Our Streets

252/94 PAC Meeting (Virtual)
2025-05-20 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Chicago)
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is meeting with the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) for the 252/94 project. The PAC is made up of elected officials representing the impacted communities neighboring the transportation project and other decision-makers.

During the meeting, MnDOT shares the latest project updates. There may be time for the public to ask questions or make comments at the end of the meeting.

When meeting registration is made available, register for the meeting to oppose the expansion and rebuild options for this corridor. There is local opposition, and the project threatens to displace more than 40 homes and businesses. We know expansion doesn’t solve traffic. It’s unacceptable for MnDOT to continue with expansion options for this project.

Can’t make the meeting? Email decision-makers.

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Volunteer Phone Banking
2025-06-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
Help us save Twin Cities Boulevard.

Phone bank with us! We’ll be calling supporters and asking them to join our June 14th door knock for Twin Cities Boulevard.

Phone banking experience is not required; training and script will be provided.

This is a virtual volunteer opportunity.

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Can’t join the phone bank but want to door knock? Join us on Saturday, June 14th!

Door Knock for Twin Cities Boulevard

Transportation Advocate Happy Hour
2025-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Arbeiter Brewing Company, 3038 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55406, United States
Feeling a bit defeated? Want to share a transportation success? Join fellow transportation advocates for an informal happy hour to learn from each other and connect. Attendees can purchase beer and N/A options from the brewery or dinner from the on-site food truck.

Volunteer Doorknocking
2025-06-14 10:30 - 13:00 | Matthews Recreation Center, 2318 29th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
Join us, Twin Cities DSA, and elected officials in gathering signatures to save Twin Cities Boulevard!

Continued community pushback is the only path forward to restore the boulevard options for the next phase of the Rethinking I-94 project. The community letter outlines opposition to MnDOT’s recommendation and asks for the boulevard options to be rightfully restored. It may not seem like much, but every signature represents someone who believes a better future is possible. Let’s get those signatures!

Homemade vegan baked goods provided! No doorknocking experience required.

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Background

The Twin Cities Boulevard is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to repair the harms of the construction of I-94. The most responsible option for the future of the Rethinking I-94 project is a multi-modal boulevard that returns the surrounding land to neighborhoods and fulfills calls for reparative justice along the corridor. But MnDOT is deliberately ignoring community support for a boulevard conversion and leaving severe flaws in evaluation criteria unaddressed. MnDOT is recommending eliminating the boulevard-compatible options from consideration, despite immense support in their own community survey and from elected officials advising on the project. MnDOT will finalize its recommendations, which currently exclude the boulevard options, sometime in the fall. We have until then to save ourselves from 60 more years of a highway that cuts through the Twin Cities and harms the health and livelihood of everyone who neighbors it.

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North Minneapolis Time Machine
2025-06-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Capri Theater, 2027 W Broadway, Minneapolis, MN, 55411, United States
Join us at the Capri Theater for a neighborhood history variety show! The Time Machine is modeled after similar community history events in Cedar Riverside and Dinkytown.

This Time Machine hopes to add to the years of campaigning for community-led development in the neighborhood, especially the Bring Back 6th campaign, by sharing and celebrating the rich history of the Olson Memorial corridor, from recent memory to archival and oral history records and images.

Volunteer Phone Banking
2025-07-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Virtual
Help us save Twin Cities Boulevard.

Phone bank with us! We’ll be calling supporters and asking them to join us doorknocking for Twin Cities Boulevard.

Phone banking experience is not required; training and script will be provided.

This is a virtual volunteer opportunity.

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Can’t join the phone bank but want to doorknock? Join us on Saturday, June 14th!

Door Knock for Twin Cities Boulevard

Volunteer Doorknocking
2025-07-19 10:30 - 13:00 | Dunning Park, 1221 Marshall Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55105, United States
Join us in gathering signatures to save Twin Cities Boulevard!

Continued community pushback is the only path forward to restore the boulevard options for the next phase of the Rethinking I-94 project. The community letter outlines opposition to MnDOT’s recommendation and asks for the boulevard options to be rightfully restored. It may not seem like much, but every signature represents someone who believes a better future is possible. Let’s get those signatures!

No doorknocking experience required.

