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  • New Report Outlines Initial Community-Led Designs for Olson Memorial Highway Corridor
    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, unveils three engineered design concepts to consider for the future of the corridor.
    September 17, 2025

  • Transportation This Week at the Capitol

    Our Streets’ advocacy and collaboration with committee leaders led to the Transportation Committee’s introduction of an author’s amendment, carried by Senator Hemmingsen-Jaeger (DFL, 47).  The amendment improves upon the strong regulatory framework led by Senator Dibble, Senator McEwen, and Senator Maye Quade and achieves several important goals.

  • Host a Fundraiser for Our Streets

    Support streets for people and have fun doing it. Host your own fundraiser to support our organization. This is an effective way to celebrate the transportation initiatives you care about while supporting our organization financially!

  • Transportation This Week at the Capitol

    There is continuous development on Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) at the legislature. Four bills were heard in the Senate, including a regulatory framework introduced by Senator Dibble. Additionally, several agency bills were heard and various technical changes and small provisions related to State Patrol and Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) were heard in the House.

  • The Update on Connected and Automated Vehicles at the Minnesota Legislature

    On Wednesday, March 18th, the Senate heard four bills that will decide the future regulatory framework of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) in Minnesota. Unlike recent conversations in the House, where meaningful conversations on Waymo and other CAVs have stalled, the Senate Transportation Committee has had broader discussions to ensure future policy frameworks don’t undercut the interests of Minnesotans across the state.

  • Artist Application: Open Streets MPLS™

    Our Streets is seeking an artist for the 2026 Open Streets Minneapolis™ design. This design will be utilized on the poster, t-shirts, and other promotional materials. The chosen artist will be compensated a flat fee of $600.

  • Transportation This Week at the Capitol

    This week, the Fix-It-First bill was introduced and a conversation around suburban transit “opt-out” services consolidating in the Twin Cities metro area also took place in the House Transportation Committee. In the Senate, a bill to allow trunk highway dollars to be spent to support local governments to relocate utilities may set the stage for further highway purposes conversation in 2027. Additionally, we hosted Our Streets Day on the Hill, where supporters came to the Capitol with us to advocate for people-first transportation.

  • Testimony in Support of Fix-It-First, Fix-It-Right

    Failing to address this problem and prioritize fiscal responsibility means our maintenance backlog grows, costs and wasteful spending escalate, and Minnesotans pay the price — in higher taxes and household costs, worse quality and less safe roads, fewer affordable multi-modal options, and eroded trust in how the state manages its money.

  • Transportation This Week at the Capitol

    There was a lot of activity in the Minnesota House this week. Successfully opposing HF3513, a bill led by Waymo and its corporate lawyers that devises a regulatory framework in the company’s image and interests, was the win of the week for people-first transportation.

  • Way-NO to Waymo: Policy Position on CAVs

    Our Streets opposes the deployment of commercial autonomous vehicles (CAVs) on Minnesota’s public roads and streets. Decision-makers and legislators must carefully consider the impacts of this technology on labor, safety, transit, and active transportation development and services. 

  • Meet the Moment: Transportation in the Trump Administration

    Minnesota’s most vulnerable, marginalized communities are targets of federal action. This has ultimately jeopardized neighbors’ fundamental freedom to move safely—stripping access to family and friends, jobs, school, and daily needs. Communities impacted by transportation projects deserve full consideration of their goals and concerns and actionable input in project decision-making. Today, because of our current crisis that is impossible.

  • Transportation This Week at the Capitol

    At the start of Minnesota’s legislative session, transportation continues to highlight issues around pedestrian safety, a confirmation hearing for the Metropolitan Council Chair, and two bills introduced by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.