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It's one of those topics that seems to send people into a tailspin. 

"They're ruining the neighborhood," is an oft-heard complaint as neighbors point to both the aesthetics and property value of new homes built on old lots. 

But how much truth is there behind this assertion?

MPR News host Marianne Combs hosts a conversation with Edina City Manager 

, director of the Humphrey School's Urban and Regional Planning program.

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A discussion of teardowns and the impact they're having in neighborhoods in the Twin Cities.

Teardowns. It's one of those topics that seems to send people into a tailspin. "They're ruining the neighborhood," is an oft-heard complaint as neighbors point to both the aesthetics and property value of new homes built on old lots. But how much truth is there behind this assertion?

We talk with two urban planners about how teardowns really affect communities. What are the positives and negatives? And why should we care?

Guests:
- Ryan Allen, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs; Director of the Urban and Regional Planning Program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs
- Scott Neal, City Manager, Edina

Teardowns, 'McMansions' and the changing character of Twin Cities neighborhoods

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