The City of Edina Comprehensive Plan identified the need to develop several hundred units of housing in the city, including both market-rate housing and housing at a price point that young families interested in moving to the community can afford.
The City sought to engage community members, residents, and developers in a transparent and community-supported process to develop specific guidance and recommendations for how to implement the housing recommendations from its Comprehensive Plan.
CDG worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team with the City's Housing Strategy Task Force and City staff to research existing barriers, identify potential solutions, and develop a report with specific recommendations and steps for how the City should more forward to implement its plan.
The guidance and recommendations were adopted by the City's Housing and Redevelopment Authority and are being used to implement the goals from the Comprehensive Plan.