Street Views: Local Comp Plans (Unofficially) Kick Off
How might the Met Council’s newly adopted Imagine 2050 plan be implemented in local comp plans? Let’s read the tea leaves of recent trends.
Category: Land Use
Street Views: Mapping Highways’ Footprint
Our twice-monthly columnist maps the impact and “rethinking” imposed on urban communities during the original freeway boom.
What Can Charleston, South Carolina, Teach Minneapolis?
With an engaging streetscape, varied building stock and sensible zoning, charming Charleston, South Carolina, holds important urban design lessons for Minneapolis.
Discussions on the ‘Decline of the Midway’
A recent opinion piece about the development challenges in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood misses a few key points, says one neighborhood resident.
What New Statewide Polling Teaches Us About Housing and Land Use Policy
A survey of registered voters shows that Minnesotans prioritize housing affordability — and support the state Legislature acting on housing and land use policy.
St. Paul Port Authority Announces ‘Ayd Mill Stroad’ Redevelopment Plan
What could be more convenient than big-box shopping in the heart of the city, easily accessible by car for suburban drivers?
Blue Line Extension Part 2: Land Use Problems
The Blue Line extension’s route through the northwestern suburbs is more or less settled. Let’s look at the existing and future land use on that corridor.
Zoning Constraints and Mixed-Use Corridors: A Conversation With Spencer Miller-Johnson
A St. Paul city planner helps us unpack the East Grand Avenue Overlay District Study!
Reimagining Lyndale Avenue’s Underutilized Space
Most of Lyndale Avenue’s right of way is devoted to cars. An upcoming reconstruction is the perfect time to reimagine this as a space for people.
How Engaging With Stories Can Help Us Reclaim Local Power
We used storytelling as an engagement tool to make sense of the decline of St. Paul’s fancy-schmanciest shopping street. Could it inform work in other places, too?