The Minneapolis City Council’s latest vote on George Floyd Square is set to unlock street reconstruction after a five year wait. The plan will allow for full vehicle traffic and transit to return to the area.
The approval of the “open concept” for George Floyd Square is a pivotal moment that clears the path for the long-delayed reconstruction of aging streets and essential infrastructure, and makes way for flexible street closures and gatherings.
“The property owners there that are saying we can’t support that, which is a requirement of the state legislation that allows us to create pedestrian malls,” says Ward 8 Council Member Andrea Jenkins. And so this seems like the most prudent way to move forward.”…