Blueprint 2030: How To Grow

A draft report proposes a different approach for development in the Twin Cities.

1 minute read

August 10, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"No longer would the focus be on how much to grow, but how best to grow. Rather than allowing suburbanization to advance like Napoleon's army along a broad front, the new strategy would intrude more gently on Minnesota's fragile landscape, skipping over wetlands and other natural features while concentrating development more efficiently and conveniently...according to an estimate by the respected planning firm Calthorpe Associates, would run as much as $10 billion cheaper over 20 years than the current pattern. Taxpayer savings come mainly in roads, schools, sewer pipe and other utilities."

Thanks to Mike Agnew

FULL STORY: Metro 2030 / A better approach to development

Friday, August 9, 2002 in Star Tribune

Land Use Minnesota

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching. Mary G., Urban Planner

I love the variety of courses, many practical, and all richly illustrated. They have inspired many ideas that I've applied in practice, and in my own teaching.

Mary G., Urban Planner

Get top-rated, practical training

Start Learning

Advertise with us

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.