[…] by Joining the streets.mn Board!. Take a look at our (updated) mission, then click to learn about what we ask of board members, and then consider applying. Minneapolis 2040 The Minneapolis 2040 Comp Plan is Still Worth Supporting says Pine Salica after the second draft was released recently. This post sums up the changes between the first […]
Here’s last week on streets.mn: Minneapolis 2040, the conversation continues Christa Moseng continues her Arguments Against Minneapolis’s Draft Comprehensive Plan, Addressed (Part II) Part I addressed density arguments, this week the goal is to refute arguments that the Comp Plan guidance to build more densely won’t address housing affordability as well as concerns about aesthetics […]
The event is over, but the information is still current: A Minneapolis 2040 Conversation Guide for National Night Out was published in advance of Tueaday, August 7’s neighborhood gatherings, but Jonathan Foster’s comp plan talking points could still help you out in other conversations about the comp plan: “Hopefully you’ll spark discussion. Ask your neighbor what city […]
Despite changing zoning codes to allow for more small multi-family housing, Minneapolis hasn’t seen much development. Here are some ways to improve the situation.
Neighbors for More Neighbors member and contributor Brit Anbacht compares the zoning of 48th and Chicago with that of 46th and Clinton in Minneapolis and how the 2040 Plan can create complete neighborhoods.
[…] look at the zoning map in Minneapolis, there are, I think it’s fair to say, dozens of different zoning categories. Ian: Great. Janne: And part of what Minneapolis 2040 does is, is reduce that to be fewer simpler categories. But zoning doesn’t say what you get. So there are lots and lots of single family […]
Current zoning codes in Minneapolis unnecessarily prevent small businesses from being more walkable and accessible — part of the neighborhood fabric.
[…] encountered negative consequences for saying this. I don’t ride a bike because I especially like biking. I bike because I have a choice. The proposed Comprehensive Plan, Minneapolis 2040, supports a balanced transportation system where the needs of all travelers are considered. It talks about the need to help people move quickly and easily around the […]
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul are conducting rezoning studies. One is focusing on missing middle housing, the other would allow business uses in more places. Let’s learn more from advocates in each city!
Just as Minneapolis allows us to make balanced decisions about having chickens in our yards, we should be allowing opportunities for small businesses to be mixed into our neighborhoods.