Project Team:
Anti-displacement Workgroup
University of Minnesota Center for Urban and Regional Affairs
Metropolitan Council 

Project Description:
Cori worked with the Blue Line Extension Anti-Displacement Workgroup as convened by the U of M’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) and the Metropolitan Council. Cori illustrated six themes from a conversation CURA facilitated with work group members that explored what displacement looks like, what an anti-displacement approach needs to accomplish in the context of the Blue Line Transit Extension. The illustrations were used in a written report and on social media. 

Workgroup members as listed on their website are as follows:
Adam Arvindson, Minneapolis Parks Board, Kareem Murphy, Hennepin County, Sam O’Connell, Met Council, Joey Dobson, City of Minneapolis, Jim Voll, City of Minneapolis, John Sutter, City of Crystal, Tim Sandvik, City of Robbinsdale, Kim Bergerren, City of Brooklyn Park, E Coco, Northside Funders Group/CLCLT, Joel Luedtke, Phillips Family Foundation, Nichole Buehler, Harrison Neighborhood Association, Ricardo Perez, Alliance for Metropolitan Stability, Tom Thao, Move MN, KB Brown, West Broadway Business and Area Coalition, Terry Austin, NEON, Amanda Xiong, CAPI, Candy Bakion, North Minneapolis resident, Diane Cormany, Robbinsdale resident, Kristel Porter, North Minneapolis resident/MN Renewables Now, Kiara Williams, North Minneapolis resident, Victoria Kepa, Brooklyn Park resident, Ignatius Samuel, Brooklyn Park resident/Crystal business owner, Karla Arredondo, Pueblos de Lucha y Esperanza, Kenzie O’Keefe, Pillsbury United Communities, Jackson George, LIBA.
CURA team members included Lee Guekguezian and C Terrence Anderson.

Project Links:
Anti-Displacement Workgroup Website
Blue Line Extension Anti-Displacement Executive Summary
CURA Instagram Post