Many cities make up the Twin Cities metropolitan region, and these cities vary greatly in population size, racial and economic diversity, and resources. Discussions continue about how to best serve the needs of our individual communities, while at the same time...
The Twin Cities region is in the middle of building out a regional network of light rail and bus rapid transit corridors, with profound future consequences for development patterns in the Metro Area. These new corridors also hold the potential of great...
Like many other regions around the country, the Twin Cities has seen a debate for years on where best to place new affordable housing resources, in low income communities where the greatest numbers of needy households reside, or in higher income suburban areas, often...
When the Metropolitan Council committed to adopting the Region’s first Housing Policy Plan in 30 years, housing advocates seized on the opportunity the Plan provided to strengthen region-wide housing efforts. HPP and other housing advocates had long argued that...
Although future funding remains uncertain, the Twin Cities region appears to be on a path of developing a network of transit lines that promise to eventually remake development patterns. The Hiawatha LRT line now has a track record of strong ridership...
Prior to the housing crash in 2008, HPP promoted Inclusionary Zoning, also called inclusionary Housing, as a promising policy tool to accomplish two goals gaining more affordable units beyond the limits of public funding, and creating more mixed income housing. IZ,...
