Communities News & Events

The Livable Communities program grants help communities invest in economic development and housing choices, and promote connections between transportation options and land use.

Suburban local governments in the Twin Cities metro have new resources to help them plan and program more effectively for the way their communities are changing.

Population growth continues throughout the region, according to the Metropolitan Council’s community-level preliminary population estimates for 2019.

It will provide local governments with high-quality data about greenhouse gas emissions from several key sectors.

Metro area cities can apply for $24.5 million in 2020 through the Livable Communities Fund. That includes an expansion of the funds targeted specifically to preserve and expand affordable housing.

We awarded one contamination investigation and 10 contamination cleanup grants to will help clean up 46 acres.

A complete and accurate census count is crucial for funding from the federal and state governments.

The Metropolitan Council has committed 1 million dollars to a new winter homeless initiative announced by Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Dec. 19.