Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed the council’s plan to study a pedestrian mall. City hopes to reopen street nearly 5 years after murder.

By a vote of 9-4, the Minneapolis City Council overrode Mayor Jacob Frey's veto of the council's plan to establish a pedestrian mall at George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis.

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. A 9-4 supermajority kept the possibility of a pedestrian mall alive despite the mayor urging council members to finalize a plan and avoid further delays.

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.

Following a Minneapolis City Council vote to override Mayor Frey’s veto, community activist Al Flowers criticized council members for “ignoring the Black community” and “playing politics” in regards to the future of the area surrounding George Floyd Square.