Our Streets

@ourstreetsmn.org

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We work to make biking, walking, & rolling easy & comfortable for everyone.

digital sign above highway reading "air quality alert consider reducing trips"
Quote from Atticus D. at the June 3rd PAC meeting: I grew up and still live in the Rondo neighborhood. I want to reiterate this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make this decision. The damage that the highway has caused this neighborhood is almost unmeasurable, and really looking into at how infrequent these kind of decisions are. This is our only opportunity, in the lifetime of anyone who was directly affected by the creation of the highway, to really see any justice. And because of that, I really think we should demand a pause on the project.
A crowd of people walking, biking, and rolling on Lyndale Ave S at local street festival, Open Streets Lyndale.
image of interstate "TWIN CITIES BOULEVARD Both cities are demanding accountability from MnDOT. Minneapolis calls out the “frustration and confusion” caused by eliminating alternatives too early, without fully evaluating equity, environmental, and community impacts. Saint Paul pushes for specific commitments, not vague promises. The community has heard “potential” before."
A letter from Minnesota House Representatives and Minnesota Senate to Governor Walz and MnDOT Commssioner Nancy Daubenberger to pause the Rethinking I-94 and Trunk Highway 252/I-94 projects. An excerpt from the letter and above it reads: "The Rethinking I-94 and Trunk Highway 252/I-94 corrdiors present a once-in-a-generation opportunity to repair historic and ongoing harms."
headshot of José with quote "for years, I have worked alongside residents, artists, organizers, and partners to repair harms caused by displacement, disinvestment, and infrastructure decisions that divided communities like mine. This Fellowship goes beyond the investment in my leadership, it opens the possibility of a more connected, equitable, and community-rooted future"
Four metro transit employees posing in front of a tent and bus
Transparent images of 2026 Open Streets MPLS™ T-shirt front and back. Text reads: "Grab (y)our merch; stop by the Our Streets' table to take home some Open Streets MPLS™ merch!"
Map of the Open Streets Lyndale route and illustration of a child on their parents shoulders. Text reads: "Route Map; planning the spots you want to stop at along the route? You'll be able to grab a map at the event that shares all of the fun activities, food vendors, artisans, and more!"
People around a vendor table at Open Streets Lyndale on film. Text reads: "See you at Open Streets MPLS™; Lyndale Sunday, June 7; 11am-5pm; 22nd St to 42nd St; How to join in on the fun" with an arrow at the bottom.
photo of folks at a Metro Transit tent with a parked bus at a past Open Streets event
rotating video of images of wresting, someone writing poetry on a typewriter, two kids playing with swords, a band playing outside, people chatting in camp chairs, someone on roller skates
A photo collage of people joyfully gathering on Lyndale Ave S for Open Streets Minneapolis, a car-free street closure celebration.
Headshot of Favi with text that reads: "Welcome Favi! Coalition Organizer".
Graphic of blue, yellow, green gradient and three white stars with text, "we're hiring join our team"
A digital flyer for the Open Streets Lyndale 2026 Community Meeting. Flyer includes the Open Streets MPLS log, text with event information that reads, “Lyndale is coming back; be a part of the comeback; community meeting Tuesday, March 24 @6-7:30PM Painter Recreation Center. For more info ourstreets.org/lyndale.”; and an illustration of friends walking together.
celebratory line illustration by Aimee Pijpers with folks checking out vendors, eating ice cream, playing guitar, hula hooping, and more! With text: "Open Streets Minneapolis 2023"
Group of advocates in a conference room with Representative Sencer-Mura
Representatives Koegel speaking to advocates outside in front of the Capitol
Person in mask asking Dibble a question
Group of transportation advocates in front of the Minnesota state Capitol
Hot pink Valentine's Day digital card with a Twin Cities Boulevard rendering image and text that reads, "roses are red; violets are blue; the highway harms; twin cities boulevard is for me and you <3".
Hot pink Valentine's Day digital card with an image of canvassers and text that reads, "be my doorknocking cutie?".
Hot pink Valentine's Day digital card that says, "roses are red; violets are blue; the highway harms; twin cities boulevard is for me and you <3".
rotating gif of group shots, volunteer doorknocking, war on cars events, highway justice day at the capitol, bike rides, etc.
94 Stories Time Machine emcees, Nicole Smith (left) and May Lee-Yang (right) speaking.
