Washington Avenue safety improvements
Hennepin County is working to make it safer and easier for people who walk, bike, and roll to travel on Washington Avenue (County Road 152) between 5th and 11th avenues in downtown Minneapolis. We plan to make improvements starting in 2028.
Project goals
Our designs will focus on ensuring people living, working and visiting the area can make connections safely and providing businesses with the access they need.
We’re including the following goals:
- Providing safer ways for people walking, biking, and rolling to cross the roadway
- Continuing the existing separated bikeway
- Supporting transit to meet current and future needs
- Making the area more inviting
- Including green infrastructure
We’re collaborating with the city of Minneapolis on this project and will be using city and county plans to guide our work.
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Recap of open house on potential design improvements
The project team hosted an open house for the community to share thoughts on potential retrofit bikeway and design improvements on Tuesday, September 15 from 4:30 - 7 p.m. at Open Book at 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis.
Forty-nine people attended the open house and shared their thoughts on the recommended design.
See the open house boards and concept layout.
Tom Kaiser from the project team points out features of the recommended intersection design.
Javier Whitaker-Castañeda from the project team greets attendees at the Open Book open house welcome table.
