Jurisdiction Name: | Minneapolis |
State/Province: | MN |
Country: | United States |
Type of Government: | Municipality |
Population: | 392,578 |
Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
Policy Links: | |
Policy type: | ordinance |
Year: | 2014 |
GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food security |
Keywords: | access, economic development, food access, food retail, fruits, grocery store, health, healthy, healthy food, license, local, mobile, mobile market, mobile vending, produce, retail, vegetables |
Adopting Government Department(s): | City Council of the City of Minneapolis |
Lead Implementing Entity(s): | City of Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development |
Support Entity(s): | City of Minneapolis License and Consumer Services Department |
Funding Amount: | n/a |
Funding Sources: | n/a |
Policy Outcome(s): | Amended the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances to expand the locations of mobile grocery stores and offer a larger healthy selection of food. |
Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |