There’s a handful of housing projects coming up on the April 13, 2017 Minneapolis Planning Commission Committee of the Whole Agenda. I’m primarily writing this post because every time people hear about new housing being built, there are often groans of “ugh, it’s always [...]
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On Tuesday, November 1, the Minneapolis City Planning Commission will be voting on three important items that will help shape the future of the city. The first item is a measure to allow intentional communities in Minneapolis. MSPyimby supports the [...]
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A proposed housing project is being appealed tomorrow (June 22) on Marshall St in NE. Roughly 200 housing units would be built, but the neighborhood association wants more parking (1 car per unit – that’s a huge, unnecessary parking lot!) and less height. The requirement that 200 parking spaces be built is straight out […]
There’s a handful of housing projects coming up on the April 13, 2017 Minneapolis Planning Commission Committee of the Whole Agenda. I’m primarily writing this post because every time people hear about new housing being built, there are often groans of “ugh, it’s always more bro/luxury apartments.” It’s not really true, so I wanted to highlight these projects. So here’s […]
For the Minneapolis city elections this year, MSPyimby and WedgeLIVE! have drafted a few questions for mayoral and council candidates. We’ve sent them out to all candidates who have declared, and have asked for the questionnaires to be returned in early March. Rather than endorsing specific candidates, we will publish the responses in their entirety so […]
The “Intentional Communities” ordinance is before the Minneapolis Community Development & Regulatory Services Committee, so I sent a letter to the council members who sit on the committee. It reads as follows: I’d like to register my lukewarm support for the intentional communities ordinance. I think it’s great that certain residents will be allowed greater […]
On Tuesday, November 1, the Minneapolis City Planning Commission will be voting on three important items that will help shape the future of the city. The first item is a measure to allow intentional communities in Minneapolis. MSPyimby supports the motion, which would create more flexibility for residents who want to live in Minneapolis. According […]
Below is a revised mix of my notes plus a bit more commentary from all of the discussions that I attended. I might use some of this info in a future post, but I wanted to dump the “raw” stuff to help provide information and inspire others to write as well. Session 1: Messaging YIMBYism […]
On June 9, an appeal will be heard by the Minneapolis Zoning and Planning Committee, which would allow the construction of a 207-unit condo building in the Marcy Holmes neighborhood. Last month, the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) voted against Minneapolis city staff recommendations and denied the request to build the project, hence the appeal. Minneapolis needs more […]
MSPyimby seeks to reduce the cost of living in Minneapolis and St. Paul. We believe the underlying cause is an overall lack of housing, therefore we advocate for all types of housing to be built. For the last several years, more and more people are moving to Minneapolis and St. Paul. That’s a great thing; a larger population helps contribute […]