This is my Roman Empire- What could've been if 3M leaders and developers didn't create a massive anti-growth wall around the Saint Paul called Maplewood once the Minnesota Supreme Court threw out most of the state's cityhood laws.
Fix this mistake!
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/lakeville-proposed-house-construction-moratorium/
Lakeville discussing blocking new housing approvals for 1 year...
All the more reason for Minnesota to pass housing reform- we need to infill cities with excessive restrictions that aren't 30 minutes away adding 1200+ residents every year.
I wrote about Governor Walz throwing transit funding under the bus with his recent budget request. www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
Partisan views on rising housing cost causes
This survey showing* that Republican mayors believe limits on property rights and free association in *their* cities are just fine is a sight to behold
www.governing.com/urban/what-m...
* Yes, I am interpreting the results
Your co-worker from Maplewood uses Bing Maps with the Twin Cities angled like this
As silly as it is to have Leonidas get $30k in local govt aid for a city of 20 housing units, Eveleth has the highest ratio of Local Government Aid (LGA) per resident.
The Iron Range is heavily represented and the 20 cities with the highest aid/ population ratios receive $53M per year.
Everyday we stray closer to God's Light?
There are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see.
Gotta Artemis Spruce Tree Centre and the North St Paul Snowman
https://www.house.mn.gov/hrd/pubs/cityclass.pdf https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/local-government-aid-lga-certification-cities
Lets consolidate some of Minnesota's 3600 local governments.
Minnesota has 755 4th class cities (pop less than 10k), yet 2/3s [500] of those 4th class cities are less than 1000 people and have 20%+ of their budget or more subsidized by state Local Govt Assistance (LGA).
Choo Choo Bobs?
Rendering of Cass Gilbert's Capitol Approach dream, looking north from the intersection of West Seventh Street and Kellogg Boulevard.
Hi friends: I'm excited to share that my upcoming book, THE CAPITOL APPROACH, will be published in 2027 by MNHS Press.
The book follows St. Paul's 50-year quest to build the system of parks and parkways that Cass Gilbert proposed to accompany his Minnesota State Capitol building in 1902. 1/5
This is my wife to me after I have a jager bomb and 2 PBRs at Bleechers Bar and proceed to talk to her about the millions given it for Minnesota LGA subsidies to small towns that need to be consolidated or dissolved because the state has too many 'cities'
Dissolve Falcon Heights!
80% of their $3.6M budget is outsourced, 20% [$760k] of it is subsidized by State LGA, and its 60% public land for U of M's "Saint Paul" Campus and the State Fair.
The place is a glorified HOA and tt wouldn't exist without a 3M exec & his developer claiming it all.
We had a great territory lined up, why the hell did we do a dumb thing like create TWO states of Dakota?
We only need 1 tops, ideally none.
MnDOT refusing to install bumpouts in St. Louis Park, tremendous safety malpractice. stlouisparkhopkins-mn.newsmemory.com?publink=2e9e...
Reminder that MNDoT is giving Grant/ Lake Elmo a $50M interchange at this section of Hwy 36 where 5k cars crossing at Lake Elmo Ave with no zoning reforms while the metro governments squabble for $93M for transit, roads, and bridges and face a $40M cut to transit funding.
Great documentary
Reminder that MNDoT is subsiding a $50M interchange at Hwy 36 and Lake Elmo Ave in Grant/ Lake Elmo with no zoning reforms while the inner metro governments squabbled for $93M for transit, roads, and bridges and face a $40M transit funding cut.
Reminder that MNDoT is giving Baxter a $58M corridors for commerce subsidy for an interchange Hwy 371/210 so people can get to Fleet Farm 20 seconds faster while the metro governments squabbled for $93M for transit, roads, and bridges and face a $40M cut to transit funding.
Maybe we didn't build the new interchange near Rochester at 60th for $65M, or the new intersection at Hwy 36 and Lake Elmo for $60M, or a $60M interchange on 371 in Baxter, we could use that for transit?
Reminder that MNDoT is giving Rochester $65M of the $93M for an interchange at this section of Hwy 14 that sees 2k vehicles crossing at 60th per day while the metro governments squabble for $93M for transit, roads, and bridges and face a $40M cut to transit funding.
An tyrant leader that dismantled diplomatic guardrails, thought they could win quickly, and misread their adversary after ignoring their advisors?
Italian War in Ethiopia, Invasion of Poland 1939, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
Great documentary
Ken Burns documentary is fantastic. Like every admin knew things were going wrong and they doubled down anyways
"The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting."
On its 3rd attempt, the bipartisan bill hits on reforms, including limiting the zoning authority of local governments, incentivizing more multifamily housing, and streamlining admin reviews.
The League of Minnesota Cities is always opposed to local preemption...
www.inforum.com/news/minneso...
Ha- I might just quit twitter for good and use that time for a blog/ zine. There are only a few more years for StP to move on Les Bolstad for development before Falcon Heights stunts any potential that site actually has.
I wonder if they'd accept my Annex Falcon Heights and Maplewood Thesis for a St Paul Nerd Nite presentation. Hmmm.
Is that a bad thing? Think of the throngs of curious masses that would come down to bluff to see what all the fuss was about.
Bottomless mimosas, rock bottom karaoke, a wishing pit- It'd be a hoot and a half!