Leading the fight to:
Improve transit
- Electrify buses
- Build arterial bus rapid transit like the B Line on Lake Street
- Make transit free
- Signal priority, bus-only lanes, and other ways to give buses preference
Build out the full network of protected bikeways and trails
Improve walkability in every neighborhood
Fight freeway expansion
Working hand-in-hand with social movements to make real change:
Fought to undo the harm that freeways have done to our communities, especially BIPOC communities
Cam opposes the expansion or status quo reconstruction of I-94, and called for several approaches to reconnect and reclaim that corrdior for BIPOC communities
Read more: City of Minneapolis
Put the City on record supporting a Greenway crossing over the Mississippi
Read more: City of Minneapolis
Fought for City-led clearance of snow and ice on sidewalks
As part of supporting a visionary Transportation Action Plan, Cam ensured the city will explore city-led snow removal.
Read more: Cam's Resolution - Transportation Action Plan
Improved safety by reducing speed limits citywide
"Lower traffic speeds reduce the likelihood of a crash and make all types of crashes less likely to lead to death or a life-changing injury. A person hit at 35 mph is three times as likely to die as someone hit at 25 mph."
Read more: Bring Me the News
Improved walkability, including the new mid-block crossing to connect Seward Tower West to Triangle Park
Read more: Seward Neighborhood Group
Established Vision Zero to end pedestrian and bike deaths
"Council Member Cam Gordon, chairman of the Health, Environmental and Community Engagement Committee, said Vision Zero will prompt a review to see if patterns exist in Minneapolis crashes."
Read more: Star Tribune
Worked with residents to improve safety at 29th Ave
Achieved the 29th Ave S closure at Midtown Greenway as part of the 29th Ave S bike boulevard.
Read more: Star Tribune
Co-authored the Complete Streets policy
Cam earned special thanks from Our Streets for co-authoring this "really important" policy.
Read more: Our Streets
Worked with residents to improve safety - Oak St protected bikeway
Added bike lanes and trails throughout Ward 2 neighborhoods, including on Minnehaha, Riverside, 26th Ave S, East and Southeast Franklin, 27th Ave,
Read more: Our Streets
Worked with Our Streets to plan and start building a network of protected bikeways
Read more: Bikeways for Everyone
Worked with Sierra Club and other transit advocates to invest in transit
Cam ensured the Green Line served Ward 2 communities