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Item Centering the Margins: The Transportation Experience of Underserved Communities(Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2023-08) Fan, Yingling; Greenberg, Gillian; Panchal, Niyati; Wilson, Maxwell; Luna, Christina; Amrhein, Joseph; Benda, Samuel; Song, Ying; Zeng, XiaohuanTransportation systems, as integral parts of human settlements, reflect the societal structures and cultural ideologies influenced predominantly by the dominant race or class. In the absence of prioritizing the transportation needs of underserved communities, transportation systems may perpetuate systematic inequities. This study aims to address the inequities present in current transportation systems by conducting a comprehensive examination of the transportation experiences of individuals belonging to ten specific underserved communities. These communities include eight within the Twin Cities metropolitan region (Latinx, African American, Hmong, people with disabilities, immigrants, people living with HIV, single mothers, and single fathers), as well as two communities in the Greater Minnesota area (transitioning home residents in Fergus Falls and tribal members of the White Earth Nation). This research adopts a mixed-method approach, incorporating both qualitative interviews and quantitative smartphone-based travel behavior surveys. The findings reveal that each community faces distinct transportation barriers, alongside shared themes in transportation inequities such as inadequate public transportation, difficulties related to car use, and the impact of transportation on significant life outcomes. Recommendations for future research and practice are provided.Item A Study of Affordable Housing in the City of Bloomington, Minnesota(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2023) Amrhein, Joseph; Boudlali, Jamila; Griffin, Alexandra; Honer, MichaelThis project was completed as part of a partnership between the City of Bloomington and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). Since the adoption of its “Housing Opportunity and Preservation Ordinance” in 2019, the City of Bloomington has been actively investing in the development of housing that is more affordable to the community. The City sought a return on investment (ROI) analysis of multi-family residential developments that emphasize affordability, considering both human/social and financial benefits. Bloomington project lead Nick Johnson collaborated with a team of graduate students enrolled in Professor Peter Brown's course, PA 8081: Planning and Public Policy Capstone, to review the literature on the benefits of affordable housing, and conducted a survey and interviews with residents of affordable housing in Bloomington in an effort to understand how their personal lives were affected by access to such housing. The students’ final report and PowerPoint presentation are available.