Land Use
Minnesota Information
- 1000 Friends of Minnesota - Concerns
include urban sprawl, transportation alternatives, and effective community planning
and zoning.
- Embrace Open Space - A partnership
among local nonprofit organizations to protect open space in the Twin Cities region.
- Metropolitan Council -
Several reports on land use planning and development are in the Resources,
Reports, and Data section.
- Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy - The group address land use and transportation issues.
- Minnesota Environmental Quality Board - Many EQB reports touch on land use issues, particularly in their Sustainable
Development Initiative section.
- Minnesota Land Trust - A private nonprofit
organization working with landowners and communities to protect Minnesota's land
and water resources.
- Minnesota chapter, American Planning Association - A non-profit statewide organization involved in planning-related activities on behalf of state and regional agencies, counties, cities, towns, educational institutions and the private sector.
- Sensible Land Use Coalition - The group includes builders, utilities, developers, engineers. It fosters a
balanced approach toward issues affecting land use, development, and the environment
in Minnesota, with a special focus on the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
- Sierra Club, Minnesota
North Star Chapter - Includes the Citizen's
Guide to Local Land Use Planning, part of their Open
Space section.
- Transportation and Regional
Growth Study - The University of Minnesota's Center
for Transportation Studies undertakes research into regional growth patterns
and the transportation infrastructure.
Growth Management and Urban Sprawl
Property Rights and Takings Issues
Other Information
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