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Across the Mississippi River from downtown St. Paul, between 640 to 830 new housing units could soon be built at Fillmore West Apartments. City council members envision environmentally-forward designs, but neighborhood residents and housing advocates predict gentrification, pointing out that development is moving forward without a single unit of affordable housing, despite more than $2.5…

St. Paul is on the verge of laying out new development standards and restrictions for 135 acres of vacant land in Highland Park. The land, which was home to Ford Motor Co.’s Twin Cities Assembly Plant from 1925 until its closure in 2011, has been cleared of structures and could someday draw thousands of new…

Many Somali families call Eden Prairie home, but unjust rental practices and skyrocketing housing fees are threatening to displace community members. The Alliance is working with New American Development Center, Jewish Community Action, HOME Line, and others to protect tenants, preserve affordable housing, and create more affordable home options in the Southwest suburbs. Watch “Affordable Housing in Eden Prairie…

Minnesota Department of Human Rights Commissioner Kevin Lindsey announced increased Workforce Participation Goals for women and people of color throughout Minnesota for state construction contractors. These increased goals aim to reduce barriers to workforce entry, to respond to demographic changes, and to prepare for Minnesota’s emerging workforce shortage. The Alliance agrees with MDHR that our…

Alongside member groups New American Development Center, Jewish Community Action, HOME Line, and more, the Alliance is working to support the protection, preservation, and production of affordable housing in Eden Prairie, where many Somali families are being denied access to adequate housing. “This is a crisis that the region and Hennepin County is experiencing … and a…

The Alliance is working with several member groups, including the Housing Justice Center, the Sierra Club, and All Parks Alliance for Change, to urge the Metropolitan Council to stand up for affordable homes in the Twin Cities. Although the Met Council has expressed an expectation that more affordable housing will be generated in the metro area, they are…

The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability seeks a qualified candidate to fill the position of communications and programming coordinator. The Alliance supports grassroots organizing for racial, economic, and environmental justice in Twin Cities economic growth and land development decisions. We lead coalition organizing campaigns that connect the issues of affordable housing, transportation, racial justice, health equity,…

Bringing community voices to the forefront of the planning process is vital when developing public infrastructure. In 2011, the Metropolitan Council received a sizable grant intended to support a local initiative called the Corridors of Opportunity. Part of the grant was intended to support a community engagement initiative. The Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, the Minnesota Center for…

Data released from a University of Minnesota gentrification study has triggered a full-scale debate on why there is a lack of affordable housing in Minneapolis. The study’s authors point to low wages in households of color as the primary issue. But Owen Duckworth, coalition organizer for the Alliance, says the problem is more complex than…

Despite strong support from the business community and local elected officials, the Metropolitan Council announced Monday that the Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project has incurred $19 million in cost delays. Those costs will increase each week that the final local funding is not secured. In addition, the Orange Line BRT project faces an uncertain…