What’s happening: Minneapolis is pushing back against a recent Hennepin County District Court ruling that has temporarily paused the roll-out of the city’s ambitious “Minneapolis 2040” housing plan. Why it matters: Hennepin County District Court Judge Joseph Klein’s Sept. 5th decision handed a win to two NIMBY groups, indicating concerns that the city’s new zoning provisions could cause “irreparable harm to the environment” such as harm caused by making existing city neighborhoods denser. Details: In his ruling, Judge Klein highlighted the scale of the plan: “The 2040 Plan’s provision for nearly 150,000 new residential units is 100 times more than
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