Infrastructure
Discover why improved infrastructure for transit, walking, biking, and rolling is the best move for Minnesota.
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October 28, 2024
Metro Transit’s Network Now Plan Puts New Transit Funding to Work
Metro Transit’s recently-released Network Now plan starts to put new, dedicated transit dollars to work to improve service for current and future riders — but we need to speak up to ensure that the final plan supports high-impact strategies that make public transit more frequent, equitable, and reliable.
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October 25, 2024
Coalition Calls for Nicollet Mall Options that Improve Bus Service Downtown
More space for people walking, bicycling, rolling, and taking transit builds a more sustainable and inviting city for everyone. But these ways of getting around shouldn’t be forced to compete. So, as Minneapolis considers the future of Nicollet Mall, Move Minnesota and partners are calling on officials to ensure proposals will maintain or improve bus service downtown.
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July 19, 2024
Support a Livable Lyndale by Commenting on Hennepin County Designs
From tabling events to neighborhood canvasses, from pedestrian rallies to bike rides, the Livable Lyndale campaign has mobilized hundreds of community members around a street redesign that plans for people, not the past. With the release of Hennepin County’s initial design concepts for the reconstruction of Lyndale Avenue, we know our voices are being heard.
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June 28, 2024
Applying our new Driving Down Emissions Law to Rethinking I-94
Our new climate policy win is reshaping the future of transportation in Minnesota. Here's what the Driving Down Emissions law means for highway projects like Rethinking I-94.
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June 28, 2024
A Photo-Worthy Trip on the New Borealis Train to Chicago
Last month, I took a four-day trip to Chicago with my daughter. We took the Empire Builder Amtrak train there and the brand new Borealis train on the return. The trip itself was a joy and it also provided an opportunity to reflect on the current and potential role of intercity rail in Minnesota and beyond.
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April 25, 2024
Saint Paul Passes Updated Bicycle Plan with over 100 Miles of New Protected Bikeways
Protected bikeways and bike paths are essential for safe, welcoming biking in Saint Paul. This week, the Saint Paul City Council unanimously passed an updated Saint Paul Bike Plan that proposes expanding more than 100 miles of protected bikeways and paths across the city!
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March 6, 2024
More than 100 Rally for Bus and Bike Lanes on Lyndale!
Connecting with our neighbors, dancing to joyful music, and waving brightly colored signs, nearly 100 community members rallied in the median at 27th and Lyndale on Saturday afternoon. Mobilized by Move Minnesota staff and volunteers, the energized, intergenerational, multi-modal crowd garnered friendly honks of support from drivers and shared information with passing pedestrians about the once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a Livable Lyndale that’s safe and inviting for everyone.
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January 25, 2024
Minneapolis Volunteer Team Launches — and Leads — Livable Lyndale Campaign!
We launched our Minneapolis and Saint Paul Volunteer Teams so community members could set the agenda and identify campaign and policy priorities in the cities they care about. That’s how the Livable Lyndale campaign was born!
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July 29, 2022
Hennepin Ave South Layout Passes Committee
Move Minnesota and allies pushed hard to put people first on Hennepin Ave South in Minneapolis and overcame a mayoral veto to secure big improvements for busing, biking, walking, and rolling. Through the fight for one local street, we grew both community and elected support for more bus lanes across the metro.