Browsing by Author "Degerstrom, Andrew"

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    City of Ramsey Housing Engagement Plan
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2017) Bai, Shunhua; Degerstrom, Andrew; Gemheart, Adrienne; Kohlhass, Alex; Lauderdale, Casey; Schneider, Olivia
    This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. Ramsey’s housing plan was last updated in 2008. The plan identified numerous strategies for achieving the City’s housing goals, including increased housing density, redeveloping underutilized land, and engaging underserved populations. Since then, the City has made good progress in terms of achieving its workforce and senior housing goals, but public support for some of the City’s other housing goals has not been as strong. The City requested assistance developing a communication/outreach strategy to make the case for underrepresented housing types and the value they add to the community. Students in Dr. Dan Milz’s Planning and Participation Processes addressed some of the myths around higher density housing, identified strategies for engaging the public around housing issues based on case studies of other communities, and piloted a mapping engagement strategy that can be used with the public. The students’ final report and poster are available.
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    Find It, Cook It, Save It: From Healthy Food Access to Food Hub and Food Recycling in Brooklyn Park
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2017) Priestly, Kevin; Lampe, Joe; Degerstrom, Andrew
    This project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. Many Brooklyn Park residents live in food deserts, areas where access to healthy and affordable food is limited. The city has also witnessed an increase in commercial food operations arising in residential homes, which can pose health risks to consumers and fire risks in residential areas from commercial-scale production in home kitchens. To address these issues, students in Dr. Fernando Burga’s Introduction to Site Planning course used geographic information systems analysis to identify areas of Brooklyn Park where residents have limited access to healthy foods, provided concept plans for a commercial-grade community kitchen where individuals would be able to safely prepare and package food products for sale to the public, and recommendations for an organics recycling and excess food donation program to reduce solid waste from both the proposed community kitchen and restaurants, retail establishments, and institutions that sell or prepare food. The students’ final report is available.
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    The TOD Evaluation Method Evaluating TOD on Station Area and Corridor Scales
    (2018-05-04) Alarcon, Frank; Cho, Y.J. Joanne; Degerstrom, Andrew; Hartle, Ashley; Sherlock, Reed
    The Metropolitan Council’s Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy defines TOD as walkable, moderate to high density development served by frequent transit with a mix of housing, retail, and employment choices designed to allow people to live and work without need of a personal automobile. As the Metropolitan Council expands the region’s transit network, the regional planning agency and transit provider has an interest in facilitating TOD implementation along existing and future transit corridors. Understanding the degree to which transit corridors and station areas are potential places for TOD helps public agencies implement TOD. To date, the Metropolitan Council does not have a system for evaluating the potential for TOD along transit corridors and within station areas. Instead, TOD evaluation is typically performed on a project-by-project basis without considering the existing corridor and station area. This report proposes a TOD Scoring Tool and Framework for the Metropolitan Council to use to evaluate the suitability of transit corridors and station areas for TOD. The TOD Scoring Tool is based on the Framework, which focus on three categories of variables informed by scholarly research and interviews with TOD professionals: • Travel Behavior • Built Environment • Community Strength