Earth Day Walk on Franklin with Pedestrian Dignity

Description: Join us for a one-of-a-kind walking/movement* experience along the full (5.5 mile) length of Franklin Avenue through Minneapolis and into St. Paul. There will be three optional meeting points for those who would prefer options. Throughout the event we will make meaningful 'shoulder-to-shoulder' connections, listen to local stories, ground ourselves in themes of mobility justice (pedestrian safety/connectivity, equity, accessibility, class justice, racial justice, climate action) and learn a few new tools for advocating (in our systems and outside them) for dignified, accessible and healthy streets. Pedestrian Dignity events center lived experience. We will invite participants to be in their senses and to feel what so many have to face - both positive and negative - related to being a pedestrian moving through practical corridors. 

We will also share in the many benefits of moving the way we are made to (environment/Earth Day, mental health, creativity, play, nature connection, community…