Stable Neighborhoods Action Plan

You may download the SNAP report by clicking on the link to your left. This is a large file and opens best with a high-speed connection. You will also need a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file. Click here to download and install Adobe on your computer. Following is a summary of the key findings and recommendations of the study:

SNAP Research Findings

The SNAP planning process identified several factors leading to neighborhood instability. These key findings include: 

• School Mobility: Robbinsdale and Osseo district schools serving the study area experience significantly high mobility rates (averaging 30%) in comparison with surrounding schools.
• Demographic Trends: The percentage of families with children declined 14% (1990 to 2000) despite a modest increase city-wide. Brooklyn Park has a lower share of elderly and a higher proportion of younger residents.
• Housing Stock: SNAP rental properties have a higher proportion of one-bedroom units compared with other 2nd tier suburbs. The study area also has a much smaller proportion of rental single-family homes. Area apartment managers cite increasing demand for larger, multiple bedroom units.
• Crime Rates: Approximately 41% of Brooklyn Park’s population and 52% of reported crimes are attributed to the study area.

SNAP Recommendations

• attract and retain the region’s declining population of families with children;
• provide appropriate housing for seniors, such as single level detached town homes, thereby freeing up affordable single-family housing for new residents;
• offer greater stability for SNAP area residents as they move along and between the ladders of rental and ownership housing (as household size changes); and
• create units with more bathrooms, bedrooms and larger kitchen spaces to improve the current housing stock.