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Item Ramsey Community Center: Decentralized Ramsey(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2018) Forey, Marin; Hasslen, Nick; Hitt, Mara; Medeiros, JordanThis project was completed as part of the University of Minnesota's 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. The goal of this project was to explore a decentralized community-center model where that integrates recreational and other infrastructure and programming desired by residents into the existing park and trail system, while being mindful of the urban/rural balance that exists in the community. Ramsey project lead Mark Riverblood collaborated with a team of students enrolled in James Wheeler's ARCH 3250 course, and Jessica Rossi-Mastracci and Joe Favour's LA 3002 course, to research the park and trail system in Ramsey and propose conceptual designs that furthers the community's needs. A final student report, handout, and poster from the project are available.Item Reduce Waste, Reuse Resources: Organics Recycling Plan for the City of Ramsey, MN(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2018) Forey, Marin; Laboy, Savannah; Olson, Marie; Schnaser, Emily; Thorn, TylerThis project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. The state of Minnesota is requiring municipalities to have a plan to divert 75% of waste from landfills by the year 2020. Many municipalities, including the City of Ramsey, are looking to organics recycling as a means to reach this goal. Many residents wish to have the option of recycling yard waste with other organic waste, such as food scraps. Recycling both yard waste and food waste requires special equipment and waste hauling protocols, making it difficult for cities to accomplish. Students in SUST 4004: Sustainable Communities, taught by Amir Nadav, investigated how other communities have accomplished this mixed-organics recycling system by interviewing stakeholders and staff in communities that have implemented similar programs. Based on these interviews and other research, the student team assembled a collection of best practices and case studies. The students’ final report is available.