Browsing by Author "Holey, Laura"

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    Business Improvement District (BID) Feasibility Analysis: Saint Paul's West Midway Industrial Area
    (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2014-05-08) Christopherson, Kate; Holey, Laura; Huonder, Mark; Nicholas, Mike
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    Implementing Living Streets in North Saint Paul: A Participation Plan
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2013) Holey, Laura; Fogt, Kelsey; Smith, Jill; Brandt-Sargent, Bethany
    This project was completed as part of the 2013-2014 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of North St. Paul. As part of a 20-year capital improvement plan, the City of North St. Paul was interested in adding more resources to infrastructure projects. The City was specifically looking to adopt a living streets policy to improve livability. Project lead Paul Ammerman collaborated with students in PA 5253: Designing Participation Processes, to develop an engagement plan to implement the policy. The students identified project partners and stakeholders, suggested a communications plan, and outlined key meetings for the process. This is one of three living streets engagement projects completed through this course. The students' final report is available.
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    Minnetonka Neighborhood Identities
    (Resilient Communities Project, University of Minnesota, 2012) Holey, Laura; Merz, Ryan; Porter, Dean; Simon, BrieAnna
    This project was completed as part of the 2012-2013 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Minnetonka. Minnetonka has many residential neighborhoods, but neighborhood representation and participation varies widely--from a few formal neighborhood organizations to numerous informal associations and, in many cases, no organizational representation at all. Minnetonka project lead and city planner Jeff Thomson worked with students in PA 8203: Neighborhood Revitalization, to understand how to promote neighborhood organizations and identities based on local and national case studies, and to understand existing neighborhood entities in Minnetonka. The report includes a review of three broad models of structuring local government and neighborhood organization relationships; four case studies of local governments in the United States working with community organizations; in depth descriptions of three existing Minnetonka community organizations; and recommendations for how Minnetonka can use this information. The students' final report, presentation, and poster are available.
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    Parking Lots: Case Studies and a Model Ordinance
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2013) Appleby, Elizabeth; Holey, Laura; Janson, Michael; Geoffrey, Kemp
    This project was completed as part of the 2012-2013 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Minnetonka. The City of Minnetonka was interested in assessing its parking regulations and identifying potential best practices for improving parking regulation and design. Minnetonka project lead and city planner Susan Thomas worked with students in PA 8202: Networks and Places, to develop a set of parking policy recommendations. Based on their research, the students recommended doing away with the minimum parking ordinance; offering alternative infrastructure; allowing mixed-use or high-density developments that are located within close proximity to forthcoming light rail stations; increasing minimal impact design standards (MIDS) for parking lots with adaptive management options if water quality decreases; maintaining aesthetic regulations for parking lots; offering greater incentives for conservation design techniques with all pervious surfaces; allowing or incentivizing businesses with different peak business hours to share parking; and expanding developer and public outreach and education campaigns. The students' final report and presentation are available.