We will be losing 260,000+ trees to emerald asher borer. Trees need to be planted on boulevards, park land, residential, and commercial properties now to maintain our current air quality, water quality, and other lesser known benefits such as energy efficiency in buildings and carbon retention provided by this significant amount of trees.

Continue to make incentives available to businesses, with fees that they pay, for innovative clean technology projects that result in measurably cleaner communities, stronger businesses and healthier working conditions. Leverage investments that are mutually beneficial to businesses and their surrounding communities (ie. especially in areas of inequity). Auto body shops, dry cleaners, printers, plating companies, foundries, ...more »

Ensure that all Minneapolis residents, regardless of location, income level and race, have access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food.

After almost 30 years of polluting the communities of our city with toxic emissions (and now the "open air" Twins Stadium), it is time to transition away from burning recyclables and compostables in the heart of Minneapolis. The contract allowing Hennepin County to incinerate 1000 tons of refuse per day at HERC--regardless of our recycling rate--ends in 2018. We should not have to breathe the same amount of airborne ...more »

Provide more protected bikeways--routes that separate bikes from cars with some physical barriers--planters, a curb, plastic sticks--anything. This will get more people biking and reduce car-bike conflicts.

Eliminate homelessness. There have been creative solutions around the country that we could emulate or adapt for Minneapolis to eliminate the experience of homelessness.

Support local food-based businesses - urban farms, food processors, breweries and distilleries, restaurants, compost facilities and more - as a key economic development strategy.

All rental housing in Minneapolis is healthy and safe for its tenants - lead, mold, pests and other health risks are prevented from harming Minneapolis residents. The energy efficiency of rental housing is dramatically increased, and those benefits are passed along to residents.

People are hungry in Minneapolis, particularly children and older people. A successful city should create policies that support people and organizations in fighting hunger, especially in our vulnerable populations.

The land, water, and air are pristine – we’ve cleaned up toxins and aren’t adding more

We are a city with great health outcomes for all people

Eliminate disparities in resident’s access to technology and digital literacy skills based on race/ethnicity and income level: Equity in access to computers, mobile devices and the Internet, along with the skills to use these tools is critical as technology becomes more and more a part of our economic, educational, health, and workforce systems; and as technology and the Internet play a stronger role in civic and community ...more »

Work with police on sex trafficking, what can the city do to put a spotlight on the issue? Better reporting is needed - some families won't talk to the police but will with community organizations.

an indoor park with nature, heat, and lights that prevent seasonal affective disorder.

Like a city park but covered with glass.

A successful city should implement policies targeted at eliminating the inequity in who experiences poverty (there are differences by race, family status, age, veteran status, etc). To keep our city liveable for all, we should figure out the minimum income necessary to live in Minneapolis for a single person, family of four, and person who has retired, and keep that number in mind when designing programs and policies. ...more »