Our Streets is hosting two Imagine events this summer in Near North Minneapolis as part of the campaign to “Bring Back 6th.” The transportation advocacy organization started this event series in 2021, aiming to gain community input on Olson Memorial Highway while celebrating the neighborhood with live music, a small business market, art, and other family-friendly activities.
We’ve been ringing the alarm bells that the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is utilizing outdated mobility metrics and flawed assumptions when modeling traffic for the Rethinking I-94 project. Ray Delahanty, also known as CityNerd, posted a video titled “I’m Not Saying Traffic Engineering Is Junk Science But” that highlights flaws in the traffic engineering…
Our Streets is hosting two Imagine events this summer in Near North Minneapolis as part of the campaign to “Bring Back 6th.” The transportation advocacy organization started this event series in 2021, aiming to gain community input on Olson Memorial Highway while celebrating the neighborhood with live music, a small business market, art, and other family-friendly activities.
Our Streets is hosting two Imagine events this summer in Near North Minneapolis as part of the campaign to “Bring Back 6th.” The transportation advocacy organization started this event series in 2021, aiming to gain community input on Olson Memorial Highway while celebrating the neighborhood with live music, a small business market, art, and other family-friendly activities.
A difficult Minnesota Legislative Session ended with transit cuts. But through collaboration with legislative leaders, community, and partner organizations, we defended past progress and established the foundation for future policy wins. Together, we made progress in all of our legislative priorities this year and will continue to advocate for forward-thinking, community-centered transportation reforms in 2026…
Dear community, After nearly four years at Our Streets, this month was my last at the organization. I relocated to Denver, Colorado, with my fiancée, and will be supporting the Bus Rapid Transit project development at the Colorado Department of Transportation. Grassroots advocacy is often a blur. Having had some time now to pause and…
Our Streets is hosting two Imagine events this summer in Near North Minneapolis as part of the campaign to “Bring Back 6th.” The transportation advocacy organization started this event series in 2021, aiming to gain community input on Olson Memorial Highway while celebrating the neighborhood with live music, a small business market, art, and other family-friendly activities.
Our Streets is releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for partners to support community engagement efforts in the collaborative effort to reimagine Olson Memorial Highway, known as Bring Back 6th. The Bring Back 6th initiative aims to transform Olson Memorial Highway into a restored walkable main street that reconnects the neighborhood, repurposes right-of-way for new…
Our Streets-led and Supported Policies Included in Senate, House Transportation Bill, but 2023 VMT Win is Under Threat Budget bills are on the move as the Minnesota House and Senate pass omnibus transportation bills. Our Streets is tracking progress at the state capitol as we enter the last few weeks of the 2025 legislative session….
Residents, business owners, and local organizations near Olson Memorial Highway are invited to participate in Design Week, a multi-day design workshop with planners, designers, and engineers, next week as part of the campaign to “Bring Back 6th.” The community feedback will shape a larger report evaluating design possibilities for the future of the highway.
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