Rework the Minneapolis 2040 Plan

This is a terrible plan that will have significant negative outcomes on what makes Minneapolis so special. This plan benefits developers. It is time to protect the interests of citizens.

The goal of increasing the quantity of affordable housing in Mpls is noble. The 2040 plan will not accomplish this goal but instead will open the flood gates to developers. Frey & Bender seem to be of the misguided notion that single family home ownership and cars are the enemies of the people. Enough is enough!

Please rework this plan.

Don't sign off on 2040 plan!

I oppose any development plan that does not take into account the need for parking. Not everyone is able to bike or use public transport, though they may want to, and these people should not be shut out of housing in the city.

I'd like to see how with the density growth the already crowded minneapolis schools will be supported.

I am strongly opposed to the 2040 Plan. Succinctly, this plan is all wrong for our city. High density housing works well in some places, but not all. My concern is our ward, the 13th. High density housing with no parking facilities is totally wrong for us. As most of the other signators of this position have stated: it must be re-worked and resubmitted clearly for all to read and understand. And, not presented with less than a month for open commentary. The existing 2040 Plan needs to be totally ditched!

I also think this plan is ageist and ableist. They want everyone to bike and get rid of their cars totally ignoring people who need cars to get around.

I've lived in Bryn Mawr for 20+ years and loved every part of it. It's sense of community, it's small town feel, it's access to downtown, it's access to parks and lakes, it's access to public transportation. It is called a neighborhood within a park because we are surrounded by Theodore Wirth and Cedar Lake. The core of Bryn Mawr is made up of single family homes and a few duplexes. I myself have been in the process of converting our duplex into a single family home. When I applied for the permit, the city advised me to think carefully because of zoning, I can not easily convert it back into a duplex in the future should I change my mind. I also live within a couple blocks of a major Metro Transit route. Now the City is saying that they want to change the zoning so that someone can build one or more four-plex housing on all sides of me. I live amid cute smaller bungalows, that any developer can afford to buy up and build monstrosities. This is simply a crime perpetrated by the city looking for more tax dollars from the residential base. The city has done a terrible job of promoting and developing a commercial and corporate base in downtown Minneapolis to help support the city's growth with a strong tax base. Instead, the companies have left the city for more tax friendly suburbs, leaving many buildings vacant. Who assumes this loss in tax base? The resident's of Minneapolis, that's who. Now the city is just looking for ways to get more residents into the city to foot the bill, without any thought as to what makes the Minneapolis neighborhoods what they are. I have had to struggle with the Minneapolis School District for years as they have tried to redraw lines and cut school budgets to offset the losses that the city has lost in tax base. You've allowed people to sit on the school board that don't even live in Minneapolis. What do they care about the school district? They are not vested in it. I've fought that battle because I love the neighborhood

With climate change and other challenges, we need the strong, responsive community that block clubs provide. In our neighborhood, most renters do not attend such events as they are just "passing through."

I have already sent letters to Lisa Palmisano and Mayor Frey stating many of these same objections. I want to be part of a big group opposing this plan

I am strongly opposed to the 2040 Plan. The one size fits all approach to a city that is so large and so diverse in terms of neighborhoods makes no sense. Zoning and questions of density should be resolved neighborhood by neighborhood with apartments and 4 plexes making lots of sense in some places, but not all.

Very much understand the needs for growth, higher density and improved mass transit - but strongly opposed to a one size fits all as we are going to lose some wonderful neighborhoods with this approach.

This must be stopped. It really, really, makes no sense.

This plan does not take into consideration different areas have different needs.

Neighborhoods should be involved in the development that significantly impacts them. Currently the plan ignores that important and vital aspect of variety and uniqueness that makes a city great.

The community as a whole needs to know more about this zoning plan. So adoption should be postponed.

We now have a small city that promotes living at relative ease. Bigger is not better. It I wanted urban dense pack I would move to Chicago or New York

The 2040 plan has not been explained to the tax payers of Mpls and is a document that has many 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 well thought out 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 change in the manner in which things are carried out.

A poorly thought-out plan which only has the benefit of lining the pockets of developers and will not achieve the goals. Must be reworked to avoid disaster