Affordable Housing is a Paradox
“Affordable” housing is a paradox. It’s not actually affordable, and the engine of its development is the expiration of the affordability it claims to offer.
Category: Economics
Grocery Prices: Affordability Across Minneapolis in 2025
In these inflationary times, which Minneapolis grocery stores offer good value for some basic kitchen staples?
Many High-Income Minnesotans Got E-Bike Rebates
The state’s e-bike rebate was supposed to make quality transportation financially accessible to those who most need it. That didn’t quite happen.
Bloomington’s New Vision for Southtown Shopping Center
Located along several key regional corridors (I-35W, I-494, Orange Line), what is currently a vast sea of parking and big-box retail has much more potential.
Renting Is Not a Waste of Money in Minneapolis
The economics of housing have shifted in the past 60 years. In the Twin Cities, at least, renting is now more profitable.
Minnesota’s New Rideshare Companies Seek Market Niche
Better pay for drivers. Multiple passenger pickup and a focus on folks who can’t drive. Now all the new rideshare companies need is name recognition.
National Links: Tying TOD to Transport Funding
The financial risk of leaving big cities, locked-in low mortgage rates holding up household movement, and links between car exhaust and Alzheimers.
Retail Districts Need a Local Base
The national problem of sagging shopping districts can be fixed with local stores in Uptown and Downtown Minneapolis and on Grand in St. Paul.
Re-imagining Commuter Rail in a Post-Pandemic World
Current transit expansion plans are strong, but light rail extensions and bus rapid transit cannot be the end-all be-all of our ambitions.
Cutting Vehicle Miles Would Yield Health, Economic Benefits
Money and lives could be saved and health could be improved if only, as a society, we abandoned “car culture.” So why don’t we drive less?