Upper Harbor Terminal: Minneapolis’ Contradictions and Exclusion of the Northside

North-facing aerial view of Minneapolis' Upper Harbor Terminal development site along the Mississippi River.

In 2019, Minneapolis City Council approved the grand Upper Harbor Terminal (UHT) development in the McKinley neighborhood based on a plan the City, the Pohlad family-owned United Properties (UP), and First Avenue began designing years before involving local residents through the Collaborative Planning Committee (CPC). The development, centered around an 8,000-seat performance venue managed by […]