Tom Olsen
@OlsenForParks
Minneapolis Park Board Commissioner At Large. Visit http://olsenforparks.org for more info. Comms Specialist MN House DFL. MPLS, biking, Twolves. He/him/his.
I'm running for reelection for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to continue to serve as your At-Large Commissioner! I'm ready to use my experience to advance our common goal of a park system that serves everyone equally. Support me at: olsenforparks.org/donate
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Something I'd like to ask of all the Minneapolis Park Board candidates is for them to support a VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) reduction target. Minnesota, Hennepin County, and the City of Minneapolis all have strong VMT targets, but up to now MPRB has done almost nothing to help.
Something I'd like to ask of all the Minneapolis Park Board candidates is for them to support a VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) reduction target. Minnesota, Hennepin County, and the City of Minneapolis all have strong VMT targets, but up to now MPRB has done almost nothing to help.
Here's Tom Emmer fist-bumping and laughing as he strips away healthcare and nutrition assistance from millions of Americans and adds 3.3 trillion to the national debt.
Thank you to all the delegates and alternates who lasted to the end. It wasn't pretty, but we came to endorse, and THAT’S WHAT WE DID!!! To the park board labor slate, congratulations! To @OmarFatehMN, congratulations 1000x over. What a stunning win!
Can't wait to see you all at the convention today!!! Let's win this thing!
candidates preparing their delegates for convention tomorrow who only mention where to park and not what transit goes to target center reveal so much about their priorities
He's resilient. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT MN NEEDS RIGHT NOW. In this moment every other Republican should step aside and LET SCOTT DO THIS THING!
Thank you Scott!! Don’t let the haters get you down, you can do this!!! 🫡🇺🇸
Had a great conversation with Jason! Be sure to give it a listen!
Second I talked to at-large incumbent Tom Olsen @OlsenForParks (3/6) YouTube: youtu.be/SJgH-O9Al9g?si… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Ejz8g… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pre…
Second I talked to at-large incumbent Tom Olsen @OlsenForParks (3/6) YouTube: youtu.be/SJgH-O9Al9g?si… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Ejz8g… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pre…
I’m grateful for the support of Senator Clark. Fun fact, he lives in and represents the neighborhood I grew up in, in Northeast Minneapolis! The City is best able to deliver positive solutions when we have state partners working alongside us for people-centered policies. (1/3)
In this moment, I can not imagine ever "getting over it."
No I’m not over it, have not moved on. A political assassination happened in our country—(not just in Minnesota, in the United States)—and I feel like we have collectively treated it like any one of the other many forms of violence we experience almost daily. But this is…
sailboat ride with @MichaelforParks and cousin steve for the @WedgeLIVE podcast!!
Within months, @MnDOT wants to remove all freeway options in the "Rethinking I-94" process--BEFORE the real environmental & health review 30 orgs, including 15 neighborhoods, have signed and you can too! betterthan94.org/open-letter/
The first draft of the Wedge LIVE Park Board Voter Guide is here. You are allowed to bring this graphic into the arena with you for the Minneapolis DFL city convention.
The Stone Arch Bridge Festival, TC Pride, & Taste of MN—Downtown is BACK! Why? Because, thanks to @cashmanforward7, it’s now easier to build more housing Downtown; creating denser, more active neighborhoods. Here’s a clip from her interview on Spiced Up Civics last week.
250,000 Minnesotans kicked off health care 28% higher energy bills More hungry kids All for billionaire tax breaks This ugly bill is devastating to Minnesotans just trying to get by, and a huge handout to the richest among us.