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Item Iterative, Inclusive Engagement in Pursuit of Climate Resilience in Ramsey County(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2023) Call, Brian; Boudlali, Jamila; Wu, Yuping; Yudelman, Beth; Thebus, David; Klingbeil, Dwight; Greenberg, Gillian; Bakken, Noelle; Mollberg, Mason; Rowe, Quinn; Stewart, Gustave; Breitheim, Laura; Flannery, Katlyn; Moorthy, Kribashini Narayana; Sharif, Fatha; Menhennet, Johnny; Bano, Azra; DeLee, GraceThis project was completed as part of a partnership between Saint Paul–Ramsey County Public Health and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). Climate change continues to impact the health, well-being, and resilience of Ramsey County residents, with greater severity in racially/ethnically diverse and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. A newly published County strategic priority states that Ramsey County is committed to leading in the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, elevating environmental justice, and fighting against the disparate impacts of climate change in Black, American Indian, and other underrepresented communities across the county. Ramsey County project lead Abi Phillips worked with five teams of students in Dr. Fernando Burga's PA 5145: Civic Engagement in Public Affairs course in spring of 2023 to identify target communities for engagement, potential engagement strategies, and evaluation metrics, and offer recommendations and next step for Ramsey County public engagement around issues related to climate change and resilience. The students’ final report, which includes five poster series, is available.Item Understanding the History, Evolution and Effectiveness of Transit Governance in the Twin Cities Region(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2021) Ackerman, Ryan; Cuento-Villalobos, Daniel; Linares, Ulises; Kurtz, Greta; Myers-Verhage, Emma; King, Robbie; Anderson, Cole; Do, Don; Lubben, Daniel; Ahmed, Fartun; Lehman, Joseph; Wu, Yuping; Coll, Sebastian; Freier, Ben; Sherry, Ashley; Koenen, Frank; Moorthy, Kribashini Narayana; Randle, HanaThis report was created by students at the University of Minnesota as part of a year-long partnership between SouthWest Transit and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The goal of the project was to examine the history and effectiveness of transit governance in the Twin Cities (Minnesota) metropolitan area. SouthWest Transit project lead Matt Fyten collaborated with six teams of students in Dr. Hui Kong and Dr. Frank Douma's course PA 5232/CEGEE 5212: Transportation Policy, Planning, and Deployment, in fall 2021 to analyze the effectiveness of transit governance and policy since Suburban Transit legislation was introduced in the early 1980s. A final student report is available.Item Understanding the History, Evolution, and Effectiveness of Transit System Governance in the Twin Cities and Assessing the Effectiveness of Transit System Governance Policy and Planning(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2022) Moorthy, Kribashini NarayanaThis project was completed as part of a partnership between SouthWest Transit and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The goal of this project was to understand the legislative history and effectiveness of the transit system governance policy and planning in the Twin Cities region. SouthWest project lead Matt Fyten collaborated with a student enrolled in Dr. Frank Douma’s independent study course PA 8991 to explore the history of suburban transit providers, how funding has evolved for suburban transit over time, the impact of the pandemic on transit goals, and to develop recommendations for future action. A final student report and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.