Minneapolis City Council Climate and Infrastructure Committee Meeting: I-94 Resolution

The Minneapolis City Council Climate and Infrastructure Committee will vote on a resolution to study the removal of the 7.5-mile stretch of Interstate 94 between downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. If passed, it will go to a full council vote.

How to Support the Resolution

Email Minneapolis City Council Climate and Infrastructure Committee members and ask them to support the resolution.

• Council Member Katie Cashman (Chair)
• Council Member Emily Koski (Vice-Chair)
• Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw
• Council Member Jamal Osman
• Council Member Jason Chavez
• Council Member Aurin Chowdhury

Sample Script

Dear Council Member ______,

I am reaching out to ask for your support for the Rethinking I-94 City Council resolution that will soon be considered.

Building I-94 through our City neighborhoods was a generational mistake. Thousands of residents lost their homes, businesses and livelihoods. In the decades that followed, the highway has continued to divide neighborhoods and harm its neighbors with traffic noise and pollution.

I support this resolution because _________________

Now that the highway is breaking down, Rethinking I-94 is a generational opportunity to right this wrong. Our city can reimagine the highway corridor to reconnect neighborhoods, grow the tax base, and create new affordable housing, small businesses and parks. This resolution would ensure that the health and well-being of Minneapolis residents, not more lanes for suburban drivers, is prioritized as MnDOT approaches key project decisions this winter.

Please vote yes on this important action.