BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Our Streets - ECPv6.15.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Our Streets X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Our Streets REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250430T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250410T184827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250414T172552Z UID:10000062-1746034200-1746041400@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Phone Banking DESCRIPTION:Design week is fast approaching\, help us spread the word. \n\n\n\nPhone bank with us! We’ll be calling residents who live near Olson Memorial Highway about Design Week. \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\nResidents who live near Olson Memorial Highway are invited to a multi-day design workshop to refine a community vision for the future of the Olson Memorial Highway corridor. Residents will have the chance to attend various activities during Design Week including community presentations\, open design studios with technical experts\, and stakeholder interview sessions. \n\n\n\nPhone banking experience is not required\, training and script will be provided. \n\n\n\nThis is a virtual volunteer opportunity. \n\n\n\nLive by Olson Memorial Highway? Join us for Design Week. \n\n\n\nMore About Design Week URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-phone-banking/ LOCATION:Minnesota ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Design-Week-Image-Idea-Ember-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250508T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250414T172437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T152907Z UID:10000066-1746466200-1746732600@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Design Week DESCRIPTION:Neighbors near Olson Memorial Highway are invited to help shape a collective vision for the future of the corridor—one rooted in repair\, reconnection\, and community ownership. \n\n\n\nThe Bring Back 6th Chapter of the Minnesota Communities Over Highways Coalition and Toole Design invite residents who live near Olson Memorial Highway to a multi-day design workshop to refine a community vision for the future of the Olson Memorial Highway corridor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDesign Week activities include community presentations\, open design studios with technical experts\, and stakeholder interview sessions. Food and childcare will be provided during public presentations and open design studio sessions. \n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonday\, May 5: Opening Presentation\nOpening Presentation\n\n\n\n5:30 pm: Dinner \n\n\n\n6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Opening Presentation and Workshop \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFree dinner and childcare will be provided for participants. \n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 6: Open Design Studio\nOpen Design Studio \n\n\n\n9:00 am – 12:00 pm \n\n\n\n1:00 pm – 3:00 pm \n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, May 7: Open Design Studio & Workshop\nOpen Design Studio \n\n\n\n9:00 am – 12:00 pm \n\n\n\n1:00 pm – 4:00 pm \n\n\n\nOpen Design Workshop\n\n\n\n4:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Open Design Workshop \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFree snacks and childcare for participants from 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm. \n\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 8: Closing Presentation\nClosing Presentation\n\n\n\n5:30 pm: Dinner \n\n\n\n6:00 pm – 7:30 pm: Closing Presentation and Workshop \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFree dinner and childcare will be provided for participants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStay Updated\n\n\n\nSign up for reminders and updates on Design Week. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.First NameLast NameEmail Address*\n \n CAPTCHA URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/design-week/ LOCATION:Glass House\, 145 Holden St N\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55405\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Design-Week-Image-Idea-Ember-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250510T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250506T195611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T200818Z UID:10000068-1746873000-1746882000@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Doorknocking DESCRIPTION:Join us in advocating for highway land reclamation and the reconstruction of 6th Avenue North. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\nWe’re letting Near North Minneapolis residents know about the latest Bring Back 6th campaign updates. We need your help asking neighbors to fill out a quick survey! Whether it is your first time knocking on doors or you’re a seasoned veteran\, we’ll buddy up and have a good time supporting streets for people together.\n\n\n\nTake Action URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-doorknocking-4/ LOCATION:North Commons Park\, 1801 James Avenue N\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55411\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_2847-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250520T103000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250410T203034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T203035Z UID:10000065-1747729800-1747737000@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:252/94 PAC Meeting (Virtual) DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nDuring 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. \n\n\n\nWhen 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. \n\n\n\nCan’t make the meeting? Email decision-makers. \n\n\n\nTake Action URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/252-94-pac-meeting-virtual-2/ LOCATION:Minnesota ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Untitled-design-7.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250605T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250605T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250530T193933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T194043Z UID:10000073-1749144600-1749151800@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Phone Banking DESCRIPTION:Help us save Twin Cities Boulevard.