Minnesota

Redefining Suburbia

In the upper Midwest, a new take on suburban development is becoming a reality on 350 acres.

26 May 2005 - 12:00pm

UMass Magazine

Slow Start For Duluth Commuter Rail

Duluth, MN is testing whether commuter rail might be a viable alternative to driving in a medium-sized, relatively uncongested metro area.

25 May 2005 - 10:00am

Duluth News

Downtowns See Healthy Residential Growth

Demographic trends, amenities are contributing factors

25 May 2005 - 6:00am

MetropolisMag.com

Minneapolis: Great Architecture, Clean Streets

San Francisco urban affairs columnist John King visits Minneapolis and concludes that the city confirms everything he knows about cities.

5 May 2005 - 7:00am

The San Francisco Chronicle

Regional Parks For The Twin Cities

A 25-year plan would include three new parks in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area and additions to numerous existing park areas.

5 April 2005 - 10:00am

Star Tribune

Transportation Utility Fees Debated In Minnesota

If passed, Minnesota cities would be allowed to impose property fees based on estimated traffic generation.

5 April 2005 - 6:00am

Star Tribune

Personal Rapid Transit For Minneapolis Suburb?

Enthusiasts say Minneapolis' greater Southdale Area is a perfect place for a personal rapid transit (PRT) system.

3 April 2005 - 1:00pm

Edina Sun Current

Friday Funny: Concerned, Obstinate Citizen Impacts Local Planning

Irv Draper fought ten long years to save taxpayers' money and ensure that a community pool would not be built.

18 March 2005 - 2:00pm

The Onion

Friday Funny: Minnesota Too Polite To Ask For Transit Funding

Minnesota is reluctance to request more interstate funding.

4 March 2005 - 2:00pm

The Onion

Condos Leading A Boom Market

Condominiums are the hot new real estate product in the Twin Cities—with nearly 11,000 new units expected in the next few years.

5 January 2005 - 6:00am

Star Tribune

College, City Team Up To Build Affordable Homes

St. Cloud, MN, finds the right mix of student skills and city vision to breathe life into an older neighborhood.

12 December 2004 - 5:00am

St. Cloud Times

New American Dream Being Shaped By Public Transit

The new American dream is being shaped by a growing transit network oflight-rail lines, subways, commuter rail and buses, writes Jennifer Dorn.

22 November 2004 - 7:00am

Star Tribune

Minnesotans Support Expanding Public Transit

Poll finds support for expanding the public transportation system.

7 October 2004 - 10:00am

Pioneer Press

Minneapolis Names 'Results Manager'

Minneapolis has created a $108,000-a-year "results manager" position to oversee the city's efforts to be more responsive to its residents.

5 October 2004 - 11:00am

Star Tribune

Market Moving To Smart Growth

Smart growth shows results in the Twin Cities.

16 September 2004 - 2:00pm

Finance And Commerce

The Maul Of America

A "city within a city" it's not.

14 September 2004 - 8:00am

Michigan Land Use Institute

Modernism And The Midwestern Landscape

An ambitious plan for 120 modernist houses at Mayo Woodlands in Rochester, Minnesota seeks to conserve land and honor the agricultural heritage of the property.

17 August 2004 - 8:00am

The New York Times

Twin Cities Buildings That Were Never Built

An architecture firm's website tracks 'phantom projects' -- unrealized dreams -- in the Twin Cities.

13 August 2004 - 1:00pm

Finance And Commerce

Small Towns With Creative Strategies

By adopting creative strategies, small towns revitalize spaces left behind by empty big boxes.

23 July 2004 - 10:00am

Commercial Investment Real Estate

ExxonMobil Fights For Children, Against Public Housing

In a bizarre legal fight in Minnesota, the oil giant wants to stop eminent domain for a public housing project by claiming its own land is too polluted for residents.

11 July 2004 - 7:00am

St. Paul Pioneer Press