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    Save Twin Cities Boulevard

    The Minnesota Department of Transportation intends to remove at-grade boulevard options from consideration for Rethinking I-94. Take action to keep the Twin Cities Boulevard vision alive.
    December 20, 2024
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Call for Request for Proposal

Our Streets seeks an organization experienced in community engagement with deep roots in North Minneapolis to support outreach and co-creation activities in and around the Harrison Neighborhood in Minneapolis. The selected partner will lead and collaborate on various aspects of the Bring Back 6th initiative, with responsibilities grouped into four key categories: Communications, Advocacy, Organizing/Canvassing,…

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MnDOT Fails (Again) to Apply for Life-Saving Asphalt Art Grant Opportunity

In 2023, we asked the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to apply for a Bloomberg Philanthropies asphalt art grant for the Olson Memorial Highway & Van White Boulevard intersection. Although the City of Minneapolis expressed support for asphalt art on Olson, because MnDOT owns the right-of-way, MnDOT needed to approve the project. They failed to…

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Support the Highway Justice Act

Pollution reduction. Transit funding without tax increase. Community input on infrastructure. For generations, highway projects have disproportionately impacted low-income neighborhoods and communities of color, creating lasting barriers to opportunity and exposing residents to harmful pollution. We have the opportunity to transform how transportation decisions are made through a comprehensive Highway Justice Act that would establish…

Aerial rendering of a restored 6th Avenue North, showing trees and greenspace, land available for community land trust development, bus only lanes, bike lanes, wide sidewalks, and more.
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Calls for Request for Proposals

Our Streets is releasing a request for proposals (RFPs) for partners to assist in developing the Bring Back 6th campaign. Review and apply for the following open requests for proposals. Production and Post-Production Services: National Freeway Fighters Summit and Cornel West Rally Visit Our Streets is seeking proposals from qualified filmmakers or production teams to…

Image of an intersection with beautifully colorful asphalt art, encouraging drivers to slow down and see pedestrians. Asphalt Art Initiative project at Baum Grove in Pittsburgh, PA. Mural by Tim Engelhardt and Randi Stewart with Friendship Community Group.
Action Alert

Ask MnDOT to Apply for Asphalt Art Grant

In 2023, we asked the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to apply for a Bloomberg Philanthropies asphalt art grant for the Olson Memorial Highway & Van White Boulevard intersection. Although the City of Minneapolis expressed support for asphalt art on Olson, because MnDOT owns the right-of-way, MnDOT needed to approve the project. They failed to apply…

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Twin Cities Boulevard Left Out of Reconnecting Communities Federal Funding

Supporters Are Surprised, Questioning Whether MnDOT is to Blame The Friday before Christmas Eve, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) confirmed its plans to eliminate the two at-grade boulevard options from the Rethinking I-94 project despite those options scoring highest in the agency’s own community survey. Our Streets, the transportation organization advocating for this innovative…

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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.

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MnDOT’s Sham Process to Rebuild I-94

How is it possible for MnDOT to use these same metrics to justify removing the boulevard options from further consideration in the Rethinking I-94 process? The truth is that MnDOT is using the same playbook used by departments of transportation across the country to justify the building and expansion of highways.

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MnDOT Plans on Eliminating Boulevard Options, Ignoring Elected Officials and Community

The agency plans on formally announcing just weeks before the US DOT will announce Reconnecting Communities federal grant recipients. We were alerted by members of the Rethinking I-94 Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) that MnDOT plans to remove the boulevard (called at-grade A & B) project options from further consideration for the project. This decision will…

Rendering of boulevard where I-94 is, aerial drone shot looking west towards Minneapolis with the skyline in the background. Full of trees and green space, bus rapid transit lanes, and new development
Action Alert

Save Twin Cities Boulevard

The Minnesota Department of Transportation intends to remove at-grade boulevard options from consideration for Rethinking I-94. Take action to keep the Twin Cities Boulevard vision alive.