Browsing by Author "Sheikh, Maya"

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    Maximizing Transportation Assets by Building Community Connection Through Innovative Deployment of Rights of Way and Airspace
    (Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2023-06) Douma, Frank; Sheikh, Maya
    This Minnesota Department of Transportation-sponsored research effort examined innovative right-of-way projects nationwide, focusing on how new and innovative practices for redeveloping transportation assets can meet ambitious goals such as mitigating environmental impacts, encouraging placemaking, and enhancing economic opportunity while continuing to meet their transportation purpose. The team explored case studies from across the nation and identified best practices and lessons learned to inform future agencies and planners of new trends in transportation right-of-way projects.
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    Red Lake Nation Enhancing Community Connections Through Trails and Parks
    (2023) Flannery, Katlyn; Phan, Kevin; Turner, Anna; Sheikh, Maya
    The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians (or Red Lake Nation), in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), is engaged in ongoing efforts to increase livability and safety through the reconstruction of a 4-mile stretch of Highway 1, which connects the communities of Red Lake and Redby. The reconstruction project will include a separated, paved, multi-use trail parallel to Highway 1 to enhance safety for all road users; as well as seven small pocket parks and one larger park along the corridor. The Red Lake Nation has previously collaborated with the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs and asked for assistance to gather community feedback for physical amenities and cultural features that could be incorporated into the parks. The goal of the project was to provide background data, evidence, maps, and designs to guide Tribal decisions about future infrastructure projects, and support future grant proposals and community visioning work. Community preferences for cultural features and physical amenities were captured through a community preferences survey. Quantitative and qualitative survey results were used to create community-informed, data-driven design principles and elements, which were visualized through sketches. These sketches and StoryMap can be used by the Red Lake Nation in ongoing community engagement efforts. A people-centered Highway 1 trail corridor and park system which incorporates Red Lake Nation history, traditions, values, culture, and Ojibwe language can further language revitalization efforts, community belonging, and sovereignty within the Red Lake Nation.
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    Towerside Innovation District: Building Equity and Economics for a Resilient Towerside
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2021) Christianson, Mark; Robb, Max; Stewart, Gustave; Zielinski, Jake; Beckner, Meyer; Paddock, Henry; Davis, Ruby; Siegel-Garcia, Diana; Shebesta, Timothy; Phan, Kevin; Lehman, Joseph; Turner, Anna; Boudlali, Jamila; Fransen, Elena; Lohse, Maxwell; Bergum, Maddy; Menke, Alex; Jacobs, Tia; Benson, Rachel; Franklin, Lila; Hesari, Elham; Bakken, Noelle; Bretheim, Laura; Flannery, Katlyn; Needham, Revee; Do, Don; King, Robbie; Krause, Laura; San Juan, Carmel; Harsch, Trey; Sheikh, Maya; Harrington, Ben; Berger, Jacob; Johnson, Isak; Paquin, Jarred; Trejo, Tristan
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between Towerside Innovation District and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The goal of this project was to answer key questions around district assets and how Towerside can align with potential industry and partners’ goals to guide future strategic planning and attract further investment. Towerside Innovation District project lead Sabina Saksena collaborated with teams of students in Dr. Fernando Burga’s course PA 5211 to learn from other successful innovation districts, explore possible land use solutions and scenarios in Towerside, and consider climate change and racial justice implications. A final student report containing 10 posters is available.