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These Livable Communities grants support planning, analysis, design, and engagement activities to help ensure the success of future development projects.

Among projects are an electric vehicle planning study and Metro Transit’s ongoing work to transition its fleet to electric vehicles.

This action to invest in anti-displacement is intended to support corridor residents, businesses, and equitable development in the corridor.

Metropolitan Council members are sorting through the suggestions and feedback from community members, transit customers, and transit employees to improve safety on the region’s transit system.

We use aerial photography, county and assessor information, building permits, and internet searches to collect the information about every five years.

The Fiscal Disparities Act promotes greater equity in the distribution of fiscal resources among local taxing jurisdictions. It still attracts national and even international attention.

Goats are among a suite of management tools that regional park staff use to reduce the presence of undesirable plant species and they have one big advantage: people love them.

The Twin Cities region’s population gained 314,000 residents over the last decade, bringing the total population to 3.16 million in 2020, according to Decennial Census counts.

The total municipal wastewater charge will increase by 4%; increases to individual municipalities will vary based on their overall 2020 wastewater flow.

$8 million is the highest funding amount since the Legislature established the program in 1995.

Despite the pandemic and 2020 recession, researchers expect the region’s population and employment will continue to grow at a steady and stable pace.