2008

·         Helped Transit Partners coalition to pass the historic Transportation Choices 2020 bill on both the MN House and Senate floors. The measure was vetoed by Governor Tim Pawlenty, but later overridden by the Legislature

·         Worked with the Stops for Us coalition to advocate for three additional stops in the Metropolitan Councils plans for Central Corridor LRT. The Met Council agreed in February to build out the underground infrastructure for the stops by the line’s initial opening in 2014.

·         The Longfellow Community Council signed the first neighborhood-based community benefits agreement in the Twin Cities, with the help of technical assistance from the Alliance.

·         Initiated the Metro Organizer Networking Sessions to help community organizers connect across campaigns and learn from their peers.

·         Helped create and convene a table of racial justice, place-based and environmental organizations to build power and unite their individual efforts to organize low-income people and people of color to have access to green jobs.

2007

·         Worked with All Parks Alliance for Change and Housing Preservation Project to organize residents of a manufactured home park to oppose a city of Arden Hills plan to expand a road through their park. The residents won two battles and have saved at least 15 homes so far.

·         Helped create and co-convened the ongoing Metro Development Group, an information-sharing network of housing organizations that are working together to preserve and create suburban affordable homes.

·         Held more than 10 community events to highlight issues like wealth creation in communities of color, cross-cultural organizing, building volunteer leadership, communicating the value of organizing and others.

·         Worked with the University Avenue Community Coalition to secure a transit overlay that will encourage transit-oriented development along University Avenue as the Central Corridor light rail is constructed.

2006

·         Co-convened the Digital Inclusion Coalition, which secured a community benefits agreement between the city of Minneapolis and its Wi-Fi vendor that provided funds for community access to technology and an estimated $11 million for community technology projects.

·         Supported community benefits agreement development with Harrison Neighborhood Association, African American Action Committee, Longfellow Community Council and the Northside Residents Redevelopment Council.

·         Hosted eight roundtable discussions that allowed grassroots organizers from different nonprofit sectors to learn from expoerts and each other about a variety of racial, economic and environmental justice issues.

2005

·         Helped form and support organizing efforts of the University Avenue Community Coalition, which organized for equitable development decisions at Lexington and University Avenues in St. Paul. Organized community members to secure wins for affordable housing, job training, local hiring and living-wage jobs along the avenue.

·         Digital Inclusion Coalition launched to advocate for more community access to computers and the Internet as the city of Minneapolis contemplated vendor requirements for its outsourced citywide Wi-Fi system

2004

·         Helped a community coalition to defeat a city of Brooklyn Park ballot initiative that threatened to displace 900 local residents from affordable rental housing.

·         Launched a community education effort to raise awareness of equitable development and community benefits strategies.

2003

·         Formed the Smart Growth Organizing Project to convene a variety of allied organizations from the nonprofit sector to advance effective grassroots organizing practices and build powerful community campaigns for racial, economic and environmental justice.

2002

·         Challenged the Metropolitan Council and the city of Eagan over affordable housing policies under the Land-Use Planning Act.

2001

·         Helped secure $10 million commitment from Ramsey County for the Affordable Housing Endowment Fund.

2000

·         Received a smart growth award from the National Neighborhood Coalition as one of fifteen Communities Leading the Way.

·         Supported Moving Minnesota advocacy effort: multi-modal transportation spending reform

·         Helped secure $4 million for the Hennepin County Affordable Housing Investment Fund

1999

·         Secured $8 million for statewide Inclusionary Housing Program

·         Advocated successfully for Sewer Access Charge waiver allowed by Met Council for mixed-income developments.

1998

·         Helped community coalition & Minneapolis Affordable Housing Task Force to persuade city of Minneapolis to pass voluntary inclusionary housing policy.

1997

·         Helped faith and environmental communities secure $19.4 million to clean up polluted land through our Brownfields Campaign.

1996

·         Organized the first Tour de Sprawl bike ride in conjunction with the Sierra Club, North Star Chapter.

1995

·         Helped pass the Livable Communities Act through the Minnesota Legislature. 

1994

·         Community activists formed the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability

Community Partners Award

In April of 2004, the Alliance was awarded a Community Partners award from the Minneapolis Urban League, "in recognition of steadfast partnership and ongoing collaboration with the Minneapolis Urban League in providing service to our community."  The Urban League has recently asked the Alliance to make a presentation to their community leaders regarding Equitable Development approaches.

National Smart Growth Award

In 2000 the Alliance's Inclusionary Housing campaign was selected by the National Neighborhood Coalition (NNG) as one of fifteen Communities Leading the Way Case Studies, a national report of its Neighborhoods, Regions, and Smart Growth project.  Our campaign was recognized as an excellent example of community-level involvement in regional growth issues.  The Alliance competed in a field of nearly 170 organizations that submitted nominations.  The purpose of NNG's project is to call attention to innovative, community-level efforts that bring the benefits of smart growth to low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.