Campaign Update: Bring Back 6th
MnDOT begins work on pavement repair and some near-term safety improvements, however the project falls short of community needs and expectations.
Open Streets Minneapolis Continues its 2023 Season on West Broadway this Saturday
Open Streets Minneapolis, the highly-anticipated event series that closes city streets to motor vehicle traffic, will be in the North Minneapolis neighborhood this Saturday, September 16, 2023.
Our Streets Minneapolis Proposes a 13-Event 2024 Program to the City of Minneapolis
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.Â
Let’s make Lyndale a Street for People
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.
Public Statement on Open Streets MPLS Partnership with the City of Minneapolis
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.
First Cedar-Riverside Open Streets Spotlights West Bank Public History
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.
Green Garden Bakery: Perspective on Olson Memorial Highway
Despite years of support from the Near North Community, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and SRF Consulting Group, Inc. decided not to select BIPOC-led, youth-run Green Garden Bakery for the Olson Memorial Study Community Connectors program.
Independent Study of Boulevard Conversion Options Begin for Rethinking I-94 Project
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.
Support Twin Cities Boulevard in the MnDOT Rethinking I-94 Survey
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.
Join us at a community visioning session in Cedar-Riverside on August 5!
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.
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