Browsing by Author "Porter, Dean"

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    Bottineau Corridor Housing Needs & Affordability Assessment
    (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2014-05-19) Porter, Dean; Davies-Deis, David; Damiano, Anthony; Johnson, Wesley
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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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    Real Estate Development in Anticipation of the Green Line Light Rail Transit in St. Paul
    (Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2015-11) Cao, Jason; Porter, Dean
    Although previous studies have extensively explored the impacts of rail transit on economic development after its opening, few have examined its impact on real estate development before its opening. Using building permit data from the city of St. Paul, this study investigates the effects of key announcements of the Green Line light rail transit (LRT) by employing location quotient analysis and difference-in-difference models to compare building activity in the LRT corridor and control corridors. We found that the announcement of preliminary engineering had no impacts on the count and value of building permits, whereas the announcement of Full Funding Grant Agreement tended to increase the number of building permits by about 30% and the value by 80%. We concluded that in addition to LRT investment, proactive land use planning policies, public subsidies, and public funded projects are important contributors to building activity.
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    West Side Community Indicators Project
    (2013) Porter, Dean
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