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Suburbs, Cities Learn Need for Cooperation

MINNEAPOLIS-Planning alliances between areas are one way to go, says Eden Prairie, MN Mayor Jean Harris. Inner cities and inner-ring suburbs in general are "better off than people think they are," adds William H. Hudnut III, former mayor of Indianapolis.

By Jim McCartney | Updated on May 20, 2001

MINNEAPOLIS-Suburbs and inner cities must plan together, not compete with each other for development opportunities, if metropolitan areas are to solve such problems asurban decay and suburban sprawl. Eden Prairie, MN Mayor Jean Harris says her area hasexperienced strong economic growth over the past few years by attracting technology companies; however the area has become a victim of its success and now has”growth pains,” she adds.

“We’re growing rapidly, we’ve got traffic woes and a demand for affordable housing,” Harris says. “We realized we had to reexamine our land use decisions.”

Harris discussed urban revitalization efforts as a part of a panel focusing on urban revitalization efforts sponsored by the Urban Land Institute based in Washington, DC. The panel, held during ULI’s Spring Council recently in Minneapolis, featured a number of mayors and public officials from Rochester, NY, Indianapolis and the Twin Cities.

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