OPINION | Carol Becker, Minneapolis “The obvious substantial drop-off in housing production in 2023 and 2024 shows that YIMBY has failed. Housing production actually peaked prior to the adoption of the YIMBY-based Minneapolis 2040 Plan.” buff.ly/436bGsb - ThreadSky

minnpost.bsky.social • 13 days ago

OPINION | Carol Becker, Minneapolis

“The obvious substantial drop-off in housing production in 2023 and 2024 shows that YIMBY has failed. Housing production actually peaked prior to the adoption of the YIMBY-based Minneapolis 2040 Plan.” https://buff.ly/436bGsb

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nharper.bsky.social•13 days ago

Enough! Jesus Christ, I can’t believe you’re still publishing that trash!

drsox.bsky.social•13 days ago

Just canceled my minnpost subscription, Carol Becker is a liar and a hack, and I wont support giving her a platform

lamb-locked.bsky.social•13 days ago

Ah yes, the same and continued arguments from Carol. Yawn.

ajm6792.bsky.social•13 days ago

She literally argued that developers would bulldoze entire neighborhoods. Why are you publishing someone with a demonstrated lack of intellectual honesty?

klookloo.bsky.social•13 days ago

You don't NEED to publish the rantings of our state's lunatics

kylenelson.bsky.social•13 days ago

max1mil.bsky.social•13 days ago

why are you giving Carol Becker a platform

nowletmebeclear.bsky.social•13 days ago

wrong

smcgee.bsky.social•13 days ago

Time to cancel my MinnPost subscription. Oof.

zedotenator.net•13 days ago

Someone tell Carol about interest rates and building costs.

mplsnightmayor.bsky.social•13 days ago

She actually talks a lot about those, but seems to conclude there's nothing we can do except be very respectful to homeowners and also thinks rent control was a scheme to put private apartment owners out of business so the state would be forced to take possession.

sadwill.bsky.social•13 days ago

She seems to put rent control in the YIMBY basket, which is pretty wild to me?

atinklenberg.bsky.social•13 days ago

Opinion & editorial places are a great place for community conversations, but let's please, please have educated, rational conversations. This column is basically an ode to "post hoc ergo propter hoc" but you ran it anyway. Not great.