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A huge development is being planned in Rosemount to build thousands of homes, a new school and commercial space. The 435-acre site once owned by the University of Minnesota is the largest development project the city has ever seen.

A huge development is being planned in Rosemount to build thousands of homes, a new school and commercial space. The 435-acre site once owned by the University of Minnesota is the largest development project the city has ever seen.

A huge development is being planned in Rosemount to build thousands of homes, a new school and commercial space. The 435-acre site once owned by the University of Minnesota is the largest development project the city has ever seen.

A Model For Other Cities? When I was speaking across the country promoting the housing policy changes urged in Generation Priced Out, I did not foresee my hometown of Berkeley, California ending exclusionary zoning before Seattle, Denver and other cities. To the contrary, my book discusses how Berkeley’s 1973 “Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance” became a national model for using “neighborhood character” and “public input” to stop new apartments. Through most of 2020,  Berkeley r...