"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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Our Streets@ourstreetsmn.org · 4mo ago

"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

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...

Hennepin County released an updated design for Lyndale. Separated bikeway. More green space. Important improvements…yes. But let’s not pretend this is a people-first design. Because the new plan still refuses to prioritize transit and that tells you everything. beheardhennepin.org/lyndale-avenue

Lyndale Avenue South reconstruction

Help us design the future Lyndale Avenue South (County Road 22) Since August 2023, we have been gathering your feedback about how you move around the area and taking feedback on what roadway features ...

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Excited to do our part this year. Closing our streets and filling them with people to help heal, revitalize, support each other and our businesses. Support our comeback!

Our Streets@ourstreetsmn.org · 8mo ago

Oh, we are so back. Poet Toi Derricotte reminds us the act of joy in times of oppression is essential to our collective resistance. We can’t wait for you to join us for our car-free celebration, where we’ll experience streets as places to explore, play, and dream. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhD7...

Rent is due and families are being pushed to the brink. In the midst of everything happening right now, immigrant community members are struggling to make ends meet, and the neighbors and organizers stepping in to support them are stretching beyond capacity.

The courage, solidarity, and support across the Twin Cities region have been incredible. I couldn’t be more proud to be part of this community.

Our quality of life should not be for sale. And we don’t owe businesses our streets. Our public servants, our infrastructure decisions, and the development that follows should serve our communities first and improve our quality of life. 📸 by @taylordahlin.com

Pedacito de Tierra is out now! A short story about the Puerto Rican diaspora in Minnesota. Listen: www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv67...

Pedacito de Tierra drops October 3. So excited to share! Pre Save HERE: lnk.fuga.com/anglicanegrn... @carlyellefsen.com

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Our Streets@ourstreetsmn.org · last yr.

Now through the end of October, we're giving out Our Streets merch for new sustaining donors, starting at just $3 a month! There's no better time to commit to a monthly giving. www.ourstreetsmn.org/get-involved...

Hennepin County’s proposed layout for Lyndale Avenue S. falls short. It’s not a people-first design. It’s a decorated, street-level parking lot, dusted with the occasional confetti of mode shift virtue signals. No protected bikeways, 24/7 bus lanes, or green space throughout the entire corridor.

It took many brilliant collaborators to bring this to life. And some courageous Puerto Ricans here in the Twin Cities. Pedacito de Tierra drops October 3. So excited to share—hope you’ll listen.

Minneapolis now ranks 2nd worst in the world for air quality. Unhealthy smoke from massive Canadian wildfires choke our skies and spoil our precious summer months. But we have to do our part.

Our Streets@ourstreetsmn.org · last yr.

We need your help in continuing to put pressure on decision-makers to restore the boulevard options for the Rethinking I-94 project. @governorwalz.mn.gov has a say over which project options will move forward. mn.gov/governor/con...

We all want safer streets. Traffic cameras won’t get us there. If we’re serious about vision zero, we have to address all causes of traffic related deaths—including car pollution, which disproportionately harms the same communities that are over policed through traffic enforcement.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey@mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social · last yr.

Today, I signed an action to launch traffic safety cameras across Minneapolis. These devices make it clear: speeding and reckless driving won’t be tolerated. This pilot is about saving lives—not writing tickets—and it’s a key part of our Vision Zero effort to eliminate traffic deaths.

It’s not over…but you have to get involved. And stay involved. Take the action step and sign the letter, and keep checking in for more opportunities to support the work.

Our Streets@ourstreetsmn.org · last yr.

There's still time to act. Take action to keep the Twin Cities Boulevard vision alive. youtu.be/fepz3l2Tn8Q?...

Another show! Bar / Standing Late Show @ 8:00p.m. www.exploretock.com/berlin-minne... Seated Early Show @ 6:00 p.m. www.exploretock.com/berlin-minne...

Come to the show! Tickets: www.berlinmpls.com/calendar/tre...

We are tracking progress at the state capitol as we enter the last few weeks of the 2025 legislative session. Elements of the Highway Justice Act and other Our Streets-led efforts continue to advance. www.ourstreetsmn.org/2025/05/07/l...

Legislature Poised to Pass Omnibus Transportation Bills - Our Streets

Budget bills are on the move as the Minnesota House and Senate pass omnibus transportation bills. Our Streets is tracking progress at the state capitol as we enter the last few weeks of the 2025 legis...

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“I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice…”

Sean Hayford Oleary@sdho.org · 2y ago

This was my testimony today: it is clear that the at-grade options will not work for this corridor. However, the advocacy for at-grade gives us concrete ideas that can be used to improve the Reduced Freeway options — actively working to reduce VMT, and freeing up more land for homes and business.

We have to be honest. Regardless record on other issues, @smith.senate.gov is supporting Hwy reconstruction. Since cutting the ribbon on I-35, @governorwalz.mn.gov has not been active in consequential transportation issues—including Rethinking I-94. These are not the actions of climate champions.

Incrementalism is the bondage of race & class hierarchy @smith.senate.gov People living in areas protected by racial covenants don’t live on top of hwys that pollute them for generations & Rondo is a critical part of a larger whole that merits the same quality of life and generational wealth.

Tina Smith@smith.senate.gov · 2y ago

The Rondo neighborhood is the center of St. Paul's Black community and lost more than 1,000 homes + businesses when I-94 was built. A land bridge over the interstate could address the historical harm caused by its construction. And we’re one step closer to making that happen.

Don’t let @mndot.bsky.social confuse you into letting up. We’re not sprinters. Bring your long distance gear and let them know we’re not done until a highway conversion becomes the preferred alternative.

Our Streets@ourstreetsmn.org · 2y ago

"No final decision has been made, and, in any case, the decision isn’t up to MnDOT. Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota’s Legislature — and ultimately the people who elect them — will have the final say, so it’s important that we keep fighting to change a status quo that prioritizes cars over people."

Feeling wary about 2025? Make a New Year’s resolution to use your voice a little more. In fact, start by wishing @MnDOT Happy Holidays and remind them that you wanted a Twin Cities Boulevard for Christmas. Send an email! actionnetwork.org/letters/save-t…

Our Streets@ourstreetsmn.org · 2y ago

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is quietly eliminating the at-grade boulevard options (A and B) from the Rethinking I-94 project. This move, rushed before the holidays, deprives communities of a chance to explore a transformative alternative to the highway trench. 🧵(1/9)