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Play-mobile <br />Minnetonka's recreation department provides a play-mobile for children at <br />Crown Ridge. The play-mobile offers children arts and crafts and athletic <br />activities during the summer months. <br /> <br />Block Party <br />Oak Knoll Lutheran Church sponsors a block party for the West Ridge Market <br />community. An annual event, the block party is filled with food, music, and <br />demonstrations by the City Police and Fire departments. <br /> <br />Scouting <br />The Boy and Girl Scouts have each established a presence at Crown Ridge. Of <br />the 27 children at Crown Ridge,. more than 90% participate in scouting. <br /> <br />Advantage Center <br />The City initiated the transfer of ownership and management from the current <br />owner to Common Bond Communities, Inc. Common Bond has a record of <br />successfully managing Iow and moderate-income rental communities for 30 <br />years. Their approach involves the development of an advantage center on-site <br />that provides and coordinates services for the families. Some of these services <br />include tutoring and mentoring for the children, and employment assistance and <br />English as a second language classes for adults. The goal of the program is to <br />ensure the academic success of the children and the financial success of the <br />families. <br /> <br />TRANSIT <br />West Ridge Market residents and workers have direct, safe access to the <br />County Road 73 and Interstate 394 transit hub, with its express and reverse <br />commuter service to and from downtown Minneapolis, in addition to suburban <br />local service to shopping. The transit hub will soon be expanded with added <br />bus service through a 5-million dollar ISTEA grant. <br /> <br />PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES <br /> Oberlin Park, adjacent to West Ridge Market, was renovated to serve this <br /> expanded neighborhood of mixed income housing. The park includes extensive <br /> natural areas, picnic areas, ballfields, tennis courts, a playground, and hard <br /> court play areas. Lighted walkways extend from the park through the new <br /> residential areas, providing safe and attractive pedestrian connections <br /> throughout the neighborhood. A central public space at West Ridge Market is <br /> the Pavilion building, which accommodates neighborhood meetings, recreation <br /> classes, and a summertime music-in-the-park program. <br /> <br /> <br />