As a native of Minneapolis, I support the gist of this policy. But I also have knowledge of the zoning history of the city, and the narrative in this story see

As a native of Minneapolis, I support the gist of this policy. But I also have knowledge of the zoning history of the city, and the narrative in this story seems incredibly wrong. Minneapolis actually had "Manhattan" zoning in many areas up until the late 1980s. There had been very little new development in the prior 20 years, so the code became completely unrealistic. Local community groups pushed for zoning reform to preserve the as-built environment and communities. Now those well-meaning progressive 1980s folks are being portrayed as "segregationists", despite the fact of who they actually were. They were trying to save their neighborhoods, but I guess every hero becomes a villain. And, without even getting into it, Minneapolis was built up when the state was 97.5% white people. You could maybe find a class angle to this, but come on.