The other day on Twitter, a reader made me happy with the following salute:
https://twitter.com/vincentgnight/status/919982417154379777
Vincent (whom I do not know, by the way) was reacting to Ethan Fawley’s recent and wonderful post about the 26th and 28th street bike lanes. But the comment could have been about any of dozens of recent articles on the website. There are lots of perspectives and voices here that, I believe, provide similar fresh air on important Minnesota issues.
Part of the evolving mission of streets.mn is to make sure that our conversations around transportation and the built environment reflect the best parts of ourselves.
So how are we doing on that front?
Photoshop skills are one of the many things we could use on the board!
Well, for one thing, we could use some help! The streets.mn board is once again looking for new members who are passionate about streets, transportation, and urban issues.
We’re looking for people from all parts of Minnesota. And because we’re a working board, part of an all-volunteer organization, we’re looking for people with a diverse range of skills, backgrounds, and interests.
Do you share a passion for streets, cities, and public spaces?
Are you interested in getting more involved with streets.mn and helping us shape our future?
Do you have a bit of time, energy, and elbow grease to help us become better and more relevant to Minnesota’s streets and public spaces?
Please apply to be on the streets.mn board!
We’re aiming to expand the board before the end of the year. Here’s an open invitation. Share what you like about streets.mn. Or share your hopes about new things we might do. Share some of your background and help us understand where you’re coming from. We’d love to hear from you.
I can attest first-hand that the streets.mn board is full of interesting, dedicated, hard-working, and kind people. Joining our board will give you great experience working with diverse perspectives toward a common goal. We just completed a strategic plan, so we have already identified a lot of areas where folks can jump in and get their hands dirty.
The deadline for application is November 13th at 8am. Here’s the form. It only takes a minute to fill out. Please apply today.
Thank you very much and I hope you apply.
(Bill Lindeke, Board Chair for streets.mn)
FYI: The Links to apply appear to be dead.
“The form Join the streets.mn Board! is no longer accepting responses.
Try contacting the owner of the form if you think this is a mistake.”
Try it again. It should be working now…
You guys do great work. I’ve been overcommitted this year, but a couple positions I have expire in a month or so, so I should have more time.
Is the strategic plan a public document? Are there particular abilities you’re looking for (other than what’s in the invitation & form)?
Thanks.
Lou, we are a working board, so time and passion for the work is the most important thing we’re looking for.
We’d like to have better connections with the forums, and hope to have people who are active there apply. Fundraising and volunteer management are other key areas where we are hoping to build capacity.