Elder Wan Apr 1 1 min The salon wants us stacked and packed. It’s all wrong. Soucheray: Columnists Opinion By the sound of it, by the sound of Dr. Fauci and other experts, we are only just beginning to understand t...
editor Jan 6 1 min New Minneapolis housing policies won't work economically OPINION EXCHANGE The Minneapolis City Council has recently approved new ordinances it hopes will solve several issues, from correcting hi...
Elder Wan Dec 14, 2019 1 min Affordable units now a requirement for new apartment buildings in Minneapolis Developers would need to include low-income units for 20 years. After Minneapolis leaders pitched a plan to require affordable housing in...
Elder Wan Dec 5, 2019 2 min The Biggest Changes Coming in 2020 Real Estate—and What Buyers and Sellers Need to Do Ten years ago, many homeowners were desperately hoping to hang on to their homes. Others were doing everything they could just to scare u...
Elder Wan Nov 15, 2019 2 min Deregulatory Upzoning: “Cui Bono?” Advocates of progressive planning should take a hard look at the interests behind current pro-growth movements in many cities, their mixe...
Elder Wan Oct 25, 2019 5 min Mostly Wrong: The Atlantic Article “Minneapolis Saw That NIMBYism Has Victims” This is in response to Richard Kahlenberg’s piece about Minneapolis. Mr. Kahlenbergs’ article is frankly, mostly wrong. I can say this be...
Elder Wan Oct 14, 2019 2 min YIMBYs Exposed: The Techies Hawking Free Market “Solutions” to the Nation’s Housing Crisis TENSIONS OVER THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS WERE ON FULL DISPLAY at an rally against a California housing development bill, SB 827. Low...
Elder Wan Oct 13, 2019 2 min We cannot build our way out of inequality A dominant view in urban economics suggests that the solution to the housing crisis of major cities is to relax zoning and other planning...
Elder Wan Sep 24, 2019 2 min Well-calculated rezoning can work. But the sweeping 2040 Plan won’t A Prospect Park community leader wrote on Saturday about how his community has evolved over time to accept a mixture of single-family hom...
Elder Wan Sep 18, 2019 3 min Editorial counterpoint: So, let's talk about what 'density' really is It can be focused and functional, or it can be a mess that pushes up already high prices. The Minneapolis 2040 Plan will allow the latter...
