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    The Minnesota Department of Transportation intends to remove at-grade boulevard options from consideration for Rethinking I-94. Take action to keep the Twin Cities Boulevard vision alive.

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    Practical, not radical. Twin Cities Boulevard is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for reparative and environmental justice.

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    Let’s pass legislation that advances a people-first transportation system that prioritizes climate, racial, and economic justice.

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    Streets for People

    Designing streets solely for car traffic harms our communities.

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    Bring Back 6th

    It has been remade, many times over. This time, let’s remake it for the people who live here.

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    The ability to comfortably walk and roll in our communities should not be seasonal.

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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

It’s a really exciting opportunity to learn about my city.

– 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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MnDOT Plans on Eliminating Boulevard Options, Ignoring Elected Officials and Community

The agency plans on formally announcing just weeks before the US DOT will announce Reconnecting Communities federal grant recipients. We were alerted by members of the Rethinking I-94 Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) that MnDOT plans to remove the boulevard (called at-grade A & B) project options from further consideration for the project. This decision will…
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Save Twin Cities Boulevard

The Minnesota Department of Transportation intends to remove at-grade boulevard options from consideration for Rethinking I-94. Take action to keep the Twin Cities Boulevard vision alive.
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Calls for Request for Proposals

Our Streets is releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for technical partners to assist in developing the Bring Back 6th community visioning report. Review and apply for the following open requests for proposals. Report Assembly and Street Design Lead Our Streets seeks a technical partner experienced in engineering, people-centered street design, and work within historically…