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Background

The Twin Cities Boulevard is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to repair the harms of the construction of I-94. The most responsible option for the future of the Rethinking I-94 project is a multi-modal boulevard that returns the surrounding land to neighborhoods and fulfills calls for reparative justice along the corridor. But MnDOT is deliberately ignoring community support for a boulevard conversion and leaving severe flaws in evaluation criteria unaddressed. MnDOT is recommending eliminating the boulevard-compatible options from consideration, despite immense support in their own community survey and from elected officials advising on the project. MnDOT will finalize its recommendations, which currently exclude the boulevard options, sometime in the fall. We have until then to save ourselves from 60 more years of a highway that cuts through the Twin Cities and harms the health and livelihood of everyone who neighbors it.

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Heritage Park National Night Out
2025-08-05 17:00 - 21:00 | Sumner Field Park, 901 N Aldrich Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55411, United States
Note: This event was previously part of the Imagine Series and scheduled for July 12, but was rescheduled to be a part of National Night Out due to poor air quality.

Join us at National Night Out and share feedback on the future of the Olson Memorial Highway. There will be free food truck meals, music, and your neighbors!

When the Minnesota Highway Commission (now the Minnesota Department of Transportation or MnDOT) routed and constructed Olson Memorial Highway over historic 6th Avenue North in the late 1930s and 1940s, it destroyed a vibrant Black and Jewish community corridor, often called the “Beale Street of Minneapolis.” Homes, businesses, jazz clubs, synagogues, churches, and community centers were demolished to make way for the highway.

About the Imagine Series

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Imagine 6th Ave: Harrison
2025-08-09 11:00 - 17:00 | Harrison Park, 503 N Irving Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55405, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER

Imagine 6th Avenue North is a big, family-friendly block party for neighborhood connection and community organization. This free event is a fantastic way to experience artists, musicians, and local businesses from the neighborhood and imagine a better future together. In addition to the fun, you can share feedback on the future of the Olson Memorial Highway.

Food, Live Music, Art, & More

When the Minnesota Highway Commission (now the Minnesota Department of Transportation or MnDOT) routed and constructed Olson Memorial Highway over historic 6th Avenue North in the late 1930s and 1940s, it destroyed a vibrant Black and Jewish community corridor, often called the “Beale Street of Minneapolis.” Homes, businesses, jazz clubs, synagogues, churches, and community centers were demolished to make way for the highway.

Join us as we joyfully organize around the future of 6th Avenue North. Check out the collective vision for street design alternatives rooted in repair, reconnection, and community ownership, and shape the future of your neighborhood.

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About the Imagine Series

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Volunteer Phone Banking
2025-08-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Our Streets Office, 701 N 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
This event has been cancelled, but you can stay updated on future volunteer opportunities.

Volunteer

Help us save Twin Cities Boulevard.

Phone bank with us – in person or virtually! We’ll be calling supporters and asking them to take action and join us doorknocking for Twin Cities Boulevard.

Phone banking experience is not required; training and script will be provided. There will be pizza provided!

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Can’t join the phone bank but want to doorknock? Join us on Saturday, August 16!

Door Knock for Twin Cities Boulevard

Volunteer Doorknocking
2025-08-16 10:30 - 13:00, 2025-09-13 10:30 - 13:00 | Rondo Commemorative Plaza, 820 Rondo Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55104, United States

Frogtown Arts Festival
2025-08-16 13:00 - 20:00 | 825 Arts, 825 University Ave W, Saint Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Join your neighbors for a day of inspiring art as we organize around the essence of what makes Frogtown great: each other and our community!

Hosted by 825 Arts and Frogtown Neighborhood Association, the Frogtown Arts Fest features local performers, arts vendors, arts workshops, and food.

MnDOT Coffee in the Community
2025-08-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Pow Wow Grounds, 1414 East Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
Want to know what’s happening with Rethinking I-94? The Minnesota Department of Transportation is hosting its monthly Coffee in the Community, an informal conversation with the project team. Grab a cup of coffee and come ready with questions! We suggest asking why the agency is going against community in prematurely removing the at-grade A & B (boulevard) options.

MnDOT intends to finalize the decision to remove the at-grade boulevard options from consideration for Rethinking I-94 in the fall. Can’t make the event? Take action to save the Twin Cities Boulevard!

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Creatures of the Night: 94 Stories Project
2025-09-19 20:30 - 22:30 | Bell Museum, 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, Saint Paul, MN, 55113, United States
Join us at the Bell Museum Star Party for an evening of astronomy and memory! How do you and your fellow creatures experience the highway and urban landscape at night? The 94 Stories project (an Our Streets collaboration with public historian Jessie Merriam and Freeway Stories artist Hawona Janzen) is an oral history project collecting first-hand experiences of neighborhoods along the I-94 corridor.

