Soren Stevenson

Candidate for City Council, Minneapolis, MN

Living in the Bancroft neighborhood, Soren is a housing justice and homeless outreach professional and a dedicated advocate for local climate action.

He’s been a board member of Our Streets, an organization that works to create safer streets for people who walk, cycle, and roll, better public transit, as well as environmental justice projects like "Bring back 6th" to acknowledge and address harms caused by highway construction. Soren has also worked with the organization Unidos in their work on supporting the implementation of the People's Climate and Equity Plan for Minneapolis.

If elected, Soren will fight for adequate funding to decarbonize existing buildings and increase bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.

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Soren’s Vision

Healthy Planet and Healthy People-
Environmental Justice

A fee on carbon pollution that reinvests the money towards environmental justice
Implementing the city’s zero waste plan so that we can shut down the Hennepin County Energy Recovery Center (HERC)
A just transition to good-paying union green jobs for fossil fuel and carbon-intensive workers
Including network geothermal in the 2050 comprehensive plan to reduce waste and energy bills
A quicker adaptation of rain gardens and shoreline restoration to clean our lakes, rivers, and streams
Stormwater guards to keep trash out of our lakes and the Mississippi

Transportation

Sidewalks that are clear and walkable year-round
Transit that is safe, reliable, fast, clean, and convenient
Street designs that prioritize safety as the top priority
Public EV charging stations at key destinations and expanding the Evie Program
High-quality protected bike infrastructure that keeps people cycling and people driving separated and safe

“We are in a climate emergency, and it is costing families and taxpayers millions in energy bills and retrofits. Our city is also responsible for decades of ongoing practices of environmental racism that are causing public health emergencies. For us, but more importantly for our children and grandchildren, we need to fund the City’s Climate and Equity Plan, transition our buildings and energy to zero-carbon sources, shut down polluting infrastructure, and expand transit and active transportation options.”

-Soren Stevenson