Resource Library

News, speeches, opinion pieces, and other information that help illustrate our work and explain our position on issues.

Tag: region

  • Hsgmeasurestn
    Minnesota Housing Baseline Measures reports
    October 2013 - McKnight's annually updated report on progress toward goals as established in our affordable housing evaluation framework.
  • Mtmdlhtn
    Food for Thought: Mary Tyler Moore Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    ​July 24, 2013 - Jay Walljasper, commissioned by The McKnight Foundation. The third installment of the Food for Thought Series, a collection of third-party reports that inform our program strategies and are shared with the fields we support. In this report, Walljasper examines identity issues confronting Minneapolis-St. Paul and posits some solutions.
    PDF, 232 KB
  • Narcreport_tn
    NARC: Planning for Regional Competitiveness
    ​May 2013 - A new McKnight-supported report from the National Association of Regional Councils provides a snapshot of regional economic innovation and collaboration necessary to achieve equitable economic growth in the Twin Cities metro area.
    PDF, 10MB
  • University of Minnesota: Center for Transportation Studies
    Transportation research at the University of Minnesota covers the spectrum from basic to applied research, drawing on the many transportation-related disciplines within the University.
    http://www.cts.umn.edu/research
  • Visionmnfam_tn
    A Vision for Minnesota Families
    Jun 2008 - The McKnight Foundation supports affordable housing statewide to increase family stability and link families to greater opportunity in our communities.
    PDF, 214 KB
  • Re:Focus
    Oct 2008 - A new McKnight report looks at models and tools for shaping development in the outer-ring suburbs.
    PDF, 5.8 MB
  • Intersection: Taking it to the Street
    April 2005 - This case study about Minneapolis's Lake Street illustrates how roadway design can help shape a neighborhood's development.
    Adobe Acrobat format (1.4 MB)
  • Brookings Institution: Transportation Reform Series
    March 2003 - Analyses designed to assess federal transportation reform, supported in part by The McKnight Foundation.