Communities News & Events

A new report looks at how six cities - including Minneapolis - are using smart growth and placemaking strategies to  successfully attract new companies and new residents.
 

New U of M study shows the mismatch between unemployed workers and job vacancies is a serious problem in the Twin Cities region and it appears to have worsened since the turn of the millennium.

The regional planning agency has launched the “Manufactured Home Park Preservation Project” to save some of the parks at risk of closure and to promote investment in aging communities.

The growth comes from a combination of immigration and higher birth rates in those population segments.

The nation’s population is increasingly diverse and the number of older adults is rising—patterns evident in the Twin Cities region as well.

Local government planners and planning consultants are invited to take part in a variety of educational opportunities and resources.

A proposal being floated in Minneapolis for mandatory participation for all apartment properties in the city would be overbearing.
 

Manufactured housing—often called “mobile homes”—is a valuable source of housing for very low- and extremely low-income households. But its future is at risk.