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With Hennepin Avenue's new protected bikeway open on the Wedge's western edge, the fight over Lyndale Avenue on the eastern edge will decide whether the neighborhood gets a matching lane.

Hennepin Avenue reopened in October 2025 after two years of construction, and Uptown's fortunes now turn on whether new housing and a rebuilt street can offset a run of high-profile closings.

In the renter-heavy Wedge, daily life fits within a few walkable blocks, anchored by the Wedge Co-op and a civic life built to include tenants.

The downtown stretch of Hennepin Avenue was rebuilt years before the Uptown corridor, a separate 2019-2022 project with its own design for a denser theater-and-office district.

The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue was designed around the METRO E Line, which opened Dec. 6 and largely replaced Route 6.

With Hennepin Avenue reopened after 18 months of construction, Uptown business owners are split on whether customers will return.

The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue reallocates about 1.4 miles of pavement among part-time bus lanes, a two-way protected bikeway, raised medians and wider sidewalks.

Hennepin Avenue South reopened Oct. 31 between Lake Street and Douglas Avenue after an 18-month, roughly $36 million reconstruction.
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