\n\n\n\nPhone bank with us! We’ll be calling supporters and asking them to join our June 14th door knock for Twin Cities Boulevard. \n\n\n\nPhone banking experience is not required; training and script will be provided. \n\n\n\nThis is a virtual volunteer opportunity. \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\nCan’t join the phone bank but want to door knock? Join us on Saturday\, June 14th! \n\n\n\nDoor Knock for Twin Cities Boulevard URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/tcb-volunteer-phone-banking/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1_CedarRiverside2_Above_After_FINAL-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250613T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250602T173909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250609T203946Z UID:10000076-1749834000-1749841200@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Transportation Advocate Happy Hour DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/transportation-advocate-happy-hour/ LOCATION:Arbeiter Brewing Company\, 3038 Minnehaha Ave\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55406\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Transportation-Advocacy-Happy-Hour-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250614T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250530T193803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T193908Z UID:10000075-1749897000-1749906000@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Doorknocking DESCRIPTION:Join us\, Twin Cities DSA\, and elected officials in gathering signatures to save Twin Cities Boulevard! \n\n\n\nContinued 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! \n\n\n\nHomemade vegan baked goods provided! No doorknocking experience required. \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nTake Action URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-doorknocking-5/ LOCATION:Matthews Recreation Center\, 2318 29th Ave S\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55406\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Untitled-design-8.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250627T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250627T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250530T184653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T194326Z UID:10000074-1751047200-1751058000@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:North Minneapolis Time Machine DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThis 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/north-minneapolis-time-machine/ LOCATION:Capri Theater\, 2027 W Broadway\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55411\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Emergent-Strategy-Web-Event-1-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250715T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250710T220220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T220244Z UID:10000078-1752600600-1752607800@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Phone Banking DESCRIPTION:Help us save Twin Cities Boulevard.\n\n\n\nPhone bank with us! We’ll be calling supporters and asking them to join us doorknocking for Twin Cities Boulevard. \n\n\n\nPhone banking experience is not required; training and script will be provided. \n\n\n\nThis is a virtual volunteer opportunity. \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\nCan’t join the phone bank but want to doorknock? Join us on Saturday\, June 14th! \n\n\n\nDoor Knock for Twin Cities Boulevard URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-phone-banking-2/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1_CedarRiverside2_Above_After_FINAL-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250719T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250710T215952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T193648Z UID:10000077-1752921000-1752930000@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Doorknocking DESCRIPTION:Join us in gathering signatures to save Twin Cities Boulevard! \n\n\n\nContinued 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! \n\n\n\nNo doorknocking experience required. \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nTake Action URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-doorknocking-6/ LOCATION:Dunning Park\, 1221 Marshall Avenue\, Saint Paul\, Minnesota\, 55105\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Untitled-design-8.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250805T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250805T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250520T222816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T154002Z UID:10000070-1754413200-1754427600@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Heritage Park National Night Out DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nJoin 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! \n\n\n\n\n\nWhen 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. \n\n\n\nAbout the Imagine Series\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/imagine-6th-ave-heritage-park/ LOCATION:Sumner Field Park\, 901 N Aldrich Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55411\, United States CATEGORIES:Imagine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Our_Streets_N_Mpls_BUMP_OPERA_2024-07980.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250809T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250520T224518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250809T173955Z UID:10000072-1754737200-1754758800@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Imagine 6th Ave: Harrison DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER\n\n\n\nImagine 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nFood\, Live Music\, Art\, & More\n\n\n\nWhen 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. \n\n\n\nJoin 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. \n\n\n\nApply to be a Vendor\n\nVolunteer\n\nAbout the Imagine Series\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/imagine-6th-ave-harrison/ LOCATION:Harrison Park\, 503 N Irving Ave\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55405\, United States CATEGORIES:Imagine ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Our_Streets_N_Mpls_BUMP_OPERA_2024-08035-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250811T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250811T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250729T200430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T144001Z UID:10000079-1754933400-1754940600@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Phone Banking DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled\, but you can stay updated on future volunteer opportunities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVolunteer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelp us save Twin Cities Boulevard.