[…] on the list for improvement by 2020.” Click through to take a survey, find out about meetings and get involved. Chip Jenne calls the Vision Zero policy in Minneapolis 2040: Zero Vision. Although “We too have a policy called Vision Zero in the most recent draft of our 2040 plan, but ours makes no mention of […]
[…] illustration of the problem, taken sometime in midwinter. Regular features Link! National Links: Housing Issue Roundup from The Overhead Wire (including a link to a story about Minneapolis 2040). Map Monday: Memorial Day Travel Safety shows that Minnesota is the 7th safest state in which to travel on Memorial Day (and shows all the […]
[…] out our new membership program, telling you about our mission development progress, and there’s streets.mn swag. RSVP here to give us a rough idea of numbers and food preferences. Minneapolis 2040 The comment period for the revision of Minneapolis’ Comprehensive Plan ends today. Getting in before the deadline are more posts about the plan this week; click here […]
[…] future work. Our mission is to foster positive connections and inclusive conversations about better places in Minnesota; can we count on your contributions to continue this work? Minneapolis 2040 Janne Flisrand looks back on the Minneapolis 2040 process in Minneapolis’ Secret 2040 Sauce was Engagement starting with a great engagement plan from Minneapolis city staff, political leadership […]
[…] the uses you want in your neighborhood allowed within a 5 minute walk or bike ride of your home?” Over 50% said No or Not Sure. The Minneapolis 2040 plan currently does not allow for the uses that our survey respondents are expressing a desire for in its draft zoning for urban neighborhoods. To learn […]
[…] homes that require attention and the need for weatherization is acute. But it wouldn’t be as important in California! Last year I wrote about myths surrounding the Minneapolis 2040 Plan and how the version of the plan that exists in the popular consciousness has outstripped the reality of the plan on the ground. As ideas […]
[…] St. from the neighbor immediately to the north, located at 625 N.E. Van Buren St. The complaint? Many components are wrapped up in the ongoing lawsuit against the Minneapolis 2040 Plan. But a key one is the argument of environmental degradation, and the loss of the opportunity to install a viable rooftop solar array. Granted, the […]
[…] Alex Schieferdecker offered the same insight in a post on this site last year, when he looked to explain the lackluster growth in housing permitting after the Minneapolis 2040 Plan loosened a variety of zoning restrictions. He wrote that in pricey coastal cities “zoning restrictions act like a cork holding back a shaken bottle of […]
[…] project and future ones. The Anti-Change Caucus Has Faded St. Paul’s 1-4 Unit Housing Study generally fits in the same vein as the missing middle reforms in Minneapolis 2040, the comprehensive plan that was passed in 2019. Details differ, but it is broadly a policy to increase the amount of housing that can be built […]
[…] land value taxes would address. First, because upzoning will increase a plot’s potential for development, it can lead to higher land values. Some early research on the Minneapolis 2040 Plan has found that property values increased in neighborhoods that went from single-family-only to triplex zoning. This is essentially unearned wealth that has accrued to landowners, […]