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Our Streets is a thoughtful organization that addresses root causes to create real, sustainable change for our community.
– Sonya Perez-Lauterbach, Near-North Minneapolis Resident
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– Michelle Kwan, Minneapolis Resident on Open Streets MPLS
All we know is this island surrounded by highways. We would love to reconnect with other communities.
– Abdirizak Bihi, Cedar-Riverside Resident
I do have concerns about the health and well-being of our community around the I-94 corridor.
– Laura Mann Hill, Million Artist Movement
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– RT Rybak, Former Minneapolis Mayor on Open Streets MPLS
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Public Comment Removal, Biased Traffic and Air Quality Information Raise Concern Amongst Elected Officials
On Friday, November 8, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) held a virtual meeting of the Rethinking I-94 Policy Advisory Committee (PAC). The PAC is made up of elected officials from the communities that border the Rethinking I-94 project corridor, a 7.5-mile stretch of highway between Minneapolis and downtown Saint Paul that is up for redesign. While…
252/94 Advocacy Successfully Puts the Pressure on MnDOT and PAC Members
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is moving forward with destructive plans to expand Highway 252 in Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park, doubling traffic in environmental justice communities and demolishing dozens of homes and businesses. On Monday, October 28, MnDOT held a virtual Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting for the Highway 252/I-94 expansion project. The…
MnDOT is Planning to Expand Highway 252 and Interstate 94
Highway 252, originally a local arterial road in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center, was expanded to an expressway in the late 1980s to accommodate suburban growth and commuter traffic. This expansion and the earlier construction of I-94 disrupted community connectivity and subjected residents to poor air quality, noise pollution, and displacement. These roadways severed residential…