Ah yes, the fight against density continues in some areas...but we are moving in the right direction. I certainly think we will be back over 400k by the next census.
http://www.startribune.com/local/min...efer=y&refer=y
Minneapolis sees high-density future
Article by: ERIC ROPER , Star Tribune Updated: December 17, 2012 - 5:56 AM
But not all neighborhoods are eager for condos or towers.
Minneapolis, the city of the single-family home on a tree-lined boulevard, sees its future in the apartment towers rising 20 stories above busy downtown streets.
Several major projects underway illustrate a trend toward tightly packed, urban living that is playing out in cities across the United States, giving Minneapolis planners hope of recapturing population the city lost starting in the 1950s. More apartments and condominiums got the green light in Minneapolis this year than any in recent history -- about 2,800 in 22 new buildings so far.
"If we're going to compete in the 21st century as a competitive global city, we have to attract people who want to live in cities. And cities are dense, urban environments," said the city's director of community planning and economic development, Jeremy Hanson Willis.
Whether the entire city is ready for it is another question. Outside of downtown, dense developments are often met with stiff resistance from neighborhood groups.
"I think there's a value in the city that we respect the single-family residential community," said Bob Corrick, who chairs the land use committee of a neighborhood group that has been sparring for years with developers who want to put more high-rise housing on the north end of Lake Calhoun.
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