In Review: Legislative Session 2024
The 2024 Minnesota State Legislative Session ended. We made progress in all of our legislative priorities this year and will continue to advocate for legislation that did not move forward in 2025.
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Traffic: “You get what you build for”
Data has shown that expanding highways causes more people to drive, thus worsening traffic congestion. This is called induced demand, and it is why the country’s biggest highways are also the ones jammed with traffic.
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Highway Caps Vs. Removal
While caps can be an attractive alternative to standard bridges over a depressed highway, they only address the micro problems that the highway causes, not the macro issues.
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Community Benchmarks of Twin Cities Boulevard
Community Benchmarks of Twin Cities Boulevard
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A Guide to MnDOT’s Olson Memorial Highway Survey
MnDOT is now taking feedback on four initial project designs for the future of Olson Memorial Highway in Minneapolis. Thanks to community support, these include options that would restore a walkable main street in the Near North. Here is what you need to know when filling out the survey and how you can support the movement to Bring Back 6th.
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Tell Hennepin County to Put People First in the Lyndale Avenue S Redesign
If there is enough public pressure, we can save Open Streets for 2025.
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Tell MnDOT to Implement Immediate Safety Improvements on Olson Memorial Highway
The highway’s design puts people at risk every day. Changes are long overdue, and watered-down improvements are unacceptable.
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Economic and Land-Use Potential of Twin Cities Boulevard
Traffic can be accommodated with a multimodal boulevard and well-connected street network that provides efficient, direct routing of trips.
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Tell MnDOT to fix the Rethinking I-94 Process
A new report highlights the enormous community benefits of highway removal and points out major flaws with MnDOT’s evaluation process. Send an email today to ask key project decision-makers to fix the Rethinking I-94 process before it is too late.
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Adapting to the Removal of I-94
Traffic can be accommodated with a multimodal boulevard and well-connected street network that provides efficient, direct routing of trips.
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