The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to move forward with a study that explores turning the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue into a pedestrian mall.

The City of Minneapolis is looking at what to do with the People's Way gas station that stands at the site where George Floyd was killed.

She has also used her platform for social justice advocacy — from sitting out the 2020 WNBA season to focus on community reform efforts, to joining protests after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.

The Minneapolis City Council on Thursday overrode Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of a legislative directive to further explore converting George Floyd Square into a pedestrian mall.

Community members are urging the city council to override Mayor Jacob Frey's latest veto on a vision for George Floyd Square.

Frey characterized the council's 9-4 vote which overturned his veto as a betrayal of the community's wishes and a waste of taxpayer money

Both sides have shared different visions for the area of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin nearly five years ago. Earlier this month,

Minneapolis will continue exploring a plan to turn the intersection where a police officer murdered George Floyd into a pedestrian plaza after the City Council on Thursday overrode the mayor's veto of the project.

For the last four and a half years — indeed starting just days after George Floyd was murdered by a police officer — I have led the city of Minneapolis’ community engagement

The process has reflected a persistent pattern in Minneapolis, where the voices of people of color are systematically sidelined or erased in public engagement.

Elon Musk has weighed in on the growing movement to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, calling it “something to think about.” Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020,