Compromise funding plan outlined for parks, streets
Mayor Betsy Hodges and City Council leaders have agreed to a new $800 million long-term funding plan for neighborhood parks and the city’s streets. The 20-year plan would dedicate $33 million in new...
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City Council passes $800M funding plan for parks, streets
The City Council voted unanimously Friday to approve a new $800 million long-term funding plan for the city’s neighborhood parks and streets — heralded as a historic agreement among city and park...
View ArticleCity’s proposed paid sick time ordinance unveiled
The City Council reviewed details of a proposed ordinance mandating paid sick time for employers with at least six Minneapolis workers Thursday and is scheduled to vote on the measure Friday, May 27. A...
View ArticleCity finalizing short-term operations plan for Commons park
The City Council will vote Friday on an agreement with the Downtown Improvement District (DID) to operate the Downtown East Commons park on an interim basis until a long-term plan for the park is...
View ArticleHodges focuses on city’s ‘deep truths’ in State of the City speech
Mayor Betsy Hodges centered her 2016 State of the City Address on Tuesday around dualities about life in Minneapolis. “In Minneapolis, we get to take into account two of our own complementary and deep...
View ArticleNew tailgating plan for Vikings games moves forward
A new smaller tailgating zone for Vikings has cleared a City Council committee. The zone includes eight surface parking lots near the new Vikings stadium. The Vikings have been working with...
View ArticleStrong support expressed for proposed paid sick time ordinance
More than 70 people lined up to share their views on the city’s proposed paid sick time ordinance during a three-hour public hearing at City Hall on Wednesday. The vast majority of speakers spoke in...
View ArticleResolution outlines support for transgender community
A resolution expressing support for transgender equity passed the City Council’s Committee of the Whole Wednesday. City leaders have pledged to continue supporting events like the city’s Trans Equity...
View ArticlePaid sick time ordinance nearing final vote
The City Council is one step away from enacting a municipal paid sick and safe time ordinance. Meeting Thursday afternoon in the Committee of the Whole, council members moved efficiently through a...
View ArticlePaid sick time ordinance passes
Advocates stood and applauded after the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to approve the state’s first municipal paid sick and safe time ordinance Friday morning. The ordinance requires any...
View ArticleNew report tracks Clean Energy Partnership’s progress
The city experienced a big increase in solar installations and Home Energy Squad visits in 2015, according to the first progress report on the city’s new Clean Energy Partnership. The Clean Energy...
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City planning street cafe pilot program
A street cafe takes the parklet concept, first introduced in the city in 2014, and expands it to table service. Parklets are public patio structures that extend the sidewalk into the roadway and...
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Report reveals disparities in city’s creative sector
While Minneapolis’ creative economy continues to grow, a new report shows that workers of color are underrepresented in creative professions. Incomes for creative workers also lag below the median...
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Salt Lake City transportation leader tapped to lead Public Works
Mayor Betsy Hodges has nominated Robin Hutcheson, a transportation leader in Salt Lake City, to succeed Steve Kotke as the new director of the city’s Public Works department. Kotke retired in May after...
View ArticleCity contemplates new office building
City officials are considering demolishing a city-owned parking facility near City Hall for a new building to house city employees currently scattered around downtown in a half dozen buildings. The...
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City Hall celebrates 125th cornerstone anniversary
A special event will be held Monday, July 11 to mark the 125th anniversary of the installation of City Hall’s granite cornerstone — the symbolic start of construction on the civic building. The...
View ArticleMPD makes changes to leadership team
Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau has created a new Quality Assurance Commander position and made several other changes to her leadership team. Chris Granger, who previously was in charge of the...
View ArticleHarteau critical of cops who left Lynx game
Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau released a statement Tuesday expressing disappointment about the conduct of four off-duty Minneapolis police officers who left the Lynx game Saturday because they...
View ArticleCity leaders condemn fatal shootings of Baton Rouge police officers
Minneapolis leaders have expressed sorrow over the shooting deaths of three police officers in Baton Rouge and support for Minneapolis police officers as the nation is reeling from several high-profile...
View ArticleCity Council to vote on two proposed charter amendments
The City Council has directed the City Attorney’s office to prepare legal opinions on two proposed charter amendments — one establishing a $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis and another requiring police...
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