• Volunteer Doorknocking

    Rondo Commemorative Plaza 820 Rondo Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 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...

  • Creatures of the Night: 94 Stories Project

    Bell Museum 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, Saint Paul, MN, 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...

    Free
  • Week Without Driving with America Walks

    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...

  • MnDOT Coffee in the Community

    yum! Kitchen and Bakery 164 Snelling Ave. N, Saint Paul, Minnesota

    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 &...

    Free
  • City Limits | Q&A with Megan Kimble

    Liberal Arts Engagement Hub, Room 120 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 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...

    Free
  • Volunteer Phone Banking

    Our Streets Office 701 N 3rd St, Minneapolis, MN, 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,...

  • Nightmare on Our Streets: Annual Fundraiser

    Dual Citizen Brewing Company 725 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 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. Ride with us to the...

  • Volunteer Doorknocking

    Harrison Park 503 N Irving Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 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...

  • 94 Stories Project

    Zion Lutheran Church 1697 Lafond Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 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.

  • 94 Stories Project

    Zion Lutheran Church 1697 Lafond Ave, Saint Paul, MN, 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.

  • Bring Back 6th Community Design Presentation

    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. The Bring Back 6th coalition came out with a new report unveiling three community-led design...

  • The Future of Secure Cycle Parking

    Fulton Tap Room 414 N. 6th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 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...

    Free