Rework the Minneapolis 2040 Plan

We need more time to evaluate this 2040 plan and review other options and consider other options. As a result, I'm not in favor of this current plan.

I oppose the 2040 plan as it is. It appears to heavily favor developers and bankers over citizens and appears very ecologically harmful.

I highly suggest people signing this petition call their council member. Phone calls can do much more. I'll be specifically calling about Ms. Worthington's wealth-building comments. Terrifying!

I have lived in Minneapolis for over 57 years and it just keeps getting worse every year with all the delusional utopian visionaries that claim to know what is best for all. I live 2 blocks from a bus line and in no way shape or form want a sixplex or a condo to replace what was once an affordable single family home. These so called plans are never going to make living more affordable for anyone....period.

As a homeowner and 40+ year resident of Southwest, I strongly oppose the 2040 Plan

I am against the 2040 plan as it stands.

I oppose the 2040 plan

I have been a resident in Minneapolis for over 50 years. I am very much opposed to this plan. It will only drive home owners from the city. William L Garrard 1234 West Minnehaha Parkway Minneapolis 55419

I understand the city must change with the times, I just wish there had been more time -- especially before the Plan reveal, not just a 10-car pile up after -- for better understanding and input.

Can't believe you want to destroy our beautiful city. TERRIBLE PLAN, no wonder you were so secretive about it.

We need to protect the historical homes & existing character-filled structures and beauty of our neighborhoods and find better ways to provide affordable options for the residents of MPLS.

Please rework this plan by building upon rather than destroying what makes various neighborhoods special and including better infrastructure and related systems planning. We share many of the same goals but the means to achieve those must be different than what has been proposed in this initial plan! Thank you for giving this more thoughtful planning and citizen input.

Maybe it's the times, but the 2040 plan seems to be about as inventive as Moscow Mayor Nikita Khrushchev's "Khruschoba"—Khrushchev-slum[s], built in the 1960s. Please rework the plan!

I do not want to communicate with absentee landlords but rather with landowners who have a stake in our neighborhood. I'm not convinced, either, that purchasing a home and demolishing it, and then constructing a multiple family dwelling will keep the rental cost per unit to something that your target audience can afford. Tearing down starter homes in the city in favor of rental units does not seem like a way to attract long-term residents.

Livability and the needs of residents are your first responsibility and priority. The current 2040 plan will be a 'give away' to developers on an epic scale and will result in the overall degradation of Mpls neighborhoods. Pay attention to the voters and citizens that make Mpls a great place to live and work.

This plan, if passed, will not refect the unique character of Minneapolis neighborhoods. It needs to be reworked to relect the ideas of citizens who are interested in growth and progress while maintaining the aspects that make Minneapolis the wonderful city it is.

There is an absolute need to increase affordable housing. This plan does little to guarantee the desired outcome of affordable housing beyond the hopes that simply increasing housing will drive down prices indefinitely. It’s hard to imagine that the outcome of this plan will be anything other than an increased density of housing that remains out of reach for many people and families, and we will simply be left with increased congestion and an even more strained/underfunded infrastructure. This is not the Minneapolis we want/chose to live in.

Clearly many of your constituents are not in favor of the 2040 plan and have expressed this in many ways.

Uptown is no longer a destination but something to be avoided. Our Lakes akin to Central Park in NYC -please don't cast shadows over them with ugly cheaply made high rises. Mpls can do better then this!

Much much more thought has to be put in the 2040 plan. Most especially, pedestrian, foot and bicycle traffic need to be more thought out. There are dangerous street crossings everywhere. You take your life in your hands even when crossing Calhoun Parkway at the pedestrian walkway signs, where cars must stop to allow pedestrians to cross to the lake. I would say approximately 50% of the cars do not stop, even when I'm partially in the street, pointing to the sign! A suggestion to the mayor and others making this decision is to stand at Lake & Dean or Excelsior & 32nd and experience the traffic at rush hour and also at non rush hour. It's horrific. And we're adding more? These streets can't handle it! And I'm only covering one of the problems. Please, don't railroad everything through without any consideration of what we are saying. You need to listen to and understand those of us who live here before making decisions. Tell us your concerns. Talk to us about your solutions and ideas. Don't cut us off.