Take Action
Get involved! Make our roads safer for all Minnesotans.
Your actions will help influence elected officials to make sure that our roads and streets are safe for all Minnesotans, no matter how they get around. And by making our streets and roads more accessible to walking and biking, we can provide more options that promote clean air and good health.
Contact Your Legislators
Elected officials need to hear from their constituents – like you – about the urgent need to protect Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams and Great Outdoors for future generations. By taking a few moments of your time to call or email your legislators, you can make a lifetime of difference for our children and grandchildren.
To figure out who represents you, visit http://www.gis.leg.mn/mapserver/districts/
Click here to learn how to contact your legislators.
Write a Letter to the Editor
This is a simple, straightforward way to help get the word out about the urgent need to take action for Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams and Great Outdoors.
The best letters are short (150 words or less) and personal in nature - simply talk about why protecting our Great Outdoors is important to you! Read more tips on writing a letter to the editor.
To find contact information for your local paper, check out the Minnesota Newspapers Directory.
Attend a Community Event
Community events are great venues for sharing information about how we can protect Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams and Great Outdoors. Civic organizations, club events, city council meetings, and church gatherings are easy opportunities for a concerned citizen to let others know what they can do to ensure a high quality of life for future generations.
Minnesota Environmental Partnership has member groups throughout the state working to engage the public on issues like clean air, clean water, renewable energy, and funding for our Great Outdoors.
Click here to find out about upcoming events!
Join the Minnesota Environmental Action Network
Join the Minnesota Environmental Action Network and help protect and restore our state’s lakes, rivers, streams and Great Outdoors.
Your participation in the email action alert network will help influence elected officials to protect Minnesota’s Great Outdoors for generations to come.
The e-mail alerts that you receive will help you stay informed on the most critical environmental and conservation issues facing our state and give you powerful tools to contact decision makers quickly and effectively.
Safer Roads for All Minnesotans: Share Your Story
We know that Complete Streets legislation will help make our roads safer, give people more transportation options, and help make our communities better places to live. But we also know that it is individual stories that help people understand what making our roads safer is really about.
Two examples to get you started: Gina, a nine-year-old who rides her bike to school in a bike lane - except for the last two blocks, where she must ride in traffic that includes parents dropping their kids off at school.
And Marcia, a blind woman who must decide how she and her guide dog will get safely to the state fair since that stop for city buses (not the park and ride buses) has no sidewalk to guide them to the entrance.
Why do you support Safer Roads for All Minnesotans? Is there an unsafe street or road that makes it hard for you to get where you need to go safely? Is there a really good street in your neighborhood that helps support successful businesses and better connections with your neighbors? Share your story today with this easy form!
And then check back to read stories from other folks on why we need safer roads for all Minnesotans.