Twin Cities Time Machine Sunday, December 7th at 2-5PM Springboard for the arts B&W image of stage and audience
Our Streets' Give to the Max Day progress bar.
Polaroid photos of Our Streets' group bike ride and Doug from War on Cars interviewing a community member.
Vertical blue to white gradient background with text that reads, "Our Streets is not an agency. We are not a think tank. We aim to be a trust-building engine. We refuse performative engagement and backroom deals. We canvas. We survey. We stay. We do not disappear after the ribbon is cut. We host block parties in the street to ask better questions: What would it look like to live without fear of being displaced? What if we could enjoy the fruits of our own imagination without having to leave our neighborhood to find them? - José Antonio Zayas Cabán, from his essay We are not "asking": reclaiming the "Avenue" in near North Minneapolis".
Give to the Max illustration of people waving, with text "giving that gathers us GTMD25" and the givemn give to the max day logo
Prizes listed out on dry erase for volunteers making phone calls, including tshirts and stickers
Incoming phone call from Pepperoni Pete (an anthropomorphic pizza).
Residents at La Doña Cervecería Brewery for a Bring Back 6th event with text below that reads, "Bring Back 6th Happy Hour Nov. 18 | 6-7:30pm | La Doña Cervecería Brewery".
An illustration of faceless people standing together as a group with text that reads, "giving that gathers us GTMD25" and the Give to the Max Day logo.
Text message exchange about Our Streets' phone/text bank event.
Cars driving and parked along Lyndale Avenue.
Mark Lindeberg of MnDOT absolutely fighting for his life speaking to people asking to restore the boulevard options
Inside the Doty room of the library, people milling around easels with project info
MnDOT sign in the library by the elevator that says “join us”, other text not legible
"enamel pins" with circular "passenger princess" pin pictured with a bus, and a "big bike lobby" pin with a bike on a denim jacket
"Better than 94 Rally to Restore Community Petition Delivery in Support of Twin Cities Boulevard Thursday Nov 6 @ 5:30pm" Wilder Foundation drawn illustratively, with aerial illustrations of pedestrians, a bus, and bikers "A better future is possible if you show up for it."
Letter Writing Party for Twin Cities Boulevard Urban Growler THURS OCT 23 | 5:30-7:30PM image of a handwritten note to Governor Walz on a wooden table with an orange pen
Illustration of a neighborhood street with text that reads, "Everyone deserves to move safely throughout their communities, whether it be by sitting on a bus, walking down the street, riding a bike, or driving a car. - Leah Enter, Minneapolis"
October event calendar
board member rocking a Our Streets "Joy Ride" shirt with an illustration of a bus
photo of silent auction items (Topo Designs bike bag), and someone perusing with pizza in hand
People chatting in the brewery, beers in hand
Surly disc trucker frame, mpls cargo bike library logo, topo designs bike bag, wolf tooth components, freewheel bike logo, cleverhood jacket
Group bike ride on Midtown Greenway.
Cartoon of a headless bike rider holding a pumpkin head with text that reads, "You're Invited to... Nightmare on Our Streets an annual fundraiser for safer streets".
Someone holding the book, "City Limits: Infrastructure, Inequality, and the Future of America's Highways" by Megan Kimble with Our Streets "street smarts" logo and a photo of Megan Kimble.
hand-drawn roundabout on opaque paper on top of a map, from Design Week
Three options showing one with a big park and bus rapid transit, another with neighborhood blocks/mixed-use development, and the last showing some mixed-used development and a transitway with trees
a before and after of Olson Memorial today (lots of asphalt, very wide, dangerous) and a rendering of the "tree-lined transitway" option, depicting safer crossings, bus rapid transit, a bikeway, and green space
scrolling gif of Our Streets Merch, including enamel pins, totes, t-shirts, and a jacket
Packed room with people seated and standing, smiling for the photo
Hello, my name is [NAME] and I am reaching out to ask that Governor Walz restore the at-grade options of the Rethinking I-94 project. These two options have immense community support and were prematurely removed before getting a fair evaluation. SAMPLE SCRIPT The opportunity cost of removing them at this stage is great—this project is a generational opportunity for MnDOT & local governments to repair the highway’s historic and ongoing harms and invest in reparative justice. Thank you.
Take Action Phone Icon with Gov. Tim Walz 651-201-3400 Save Twin Cities Boulevard Restore the At-Grade Options!
Smiling group of Our Streets staff with totes and Twin Cities Boulevard canbassing literature, in front of a house in Saint Paul