Author: Fran Di Caprio

Fran Di Caprio

Fran Di Caprio is a St. Paul resident and architectural designer, working on his masters of architecture at the University of Minnesota. He enjoys catching up on his reading while riding on transit.

Streets.mn board member David Zeller welcomes new faces and old friends to the 2022 picnic. Photo by Christina Neel

Streets.mn’s Board Speaks Out: It’s a Great Time!

Fran Di Caprio • November 3, 2023

Board recruitment is underway! To give our readers a sense of what it’s like to be on the Streets.mn board, our current board members share their experiences.

Used with permission of St. Paul-based artist Hend Al-Mansour

Racial Equity Analysis: Request for Proposals

Fran Di Caprio and Tim Brackett • July 12, 2022

Streets.mn is seeking proposals for a racial equity analysis to help us better meet the needs of our community and fulfill our goal of connecting a more diverse range of people.

Together, Building an Anti-Racism Resource Library

Fran Di Caprio, Tim Brackett and Andy Monserud • October 22, 2021

Streets.mn wants to collaborate with readers on our new Anti-Racism library.

Rethinking “Rethinking I-94”

Pine Salica, Christa M, Fred Kreider, Fran Di Caprio, Jenny Werness, Kyle Constalie and Julia Curran • February 3, 2021

Despite its name, MNDOT’s project does not allow for “rethinking I-94,” it can only recapitulate I-94. And the community organizations’ letter, while we agree with its goals, does not push for the magnitude of change necessary. The urgency of our climate crisis requires more ambitious plans, and even the proposals by the community organizations will not manifest an I-94 corridor that has been sufficiently reconsidered.