Rework the Minneapolis 2040 Plan

The appeal and character of Minneapolis is already being eaten away by overlarge, shoddily designed, supposedly "luxury" apartments and the accompanying congestion. Density is doing nothing for those of us who live here. Our taxes don't get lower, our schools get more dilapidated and life just becomes more of a hassle. Density isn't making housing more affordable, either, and that should be a metro area issue anyway, not one Minneapolis has to tackle alone. 2040 doesn't benefit anyone but developers and the city leaders they pay for.

I don't like highest condos destroying beautiful old buildings and raising prices to live, I want to be able to live in Minneapolis someday

Developers are sucking out the soul and communities of a once great city like the vampires they are. Sad to see the soul, spirit and energy being stolen from us by developers. I lived in Loring Park for 19 years and used to love the neighborhood. Developers stole coffeshops,restaurants, etc from the community.I grieve the loss of friends and community. All to line their pockets.

Try developing a plan with strong, localized, community input that recognizes and respects the unique and multi-faceted nature of each neighborhood within our great city. Our neighborhoods should be cherished - not threatened with destruction. Minneapolis has a long and sad history of ruining its own neighborhoods with big visions that leave out the neighborhoods and destroy communities. Let's not go down that path, yet again.

I do not like the proposed 2040 plan. What makes Minneapolis great is the lack of congestion in getting around the city and the abundance of green space. The schools are already over crowded. Putting more people in the area will only make this worse. There are several areas in the city, that have space needing development as well are areas downtown. The downtown areas would be best fitted for high rise affordable housing. I do not think around the lakes is the best place. If you put in affordable housing, it will cause home values to go down. This will make taxes go down. Plus putting so much effort into a corridor zoning will only make it less desirable for families in single family homes. You want your kids to be able to walk in your neighborhood. Too much congestion will not make it safe to do this. Please reconsider starting the development in areas in need such as tearing down the Kmart at Nicolette and redoing that whole plot. There is great opportunity to put shopping and housing in the same place.

The current Plan 2040 should be thrown out and a completely new plan designed. The worst thing about the current plan is that it is not based on expert opinion, factual evidence, or reality. It is based on an unproven, trendy theory which states that population density will result in affordable housing and racial equality. Experience in other cities has shown that the opposite will happen.

I live in Marcy Holmes neighborhood and worked on the Master Plan and when the city wants to they allow variances to developers for high rises along the river and notably 2nd Ave to developers in areas where Master Plan agreed not to have buildings over a certain height. and also none include affordable housing.

Affordability The plan was sold as increasing affordability – as Seattle found it will decrease affordability.... by cannibalizing affordable entry level family housing and replacing it with more expensive less affordable rental units. Unit costs for recent projects approved by the City’s 2017 Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) are $275,000 to $300,000 per unit. No private developer will be able to build housing cheaply enough to have rents low enough for our low-income residents. All new housing will be for middle and upper-class residents. It will result • In LESS Affordable housing and affordable entry level homes will become fewer and more expensive • Neighborhoods will shift to from family home owners to more expensive rentals for singles and couples. It that really what we want? Broad Brush Upzoning Minneapolis grew by 40,000 in the last 10 years and additional growth, additional density, and change are a certainty. We hope for a plan that continues "smart" growth, focusing on “good” density where the city can supply the transit, sewer and water, schools etc. needed to support it. 1. What is the plan for providing infrastructure to the proposed 20-30 story sky scrapers on lake Calhoun? 2. The plan should balance needed growth with the very real and legitimate concerns of all current and future homeowners. Our family has lived in Minneapolis for 25 years, since the days of “Murderopolis”, we have raised our daughter in the Minneapolis schools, run and walked the lakes, and hope to retire here. How should I respond to the construction of and later living with? • Four plexes anywhere (These buildings would fully fill the lot, front to back, side to side, and be at least 35 feet tall, overshadowing their neighbors’ homes and backyards, and no requirement for off street parking) • Four story apartments anywhere on Lyndale, Bryant, parts of Aldrich, 46th Street, 50th 3 stories on one side of the adjacent block again no requirement for off street pa

The proposed modifications to land use and zoning are very significant for the City and all its property owners. The current plan has not been fully introduced, reviewed, and understood by the residents and property owners of the City. The comments of constituents frankly make more sense than those of the Plan. This is a very significant modification to current land use, the constituents are just now coming to understand the impact, and want to express their views, clearly there has not been enough opportunity to do that. If the elected officials proceed with this without allowing additional review and input the council will not be listening to their constituents asking for more time, consideration, and input. This is a wonderful opportunity for the city leaders to thoughtfully allow constituents to participate more fully in the government process, especially as the outcome will significantly affect the housing values of the city of Minneapolis, and those values are the primary source of net worth of most of the citizens of Minneapolis. I ask and strongly encourage tabling the current path and do simple things like create a summary description for neighborhood groups to deliver to each property owner, etc. The proposed modifications to zoning code are significant, and encouraging and allowing full input as requested by the constituents is appropriate and what good leaders would propose and support,

Adding multi housing units along transit routes where parking is banned or limited or already a problem for businesses will spill over along single family home streets. During winter plowing season more parked cars will cause problems especially where there are many driveways. Moving from one side of street to other side will be more difficult. Are you considering changing plowing rules?

Among its flaws, the current 2040 rezoning plan cavalierly fails to address the increased burden it will inevitably impose on neighborhood schools, parks, traffic, infrastructure, and parking availability. Worse, it transparently panders to the appetites of deep-pocket developers, while casting aside the interests of residents in preserving the uniqueness and character of their neighborhoods. The City Council owes the residents of Minneapolis a revised zoning plan that offers credible solutions to the problems it ignores and gives residents a say in shaping the destiny of the neighborhoods they and their families have invested so much in.

This plan needs a lot of work. Make our city better not worse

we have lived at our address for 43 years and we do not want any more drastic changes to our neighborhood we voluntered at the schools and parks when our kids were younger

No no no! Maintain the character of the city.

No way 2040 plan! This is our neighborhood you are redesigning and we say NO!

The plan definitely needs changes. There are too many issues that it does not address from transportation (this is MN & we do have winters with snow), parking for residents & visitors, education for kids, neighborhood cohesiveness, and just plain overall aesthetics.

The 2040 plan will kill this city. The beauty and appeal of our city will be lost, as it is already diminishing. I regularly work with clients that don't just leave the city, but the state entirely as the cost of living rises and quality of life lowers to levels that do not make life affordable or worth the long winters. Congesting this city with more large housing units makes commuting impossible, particularly in winter. People decide it is not worth the price and they leave. Add more oversized residential buildings with vacant retail space on the main level and you will cause a mass exodus of your tax base. Businesses leave. More empty commercial space follows as companies move again away from the overpriced city to suburban office space or to another state we cannot attract new companies (ex. - Amazon) if the heart of this great city is gone in favor of over development. Are you actually paying attention to population trends? The tunnel vision of this committee will cause a diminished quality of life that will not sustain diversity or a balanced tax base.

719 W 40th St/Mpls/55409

Please do not destroy our neighborhood with multi family buildings.

No to 2040 !