Anti-Displacement Report
After meeting for more than a year, the Anti-Displacement Work Group published their recommendations in May 2023 for public review. The recommendations are focused on outcomes, and themes include:
- Transparency and accountability
- Community ownership and empowerment in decision-making
- Protecting and enhancing the rich culture of the corridor
- Supporting residents and business owners to stay in place along the corridor
An Anti-Displacement Work Group was led by the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) in partnership with Hennepin County and the Metropolitan Council. The work group's 26 members included residents and business owners in the area, people with lived experience of displacement, and people from the philanthropic community and government agencies.
The Anti-Displacement Work Group began seeking input on the development of the workgroup in Fall 2021. The application period opened in December and was promoted widely to corridor communities. More than 60 applicants were interviewed before final selections were made by a committee that included CURA and project staff, as well as corridor community and business representatives.
In addition to monthly public meetings, the work group hosted four day-long workshops between May 2022 and February 2023. Each workshop focused on a single topic or activity:
- Lessons from the existing Blue and Green Line projects
- Housing and cultural displacement
- Business displacement
- Finalizing recommendations
Review workshop materials
Resolution
In June 2023, the Corridor Management Committee voted to receive CURA's report and committed to working together to advance the recommendations. Read the resolution (PDF).