On Wednesday, August 10, Our Streets Minneapolis is partnering with BF50 Indigenous Health to host a group bike in Prospect Park to discuss MnDOT’s Rethinking I-94 project and the Twin Cities Boulevard campaign. We will also be joined by Minneapolis Ward 2 Council Member Robin Wonsley! This is an opportunity […]
Rethinking I-94
Take action by calling Mayor Frey & Mayor Carter and asking them to apply before the October 13 deadline! The Reconnecting Communities grant program (RCP) is a critical opportunity to leverage federal funds to study the Twin Cities Boulevard. In the weeks since the Biden administration launched the program, hundreds […]
Thank you to all who attended the Twin Cities Boulevard Accountability Forum on Tuesday, July 19! The forum recording is linked here: During the forum, updates were shared about community engagement efforts, MnDOT’s Rethinking I-94 project, and next steps for the Twin Cities Boulevard campaign. Some highlights include: Community Engagement […]
Six new community organizations have signed on to the Twin Cities Boulevard sign-on letter. We are grateful for the support of Sustain St. Paul, Hamline-Midway Coalition, St. Anthony Park Community Council, Union Park District Council, Neighborhoods First! and Transition Town All St. Anthony Park and look forward to working together […]
Federal funding to study an I-94 highway-to-boulevard conversion is on the table this summer. The 2021 federal infrastructure bill (Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act) included the creation of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. This program provides $1 billion over a 5 year period to reconnect communities that were divided and disproportionately […]
Click here to register for the virtual forum. Join us on Tuesday, July 19 as we call on MnDOT, Minneapolis and St. Paul City leaders and Rethinking I-94 project decision makers to take steps toward repairing I-94’s harms and making the Twin Cities Boulevard a reality. This includes asking for […]
On Friday, May 6, 2022, Minnesota Department of Transportation Interim Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger sent an email committing to including a highway-to-boulevard conversion in the Rethinking I-94 project alternatives. The full letter is embedded below. This is a critically important step. Project alternatives are the different project options that MnDOT will […]