Author: José Antonio Zayas Cabán

  • We are not “asking”: reclaiming the “Avenue” in near North Minneapolis

    When we talk about highway justice, we are talking about racial justice at the intersection of economic justice and environmental justice. These struggles are inseparable. To isolate one is to weaken them all. We cannot afford to engage in purity politics that erase class struggle. Nor can we allow our language to be sanitized into abstraction. If we are serious about justice, we must speak the whole truth, especially when it makes people uncomfortable.

  • In Review: Progress Made, Momentum Built, and Looking Ahead

    As the year draws to a close, we are taking a moment to reflect on the remarkable journey we’ve been on in 2023. It has been a year of challenges, triumphs, and, most importantly, progress in our mission to make our streets places where people can easily and comfortably walk, bike, roll, and use public transit.

  • Kicking Off Our Summer Giving Campaign

    We invite you to join us in generosity and community support as we kick off our summer giving campaign. We have many exciting events and progress toward more equitable transportation in the Twin Cities, but we need your help!

  • A Year of Progress Toward Transportation Equity

    As the year draws to a close, we are taking a moment to reflect on the remarkable journey we’ve been on in 2023. It has been a year of challenges, triumphs, and, most importantly, progress in our mission to make our streets places where people can easily and comfortably walk, bike, roll, and use public transit.

  • Green Garden Bakery: Perspective on Olson Memorial Highway

    Despite years of support from the Near North Community, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and SRF Consulting Group, Inc. decided not to select BIPOC-led, youth-run Green Garden Bakery for the Olson Memorial Study Community Connectors program.

  • Municipal Sidewalk Plowing: A Preventative vs. Punitive Solution

    In response to community pressure, a legislative directive to address Minneapolis municipal sidewalk plowing and ice removal passed unanimously through Minneapolis City Council in late February. City Council will act on the directive and report back in June.

  • Organizing for the Lyndale Avenue S 4-3 Conversion

    Earlier this month, we announced that our campaign to transform Lyndale Ave S using a 4-3 safety treatment was successful. We have heard that Hennepin County plans to carry out this conversion sometime next year. Yet, we do not have an official start date or timeline for the project.

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