Dec 15, 2021
The Metropolitan Council's Solar for Vouchers Program provides technical assistance to help multifamily rental property owners install solar panels and reduce their energy costs. Property owners can take advantage of these savings in exchange for a commitment to rent some of their units at market rates to Section 8...
Nov 19, 2021
All communities have to deal with parking requirements. These requirements can at times impose tremendous limitations on developments. Considering the wide impact that parking requirements can have on future of development, many communities have undertaken efforts to reform them. Additionally, with changes in...
Oct 8, 2021
Oct 8, 2021
More and more communities have been considering health in their long-range planning and policy discussions. Many have incorporated health in their 2040 comprehensive plans. Staff from the Public Health Law Center, Minnesota Department of Health, and the Metropolitan Council worked on a collaborative project to...
Jun 8, 2021
The Metropolitan Council has partnered with the Resilient Communities Project (RCP) to provide support for communities implementing their 2040 comprehensive plans. One of the projects that RCP and the students worked on in the 2020-21 academic year was "Enhancing Woodbury's Urban Tree Canopy." Through this effort, RCP...