The Alliance

09/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at our meet and greet to celebrate The Alliance’s new leadership!

09/15/2026

Join us this afternoon from 3-5!

09/14/2026

Since 2013, the Blue Line Coalition, BLC, follows the planning, development, engagement of the Blue Line Extension project. A 13 mile long, light train, public transit project which has been in the design and planning process since 1981.

The impacts and opportunities of this public investment have been discussed and experienced by long term and new residents for decades.

Our partners from: Pueblos de Lucha y Esperanza, Heritage Park Neighborhood Association and friends from Legacy Family Center Minnesota; Got together to write an Opinion piece for the StarTribune that got published and printed on the newspapers on Saturday and available online. https://www.startribune.com/mn-infrastructure-development-metro-transit-trains-public-transportation/601887974

For us its clear, the blue line extension project is not about a train, but about the people and culture who currently resides in this important, vibrant and diverse corridor.

To learn more about our work, please visit: www.bluelinecoalition. org

Hennepin County and the Met Council need to stop pointing fingers and find a way to close this $224 million funding gap, the authors write.

09/08/2026

Join us next week for a meet and greet with our new interim Co-Directors!

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alliance-team-meet-and-greet-tickets-1998777696897

08/28/2026

We shape the story, together. [art via Amplifier by Caitlin Blunnie Liberal Jane Illustration]

08/27/2026

Behind the scenes where the dream work happens

08/24/2026

Meet Owen, our new interim Co-Director!

08/24/2026

Exciting news: The Alliance is celebrating new leadership!

We are proud to announce that staff Owen Duckworth and David Trinh will serve on our leadership team as interim Co-Directors.

2026 has been a year of organizational change and growth: our executive director stepped down, and the Alliance board of directors and staff have stepped up to carry out our vision for a vibrant and equitable Twin Cities region.

We’re not in it alone: it takes the strength and collective power of all of our member organizations and coalitions to ensure growth and development decisions, policies, and investments are centered in the needs and expertise of low-wealth people and Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, and People of Color.

Join us for a meet and greet to celebrate!

Save the date: Tuesday, September 15th, 2026, 3pm-5pm, at Eat Street Crossing in Minneapolis

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alliance-team-meet-and-greet-tickets-1998777696897

Get to know more about Owen and David: https://thealliancetc.org/celebrating-new-leadership/

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

“There is a long history in this nation of development pushing out the very communities that stand to benefit most from it.

Time and again, we’ve seen investments bring new businesses, new housing, and new opportunities—but too often, the people who have called these neighborhoods home for generations are priced out before they can share in those benefits.

This moment gives us a chance to choose a different path.

The northwest suburbs deserve more than investment in infrastructure alone—they deserve investment in the people who make these communities what they are.

As the Blue Line extension moves forward, the government must also invest in affordable housing, small businesses, tenant protections, homeownership opportunities, and community organizations that help residents build lasting stability.

Transit is an investment in a place, but it must also be an investment in the people who live there.

Organizations like ACER have spent years working with residents to ensure that development is shaped by the community, not imposed on it. Their work demonstrates that equitable growth requires intentional policies and sustained public commitment.”

—Sohini Bag McClannahan, African Career, Education & Resources, inc. (ACER), pictured, above, speaking at a rally with the Blue Line Coalition last week to call on Met Council to invest in the Blue Line Extension and antidisplacement efforts.