Category: Advocacy

The route of the new Borealis service through Minnesota. Map courtesy of MnDOT.

Walk the Talk: Bike Month, Borealis and Doors Open

Hawken Habig • May 8, 2024

Take an inaugural train journey, and ride in a bike rally. See behind the scenes of exclusive facilities, and raise your voice for our future streets!

Southwest Station in Eden Prairie. Photo by Chad Cavis on Flickr under CC BY 2.0 DEED.

Walk the Talk: Transit Projects and Spring Rides

Hawken Habig • April 10, 2024

How could East Grand Avenue in St. Paul be safer for pedestrians? Could the Blue Line Extension plans be improved? Show up and speak up!

Sheep in Wolf's Clothing: A Gillig bus, normally used in local service, wrapped with the BRT scheme for temporary use on the Red Line. Photo credit Eoin on Wikimedia Commons.

Solving BRT Creep

Ian Gaida • April 5, 2024

NIMBYs hate him! Learn the one neat trick to regional transit planning that traffic engineers don’t want you to know!

Photo by Ed Steinhauer

Confessions of a Virtue Signaler

Ed Steinhauer • April 3, 2024

What a casual insult tells us about the limits and potential of individual choices and collective relationships to make big changes.

Cross section of the approved design for Hennepin Avenue South. Courtesy of the City of Minneapolis.

Walk the Talk: Street Reconstructions Abound

Hawken Habig • March 22, 2024

Weigh in on the State Rail Plan. Learn about safety and security on Metro Transit. Share your views about proposed Purple Line routes. And more!

Bikes and buses make for a safe street at a Livable Lyndale rally in early March 2024.

Lyndale Avenue Deserves a Multimodal Future

Andrew Jewell • March 21, 2024

In 2026, Hennepin County will rebuild Lyndale Avenue South. With new designs on the horizon, it’s time to advocate for bike and bus lanes on the corridor.

Bring Back 6th artwork courtesy of Our Streets Minneapolis

Walk the Talk: Survey Sifting, Canvassing and Mapping Olson Memorial

Hawken Habig • February 22, 2024

Help Bring Back 6th, hit up hockey fans about the Purple Line, lobby legislators and more ways to engage on local issues.

View from the new and improved, award-winning Third Avenue Bridge. Photo by author.

Walk the Talk: Bike Plan and I-94 Advocacy, Plus Our Award-winning Bridge

Hawken Habig • January 31, 2024

Keep an eye on an emerging state rail plan, tour a potential site for a new Mississippi Trail Bridge and more opportunities to engage.

Rickshaws and electric bikes dotted the streets and sidewalks of downtown Phoenix, where the Mpact Conference was held. Mark Dorris, pictured here, is a pianist and singer who likes giving people short rides on the back of his musical Rad Rover. You can find him on Instagram at @shire.song.

Ten Active Transportation Trends to Watch in 2024: Lessons from Mpact

Sherry Johnson • January 29, 2024

After hosting a workshop where participants identified trends in active transportation, our writer predicts what to watch for in 2024 and beyond.

Photo by Araujoumn, Wikimedia Commons, CC 4.0

Walk the Talk: New Year, New Opportunities for Engagement

Hawken Habig • January 11, 2024

Now is your chance to weigh in on traffic cameras and the best Minnesota bridges, as well as play in the cold on bikes or amid outdoor art.