First Cedar-Riverside Open Streets Spotlights West Bank Public History
Open Streets Minneapolis, the highly-anticipated event series that closes city streets to motor vehicle traffic, will be on the West Bank this Sunday, August 20, 2023. Cedar Avenue from Washington Avenue to 6th Street South, as well as part of Riverside Avenue, will be closed to car traffic from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Minneapolis residents to enjoy neighborhood businesses and safe biking, walking and rolling.
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posted by Carly Ellefsen August 15, 2023 |
Green Garden Bakery: Perspective on Olson Memorial Highway
Despite years of support from the Near North Community, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and SRF Consulting Group, Inc. decided not to select BIPOC-led, youth-run Green Garden Bakery for the Olson Memorial Study Community Connectors program.
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Independent Study of Boulevard Conversion Options Begin for Rethinking I-94 Project
Our Streets Minneapolis is funding independent studies of a boulevard conversion on I-94 as part of the Twin Cities Boulevard campaign, a vision to replace the 7.5-mile stretch of highway between downtown Minneapolis and downtown Saint Paul with a multi-modal boulevard. In mid-July, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) included two “at-grade” alternatives in the release of Rethinking I-94 project alternatives, but the transportation advocacy nonprofit is concerned about gaps in MnDOT’s data and criteria for the upcoming environmental impact statement (EIS).
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posted by Carly Ellefsen August 10, 2023 |
