Twin Cities Boulevard Lyndale Ave

Let’s make Lyndale Avenue South safer and more enjoyable.

Hennepin County is reconstructing Lyndale Avenue South between Franklin Avenue and 31st Street. Now is the time to support a people-centered design.

Photo by Janelle Nivens of the intersection of Lyndale Avenue and Lake Street.
Photo by Janelle Nivens of the intersection of Lyndale Avenue and Lake Street.

Tell Hennepin County decision-makers to put people first in the Lyndale Ave redesign.

This project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redesign Lyndale Avenue S to create a vibrant, walkable street that supports the health and well-being of surrounding residents and businesses.

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This redesign is an opportunity to improve safety, accessibility, mode shift, and more.

We learned in 2021 that converting from 4 lanes to 3 lanes saves lives.

Lyndale Avenue has long had one of the highest crash rates in the City of Minneapolis. The 4:3 lane conversion implemented in 2021 proved to be an overwhelming success.  

Total crashes were reduced by 57%. Traffic impacts were minimal, and 11% of the traffic at Lyndale & Franklin disappeared. Most drivers are now traveling within the speed limit. 83% of the County’s survey respondents said they felt safer walking or rolling across Lyndale.

Person biking across Lyndale near the crosswalk after the 4:3 conversion.

Hennepin County should follow universal design for complete streets.

The project should include wider sidewalks, protected bike lanes, 24/7 bus lanes, trees and greenery, raised crosswalks, pedestrian lighting, and public art.

Universal Design
Aerial image of separated bike land with greenery and raised curb separating bikers from car traffic. (Toole Design Group)

Hennepin County needs to look the project corridor comprehensively.

The project area should be extended north to fix the sidewalk and bikeway gap between Franklin Avenue and the Loring Greenway, so it is accessible for people of all ages and abilities.

Close up of lower half of person in electric wheelchair on a wide sidewalk with a bus-only transit lane in the background.
Aerial rendering of a 3-lane Lyndale Avenue.

DEEP DIVE

4:3 Pilot Project Data

Explore the success of the 4:3 lane conversion project in detail.

City of Minneapolis Data

SHARE FEEDBACK

Send comments to the project team.

Visit the project page and let Hennepin County know what you want to see on Lyndale Avenue.

Project Page
Two femme presenting people looking at each other and smiling on Lyndale Avenue.
Aerial view of street with double yellow lines, "Streets For People" in blue chalk on the street, and a turn lane arrow.

TAKE ACTION

Tell Hennepin County to put people first.

Ask Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene, project staff, and other key decision-makers to prioritize people in the Lyndale redesign.

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Education

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.