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Last week, without notice, dialogue, or the opportunity to renew our contract, we were surprised to find out that Minneapolis Public Works was ending its partnership with our organization to host the Open Streets Minneapolis event series. 

Hennepin County is now planning the future of Lyndale Avenue S between Franklin Avenue and 31st Street. Here is what you need to know about the project and the ways that you can take action to make Lyndale a street for people.

The City of Minneapolis Public Works Department plans to end our partnership in hosting Open Streets Minneapolis, a hallmark of summer for many Minneapolis residents that Our Streets Minneapolis started in 2011. There was no advance discussion of ending the partnership or the future of the event series.

Open Streets Minneapolis, the highly-anticipated event series that closes city streets to motor vehicle traffic, will be on the West Bank this Sunday, August 20, 2023. Cedar Avenue from Washington Avenue to 6th Street South, as well as part of Riverside Avenue, will be closed to car traffic from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Minneapolis residents to enjoy neighborhood businesses and safe biking, walking and rolling.

Our Streets Minneapolis is funding independent studies of a boulevard conversion on I-94 as part of the Twin Cities Boulevard campaign, a vision to replace the 7.5-mile stretch of highway between downtown Minneapolis and downtown Saint Paul with a multi-modal boulevard.

MnDOT is currently seeking feedback on project options for Rethinking I-94. Here are some tips for filling it out to support Twin Cities Boulevard.

Our Streets Minneapolis is partnering with Million Artist Movement and Mixed Blood Theatre to host a community visioning session on the future of I-94 in Cedar-Riverside and Seward.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) released the Rethinking I-94 project options to the public today in the Policy Advisory Committee meeting. We have been advocating for a boulevard conversion option, or Twin Cities Boulevard, to address the injustice of the history of the highway and improve the living conditions of the Minnesotans who live along the project corridor. 

Last week, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) West Area Manager Mark Lindeberg sent out the following email response to people who have contacted the Department about the urgent need for safety improvements on Olson Memorial Highway.