Open Streets Minneapolis has its first event of the year this weekend: East Lake Street from 2nd Ave S to 22nd Ave S this Saturday. For those unfamiliar with the event,

"Open Streets Minneapolis is part of a global movement to make streets places that put people first.

During these free, family-friendly events, local nonprofit Our Streets Minneapolis partners with the City of Minneapolis to temporarily close major thoroughfares to car traffic, opening them to people biking, walking, rolling, and connecting with neighbors and local businesses.

Open Streets Minneapolis events help us experience streets as public spaces where communities thrive. Congested city streets become vibrant, pedestrian-friendly boulevards where people can dream, play, and explore. Open Streets Minneapolis events aim to fundamentally change in how people think about their city streets."