A resident-driven program is bringing 49 new traffic calming projects to Minneapolis in 2025. While the City’s Traffic and Parking Services chose traffic calming projects across the city, the Whittier neighborhood is getting improvements along more than one street.

After looking through traffic calming suggestions submitted by residents, the City chose 120 traffic calming ideas to integrate into 49 projects, now listed on the City’s traffic calming website. The requests were scored on a system that is limited to City-owned streets that are not high-injury streets or planned for reconstruction. There were 380 out of 820 requests that were eligible for construction.

The City’s traffic calming projects run a few blocks and most commonly include traffic circles or speed humps.

In Southwest Minneapolis, Ward 10 is getting multiple traffic calming improvements: projects are planned for Aldrich Avenue, two spots on Blaisdell including at 22nd Street, and two spots on Pleasant Avenue.

An interactive City map highlights the 2025 traffic calming project areas. People can also leave feedback on transportation concerns. Loring Park will see traffic calming along 14th Street W, where people have already commented on the City’s map: “Cars never stop at the stop sign where they are supposed to even when pedestrians are crossing” and “Cars roll through this stop sign more often than not.”

The City Council’s Climate & Infrastructure Committee heard a presentation from the City’s Traffic and Parking Services on April 17. The City has already begun holding open houses for the traffic calming projects and will offer opportunities for online feedback, Ben Brasser with Traffic and Parking Services told the committee. The Whittier open houses were held on April 14 and 15.

Residents interested in submitting traffic calming requests for 2026 can do so through Aug. 1.