\n\n\n\nPhone 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. \n\n\n\nPhone banking experience is not required; training and script will be provided. There will be pizza provided! \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\nCan’t join the phone bank but want to doorknock? Join us on Saturday\, August 16! \n\n\n\nDoor Knock for Twin Cities Boulevard URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-phone-banking-3/ LOCATION:Our Streets Office\, 701 N 3rd St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Untitled-design-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250729T201225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250729T201252Z UID:10000080-1755340200-1755349200@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Doorknocking DESCRIPTION:Join us in gathering signatures to save Twin Cities Boulevard! \n\n\n\nContinued 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! \n\n\n\nNo doorknocking experience required. \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nTake Action URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-doorknocking-7/ LOCATION:Rondo Commemorative Plaza\, 820 Rondo Avenue\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Untitled-design-8.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250816T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250804T174739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T174822Z UID:10000081-1755349200-1755374400@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Frogtown Arts Festival DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nHosted by 825 Arts and Frogtown Neighborhood Association\, the Frogtown Arts Fest features local performers\, arts vendors\, arts workshops\, and food.  URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/frogtown-arts-festival/ LOCATION:825 Arts\, 825 University Ave W\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/i-gnZBJqX-X3.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250818T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250818T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250813T220748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T161425Z UID:10000082-1755514800-1755522000@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:MnDOT Coffee in the Community DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nMnDOT 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! \n\n\n\nTake Action for Twin Cities Boulevard URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/coffee-in-the-community-on-august-18/ LOCATION:Pow Wow Grounds\, 1414 East Franklin Ave.\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55404\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC04803-1-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250913T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250913T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250822T162634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T162636Z UID:10000085-1757759400-1757768400@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Doorknocking DESCRIPTION:Join us in gathering signatures to save Twin Cities Boulevard! \n\n\n\nContinued 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! \n\n\n\nNo doorknocking experience required. \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nTake Action URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-doorknocking-8/ LOCATION:Rondo Commemorative Plaza\, 820 Rondo Avenue\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_9805.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T223000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250904T183222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T222041Z UID:10000088-1758313800-1758321000@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Creatures of the Night: 94 Stories Project DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\n94 Stories project website URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/creatures-of-the-night-94-stories-project/ LOCATION:Bell Museum\, 2088 Larpenteur Ave W\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55113\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/creatures-image-header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250929T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250819T163342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T142256Z UID:10000084-1759132800-1759683600@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Week Without Driving with America Walks DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nHere’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. \n\n\n\nAnyone can participate in the Week Without Driving! Take this opportunity to challenge yourself and not drive for a week. \n\n\n\nSign up for Week Without Driving URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/participate-in-week-without-driving/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/053A7365.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250926T190459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T181535Z UID:10000090-1759230000-1759237200@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:MnDOT Coffee in the Community DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nMnDOT 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! \n\n\n\nTake Action for Twin Cities Boulevard URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/mndot-coffee-in-the-community-2/ LOCATION:yum! Kitchen and Bakery\, 164 Snelling Ave. N\, Saint Paul\, Minnesota\, 55104 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC04803-1-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250908T211921Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T212529Z UID:10000089-1759254300-1759258800@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:City Limits | Q&A with Megan Kimble DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\nAuthor 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Virtually\n\n\n\nPlease 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/city-limits-qa-with-megan-kimble/ LOCATION:Liberal Arts Engagement Hub\, Room 120\, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55455\, United States CATEGORIES:Street Smarts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ECAB7138-6A04-488F-A59F-736EF3CD82CB.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250924T161523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T204817Z UID:10000086-1759428000-1759435200@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Phone Banking DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nNo experience is required. Bring yourself\, your phone\, and maybe a buddy—we’ll take care of the rest! \n\n\n\nSign Up URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-phone-banking-4/ LOCATION:Our Streets Office\, 701 N 3rd St\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Untitled-design.