Our Streets
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We work to make biking, walking, & rolling easy & comfortable for everyone.
Our policy manager hopped onto the @streets.mn podcast and gave a rundown on what happened at the Minnesota legislature this year and where we're advancing policies for equitable transportation.
Streets.mn@streets.mn · 2d agoThe 2026 Legislative Wrap-up: https://streets.mn/2026/08/03/the-2026-legislative-wrap-up/ Hear from some of our favorite advocacy organizations what happened at the 2026 Minnesota legislative session, and what we're carrying forward into next year!
Near North neighbors: Mark your calendars for Heritage Park National Night Out! This family-friendly event is an opportunity to meet your neighbors, connect with local organizations and resources, and give input on the future of Olson Memorial Highway. Get the deets 👉 👉 👉 ourstreetsmn.org/hpnno
Heritage Park National Night Out
Get to know your neighbors and connect with local organizations and resources at Heritage Park National Night Out!
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Last Saturday, we canvassed outside the Twin Cities Metro region for the first time. And it won't be the last! We are super grateful to partner with @zeitgeistduluth.bsky.social and @vibrantstreetsdlh.bsky.social.
"The big question should not be how to preserve a highway while making its harms more tolerable. The big question should be what becomes possible when we stop treating those harms as permanent." @yeswaydrjose.bsky.social for @startribune.com 🎁🔗: www.startribune.com/rethinking-i...
Opinion | As Minnesota chokes on smoke, it’s time to reconsider urban highways
When we discuss the future of Interstate 94 and other urban highways, the public conversation often collapses into one anxious question: How will I get from one place to another? I want us to think bi...
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Minnesota has begun to recognize a new season: smoke season. Highway removal is a solution that matches the scale of the problem.
Engage with @metcouncilmn.bsky.social interactive storymap, where you can share how our highway system has impacted you. If you need more room to share your story, you can leave a written comment. The deadline to interact with the map and provide public comment is July 31st.
I love Duluth's 1st Street. It's full of old holes in the wall. This would make it even better! www.startribune.com/duluth-downt...
Duluth looks to ‘slow’ a downtown street to recapture its vitality
Some cities have designated slow streets post-pandemic to be business-friendly and cater to walkers and cyclists.
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Mark your calendar for weiner dog races 🐶🏁 Open Streets Minneapolis™ Cedarfest Returns Sunday, September 13th! www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/07/09/o...
Open Streets Minneapolis™ Cedarfest Returns Sunday, September 13 - Our Streets
The highly anticipated Open Streets Minneapolis™ street festival, which closes city streets to motor vehicle traffic, is returning to Cedar Riverside on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Our Streets is exci...
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At the end of the June 3rd PAC meeting, community members had one minute to provide public comment on the Rethinking I-94 project. One after another, we heard people asking @mndot.mn.gov to pause the project. We know a better future is possible.
The twenty-block stretch from 22nd St to 42nd St on Lyndale Avenue came alive—and not because of car traffic. At Open Streets Lyndale, We experienced the street as a place for us to connect with our neighbors and where people are prioritized over cars. www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/06/26/l...
Both the City of Minneapolis and City of Saint Paul submitted their own formal comment during Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) Rethinking I-94 public comment period. www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/05/18/t...
MUST WATCH: Deborah Archer, President of @aclu.org and author of "Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality", closed the @nacto.bsky.social conference with a call for true justice in transportation. vimeo.com/1197773920?s...
Closing Plenary - Designing Cities 2026
As our week together wound down, our final gathering of all conference attendees reflected on what it means to plan and deliver equitable transportation networks. Our keynote speaker, Deborah Archer—p...
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"We can continue addressing these issues in silos — reacting to crises one year at a time — or we can finally begin building toward a longer-term vision rooted in community stability and repair." Read the op-ed our board president and vice president wrote for the @minnesotareformer.com
Bush Foundation grant to Our Streets leader shows willingness to invest in the long-term future • Minnesota Reformer
Recently, the Bush Foundation announced its 2026 Fellowship cohort, with Our Streets Executive Director José Antonio Zayas Cabán among those selected.
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The June 3rd Rethinking I-94 Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting went as expected: MnDOT dismissing frustration from the PAC and public. Minnesota elected officials joined together to send a letter to MnDOT and Governor Walz to pause the Rethinking I-94 and Trunk highway 252/I-94 projects.
![Transparent photo of highway I-94 in the background and an excerpt from the letter: "A pause is necessary now. We cannot expect authentic engagement while communities are navigating fear, economic strain, and political instability. [...] These are decisions that will shape our region for the next 50 to 100 years. Rushing forward under these conditions risks outcomes that are not only flawed, but irreversible."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sxkdx5ymsburbbu6wk45kwm7/bafkreifnlqjkiuxai7dress7berizzhgey6sl6c24e3eexope65v7pxldy)
"After 'pause,' another repeated idea that stood out was 'once in a lifetime opportunity;' an opportunity most commenters thought MnDOT was fumbling." www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/02/12/p...
Pause the Rethinking I-94 Project
MnDOT should immediately pause the Rethinking I-94 project to protect Minnesota’s autonomy in deciding the future of our state’s most significant transportation mega-project and avoid locking our comm...
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Streets.mn@streets.mn · 2mo agoOverwhelming Support to Pause Rethinking I-94; More of The Same From MnDOT: https://streets.mn/2026/06/12/policy-advisory-committee-reflections/ State lawmakers and members of the public led the call to pause Rethinking I-94 at a Zoom meeting between MnDOT and policymakers last week.
Last month, we attended the @nacto.bsky.social Designing Cities conference, hosted here in Minneapolis. One theme consistently emerged: transportation is never just about transportation. www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/06/15/o...
Our Streets Attends NACTO in Minneapolis
Our Streets' staff attended NACTO's 2026 conference from May 12-15. Together, they reflect on the conference plenaries, sessions and "walkshops", the role art plays in transportation spaces, and inspi...
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After just six months, Metro Transit says the E Line is averaging 5,600 rides a day—that’s twice as many as predicted.
Let's Hear It For the E Line! - Racket
Plus deportation aftermath, Vance and Miller vs. MN, and taking the stairs the hard way in today's Flyover news roundup.
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Come doorknock with us in Saint Paul this Saturday! We're talking to Rondo residents about Twin Cities boulevard and to call for a pause on the Rethinking I-94 project. No experience required. Bring yourself, maybe a friend, and dress for the weather. www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunt...
Volunteer Doorknocking - Our Streets
Come doorknock with us in Saint Paul!We'll be talking to Rondo residents along the highway about Twin Cities Boulevard and to call for a pause the project. No doorknocking experience is required. Brin...
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The @bushfoundation.bsky.social selected Our Streets executive director @yeswaydrjose.bsky.social for a 2026 Bush Foundation Fellowship. José Antonio Zayas Cabán is one of 30 recipients honoring “leaders who get things done.” Read more: www.ourstreetsmn.org/2026/06/09/o...
If you had fun at Open Streets MPLS™ Lyndale, please consider supporting the work we do. Your donation makes it possible for us to continue hosting events like this in the future! www.ourstreetsmn.org/get-involved...
Donate - Our Streets
Donate Today Our Streets works alongside communities in the Twin Cities to advocate for transportation solutions that work for everyone who bikes, walks, rolls, and takes public transit. Your donation...
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Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live · 2mo agoThank you to @ourstreetsmn.org for giving us the gift of Lyndale Open Streets today. Celebrate the people who work to make good things happen.
I love Open Streets and Minneapolis so much. I rode my bike up and down Lyndale with my sister, hula hooped with my kid, watched amazing wrestling, ran into friends, had a cider at a bus stop and just enjoyed a car-free day. Thank you @ourstreetsmn.org and all the good ppl of Minneapolis ❤️🚲🚶🏻♀️❤️
Four from Open Streets Lyndale. Minneapolis, Minnesota
we closed lyndale ave to traffic today for the dudes rock festival in minneapolis where dudes play guitar for other dudes doing some sort of clogging dance our streets-run open streets is back!! “it’s getting kind of avant garde on lyndale today!”
If you did a Grand Old Day Open Streets MPLS Lyndale double-header, we wanna know all about it
Kennedy reading@kennedy-reading.bsky.social · 2mo agoGrand Old Open Streets
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Help Build a Better Lyndale - Our Streets
Hennepin County's latest redesign includes important improvements, including a separated bikeway and additional green space. But it still falls short of delivering the people-first corridor Lyndale de...
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The Jack of Kingfield@thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 2mo agoLyndale businesses suffering from lack of parking on Lyndale today
The brightest minds in the country are looking for the cure to the “male loneliness crisis” The answer is simple: open the streets
Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live · 2mo agoLawlessness at open streets on Lyndale. Three guys on one scooter.
