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To pay attention to U.S. transportation politics is to adopt a warped sense of time. Words like “quickly” and “slowly” lose most common meanings, and horizons telescope outward, until the year 2027 seems to be pretty soon. At the same time, big decisions made a decade ago can continue to haunt the present, as if they are still being decided over and over again.Such is the case with Minneapolis’ project, where a plan that dates to 2007 is still causing mild havoc in Minneapolis policy circles.Article continues after advertisementOne thing’s for sure: Nobody wants to talk publicly about the...…To pay attention to U.S. transportation politics is to adopt a warped sense of time. Words like “quickly” and “slowly” lose most common meanings, and horizons telescope outward, until the year 2027 seems to be pretty soon. At the same time, big decisions made a decade ago can continue to haunt the present, as if they are still being decided over and over again.Such is the case with Minneapolis’ project, where a plan that dates to 2007 is still causing mild havoc in Minneapolis policy circles.Article continues after advertisementOne thing’s for sure: Nobody wants to talk publicly about the...WW…

It’s relatively easy to make a case for preserving a prewar building, something replete with columns, turrets, and elaborate cornices. It’s far harder to argue the merits of preserving a gray concrete office building built atop an open parking lot, but that’s the recommendation of Minneapolis (HPC) after a developer proposed to demolish the 1969 office building at the corner of Washington Avenue and 1st Avenue North. In its place, a pair of Illinois companies want to build a 27-story apartment building, in what is once again becoming a hot corner of the city after decades of neglect.I’ll...…It’s relatively easy to make a case for preserving a prewar building, something replete with columns, turrets, and elaborate cornices. It’s far harder to argue the merits of preserving a gray concrete office building built atop an open parking lot, but that’s the recommendation of Minneapolis (HPC) after a developer proposed to demolish the 1969 office building at the corner of Washington Avenue and 1st Avenue North. In its place, a pair of Illinois companies want to build a 27-story apartment building, in what is once again becoming a hot corner of the city after decades of neglect.I’ll...WW…

For those who remember a time before COVID, the phrase “Minneapolis 2040” might ring a bell. Before the pandemic wiped other news off the front page, Minneapolis endured a heated conversation over its 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which was . The ambitious planning document called for a host of innovative policies —  legalizing triplexes citywide, reducing parking minimums, increasing housing options closer to transit — and made headlines all across the country.But plans only count if they are used, and when it comes to the on-the-ground rules that govern cities, the devil is in the...…For those who remember a time before COVID, the phrase “Minneapolis 2040” might ring a bell. Before the pandemic wiped other news off the front page, Minneapolis endured a heated conversation over its 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which was . The ambitious planning document called for a host of innovative policies —  legalizing triplexes citywide, reducing parking minimums, increasing housing options closer to transit — and made headlines all across the country.But plans only count if they are used, and when it comes to the on-the-ground rules that govern cities, the devil is in the...WW…