Our Streets Minneapolis is partnering with Million Artist Movement and Mixed Blood Theatre to host a community visioning session on the future of I-94 in Cedar-Riverside and Seward. The event will take place on Saturday, August 5 from 2 – 5PM at Currie Park in Minneapolis (500 15th Ave. S). […]
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Here is what you need to know about the July 17 Rethinking I-94 Policy Advisory Committee meeting, the initial project options and where things go from here. On Monday afternoon, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) unveiled the initial project options for Rethinking I-94 during the project’s Policy Advisory Committee […]
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) released the Rethinking I-94 project options to the public today in the Policy Advisory Committee meeting. We have been advocating for a boulevard conversion option, or Twin Cities Boulevard, to address the injustice of the history of the highway and improve the living conditions […]
It has been a few months since our last campaign update. Things will pick up soon as MnDOT nears the release of Rethinking I-94 project options. Here is where things stand on the Twin Cities Boulevard campaign. MnDOT will unveil the initial Rethinking I-94 project options on July 17. MnDOT […]
Transportation Committee Chairs are blocking action on a Twin Cities Boulevard Feasibility Study Minnesota State Representative Frank Hornstein and State Senator Scott Dibble may claim to be champions for progressive transportation policy, but when it comes to the future of I-94, they are blocking progress on a generational opportunity to […]
MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger and staff are openly opposing a highway-to-boulevard feasibility study (SF 2180 and HF 2270) through an inaccurate and inflated fiscal note.
Bills have been introduced to study the Twin Cities Boulevard. Take action by contacting the Transportation Committee Chairs and requesting that the bills receive a hearing date. Thanks to your advocacy, Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura (63A) and Senator Omar Fateh (62) have introduced bills in the House (HF 2270) and Senate […]
UPDATE: MnDOT is now designing the project options for Rethinking I-94 and will reveal unveil them in 2023. These options, called “project alternatives”, are the proposed designs that will continue to be studied for the corridor. Ultimately, one will be selected as the “preferred alternative.” MnDOT is expected to unveil […]
Update on grant application plans for the City of Minneapolis, City of Saint Paul and MnDOT From the moment the US Department of Transportation opened the application period for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program (RCP) on June 30, residents have called on MnDOT and Minneapolis & Saint Paul City leaders […]
Take action by sending an email & attending an upcoming feedback session. Next week, MnDOT will host a virtual meeting and in-person open house to share updates on the Rethinking I-94 transit study, including the recommended transit options for the project. These are the options that will continue to be studied […]