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251008T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251008T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250828T225340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T145404Z UID:10000087-1759946400-1759953600@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Nightmare on Our Streets: Annual Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:Streets can be scary for walking\, biking\, rolling\, and busing. You can help change that. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nGet your ticket\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRide with us to the event!\n\n\n\nMeet at Humboldt and the Greenway @ 5:15pm\, Roll at 5:20pmOR Meet at Sabo @ 5:35pm\, roll at 5:40pmParty Pace: 8-12 mph URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/nightmare-on-our-streets-annual-fundraiser/ LOCATION:Dual Citizen Brewing Company\, 725 Raymond Ave\, Saint Paul\, Minnesota\, 55114\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/an-annual-fundraiser-for-safer-streets.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20250929T214030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T214541Z UID:10000091-1760178600-1760187600@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Volunteer Doorknocking DESCRIPTION:Join us in letting neighbors know about the future of Olson Memorial Highway! \n\n\n\nA 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. \n\n\n\nDiagrams of the three concepts (left: Linear Park\, center: Neighborhood Blocks\, right: Tree-Lined Transitway)\n\n\n\nNow\, we will continue to get feedback from community to further refine the street designs and advocate for a reconnected North Minneapolis. \n\n\n\nJoin 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. \n\n\n\nSign Up\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nCommunity 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/volunteer-doorknocking-9/ LOCATION:Harrison Park\, 503 N Irving Ave\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55405\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_5832-scaled.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092239 CREATED:20251013T171046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T164626Z UID:10000092-1760616000-1760626800@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:94 Stories Project DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nI’m interested!\n\n\n\n94 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?” \n\n\n\nCommunity 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/94-stories-project/ LOCATION:Zion Lutheran Church\, 1697 Lafond Ave\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/94-stories-doodle-color-2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Hamline Midway Coalition":MAILTO:info@hamlinemidway.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251016T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092240 CREATED:20251013T171206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T164519Z UID:10000093-1760634000-1760644800@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:94 Stories Project DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nI’m interested!\n\n\n\n94 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?” \n\n\n\nCommunity 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/94-stories-project-2/ LOCATION:Zion Lutheran Church\, 1697 Lafond Ave\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/94-stories-doodle-color-2.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Hamline Midway Coalition":MAILTO:info@hamlinemidway.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251021T183000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092240 CREATED:20251014T180348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T173434Z UID:10000100-1761066900-1761071400@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Bring Back 6th Community Design Presentation DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nRegister Virtually\n\n\n\nThe 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/bring-back-6th-community-design-presentation-2/ LOCATION:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Copy-of-BB6-triptych.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T200000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092240 CREATED:20251013T172728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T172733Z UID:10000094-1761154200-1761163200@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:The Future of Secure Cycle Parking DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nIf 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/the-future-of-secure-cycle-parking/ LOCATION:Fulton Tap Room\, 414 N. 6th Avenue\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55401\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/489298131_1277789083681408_183508230933181233_n.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092240 CREATED:20251013T181711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T201423Z UID:10000097-1761240600-1761247800@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:Twin Cities Boulevard Letter Writing Party & Happy Hour DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/twin-cities-boulevard-letter-writing-party-happy-hour/ LOCATION:Urban Growler\, 2325 Endicott St\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55114\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/UrbanGrowler_2ndAnniversary_2016-861.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251028T130000 DTSTAMP:20260430T092240 CREATED:20251013T173835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T190312Z UID:10000095-1761649200-1761656400@www.ourstreetsmn.org SUMMARY:MnDOT Rethinking I-94 Public Meeting DESCRIPTION:Attend the first of two public meetings hosted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to prepare for the upcoming official public comment period. \n\n\n\n\nInformation 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. \n\n\n\n\nWe suggest attending and asking why the agency is going against community in prematurely removing the at-grade A & B (boulevard) options. \n\n\n\n\n\nMnDOT 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. \n\n\n\nTake Action for Twin Cities Boulevard URL:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/mndot-rethinking-i94-public-meeting-1/ LOCATION:Minneapolis Central Library – Doty Room\, 300 Nicollet Mall\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, 55401\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Screenshot-2025-07-14-125635.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR