Posted In: Council News, Housing Date: 10/24/2018 Metropolitan Council awards $4.5 million in grants to support affordable housing development The grants are expected to support the creation of more than 650 housing units affordable to low- and very low-income residents and important connections to jobs and services. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 8/10/2018 New report shows population and household growth in the Twin Cities metro outpaces available housing The Twin Cities is facing a critical housing shortage as the population increases. In addition to needing more housing supply, demographics are increasing the need for more diverse housing. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 4/18/2018 Council announces $27 million in Livable Communities funds available in 2018 Metro communities can now apply for funding to help to clean up polluted land, ensure affordable housing, stimulate development around transit, and make efficient use of land and infrastructure. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning, Transportation Date: 2/14/2018 Investment grows to more than $8 billion along existing, future LRT lines Developers are increasingly choosing to invest along light rail transit (LRT), as witnessed by the $8.4 billion in reported new investments along existing and future LRT lines. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 1/25/2018 Met Council Chair urges region to choose innovation Regional body celebrates 50th anniversary, charts course for future success. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 1/1/2019 12:00 PM - Location: various locations and dates Upcoming Council and Committee meetings The Council and its committees meet regularly most months. Find information on all upcoming Council and Committee meetings. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 11/22/2017 Livable Communities grants help ‘nail down the deal’ Program helps cities throughout the region create affordable housing for area residents. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 11/22/2017 Metro Cities: Watchdog, liaison and partner to Council Metro Cities monitors the Council to make sure city interests are represented, informs cities about Council actions and programs, and shares Council information useful in local planning. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 11/22/2017 Partnerships that connect families with housing they can afford Partnerships are key for the Council, through its Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro HRA), to provide thousands of metro-area households with federal rent assistance. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 11/16/2017 A Step Forward: the region’s 2016 affordable housing production The primary form of new affordable housing continues to be multifamily apartment buildings. In 2016, 94% of affordable units were renter-occupied. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 9/15/2017 Grant helps preserve affordable housing in manufactured home park The first-of-its-kind pilot grant of $234,83 will cover half of the cost of connecting homes in the Maple Hill Estates manufactured home park to the regional wastewater system. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 8/17/2018 Twin Cities area needs new strategy on affordable housing Star Tribune Editorial Board: Region ranked second only to Pittsburgh in key housing-cost measure. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 6/22/2018 Can manufactured homes help the housing crisis? FastCompany.com Tiny houses get all the attention, but mobile homes–despite the stigma–are already a huge part of the country’s housing, and could have a bigger part to play. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 6/7/2018 The numbers don't lie: Twin Cities needs more housing Star Tribune Construction hit the average last year, but dwellings in the region are far below the projected population growth. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 5/23/2018 Minneapolis is growing at its fastest rate since 1950 MinnPost Last week, Mayor Jacob Frey announced a goal to fund $50 million on housing projects in Minneapolis to address an affordable housing crisis in a city “growing faster that it has since 1950.” Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning, Transportation Date: 2/14/2018 Met Council: Light Rail-Adjacent Development Up $1.6 Billion Last Year KSTP.com The Metropolitan Council says developers have added $8.4 billion in investment along current and potential metro light rail corridors since the transit-ways were added to the Twin Cities landscape. Read more