A last-ditch effort could possibly revive a stalled plan to redevelop the intersection where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers in 2020. Minneapolis City Council members voted Nov. 20 to add a plan to the final Dec. 11 meeting agenda of the current council that would restore mixed-use access to the intersection.
The intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, now known as George Floyd Square, was occupied by protesters and closed to traffic shortly after Floyd’s killing. Although car traffic now proceeds through stop signs and around a traffic circle, the City Council has struggled to align on a shared vision of the development.
The City Council previously worked with staff to develop a “mixed-use” plan that council members tabled in February, which would have reopened the intersection to bus traffic and included a number of features like bikeways and wider sidewalks…