Minneapolis 2040 plan says it will prioritize housing resources for designated 'cultural districts'

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The Minneapolis 2040 plan document contains language promising to prioritize housing resources for areas described as cultural districts populated by people of color, Indigenous people, and/or immigrants.

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HUD’s Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity has notified the City of Minneapolis that it will investigate the city’s housing plans for possible violations of the Fair Housing Act and Title VI. HUD officials, including Secretary Scott Turner and Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor, accused Minneapolis and Minnesota leaders of prioritizing housing by race and national origin and cited parts of the Minneapolis 2040 plan and the city’s Strategic and Racial Equity Action Plan as examples. HUD provided a link to the full notification letter and said it will thoroughly investigate the alleged discrimination.
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The Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan includes Policy 34, "Cultural Districts," which explicitly states that the city will "strengthen neighborhoods by prioritizing and accelerating economic development, public transit, and affordable housing policies, practices, and resources" in certain areas. The same policy further notes that "current City policies, resources, and departmental work will be prioritized" to achieve racially equitable outcomes including "stable housing" within these districts.

The plan also defines a Cultural District as "a contiguous area with a rich sense of cultural and/or linguistic identity rooted in communities significantly populated by people of color, Indigenous people, and/or immigrants." This matches the statement’s description of cultural districts as areas significantly populated by people of color, Indigenous people, and/or immigrants. Based on these provisions, the statement accurately summarizes both the prioritization of housing-related resources and the demographic definition of cultural districts in the Minneapolis 2040 plan.

Verdict: True, because the Minneapolis 2040 plan expressly commits to prioritizing affordable housing resources in designated Cultural Districts and defines those districts using the demographic language cited in the claim.

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  1. Update · Jan 17, 2026, 03:12 AMTrue
    The Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan includes Policy 34, "Cultural Districts," which explicitly states that the city will "strengthen neighborhoods by prioritizing and accelerating economic development, public transit, and affordable housing policies, practices, and resources" in certain areas. The same policy further notes that "current City policies, resources, and departmental work will be prioritized" to achieve racially equitable outcomes including "stable housing" within these districts. The plan also defines a Cultural District as "a contiguous area with a rich sense of cultural and/or linguistic identity rooted in communities significantly populated by people of color, Indigenous people, and/or immigrants." This matches the statement’s description of cultural districts as areas significantly populated by people of color, Indigenous people, and/or immigrants. Based on these provisions, the statement accurately summarizes both the prioritization of housing-related resources and the demographic definition of cultural districts in the Minneapolis 2040 plan. Verdict: True, because the Minneapolis 2040 plan expressly commits to prioritizing affordable housing resources in designated Cultural Districts and defines those districts using the demographic language cited in the claim.
  2. Original article · Jan 16, 2026

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