Minnesota

As rents in revitalized downtown areas increases, adult businesses are being forced out to the suburbs.

A study for the Minnesota Department of Transportation says that carpool lanes are only operating at 50% capacity.

Protesting a new development in the suburbs of St. Paul, MN the "Pinkville Three" have started an urban fuchsia forst.

Despite costs 10-20% higher than traditional suburban planning, city planners have adopted a new urbanist approach.

Revised estimates show that one million additional people are expected to become a part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro area by 2020.

A recommended capital building program would link St. Could and Minneapolis via commuter rail.

Homelessness is on the rise across the nation but it hits harder in Minnesota, where winter temperatures can fall far below zero.

The Twin Cities face a regionwide crisis: the lack of affordable housing.

The city of St. Paul is beginning work on the housing-focused North quadrant of it's new urban village concept near Lowertown.

Northeast Minneapolis neighborhood business area reinvents itself as local businesses join forces.

D.J. Tice owns a home in the city and a farm in the country. He compares sprawl in the country versus sprawl in the city.

The Minnesota legislature wanted to try opening the carpool and bus lanes to general traffic. They found out that it is not a simple matter.

A recent survey conducted by the Metropolitan Council indicates that the region's top concern is reducing traffic congestion, and planners are calling for smart-growth development and more transit.

Two strategies attempt to balance growth with restrictions on development.

Saint Paul?s emerging waterfront neighborhoods integrate the history and cultural landscapes of the Mississippi River.

Several new projects in Minnesota are using energy-efficient building practices to develop sustainable buildings and neighborhoods.

The mayor of Eagan, MN, writes about local government politics and controlling growth.

Architecture critic Larry Millett discusses a huge new housing development in St. Paul, MN.

Planners have chosen mixed-used development to revitalize underused land for four major projects in St. Paul, MN. Will the strategy work?

Housing developments in St. Paul and Minneapolis take the New Urbanism approach.