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 thereIncreased pressure on our curb space, driven by an increase in land use density, e-commerce deliveries and new advanced mobility modes, is pushing us to manage our right of way in a more sophisticated manner In order to serve changing customer needs and stay on track toward a low carbon future, we must price and allocate space based on our 2030 goals and priorities and the true value of the space.
The changes we are making to how our streets are designed and operated to accommodate these changes aims to encourage low carbon travel and keep a human focus on our streets. This strategy focuses on using technology to prioritize making walking, bicycling and taking transit easier and safer.
Ensure newly adopted technologies and policies complement and enhance the existing public transportation system.
Prosperity Mobility
Medium
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Ensure that all emerging technology pilots adhere to the standards outlined in Technology 2.2.
Safety Equity Mobility
Technology 2.2
Low
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Convert street space for shared mobility services (either high occupancy motor vehicles or micromobility options) and other emerging technologies. These conversions should improve the quality of pedestrians or transit travel.
Equity Prosperity Mobility
High
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Continue to offer Minneapolis as a testing ground for automated vehicle pilots and learn from other cities doing similar work. Pilots should only test a shared model of travel, such as shuttles, and adhere to Technology 2.2.
Mobility
Technology 2.2
Medium
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Evaluate impacts of automated vehicles on street design and signal operations and vice-versa, with specific emphasis on the safety of people walking, biking, and taking transit, and adjust guidance as necessary.
Mobility
Design 1.7
Medium
2024-2027 (Years 4-7)
Ensure traffic signal system compatibility with next generation communication systems through cellular or DSRC (dedicated short-range communication channels) and V2X (vehicle to infrastructure/vehicle/everything communications systems).
Mobility Active Partnerships
High
2028-2030 (Years 8-10)
Collaborate with partners to research and understand the feasibility of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) operating in the urban context, including permitting, weather implications, data implications, privacy and local impacts such as noise pollution in federal regulatory decisions.
Mobility Active Partnerships
Freight 7.1
High
2024-2027 (Years 4-7)
Prepare for drones for delivery, as an inspection vehicle, or for other means of advancing mobility in the city including removal of trips from the system.
Safety Prosperity Mobility Active Partnerships
Freight 7.1
High
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Incorporate elements in street reconstruction projects which support advanced mobility, such as electric vehicle charging infrastructure, protected micromobility lanes and designated spaces for pick up and drop off, including flex zones which change purpose by time of day, week or season.
Mobility
Medium
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going
Implement Safe Vehicle actions from 2020-2022 Vision Zero Action Plan, focusing on:
Safety Mobility
Operations 2.1
Medium
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
Support partners' research and develop recommendations for integrating and regulating privately operated, automated transit vehicles as well as employing them within government.
Safety Mobility
Transit 1.1, Transit 1.3, Transit 1.3, Transit 1.4, Transit 1.5, Transit 1.6, Transit 1.7, Transit 1.8, Transit 1.9
Medium
2020-2023 (Years 0-3)
On-going