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Last week, we joined other transportation organizations in asking Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and the Chair of the Metropolitan Council Robin Hutcheson to: 1) close the project's funding gap. We emphasized the need for a strong federal application and to plan ahead to build the extension with anti-displacement protections in place. The post Our Streets Asks…
Infrastructure does not exist in isolation from community life. It determines where people live, the air we breathe, whether people can safely walk to a park, if families can remain in their neighborhoods, how children get to school, and whether communities have access to economic opportunity. Equivolve hosted the Transformative Infrastructure Retreat that connected five teams across the nation…
The highly anticipated Open Streets Minneapolis™ street festival, which closes city streets to motor vehicle traffic, is returning to Cedar Riverside on Sunday, September 13, 2026. Our Streets is excited to bring back the Open Streets Minneapolis™ Cedarfest event that residents know and love in partnership with the West Bank Business Association. The post Open Streets Minneapolis™ Cedarfest…
On Sunday, June 7, residents and neighbors across the Twin Cities gathered on Lyndale Avenue South for Open Streets Lyndale. The twenty-block stretch from 22nd Street to 42nd Street came alive—and not because of car traffic. Attendees engaged with Our Streets' advocacy efforts and shared what transportation issues affect their communities and envisioned what a transportation system built for…
For so long, highway projects like I-94 and Highway 252 have divided neighborhoods, displaced families, increased pollution impacts, and prioritized vehicle speed over community well-being. Across the Twin Cities, residents continue to speak out and organize against this legacy of harm. Communities are demanding something different than the continuation of the status quo. The post Tell MnDOT to…
State elected officials representing communities in the Twin Cities joined together to formally ask the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Governor Walz to pause the Rethinking I-94 and Trunk Highway 252/I-94 projects in a letter, citing concern around disrupted community engagement due to Operation Metro Surge and "federal directives prohibiting consideration of climate impacts,…
Our Streets' staff attended NACTO's 2026 conference from May 12-15. Together, they reflect on the conference plenaries, sessions and "walkshops", the role art plays in transportation spaces, and inspired by what’s possible when cities prioritize communities over convenience. The post Our Streets Attends NACTO in Minneapolis appeared first on Our Streets .
The Bush Foundation selected Our Streets executive director José Antonio Zayas Cabán for a 2026 Bush Foundation Fellowship. José Antonio Zayas Cabán is one of 30 recipients honoring"leaders who get things done." The post Our Streets Executive Director Receives 2026 Bush Fellowship appeared first on Our Streets .
Hennepin County's latest redesign includes important improvements, including a separated bikeway and additional green space. But it still falls short of delivering the people-first corridor Lyndale deserves. As construction approaches, we are asking decision makers to publicly commit to two common-sense priorities. The post Help Build a Better Lyndale appeared first on Our Streets .
Open Streets Minneapolis™, the highly-anticipated event series that closes city streets to motor vehicle traffic, will return to Lyndale Avenue this Sunday, June 7, 2026. The founders of Open Streets MPLS™, Our Streets, will close Lyndale Avenue S from W 22nd Street to W 42nd Street to car traffic from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Minneapolis residents to enjoy neighborhood businesses and safe biking,…
