The Open Streets MPLS you know and love isn't happening this year. Here's why ..read more

It is well established that funneling billions of taxpayer dollars toward highway expansion does not solve traffic woes. As Minnesota wraps up its warmest winter on record, a new report shows a promising transportation alternative for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) Rethinking I-94 project, which will determine the future of the 7.5-mile stretch of highway between downtown Minneapolis and downtown Saint Paul ..read more

A project to “Bring Back 6th” in Near North Minneapolis has received a $1.6 million federal grant as part of the Reconnecting Communities Program, which aims to reconnect communities that were cut off due to past transportation and infrastructure decisions ..read more

The 2024 Minnesota state legislative session begins Monday, February 12, and will conclude in May. This session is a critically important opportunity to build on the progress made in 2023.  Working-class people should not have to take on debt and purchase a car to simply access their daily needs and efficiently move around their communities. We cannot continue to perpetuate infrastructure that sacrifices the health of many for the convenience of the privileged. Elected leaders cannot continue to ignore the existential threat of climate breakdown. Legislators cannot delay action. The upcom ..read more

We want to reiterate our position and concerns on traffic safety cameras and automated enforcement as they increase in consideration as a solution to road safety ..read more

As the year draws to a close, we are taking a moment to reflect on the remarkable journey we've been on in 2023. It has been a year of challenges, triumphs, and, most importantly, progress in our mission to make our streets places where people can easily and comfortably walk, bike, roll, and use public transit ..read more

Hennepin County is working to improve access to the Midtown Greenway. There is currently no ADA-compliant entrance to the Greenway in the Whittier neighborhood. The county has identified an existing path through the Soo Line Garden, a community garden on land owned by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB), which it intends to adapt into an accessible ramp. However, in spite of the county's assurance that this construction would have minimal impact on the garden, and little evidence to the contrary, the gardeners have maintained a strong opposition to this project ..read more

In August, the City of Minneapolis Public Works Department ended the partnership with Our Streets Minneapolis hosting Open Streets Minneapolis, a beloved community event and hallmark of summer for many Minneapolis residents. There was no advance discussion of ending the partnership or the future of the event series ..read more

Following community input, the City’s project team has developed preliminary design concepts for both the New Nicollet Avenue street and potential public space on the site. Your feedback will help shape the final concept, which will be brought to the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor for approval in early 2024 ..read more

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) covered the "Purpose & Need" Statement, community engagement measures, and federal grant applications. Here's what this means for the Olson Memorial Highway reconstruction project ..read more