Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning Date: 5/23/2018 Article Source: MinnPost Minneapolis is growing at its fastest rate since 1950 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, Planning Date: 5/21/2018 Article Source: Star Tribune St. Paul led seven-county metro in population growth in 2017 Capital City beat Minneapolis for first time in a decade. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Planning Date: 4/3/2018 Article Source: Pioneer Press Metropolitan Council wins American Planning Association award for web-based handbook, tutorials The American Planning Association is recognizing the Metropolitan Council with an Achievement Award, one of 21 juried honors the APA plans to bestow on planning agencies across the country. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Planning, Transportation Date: 2/14/2018 Article Source: KSTP.com Met Council: Light Rail-Adjacent Development Up $1.6 Billion Last Year 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
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Wastewater & Water Date: 8/24/2017 Article Source: Star Tribune Met Council works to preserve mobile home parks with first-of-its-kind grant The first-of-its-kind grant will help Maple Hill Estates connect to the regional wastewater system in place of its aging, on-site septic system. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Planning Date: 8/30/2016 Article Source: Lillie News Falcon Heights and others subscribe to metro area solar farms Falcon Heights City Hall has solar panels on its roof and in the past couple of years the city changed its code to make it easier for residents to install solar. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning Date: 7/25/2016 Article Source: Governing.com The Growing Imperative for Age-Friendly Communities Many thought leaders believe that the communities that fare best in the 21st century will be those that tackle the challenges and embrace the positive possibilities that an aging population creates. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning Date: 7/14/2016 Article Source: Sun Focus Proud to be a Part of Northern Stacks Redevelopment Letter to the Editor from Council Chair Adam Duininck Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning Date: 6/23/2016 Article Source: Associated Press Most of Minnesota’s growth driven by people of color, census says The growth comes from a combination of immigration and higher birth rates in those population segments. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Transportation Date: 3/8/2016 Article Source: The Line Transit-oriented development in St. Paul: connections that create value MSP’s transit investments — the METRO bus and light-rail system, the emerging arterial bus rapid transit (aBRT) system, enhanced bus service— are helping to build a more populous, prosperous region. Read more