urbanMSP

I'm pretty sure the people at U.S. Bank Stadium would rather have the CFP National Championship game, rather than have a bowl that might not have a B1G team available.

Maybe once we stop being such a lame winter destination it would work well. Lets figure that out first, then invite the yokels.

Thats understandable. I figure we could do both though. Would having an earlier bowl eliminate the chance to host the CFP national championship game?

Some coverage of the Minneapolis 2040 vote today from Slate.

I wonder if it'll be significant, in terms of being a national model, that Minneapolis was 'the first' to make this kind of change. Minneapolis is an extraordinarily progressive city, just as much if not more progressive than coastal cities like San Francisco, Seattle, NYC, and DC. But it's definitely less famously so. If San Francisco passed a progressive policy like this, it'd probably be easier for folks in Indianapolis or wherever to write it off as some lefty aberration. But if a city in the Real American Heartland can make this change (I'm certainly assuming that people have some uncomfortable biases here, especially about race, that are inevitably tied up in zoning discussions), will other cities across the country see it as more feasible for themselves? Is it easier for more cities to see themselves in Minneapolis than to see themselves in a coastal place?

On the flip side, because it's Minneapolis and not a major hub of national media, will this move receive less attention and publicity than it might otherwise? That seems almost certainly so at least in terms of mainstream, general audience press. But will that matter, if (perhaps) Minneapolis' example still widely spreads among elected leaders and public policy experts?