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Metropolitan Council Policies & Affordable Housing
Enabling Exclusion
A 2003 article on the Metropolitan Land Use Planning Act by Goetz, Chapple, and Lukerman of CURA, published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research. After an initial period of effective regional planning, there was a significant decline in willingness of the Metropolitan Council to effectively implement the law. To download this article, click on "Visit Website" link and then choose "Begin Manual Download". Visit WebsiteFair Share or Status Quo? The Twin Cities Livable Communities Act
An article on the Livable Communities Act by Edward Goetz, CURA, indicating failure of LCA to address the region's affordable housing needs, published by the Journal of Planning and Education in 2000. To download this article, click on "Visit Website" link and then choose "Begin Manual Download". Visit Website2006 Metropolitan Council Report to Legislature
The Metropolitan Council's annual report to the legislature on life cycle and affordable housing in the Metropolitan Area, December 2006. Visit Website
Metropolitan Council LCA Progress Report
This February 2007 report from the Metropolitan Council describes the progress of each LCA city in meeting its affordable housing goals through 2005 and is the source for City Snapshot information related to LCA Affordable Housing Goals.
PDF - 634 KB Differences Between Current and Future Metro Area Affordable Housing Goals
This is a description of the differences between cities' current affordable housing goals, for the period 1995-2010, based on the Livable Communities Act, and the goals for the coming decade 2011-2020.
PDF - 10 KB City Progress on Current Goals Compared to 2011-2020 Goals
This table shows the comparison between progress on current (1995-2010) affordable housing goals and future goals (2011-2020) for all metro cities, allowing a quick comparison among cities.
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This February 2007 report from the Metropolitan Council describes the progress of each LCA city in meeting its affordable housing goals through 2005 and is the source for City Snapshot information related to LCA Affordable Housing Goals.
PDF - 634 KB Differences Between Current and Future Metro Area Affordable Housing Goals
This is a description of the differences between cities' current affordable housing goals, for the period 1995-2010, based on the Livable Communities Act, and the goals for the coming decade 2011-2020.
PDF - 10 KB City Progress on Current Goals Compared to 2011-2020 Goals
This table shows the comparison between progress on current (1995-2010) affordable housing goals and future goals (2011-2020) for all metro cities, allowing a quick comparison among cities.
PDF - 36 KB
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