTS 9.VIDEO AND PODCAST CREATION AND EDITING HTTPS://RECONNECTRONDO.COM/RECONNECT-RONDO-YOUTH-COUNCIL-PRESENTS-A-NEW- PODCAST-SERIES-VOICES-OF-RONDO/