Rework the Minneapolis 2040 Plan

I’m a Minnesotan, by birth, & now reside in Phx Arizona. Phoenix is doing just this.....reconstructing, building Condos, high rises. Minneapolis is a beautiful city, & doesn’t Need this!

I can't believe you are even talking about this! My parents moved to Minneapolis in 1930 when I was two years old. I lived on Ewing Avenue until I got married to my husband. My husband and I were lucky enough to find a house on Ewing Avenue. We bought it and have lived on Ewing for 64 years and are still lucky enough to be here. We always have said how lucky we are to find a place as wonderful as this neighborhood and have enjoyed many special friendships with my neighbors, my Ewing community for 64 years. It has been a major part of my life. All my friends that have moved to the suburbs have always been so envious of my neighborhood even though my house and houses on my block are much smaller than theirs are. I just celebrated my 90th birthday and I don't want fourplexes or duplexes next to me as my present. I love my house and all my neighbors! Sincerely,Marilynn Krekelberg

REJECT 2040 Proposal

Fourplexes are not a solution . We do not have a transit system which supports not having an automobile. Parking is already difficult enough in Minneapolis, especially in winter. Building fourplexes in single family areas just lends itself to gentrification plus destroys the character of neighborhoods. Quit bowing to the wishes of the developers, whose only interst is in money.

No tear-downs, no bulldozing, no developers, no more remote planning. Go back to the neighborhoods and talk to the real experts, the residents, about what we need for housing, commercial districts, jobs, crime reduction, transportation, green space & parks, neighborhood schools, and other amenities that create high quality living conditions in our neighborhoods. We know what we need. Talk to us!

My husband and I have lived in Linden Hills for 31 years - we love it here and want to protect the community, the trees/green space and the livability of this unique neighborhood. We have had to experience lack of guidance as developers have built some giant homes, with little or no environmentally sustainable building - no solar, geothermal. Now the developers want to make more money with a new plan - but I am not assured that once again - they win and neighbors lose. Why not start small and see what works. Just allowing duplexes to built in Linden Hills would be a smarter way to begin.

This plan is so wrong and poorly done, I don't know where to start. Follow the money.

The destruction of the Shoreland Overlay District is criminal.

To those responsible for proposing and ratifying the draft 2040 Plan: It is not yet midnight on July 22, so I hope my comments will still be counted. Long before I ever imagined that I would live in Minneapolis, I had heard about what a great city it was. Indeed, Minneapolis was the most desired (and difficult to get) destination for my classmates upon graduating from Michigan Law School in 1985. When I asked why so many people (non-native Minnesotans) wanted to move there, I was told about the beautiful urban lakes and what a cool place it was to live. I was thrilled that, when I married a man from the Twin Cities, we ended up living in the Uptown area when we moved here in 2003. We, like so many other people, enjoy walking and biking around and canoeing and swimming in the lakes. So, it is very disheartening to me to see changes that do not improve this self-proclaimed "City of Lakes" or the quality of life for those who reside (or want to reside) here but do much to diminish those attributes that make it such a wonderful place to live. The increase in number and size of high rise apartment buildings in an area that, transportation-wise, cannot support them harms all people who live in the surrounding areas. These apartment buildings will be built in those areas because they are deemed desirably close to the lakes, with the result that these apartments will not be affordable to anyone other than people earning in the higher brackets. They will be a blight on a beautiful landscape. My thoughts apply also to the SWLRT project, although it is not in the purview of the 2040 Plan. Both are ill-conceived projects that seem to be bent on destroying what makes Minneapolis special. I know I am among those who will be accused of NIMBYism. No, I am a proponent of NIEBYism, i.e., Not in Everybody's Backyard. These areas chosen for these projects are areas of beauty and nature enjoyed by all Minneapolitans, not just those who live nearby. Every day I see people

Here is a mayor from Virginia, who won the election with big contributions from the developers ,with the head planner to this project from Iowa , who lives at St. Paul with no clue about the Minneapolis city culture . Please go and built at North Minneapolis that has many vacant lots also people who can afford to rent or buy there , not the million dollar condos here.

I agree with the content of this petition relative to the inappropriateness of a one size fits all solution to creating density and zoning changes along corridors such as 50th, Nicollet and others as well as changes to historically single family neighborhoods. These proposed changes do not take into account unique contextual qualities of streets, neighborhoods or intersections. The character of places like uptown have already been altered from their historical significance, and not in a good way. Primary corridors such as those noted above should go through rigorous and thoughtful urban planning, they should not be open for free range myopically and economically driven one off monstrosities.

No to 2040. No to upzoning. Leave the beautiful historical homes & trees just as they are. Use the $ instead to rehab existing homes that need some attention. Best to reuse the materials that the city already has than to add to landfills & start over w/new, cheaply made materials.

Land in my SW neighborhood is very expensive. There is no way this plan will bring affordable housing to my neighborhood, and it is disingenuous that the creators of this plan are trying to foist a truly flawed plan off on citizens in the name of equity and righting past wrongs when in reality all this plan in its current form would do is open wide the doors to developers who are interested in the almighty dollar, not creating social justice and affordable housing. These older homes are irreplaceable, and ten years on down the road when the city finally realizes this plan was misguided, there will be no way to recapture that which was lost.

The Minneapolis 2040 plan is greatly flawed and incomplete. It's not clear why such a plan is being put forth with so little specific information about it. It appears as though much of the plan would be left to interpretation by developers, which would be disastrous.

Sent e-mail expressing to rework plan.

Rework this plan to have a balance between what is best for the neighborhood where we live, realistic impact of density on traffic flow, and plans that only benefit developers have to go.

As a home owner on 35th and Bryant I'm freaking!!

Please re-work this plan. Blanket re-zoning only benefits developers.

I would very much like to know how many of you council members have actually taken the time to walk the entire area you represent and talk to your constituents about their feelings about this plan. You are representing us! How about you, Mayor Frey? You say you love the city but have you really seen it? Have you walked it? Have you talked to the people who voted for you or just the developers? Shame on you. Our property was part of the Bryn Mawr Garden Tour yesterday and we had at least 150 people visit - they came from all over the metro area as they always do, but I was astounded that a solo older gal would come from Wisconsin! They were all delightfully surprised by seeing so much beauty in a well kept neighborhood so close to downtown. Did this happen by accident? No, it happens as the result of hard work and pride in home ownership. If this plan goes through as drafted my neighborhood will look like the West End in St Louis Park in ten years. Great job. For the record, my council woman, Lisa Goodman, is adamantly against this plan. Our Board of the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association has drafted a 5 page document that was sent to Ms. Worthington on Friday, July 20. Not only does it list our objections to this plan and the reasons behind each building phase, but also offers alternative ideas for each area according to resident input. I strongly suggest that all of you reading this contact your neighborhood association board to do likewise. They must listen to us! No real progress can happen without compromise.

I believe all of you as elected officials will listen to all of us who have signed this petition and do the right thing for Minneapolis. I also believe Ms. H. Worthington has a myopic view and owes all of us an apology. Thank you!