In the Twin Cities today—and for the foreseeable future—one must look up. Real estate development is going higher and higher, particularly in Minneapolis. That's not only a metaphor for physical growth and rising prices, but it's an observation in a literal sense. High-rise buildings are the new normal throughout the city, not only in the urban core, but now in Dinkytown and uptown as well. And those high-rises are as likely to be mixed-use developments with retail, office space and affordable apartments as they are to be luxury condominiums.
That skyward focus is most likely here to stay, but there is also something new at ground level, if the city's current efforts to deal with population and employment growth trends, transportation needs and
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