Category: Proposals
13 Amendments that would actually help achieve the plan’s goals
Along with the Star Tribune editorial board, Minneapolis for Everyone supports the goals of Minneapolis 2040 — especially regarding racial and economic disparities, increasing affordable housing and protecting (not merely “tending to”) the environment. Unlike the editorial board, however, we believe the plan’s strategies lack the focus and specificity necessary to achieve those critical … Continue reading 13 Amendments that would actually help achieve the plan’s goals
City secretly hires Saint Paul PR firm to promote M2040
In an 8/1/18 email, Heather Worthington, the City’s chief of long-range planning denied that the City contracted with a PR firm to work on M2040. Then we found the contract. Dated 7/11/18, the contract with Goff Public, of Saint Paul, is for $80,000. Among other things, the firm recommends withholding information about the plan from … Continue reading City secretly hires Saint Paul PR firm to promote M2040
Dr. William Tozer: Commentary on the 2040 Draft Comprehensive Plan for Minneapolis
Concerns regarding the current plan and discussion of the next draft of the plan in 10 years time.
Uptown Manhattan?
Impacts of high density buildings in the proposed plans will go against zoning rules meant to protect the lakes, views and open spaces.