Policy & Funding
Discover why better policy and investments in transit, walking, biking, and rolling are the best move for Minnesota.
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August 21, 2024
USDOT to America: We Need to Drive Less
This summer, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) explicitly named the need to meaningfully reduce driving to meet the nation’s climate goals. Move Minnesota joined hundreds of advocates, policy experts, and DOT leadership in Washington D.C. last month to coordinate strategies on how to shift transportation and land use policies to meet this moment.
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August 21, 2024
Charging Up Investments in Cleaner Transit
Taking public transit is always more sustainable than driving alone, but using electric, zero-emissions buses does even more to reduce air pollution and advance health equity. Thanks to federal funding and advocacy from a broad coalition of organizations, Metro Transit has an additional $20 million to grow its fleet of electric buses.
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July 24, 2024
Broad Coalition Builds Momentum that Connects Housing, Transit, Climate, and Land Use
During the 2024 legislative session, Move Minnesota and Move Minnesota Action advocated alongside partners for important land use bills that would make our communities more connected and help ensure ongoing transit investments can have the greatest positive impact for years to come.
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June 28, 2024
Applying our new Driving Down Emissions Law to Rethinking I-94
Our new climate policy win is reshaping the future of transportation in Minnesota. Here's what the Driving Down Emissions law means for highway projects like Rethinking I-94.
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June 28, 2024
How Move Minnesota is Leading the Nation to Curb Climate Pollution from Transportation
For the second year in a row, Minnesota has set a new standard for climate action in the transportation sector. After making headlines across the country in 2023, Minnesota made history again this legislative session by expanding a nation-leading law to curb greenhouse gas emissions from highway projects and setting a clear course to put the policy into action.
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June 28, 2024
A Photo-Worthy Trip on the New Borealis Train to Chicago
Last month, I took a four-day trip to Chicago with my daughter. We took the Empire Builder Amtrak train there and the brand new Borealis train on the return. The trip itself was a joy and it also provided an opportunity to reflect on the current and potential role of intercity rail in Minnesota and beyond.
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May 20, 2024
Our New Wins for Transit and Climate at the State Capitol
Move Minnesota and Move Minnesota Action worked with advocates and elected allies to expand our nation-leading policy wins and put our climate and communities first this session.
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April 25, 2024
Driving Change: Move Minnesota Policy Leadership Ushers in a New Era of Nation-Leading Climate Action in MN
Instead of endlessly expanding highways that divide our communities and pollute our air, more Minnesotans will be able to enjoy safe biking and walking connections or take fast, reliable public transit—thanks to a groundbreaking climate law secured by the advocacy of Move Minnesota and Move Minnesota Action.
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March 11, 2024
New Legislative Session Is an Opportunity to Build on Historic Wins for Public Transit
So much of how we get around is tied up in the way our roads and communities are designed. Proposed policy changes at the State Capitol would address critical land use issues to cut climate pollution and make it easier for Minnesotans to walk, roll, bike, or bus. With backing from advocates and elected allies, these policy changes can help ensure ongoing transit investments can have the greatest positive impact for years to come.