Rezoning History: Influential Minneapolis Policy Shift Links Affordability and Equity

Minneapolis became the first major U.S. city to eliminate single-family-only zoning citywide through its 2040 Comprehensive Plan. This bold reform allows duplexes and triplexes in all neighborhoods, countering decades of exclusionary zoning rooted in redlining and racial covenants. It responds to rising rents, a shortage of "missing middle" housing, and stark racial disparities in homeownership.