Cam has championed green and healthy transportation

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:

Dec 2020

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

Put the City on record supporting a Greenway crossing over the Mississippi

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.

3/12/20

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."

Improved walkability, including the new mid-block crossing to connect Seward Tower West to Triangle Park

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."

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.

Co-authored the Complete Streets policy

Cam earned special thanks from Our Streets for co-authoring this "really important" policy.

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,

Worked with Our Streets to plan and start building a network of protected bikeways

Worked with Sierra Club and other transit advocates to invest in transit

Cam ensured the Green Line served Ward 2 communities

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