Last week, we met with representatives from the City of Saint Paul to discuss the upcoming application deadline for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program and to reiterate our ask that the City apply for a planning grant to study the Twin Cities Boulevard.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will hold the next Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting for the Rethinking I-94 project on Monday, September 26 from 1:30 – 3:00 PM.
We have learned that the City of Minneapolis does not intend to apply for a Reconnecting Communities grant to study the Twin Cities Boulevard.Â
On June 30, the United States Department of Transportation opened the application period for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. This program provides federal funding to help communities repair the harms of past transportation infrastructure.
Six new community organizations have signed on to the Twin Cities Boulevard sign-on letter.
Minnesota State Senators and Legislators sent a letter to the Minneapolis City Council urging them to include 24/7 bus lanes on Hennepin and approve the design.
On Friday, May 6, 2022, Minnesota Department of Transportation Interim Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger sent an email committing to including a highway-to-boulevard conversion in the Rethinking I-94 project alternatives.
On March, 2 2022, Our Streets Minneapolis announced a sign-on letter for organizations to share their support of the Twin Cities Boulevard.
On Saturday, February 26, we kicked off the Twin Cities Boulevard canvassing program at Murphy Square in Cedar-Riverside.
Earlier this month, we announced that our campaign to transform Lyndale Ave S using a 4-3 safety treatment was successful. We have heard that Hennepin County plans to carry out this conversion sometime next year. Yet, we do not have an official start date or timeline for the project.
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