Metro
The 5 local government stories you’ll still be talking about in 2019
From development to dockless bikes.
Minneapolis City Council
Metro
All the ways the City Council changed the Minneapolis 2040 plan
Here are main takeaways from the council’s latest work on the plan, and how the massive document will guide future policies on development, infrastructure, transportation and more.
Metro
Minneapolis considers supervised injection sites to address opioid crisis
The government-sanctioned facilities would allow people to use heroin or other drugs under the supervision of healthcare workers. Though such programs operate in other cities around the world, none have been established in the U.S. — yet.
Metro
What the fight over Minneapolis 2040 says about Minneapolis 2018
Key to the debate around the city’s proposed comprehensive plan is this: Who, or what areas, should absorb the brunt of growth to help Minneapolis reach its goals around housing, transportation and employment?
Metro
Minneapolis is considering building a ‘navigation center’ to address homeless encampment. So what is a navigation center?
Navigation centers have become a popular way for cities to address homelessness: giving people a place to sleep with few restrictions, where they can also get advice on housing, employment, addiction and other health issues.
Metro
Triplexes, max heights and parking: what to expect from a revised Minneapolis 2040 plan
An updated version of the proposed comprehensive plan is set to released sometime next week.
Politics & Policy
‘The emergency is now visible’: How the Hiawatha homeless encampment came to be. And what Minneapolis officials are trying to do about it.
Minneapolis officials want to clear the homeless encampment by the end of September. But that is probably just the beginning of an effort to connect the camp’s residents with shelter and other services before winter.
Politics & Policy
Many questions, few answers, as Minneapolis council takes up proposal to change police oversight
There’s a desire among Minneapolis officials to respond to pleas for greater police accountability, but whether the current proposal would actually lead to better results is unclear.
Community Voices
Minneapolis’ police oversight amendment is a step in the wrong direction
Not only will Council Member Cam Gordon’s proposal weaken the city’s authority over the MPD, it represents the wrong response to the very real issues affecting police-community relations in Minneapolis.
Politics & Policy
Technology developed for Super Bowl LII has created an expansive new capability for police surveillance
The application, FieldWatch, gives every officer in the field with an iPhone the ability to stream video from his or her location back to a central command center.