Open Streets Lyndale on Sunday, Oct. 8 will be the finale of the 2023 Open Streets season.

Three miles of Lyndale Avenue South from West 22nd Street to West 42nd Street will be closed to vehicle traffic 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to give people a chance to celebrate community in a car-free environment. 

Open Streets Lyndale is the biggest and longest-running event of the Open Streets series. There will be a wide variety of performances and interactive activities, local food vendors and participation from several community groups and businesses.

Learn more about the City’s As You Go MPLS mode-shift campaign

Visit the City of Minneapolis Public Works Department’s table midblock between West 32nd and 33rd streets to learn about the As You Go MPLS mode-shift marketing campaign. Public Works, in collaboration with the City’s Communications Department, has launched a multi-year mode-shift marketing effort designed to encourage people to leave their personal vehicle at home and try walking, rolling, biking or taking transit for more of their daily trips.

The campaign supports the City’s Transportation Action Plan, which includes a goal of having 60% of trips in Minneapolis taken by walking, biking, or transit by 2030. The As You Go MPLS program encourages Minneapolis residents who are open to walking, biking, and/or public transit, to try those travel modes in low-stress situations to overcome the initial hurdles of familiarity and awareness.

Open Streets Minneapolis is a City of Minneapolis initiative organized by Our Streets Minneapolis that gives local businesses, artists and community groups a chance to transform the streets into a place where people can gather and celebrate the diversity and creativity of the city while walking, biking and rolling.