Rework the Minneapolis 2040 Plan

There is nothing in this plan to address affordable housing or the race disparity. This city does not have the public transportation infrastructure to support a higher density level.

I am opposed to this plan as presented which has not had adequate vetting in the community.

I have lived in Minneapolis for 40 years. I value those who have invested in their small lots with pride. I do not feel home ownership is outdated. This plan is too aggressive and too encompassing. I will not serve the intended purposes as the proposal stands.

Density has a role but it will require more discipline and restrictions rather than open market free for all for developers.

I don’t equate affordability with density and don’t feel the plan focuses attention on the real housing issues our city faces.

A lifetime Minneapolis resident that will consider leaving with this plan

plan needs many revisions

Think how the downtown makes you long for human scale. Once the neighborhoods built to that scale are gone we can never get them back, and the city becomes about money and commerce rather than livability and human needs.

Lifelong resident. Right goals, wrong plan. City also needs diversity of density...not access for developers to increase density everywhere. And ignoring reality of parking needs results in continual stressors for those in dense affordable neighborhoods.

A lifetime Minneapolis resident

Please reconsider this major change to our investments for our children and their children!

If you truly believe this is the right plan, then educate, educate, educate us on why.

Many of our neighborhoods are getting too dense, ie. Uptown and the west end of Lake Street and Bde Maka Ska. Too many cars now!!!

Bad Move for Minnesota.

I am absolutely not in favor of this plan. You need to listen to the people that live in this city and want it to prosper. This plan does not achieve that.

I have many concerns about the plan as it stands. I live in my neighborhood as it is livable and feels residential. If I wanted to live in an area with a more urban/densely populated feel, I’d move there. This plan will create too many problems which haven’t been considered yet.

This plan needs more community discussion. Property taxes are too high in Minneapolis not to include homeowners.

I support the points in this petition. Another problem I see with the 2040 plan is it discourages homeowners to install solar systems on their houses. The city needs to respect that many house lots throughout Minneapolis are very small and houses are very close to each other. What happens on the neighboring lot has a huge impact on a homeowner. Our house is prime for solar panel installation but now I will never consider the investment because the chances have increased that a large 4 plex could go up in the neighboring south lot and completely obstruct light to our house. And there are no protections offered by the city for this scenario. The city should encourage solar energy and electric cars in addition to transit.

This is not a workable plan and undermines Minneapolis residents.

One size for all with no community input is bad for Minneapolis.