Metro
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.
affordable housing
State Government
At the Capitol, the argument over how best to deal with Minnesota’s affordable housing crisis meets the need to get something done
One proposal, which has bipartisan support, would allow those who donate to affordable housing projects to take a dollar-for-dollar credit off of their state income tax bill.
Metro
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.
Metro
More than 120 people are living at Minneapolis’ ‘navigation center.’ Time is running out to find them permanent housing
Built to address the needs of those who’d been living at the Franklin Hiawatha homeless encampment, the navigation center must close by May 31, when the property owner — the Red Lake Nation — plans to break ground on an affordable housing complex.
Metro
‘The biggest surprise is the number of big surprises’: a Q&A with St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on his first year in office
The mayor talks affordable housing, public safety, and learning to code.
Politics & Policy
How Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey plans to spend $40 million on affordable housing
Right now, a growing number of Minneapolis renter households are spending more than half their incomes on housing.
Community Sketchbook
Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia’s long fight for low-income renters
As the debate around the city’s housing crisis takes center stage, the organization sees an opportunity to elevate their crusade for better living conditions and landlord accountability.
Community Voices
Affordable housing update: You’re right, we need better zoning
Lisa Bender’s inclusionary zoning proposal is the best solution to the problem I can think of — now that MinnPost readers have set me straight.
Economy
Think $745 a month for a one-bedroom sounds like a good deal? Not if you live in Minnesota’s Polk County
Twin Cities residents aren’t the only Minnesotans having trouble paying rent these days.
Community Sketchbook
Corcoran block party doubles as opportunity to rally around a new affordable-housing vision
Everyone had a story about subpar living conditions. Still, they all want to stay.