94 Stories project website

Week Without Driving with America Walks
2025-09-29 08:00 - 2025-10-05 17:00 | Virtual
Challenge yourself to not drive for a week! Those who can drive and have access to a car don’t face the same barriers of people who rely on daily walking, rolling, transit, and asking for rides. Week Without Driving is a firsthand learning experience so that those who have the option to drive can learn about the barriers nondrivers often face.

Here’s how it works: You can get around however you want without driving yourself in any car. This applies to all your activities, not only your work commute! Consider carpooling or paying for rides, biking to work, or taking public transit to get around. If you have to drive, this doesn’t mean you failed the challenge. Instead, use this an opportunity to reflect and consider what this means for nondrivers.

Anyone can participate in the Week Without Driving! Take this opportunity to challenge yourself and not drive for a week.

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MnDOT Coffee in the Community
2025-09-30 11:00 - 13:00 | yum! Kitchen and Bakery, 164 Snelling Ave. N, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55104

City Limits | Q&A with Megan Kimble
2025-09-30 17:45 - 19:00 | Liberal Arts Engagement Hub, Room 120, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
Join Our Streets’ Street Smarts Book Club and journalist Megan Kimble to discuss her book, City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America’s Highways.

In City Limits, Kimble weaves together the origins of urban highways with the stories of ordinary people impacted by our failed transportation system. The book is an eye-opening investigation into how our ever-expanding urban highways accelerated inequality and fractured communities—and a call for a more just, sustainable path forward.

Author Megan Kimble will be joining us via Zoom for a Q&A! You can register to attend virtually or RSVP to join us in person, along with current Twin Cities Transportation Academy students.

Register Virtually

Please support your local bookstore or the library. You can purchase your copy from Moon Palace Books and get 20% off with promo code STREETS. If it is cost-prohibitive, email info@ourstreetsmn.org—we have a few copies we can lend.

Volunteer Phone Banking
2025-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Our Streets Office, 701 N 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Phone bank with us! Make the calls from your couch or join us at our office, where we’ll be calling our supporters to become sustaining donors or increase their sustaining donation. If you’re planning to join us at our office, pizza will be provided! There will be a chance to win some Our Streets prizes, including tote bags and t-shirts.

No experience is required. Bring yourself, your phone, and maybe a buddy—we’ll take care of the rest!

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Nightmare on Our Streets: Annual Fundraiser
2025-10-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Dual Citizen Brewing Company, 725 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55114, United States
Streets can be scary for walking, biking, rolling, and busing. You can help change that.

The board of Our Streets is hosting our annual fundraiser. Join us at Dual Citizen Brewing Company as we raise money for streets for people! There will be pizza, mystery prizes, and a silent auction.

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Ride with us to the event!

Meet at Humboldt and the Greenway @ 5:15pm, Roll at 5:20pmOR Meet at Sabo @ 5:35pm, roll at 5:40pmParty Pace: 8-12 mph

Volunteer Doorknocking
2025-10-11 10:30 - 13:00 | Harrison Park, 503 N Irving Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55405, United States
Join us in letting neighbors know about the future of Olson Memorial Highway!

A new report from the Bring Back 6th coalition, a group of organizations that have been advocating for the removal of Olson Memorial Highway in North Minneapolis since 2021, unveiled three engineered design concepts to consider for the future of the corridor. The concepts emerged from a community-led process.

Diagrams of the three concepts (left: Linear Park, center: Neighborhood Blocks, right: Tree-Lined Transitway)

Now, we will continue to get feedback from community to further refine the street designs and advocate for a reconnected North Minneapolis.

Join us as we spread the word about the current survey. Materials, training, and staff support on doors provided. Also: free coffee and vegan baked goods.

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Background

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is planning a major reimagining and reconstruction of the Olson Memorial Highway corridor in Minneapolis in the coming years. This project could improve safety, reduce pollution, add new transportation options, and repurpose highway land for new uses.

Community input is critical to project success. Your responses will be used to shape supporting policies, ensuring the project truly reflects community goals and prioritizes the needs and benefits of the people who live here.

94 Stories Project
2025-10-16 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-16 17:00 - 20:00 | Zion Lutheran Church, 1697 Lafond Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Join the 94 Stories project! We are collecting oral histories at Zion Community Commons during community meals. Have a story to share? Show up and sign up for a 15-30 minute slot with our public historian.

I’m interested!

