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New metro BRT lines could be DOA without a little TLC from the Legislature
Several BRT projects are currently on regional leaders’ funding wishlist, but much of what happens with those priorities will depend on what happens at the Legislature.
Jessica Lee
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Meet the guy who wants to change the way Minneapolis elects city council members
Tom Basting’s interest local politics was activated by the fight over Minneapolis 2040. But now he’s focused on something bigger: altering the very way the city chooses its leaders.
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Accessory dwelling units were supposed to help ease the Twin Cities’ housing crunch. How’s that working out?
Four years after allowing the structures, Minneapolis has permitted 137 ADUs.
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Southwest LRT construction is about to get real. What that could mean for you
The latest on Southwest LRT and what we know now about the construction schedule for the 14.5-mile, Minneapolis-to-Eden Prairie route.
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Six takeaways from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s State of the City address
Frey’s second State of the City address focused on police training, housing problems and economic growth.
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The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority is changing the way it does business, and some city council members are worried about it
An agreement with the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority is the latest step in efforts to ensure the city maintains as much affordable housing as possible.
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It sure seems like there’s going to be single-family homes at the Ford site development
Ford currently owns the 122-acre site along the Mississippi River in the Highland Park neighborhood. For years, the company made it clear that it did not want single-family homes included in future development of the site. That has changed.
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Members of Minneapolis boards and commissions are older, whiter, and more likely to be homeowners than the overall population. The city wants to change that.
The roughly 300 appointees that serve on the city’s various advisory boards — ranging from the Transgender Equity Council to the city’s Planning Commission — have input on all types of policies and initiatives that come out of City Hall.
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Report highlights growing number of homeless seniors in Minnesota
The Wilder report found other notable trends among Minnesota’s homeless population. Among them: that the number of people sleeping under bridges, alongside roads or in vehicles — anywhere outside — has more than doubled since 2015.
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Carter touts public safety initiatives, successes in ‘State of Our City’ address
The speech added to a growing list of goals for St. Paul from Carter around criminal justice, many of which prioritize investments in schools, parks, libraries and housing over that of policing.