The actions within this strategy are divided into two categories:
Action we will DOActions we will SUPPORTAction we will do are followed by “DO” and are colored in dark gray, and actions we will support are followed by “SUPPORT” and are colored in light gray.
Learn more about how we get thereThe Street Design Guide will recognize streets as the city’s largest public space and institutionalize the City’s Complete Streets Policy, Vision Zero commitment, greenhouse gas emission reduction goal, commitment to racial justice and stormwater management requirements through the design of city right of way.
The City of Minneapolis has strong policies that direct resources and set an agenda relative to transportation. Key policies include:
These policies give clear direction for an approach to how we design our streets. Street design must reflect these policies and translate them into opportunities for increased health and safety outcomes for everyone and improved walking, biking, transit, and green infrastructure.
The Street Design Guide will:
Establish an updated street typology based on planned land use and built form, including consideration of schools, parks and other destinations, to inform the character of streets and organize design guidance.
Safety Mobility
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Create typical concepts and cross-sections for each street type based on common street widths, including designs for reconstruction, resurfacing, and other interim street projects.
Safety
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Publish the Street Design Guide online in a user-friendly format on a platform that is accessible to City staff, partner agencies, private developers and the public.
Safety Active Partnerships
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Update requirements for private development and utility work that impacts the street right of way to incorporate treatments detailed in the Street Design Guide.
Safety Active Partnerships
Walking 7.1, Walking 7.2, Walking 7.3, Walking 7.4, Walking 7.5, Walking 7.6
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Update the Complete Streets checklist for transportation projects to align with the Street Design Guide.
Safety
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Review the Street Design Guide every two years and make updates as needed to reflect changes in transportation options, local and national best practices and new information as a result of research and evaluation of pilot projects and data evaluation.
Safety
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Research, evaluate and adopt design guidance for automated vehicles and automated transit curbside use needs and travel lane impacts.
Safety Mobility Active Partnerships
Technology 1.5
High
2024-2027 (Years 4-7)