Browsing by Author "Goodwin, Matthew"

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    Shared-Use Mobility Possibilities in Brooklyn Park: Existing Models
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Hartle, Ashley; Goodwin, Matthew; Kays, Brian; Bauer, Eric; Hanson, Luke; Young, Allen
    This project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. The Blue Line Light Rail extension is expected to reach Brooklyn Park by 2021. Brooklyn Park wanted to investigate shared-use mobility as a means of expanding access to light rail for those without regular access to a personal automobile. The goal of this project was to investigate successful models for shared-use mobility in other cities in the United States. Brooklyn Park project lead Emily Carr worked with a team of students in PA 5232/CEGE 5212: Transportation Policy, Planning, and Development, to gather information on existing models of shared-use mobility and how those models apply to Brooklyn Park. The students' final report and presentation are available.
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    Staying on Eat Street Strategies to support community businesses on Nicollet Avenue and Lake Street
    (2018-05-08) Strait, Jen; Prideaux, Michael; Goodwin, Matthew; Dressel, Elizabeth
    Eat Street is a cultural corridor home to many thriving small businesses owned by immigrants and persons of color. While not all Eat Street restaurant owners are immigrants, the immigrant experience is central to the Eat Street story. “It’s a mixed culture here. It’s not one kind of people. Different position, different cultures, and different people. You have all kinds, all kinds of people” (Eat Street at 20, n.d., Harry Singh, owner of Harry Singh’s Original Caribbean Restaurant). The focus of this semester long research project is to provide targeted strategies that the City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) department can take to support the immigrant and person of color owned businesses along Eat Street as they plan and prepare for projected economic revitalization with the potential reopening of Nicollet Avenue at Lake Street.
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    Will the Faucet Turn On? Water Conservation Strategies for Ramsey, Minnesota
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2017) Alarcon, Frank; Ayers-Johnson, Joseph; Buechler, Gretchen; Dix, Alec; Goodwin, Matthew; Weiss, Tiffany
    This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. Ramsey obtains its water supply exclusively from public and private ground water wells. The city’s soil is very sandy and drains quickly, creating a significant demand for water in summer months as homeowners and businesses irrigate their lawns and gardens. To reduce water demand and encourage water conservation practices, the City wanted to explore strategies for educating residents about the effects of excessive water use. Drawing on case studies and literature on best practices, students in Dr. Dan Milz’s Planning and Participation Processes class created a toolkit for City staff with recommendations for reducing household water use, outreach strategies to encourage household water conservation, a ‘water scorecard’ to help residents understand their personal water use, examples of successful water conservation programs, and potential partners and funding sources for the City of Ramsey to use in its outreach efforts. The students’ final report, poster, and scorecard are available.