Rework the Minneapolis 2040 Plan

There is an old saying with many variations and authors; “To whom much is given, much will be required”. Our city is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, which bring both opportunity and responsibility. Many thoughtful, well intentioned and talented people have participated in the ongoing conversation about the Minneapolis 2040 plan. It sometimes appears that most of those voices are on the side of the citizens of the city rather than the planners who drafted their vision for the future. Meetings inviting comment were, in our experience, too few and too short to fully give voice to people who came with honest concerns. 2040 seems to nod at some of the essential building blocks of a vibrant, thriving, successful metropolitan area; transit, jobs, affordable housing. A closer look finds not much concentration on education, historic preservation or environmental health. The draft plan appears all about real estate and little about what really makes a community. The things that make our city beautiful, liveable and unique are undermined by many of the policies and land use proposals in the Plan. Respect is lacking for long standing and thougthfully articulated environmental ordinances in favor of developers' favorite buzzword, “density”. The plan theorizes that all social problems will be solved if Minneapolis would only build enough apartments in some strategically identified “transit corridors”, and existing residents and neighborhoods silenced. Many have testified in general terms about the negative impact on some of the city's most beautiful, historic neighborhoods. I will put my perspective into much more personal terms. After a year long search, my husband and I purchased a condo that we hoped would be our home until we could no longer live independently. We considered Downtown, with its energy and correspsonding density. We decided that we wanted a place that offered closer proximity to lakes and access to nature. We are not young. We are

Like most agendas these days it revolves around money, particularly money that gets polititions elected. We need to get back to a government for the PEOPLE by the People, not what's in the best interest for the wealthiest.

Was it planned by The Plan and the Minneapolis City Council to have the comments end in the middle of summer — height of Summer VACATIONS? I feel the 2040 Plan is very one sided to developers and people who didn’t live in the city. As a resident since 1977, I’ve seen Linden Hills grow up. I’ve seen change. It wasn’t a one fit all prescription! Stop this plan!

We like the uniquiness of Minneaopolis that is why we choose to live here. We DO NOT need another Uptown ir North Loop etc. We don't need more unaffirdable shops and apartments that the majority of hard working minneapolis can't afford to live ir shop. Leave our neighborhoods alone!

The objective of most developers is to return maximum profit. That objective often supplants the goal of thoughtful, enduring design and healthy communities. Just look around at the the new cookie-cutter apartment buildings.

I agree with the comment by Kari Bomash. No affordable housing is covered in the plan. Just increasing supply to decrease price, which hasn't worked. Also, transportation is not addressed except in hopeful statements.

Lifelong Minneapolis resident. Happy tax payer. 35+ years living in Linden Hills. The Plan can be greatly improved and is not workable in in its present form.

Plan does not solve problems it is supposed to solve. Plan put forth with broad application, each neighborhood needs to be examined for applicable application

Stop the madness.

This is a "all for the rich developers" plan.This is what is wiping out our middle class. This has to change.

I live in the ECCO neighborhood, and prior to that CARAG, both of which Lisa Bender represents. She claims that objections from other parts of south Minneapolis are not relevant because people will get used to it, just like like they have in her ward. I am a person who has lived my entire life in multi-family dwellings and rides a bike and walks as much as possible - for these reasons I chose to live in Uptown, so that I could continue to have that life style. During my 17 years in ward 10, 7 years as renter and the last 10 as an owner, the development of Uptown has drastically changed the neighborhood, but not for the better. The increased development has driven prices up and not down, and as a result the economic and racial diversity has decreased. These new developments are not full, and none of the units has been designated for affordable housing. As I type this, 2 developments are breaking ground at Lake and Humboldt, and another one is scheduled for Lake and Emerson - no new units are designated for affordable housing. As the neighborhood has grown, we have reduced the number of parking spaces available, and put wide bike lanes on most of the major thoroughfares. The result is that the congestion has become unbearable. These new bike lanes are terrible for traffic, and not safe for the bikers. As someone who rides often for transportation, they terrify me, and i avoid them at all costs. We should be taking residential streets that are parallel to the major thoroughfares and designating them for biking. In addition, the neighborhood often experiences brown outs when the summer heat gets too bad. Most of the older homes use window air conditioning units, that stress the grid when it gets too hot. Have we any plan to update the grid to support these additional units? This plan is making all the same mistakes that have already been and continue to be made in Uptown - why would we recreate this all over the city? A more targeted appr

The 2040 plan has not been explained to the tax payers of Minneapolis not has it been properly vetted with the state holders who will be impacted by the negative effects of the increased desire in some of our most unique, historic and valuable neighborhoods. There is not adequate planning for this increased density: for example there is no planning for parkingand/or traffic this horrible plan cause. It is a document that has many other issues and designs that have not been totally examined or thought out in terms of the impact on inidividuals, neighborhoods, environment, transportation, schools and the well being of “everyone” who lives in the city. The density issue has already been started in the Calhoun/Isles district by granting developers the go ahead to build apartment dwellings that have not been examined or contemplated in terms of construction methods being used or the impact on people, transportation or environment. There needs to be scrutiny put to work rather than offering the go ahead on permits that will effect livable area presently in place. This is a democratic endeavor that should incorporate all voices and considerations prior to the instillation of such huge, poor and ill conceived change.

Please direct more attention to truly affordable workforce housing. We don’t need more high-priced apartments and condos.

Coincidence that my daughter and I made a few turns last evening and ended up at Lake Calhoun and not the Torchlight Parade. I saw the “Don’t bulldoze or city” signs and was confused. Why would someone want to bulldoze such a beautiful area with such gear history. THEN a friend tagged me in this petition this morning. I now know why I was lead on our journey last night. God is in control of our beauty. It would be a sad day for Minneapolis to allow any area to be destroyed.

Please keep our neighborhoods as unique communities and not engorge with increased density.

Uptown does not need another building.

Keep our neighborhoods the way they are! No overcrowding please!

This plan is not for me or my Minneapolis neighbors.

Please rework the 2040 Plan! This does not work for our community.

Please hear the heart and message in this petition Thank you