Browsing by Author "Jacobson, Ian"

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    Placemaking in Rosemount Parks
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2015) Erickson, Mitchell; Fauth, David; Lee, Ntsa Iab; Mackert, Olivia; Paurus, Alexandra; Rusin, Daniel; Lee, Hojoong; Langum, Leigh; Garcia, Marco; Carlson, Luke; Garlough, Eric; Grunfelder, Rachael; Hoover, Maddie; Jarvi, Matt; Lee, Josh; Resh, Micaela; Rosdahl, Becky; Rutzick, Shelby; Olson-Williams, Erik; Hertzog, Thomas; Tatsuda, Jeff; Rumppe, Sarah; Green, Eric; Tierney, Jeff; Yeo, Inhyeok; Sundquist, Cole; Jacobson, Ian; Leibham, Benjamin; Luk, Kathryn; Mardell, Nicole; Nyamdechin, Baatarchuluun; Person, Aaron; Peterson, Kelly; Simpson, Alex; Vang, Vang; Fossum, Aubrey; Carroll, Logan; Hans, Dana; Koehler, Samuel; McCown-Berndt, Julian; Oliversen, Jonathan; Yucen, Xie; Johnson, Hannah; Pinneke, Jordan; Alexander, Hailey; Bremhorst, Hans; Burr, Kyle; Hippe, Jasmine; McGee, Amelia; Miller, Anna; Schloesser, Joseph; Stephenson, Erik; Vargo, Eric; Wolff, Jocelyn; Bakken, Nathan; Li, Yating; Davis, Laneesha; Ecklund, Eric; Hayden, Matt; Najafalipour, Alex; Hetrick, Desiree; Trebesch, Maddie
    This project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between the City of Rosemount and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). Placemaking is a people-centered approach to the planning, design, and management of public spaces, and it is important for building strong communities. The City of Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department is interested in using placemaking principles and processes to maximize the benefits of its parks, especially smaller, older parks that no longer hold strong appeal for the public. The goal of this project was to evaluate and identify opportunities for placemaking through redesign or redevelopment in seven parks in the City of Rosemount. In collaboration with city project lead Dan Schultz, Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Rosemount, a team of students in URB 3751: Understanding the Urban Environment reviewed placemaking best practices and recommended opportunities for placemaking in Biscayne Park, Chippendale Park, Claret Park, Dallara Park, Lions Park, Schwarz Pond Park, and Winds Park. A group presentation from the project is available highlighting placemaking principles and overall recommendations, in addition to a presentation for each of the seven parks. Posters are available on Biscayne Park, Chippendale Park, and Schwarz Pond Park.
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    Trail demand calculator: A public utility for trail use estimation
    (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2021-05-19) Ackerson, Jenny; Eliot, Raymond; Jacobson, Ian; Sai, Zoey
    Shared-use trails are an important and expansive investment for the wellbeing of Minnesotans. For our capstone we researched qualities related to trails to develop a trail demand model. This model became the foundation for an interactive trail demand calculator that allows users to estimate trail use.
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    Trail Demand Calculator; A Public Utility for Trail Use Estimation
    (2022) Eliot, Raymond; Jacobson, Ian; Sai, Zoey; Ackerson, Jenny
    Shared-use trails are an important and expansive investment for the well-being of Minnesotans. For our capstone we researched qualities related to trails to develop a trail demand model. This model became the foundation for an interactive trail demand calculator that allows users to estimate trail use. Our model and the TDC was informed by a literature review of trail demand models and key informant interviews. From there we collected data and developed a model that can reasonably estimate trail demand. To create the calculator we summarized trail qualities by census tract or block group and hosted map layers on an ArcGIS web map. We applied our model within a spreadsheet that allows users to input values for trail qualities and are returned with an estimate for trail demand. Our capstone produced two regression models that measure the effects of variables on trail use by estimating the coefficients and created an interactive TDC to populate the models and therefore produce estimates of trail demand. In turn, these coefficients are what forms the basis of our trail demand calculator. The complete model uses 8 variables, which includes demographic variables like population density and median income, geographic qualities like tree cover, slope of the trail, and proximity to water, and activity-based information like density of food and accommodation jobs. The reduced model uses 7 variables, omitting the trail slope variable. We learned from testing the calculator that slope is difficult to approximate without specialized software and knowledge. This raised concerns that results would be skewed by erroneous slope values being input into the calculator. Removal of slope from the regression model resulted in a slight but acceptable decrease in explanatory value for the model. To aid with the mathematics that undergird the calculator and reduce error from inputting data, we created an online-hosted spreadsheet with the coefficients and demand model equations embedded to provide TDC users with an estimated SADT value. The calculator is accompanied by an ArcGIS web map that summarizes and layers the data for each variable. TDC users can reference the web map to collect their inputs for the calculator.