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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.
    March 21, 2024
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Mpls. City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Highway Removal Options for Rethinking I-94 Project

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a resolution that supports highway removal options for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) Rethinking I-94 project. The resolution opposes the expansion and rebuild of the 7.5-mile stretch of interstate between Minneapolis and Saint Paul in its current state, and asks that MnDOT study options that would convert the…

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Cedar-Riverside Imagines a Future without a Freeway

This past weekend, residents of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood celebrated Imagine Cedarfest, a block party where attendees could ride a camel, climb the Southside Battle Train, and watch a wiener dog race. Additionally, neighbors gathered to learn about Twin Cities Boulevard and the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Rethinking I-94 project. The day was pure joy activism….

Person speaking on stage at Open Streets Cedar Riverside last year
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“Imagine” Event Series Comes to Cedar-Riverside this Sunday

The Minnesota State Fair may be over, but there’s still festival fun to be had in Cedar-Riverside this weekend. The previous organizer of Open Streets, Our Streets, is hosting the final “Imagine” event of the season. Imagine Cedarfest will be at the intersection of Cedar and Riverside Avenue this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5…

A cover image from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Report to Congress: Decarbonizing U.S. Transportation. The image is a graphic rendering with a gradient blue and green background and vector drawings of vehicles, including cars, buses, trains, and plains, with small lighting bolt or leaf symbols on them to indicate that they are electric or "eco-friendly" vehicles. Vector drawings of windmills and solar panels are in the background.
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A critical look at U.S. DOT’s decarbonization report

Strategies to implement complete streets and reconnect communities are strong, but other strategies maintain a car-centric status quo. In July, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released a report to Congress addressing strategies, policies, and procedures the agency and other stakeholders aim to utilize in decarbonizing the U.S. transportation system.  This report arrives at a…

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Imagine Eat Street Postponed Indefinitely

After a concerted recruitment effort by Our Streets and Whittier Alliance to businesses on the planned Imagine Eat Street event route, we could not attain the required 75% approval signatures for the street closure from businesses. Some businesses expressed concern about ongoing construction in Whittier and Uptown blocking car traffic and causing parking headaches. Unfortunately,…

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MnDOT Olson Meeting Prior to Imagine 6th Event Shows Promise

MnDOT said a “walkable main street” scored highest with community members, which was mirrored in community engagement activities on Saturday. On Thursday, August 8, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) held a virtual meeting of the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) for their Olson Memorial Highway project. The PAC is made up of elected and appointed…

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“Imagine” Event Series Comes to North Minneapolis this Saturday

The event includes musical performances from Northside artists including Traiveon, Casual Confusion, and Se’anna. Community members will have the opportunity to contribute to a community quilt with Million Artist Movement and leave a message on the “Imagine Dream Phone” and share their ideas for the future. Attendees will be offered free food and can shop at the pop-up market with The Dream Shop featuring more than 20 Northside artists and makers.

three people pointing at some of the resources available on highway harms at Imagine Frogtown & Rondo
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Imagine Event Empowers Community Input on the Future of I-94

More than just a fun block party, the Imagine Frogtown & Rondo event was also a successful community outreach opportunity to uplift the Twin Cities Boulevard campaign. We’ve found no consensus around a land bridge over a rebuilt highway.

rendering of boulevard running underneath land bridge, demonstrating compatibility and more housing and business opportunity
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Land Bridge & Highway Removal: Compatible, Not Competing

Should the Rondo community desire to reconnect the neighborhood at-grade, then the boulevard could run below grade through this portion of the corridor. This strategy would solve multiple serious problems created by the highway, from neighborhood disconnection to air pollution and community health disparities.