Alex Burns
@alextburns.bsky.social
50 miles north of Denver! 🌌
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
50 miles north of Denver! 🌌
🚨Rethinking I-94 mentioned
Now up on the non-Nebula video sharing platform. I hate to categorize any of my videos as “important” (because they all are, obviously) but this is probably one
youtu.be/NgJ998KHBpc
youtu.be/NgJ998KHBpc
I’m Not Saying Traffic Engineering Is Junk Science But
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
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July 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🚨Rethinking I-94 mentioned
Woke up as a very proud houseplant dad today
June 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Woke up as a very proud houseplant dad today
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We are so grateful for Alex's time with us. His work has an immense impact on growing our advocacy.
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2025/06/04/a...
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2025/06/04/a...
A Retrospective on My Time with Our Streets - Our Streets
My time at Our Streets originally began as a one-year seed grant focused on building a campaign to activate impacted communities along the Rethinking I-94 project corridor. In the years that followed,...
www.ourstreetsmn.org
June 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We are so grateful for Alex's time with us. His work has an immense impact on growing our advocacy.
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2025/06/04/a...
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2025/06/04/a...
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Next week is Design Week. If you live near Olson Memorial Highway, don't miss this opportunity to share a meal with fellow community members and shape a collective vision for the corridor's future—one rooted in repair, reconnection, and community ownership.
www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/design...
www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/design...
Design Week - Our Streets
The Bring Back 6th Chapter of the Minnesota Communities Over Highways Coalition and Toole Design invite residents who live near Olson Memorial Highway to a multi-day design workshop to refine a commun...
www.ourstreetsmn.org
May 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Next week is Design Week. If you live near Olson Memorial Highway, don't miss this opportunity to share a meal with fellow community members and shape a collective vision for the corridor's future—one rooted in repair, reconnection, and community ownership.
www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/design...
www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/design...
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What a tremendous evening put together by @thewaroncars.bsky.social and @ourstreetsmn.org tonight in Minneapolis. Fantastic panel of Minnesotan leaders discussing how to build campaigns to tear out urban freeways.
Make it a point to listen to the recording when it comes out in the weeks ahead.
Make it a point to listen to the recording when it comes out in the weeks ahead.
April 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
What a tremendous evening put together by @thewaroncars.bsky.social and @ourstreetsmn.org tonight in Minneapolis. Fantastic panel of Minnesotan leaders discussing how to build campaigns to tear out urban freeways.
Make it a point to listen to the recording when it comes out in the weeks ahead.
Make it a point to listen to the recording when it comes out in the weeks ahead.
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High school student Nurah Muhammed testified in support of the Highway Justice Act earlier this month, referencing the construction of I-94, and that, "unfortunately, it isn't just history." @mndot.mn.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvs...
Nurah Mohammed Testifying in Support of the Highway Justice Act
YouTube video by Our Streets
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April 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
High school student Nurah Muhammed testified in support of the Highway Justice Act earlier this month, referencing the construction of I-94, and that, "unfortunately, it isn't just history." @mndot.mn.gov
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvs...
"I am pleased to introduce SF 817. This bill will enhance community engagement and strengthen planning processes to ensure that highway investments are environmentally conscious, fiscally responsible, and reflective of the priorities of local communities." - @omarfatehmn.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"I am pleased to introduce SF 817. This bill will enhance community engagement and strengthen planning processes to ensure that highway investments are environmentally conscious, fiscally responsible, and reflective of the priorities of local communities." - @omarfatehmn.com
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Listen to the Senate Transportation Committee hearing of the Highway Justice Act (SF 817) at 3pm:
youtu.be/WB4-X3Ky-Gw
youtu.be/WB4-X3Ky-Gw
Committee on Transportation - 04/02/25
YouTube video by Minnesota Senate Media Services
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April 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Listen to the Senate Transportation Committee hearing of the Highway Justice Act (SF 817) at 3pm:
youtu.be/WB4-X3Ky-Gw
youtu.be/WB4-X3Ky-Gw
I’m so excited about this news!
As a Senator, Omar Fateh has always fiercely advocated for solutions at the scale and time frame that our communities need. He’s built diverse coalitions and passed progressive policies that others gave up on. I have no doubt that he’d do the same as Mayor
As a Senator, Omar Fateh has always fiercely advocated for solutions at the scale and time frame that our communities need. He’s built diverse coalitions and passed progressive policies that others gave up on. I have no doubt that he’d do the same as Mayor
December 3, 2024 at 10:59 PM
I’m so excited about this news!
As a Senator, Omar Fateh has always fiercely advocated for solutions at the scale and time frame that our communities need. He’s built diverse coalitions and passed progressive policies that others gave up on. I have no doubt that he’d do the same as Mayor
As a Senator, Omar Fateh has always fiercely advocated for solutions at the scale and time frame that our communities need. He’s built diverse coalitions and passed progressive policies that others gave up on. I have no doubt that he’d do the same as Mayor
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Rethinking I-94: MnDOT going out of their way to roadblock an advisory body of local elected officials from voting on resolutions.
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2024/11/12/m...
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2024/11/12/m...
November 18, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Rethinking I-94: MnDOT going out of their way to roadblock an advisory body of local elected officials from voting on resolutions.
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2024/11/12/m...
www.ourstreetsmn.org/2024/11/12/m...
Love this little guy
November 13, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Love this little guy
Last Friday, MnDOT held a meeting of the Rethinking I-94 Policy Advisory Committee (PAC).
The meeting included fiery discussion from elected officials. We've created a recap & linked the full recording here: www.ourstreetsmn.org/2024/11/12/m...
I want to highlight some noteworthy clips🧵
The meeting included fiery discussion from elected officials. We've created a recap & linked the full recording here: www.ourstreetsmn.org/2024/11/12/m...
I want to highlight some noteworthy clips🧵
Public Comment Removal, Biased Traffic and Air Quality Information Raise Concern Amongst Elected Officials
The meeting covered many issues, including discussion around community access to public comment during PAC meetings and the ability of elected officials to influence the Rethinking I-94 project proces...
www.ourstreetsmn.org
November 13, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Last Friday, MnDOT held a meeting of the Rethinking I-94 Policy Advisory Committee (PAC).
The meeting included fiery discussion from elected officials. We've created a recap & linked the full recording here: www.ourstreetsmn.org/2024/11/12/m...
I want to highlight some noteworthy clips🧵
The meeting included fiery discussion from elected officials. We've created a recap & linked the full recording here: www.ourstreetsmn.org/2024/11/12/m...
I want to highlight some noteworthy clips🧵
“While putting a highway underground can seem an intuitive solution to reconnect the communities above… the reality is that such projects often become, at best, a form of “greenwashing” and, at worst, Trojan horses for further highway expansion.”
How to Reconnect Neighborhoods (and How Not to) — Streetsblog USA
To achieve reconnect communities torn apart by highways, we must scrutinize past attempts at solutions and learn from past errors.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 12, 2023 at 7:50 PM
“While putting a highway underground can seem an intuitive solution to reconnect the communities above… the reality is that such projects often become, at best, a form of “greenwashing” and, at worst, Trojan horses for further highway expansion.”
It was a late Monday night but I caught the northern lights at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge 🌌
September 19, 2023 at 4:38 PM
It was a late Monday night but I caught the northern lights at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge 🌌