94 Stories is a creative oral history project that seeks to empower communities by gathering stories and sharing community archive resources and techniques. The project will add more community voices to Twin Cities archives for current and future research and advocacy use. We are asking residents, “How has I-94 and the urban landscape impacted humans and other creatures in Saint Paul?”

Community members who have connections to the following neighborhoods are invited to join us and share their story: Frogtown, Rondo, Union Park, Hamline-Midway, Saint Anthony Park, Summit-University and Downtown Saint Paul.

Bring Back 6th Community Design Presentation
2025-10-21 17:15 - 18:30 | Virtual
Join Our Streets and Toole Design for a virtual presentation and Q&A to learn about three community-led design ideas for the future of Olson Memorial Highway. This presentation will be held on Zoom, so please RSVP to secure your spot.

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The Bring Back 6th coalition came out with a new report unveiling three community-led design ideas for Olson Memorial Highway. These concepts emerged from a community-led process with Toole Design Group.

The Future of Secure Cycle Parking
2025-10-22 17:30 - 20:00 | Fulton Tap Room, 414 N. 6th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, United States
Join Cyclehoop and Oonee for a DJ group ride from Sabo Bridge to Fulton Tap Room, where you can hear about secure cycle parking networks in London and New York. There will be an update on the future of the Minneapolis secure cycle parking pilot.

If you’re joining the group ride, meet at Sabo Bridge at 5:30pm for a 6:00pm roll out. Otherwise, meet at Fulton at 6:30pm.

Twin Cities Boulevard Letter Writing Party & Happy Hour
2025-10-23 17:30 - 19:30 | Urban Growler, 2325 Endicott St, Saint Paul, MN, 55114, United States
Grab a drink at Urban Growler and connect with fellow advocates for this letter writing party and happy hour to help save the Twin Cities Boulevard! We’ll be posting up on Urban Growler’s patio, so come dressed for the fall weather.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) intends to finalize their decision to remove the at-grade boulevard options from consideration for Rethinking I-94. This goes against what the community has been asking for. We’re writing letters to Governor Walz to continue putting pressure on restoring the boulevard options. Our Streets staff will also be presenting a short update about where MnDOT is at with the Rethinking I-94 project followed by a Q&A.

MnDOT Rethinking I-94 Public Meeting
2025-10-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Minneapolis Central Library – Doty Room, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55401, United States
Attend the first of two public meetings hosted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to prepare for the upcoming official public comment period.

Information will be provided on the alternatives recommended to move forward and how to comment on the SD/DSDD during the official public comment period. Project staff will be available to answer questions and discuss the project.

We suggest attending and asking why the agency is going against community in prematurely removing the at-grade A & B (boulevard) options.

MnDOT intends to finalize the decision to remove the at-grade boulevard options from consideration for Rethinking I-94. Can’t make this meeting? Show up to the next on Thursday, November 6.

Take Action for Twin Cities Boulevard

Sign Making and Art Build
2025-10-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Spill Paint Not Oil, 2482 University Avenue W, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55114, United States
Join us for a night of art-making for the Rally to Restore in support of Twin Cities Boulevard.

We will voice our support for Twin Cities Boulevard by making an art piece together the Rally to Restore! We’ll have materials and some slogan ideas, so just show up and bring a friend.

If you support highway removal and the Twin Cities Boulevard project, this is a fun way to get involved and voice concerns about MnDOT ignoring community input. Art supplies provided!

This is in collaboration with Spill Paint Not Oil.

Better than 94: Rally to Restore
2025-11-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Wilder Foundation – Amherst H. Wilder Auditorium, 451 Lexington Pkwy N, Saint Paul, MN, 55104, United States
Community Petition Delivery in Support of Twin Cities Boulevard

Rally with us at the second of two public meetings hosted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). We will be there with signs to oppose the removal of at-grade/boulevard-compatible options. We will deliver the community petition, including all signatures, in person to the MnDOT project team.

Sign the Community Letter

Sign the community letter before the event!

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Bike Ride to the Event with Geno

Meet us at Martin Olav Sabo Bridge at 4:30pm, with a 4:45pm roll out.

Ride with us to the event. This will be an accessible, no-drop ride of less than 10 miles. Bring your bike lights.

MnDOT intends to finalize the decision to remove the at-grade boulevard options from consideration for Rethinking I-94.

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Volunteer Doorknocking
2025-11-08 10:30 - 13:00 | Bassett’s Creek Park, 110 N Penn Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55405
