Minneapolis ends single family zoning (opens in new tab)

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30 pointsyogi1237y ago8 comments

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While I certainly agree that single family zoning has led to awful commutes and an untenable housing shortage, and while I approve of eliminating single family housing restrictions, I politely assert that protecting neighborhoods from incompatible higher density development was a legitimate motivation in addition to the motivation to exclude "undesirables". Higher density housing can destroy a neighborhood's quality of life. What is needed is thoughtful development not unlicensed development in the name of social justice. This is not an easy thing to accomplish. One hopes the authorities can set aside divisive rhetoric and deal thoughtfully with the conflicting aspects of the problem.

thucydidesofusa7y ago

This isn't the right solution for every place, but it's the right solution for Minneapolis. There's no shortage of land and quasi-affordable housing in the suburbs / exurbs - people who want that can move out and get the house they want for the money they'll collect for their more-valuable Minneapolis house.

But Minneapolis has been very dense for awhile and other bordering cities have done an excellent job at managing density and quietness - for example, the two adjacent cities Edina and Colombia Heights have been offering peace and quiet to Minneapolis residents since the freeways went in.

slededit7y ago

FYI it looks like you've been shadow banned since your first posts in the thread "A female engineer's opinion on why there are fewer...".

Your posts since then have been substantive so I vouched for this one. You should contact the mods and ask them to reconsider the ban. It looks like others have vouched specific comments multiple times in the past and the mods are pretty reasonable.

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