Samatar Crossing is a 1,850-foot (560 m), shared-use path and innovative urban redesign project in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Posthumously named after Somali-American politician and activist Hussein Samatar, the crossing connects the Downtown East/Elliot Park and Cedar-Riverside neighborhoods via a former interstate highway ramp.

[3][4] Nearby sites: The construction of urban freeways in the middle-to-latter half of the 20th century in the United States had a profound impact on neighborhoods.

Minneapolis Public Works had to construct a new westbound exit ramp from Interstate 94 to 7th Street to handle vehicle traffic into downtown and the new stadium.

"[4] It was residents of Cedar-Riverside who prioritized non-motorized connections to downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, resulting in Minneapolis city officials to adopt a different approach.

[5] Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, city officials, and community members formally opened Samatar Crossing on August 23, 2018.

Samatar Crossing is a connection between Cedar-Riverside neighborhood and downtown Minneapolis that repurposed a former interstate ramp into a car-free space for people walking and biking.

The neighborhood is home to the largest East African immigrant community in Minneapolis, most of whom rely on walking, biking, and taking transit.