When an injunction temporarily blocked the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan in September 2023 injunction, more than 30 developments with more than 500 housing units were halted. That number did ...

Since the first draft of the Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive plan was released, it’s been a rollercoaster of a ride. The City’s plan, required to be created by the State every ten years, is solely ...

That latter position pushed Smart Growth Minneapolis, an environmental nonprofit, and several other groups to sue the city in 2018 over the 2040 plan. The lawsuit resulted in years of back-and ...

The Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which the city council approved in December, will rezone sections of the city to allow more middle-sized housing on a single lot. Researchers aimed to answer ...

The city also passed the Minneapolis 2040 plan that ended single-family zoning, leading to an increase in housing construction that contributed to lower inflation in Minneapolis. Although the plan ...

That process generated support across disparate communities for the comprehensive plan that was ultimately proposed: Minneapolis 2040. “I think if you start having a conversation about shared ...