Greta Kaul
Reporter
Built environmentGreta Kaul is the Star Tribune's built environment reporter, covering how the way cities are built affects people's lives. She grew up in the east metro and graduated from the University of Minnesota, where she worked at the Minnesota Daily. Prior to the Star Tribune, she worked for MinnPost, the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News. Outside of work, she likes to garden and get outside in all four of Minnesota’s seasons.
Latest from Greta Kaul
Twin Cities Suburbs
An Arden Hills store might have to move because it opened where the city doesn’t allow thrift shops
Odds and Ends Again opened in January in a corner of Arden Hills where thrift stores were banned a decade ago.
March 13, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
New east metro Gold Line bus spurs development: ‘We’re pleasantly surprised'
Golf, parks and a thousand places to live have been built or are in planning stages as the Gold Line prepares to make its debut between St. Paul and Woodbury.
March 8, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Elko New Market is forecast to boom in coming decades. Is that long-awaited growth real this time?
Met Council forecasts partly drove changes in the rural town as it prepared for growth, which has so far been elusive on the edge of the south metro.
February 22, 2025
Twin Cities
Met Council scales back plan for more density after suburbs on edge of the metro complained
Minneapolis, St. Paul and some suburbs will be required to plan for more density under the Met Council 2050 plan approved Wednesday.
February 16, 2025
Twin Cities
Met Council forecasts where population will grow across Twin Cities: Look up your city
Plus four things to know, including which cities are expected to grow the fastest or not much at all through 2050.
February 11, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
A loan business opened in West St. Paul. It might not be allowed to be there.
West St. Paul is determining whether LoanMax on Robert Street is an “alternative financial establishment,” which the city limited more than a decade ago.
February 6, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Minnesota cities have lowered their speed limits. Has it slowed drivers down?
Cities including Minneapolis, New Brighton and Richfield have changed speed limits on their roads, but driver habits are tough to break with signs alone.
January 31, 2025
Twin Cities
Bus and train ridership is still down, but Metro Transit bets on expansion
Metropolitan Council leadership outlined transit expansion plans and acknowledged federal uncertainty Thursday in the annual State of the Region presentation.
January 31, 2025
Twin Cities
Met Council forecasts where population will grow across Twin Cities: Look up your city
Plus four things to know, including which cities are expected to grow the fastest or not much at all through 2050.
February 11, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
A loan business opened in West St. Paul. It might not be allowed to be there.
West St. Paul is determining whether LoanMax on Robert Street is an “alternative financial establishment,” which the city limited more than a decade ago.
February 6, 2025
Twin Cities Suburbs
Minnesota cities have lowered their speed limits. Has it slowed drivers down?
Cities including Minneapolis, New Brighton and Richfield have changed speed limits on their roads, but driver habits are tough to break with signs alone.
January 31, 2025
Twin Cities
Bus and train ridership is still down, but Metro Transit bets on expansion
Metropolitan Council leadership outlined transit expansion plans and acknowledged federal uncertainty Thursday in the annual State of the Region presentation.
January 31, 2025