Browsing by Author "Showalter, Elizabeth"

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    Effects of the Foreclosure Crisis on Homeowners Associations
    (Resilient communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Showalter, Elizabeth
    This project was completed as part of the 2015-2016 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with Carver County. To assess whether homeowners associations (HOAs) in Carver County are likely to benefit from the financial assistance that a home improvement area (HIA) would provide, a student in PA 5261: Housing Policy, assessed the number and location of townhouse and condominium HOAs and the age of buildings in the Carver County cities of Mayer, Norwood Young America, Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Watertown, Waconia, Cologne, and Carver. Working in collaboration with project lead Brenda Lano from the Carver County Community Development Agency, the student reviewed previous research and case studies of HIAs in other communities, and ultimately concluded that there is a need for HIAs in Carver County. The students' final report is available.
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    Exploring Equitable Development in Brooklyn Park
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Dressel, Elizabeth; Omar, Mustafa; Showalter, Elizabeth; Staley, Jared; Strain, Sarah
    This project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. The City wanted to update its Stable Neighborhood Action Plan (SNAP) to evaluate the impact of neighborhood redevelopment and other improvements since the original SNAP was created in 2005. City of Brooklyn Park project lead Emily Carr worked with a team of students in PA 8203 to engage with stakeholders and community leaders and analyze available data to assess key economic and social changes in the SNAP area.
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    Increasing Renters' Participation in City and Civic Life
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Omar, Mustafa; Vohs, Margaret; Showalter, Elizabeth
    This project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. Renters make up a significant portion of the total Brooklyn Park population, but are historically less engaged in civic life. Brooklyn Park community engagement staff wanted to identify strategies to encourage greater participation in community life among renters. The goal of this project was to develop tailored communication strategies to better connect with renters and to help the city improve service delivery to areas with higher concentrations of renters. Three students in Kathy Quick’s PA 5145 course worked with City of Brooklyn Park project lead Lidiya Girma to develop a set of recommendations organized around three themes: building trust, direct engagement, and ongoing engagement. The final report and engagement diagram are available.
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    Work, Work, Work, Work: The Challenges of Measuring Youth Unemployment in the Brooklyns
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Showalter, Elizabeth; Finnegan, Kathleen; Waiswa, Moses; Mcquerry, Dominic
    This project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. Unemployment rates in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center are higher than those for Minnesota as a whole. The Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth works with young people in both cities, and one aspect of their work is preparing students for college and careers. The goal of this project was to define youth employment, determine benchmarks to measure youth readiness for college, and create an assessment tool to determine whether or not youth in the Brooklyns are on a career and education path to employment. Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth staff member Ivan Lui worked with a team of students in for students in PA 5251: Strategic Planning and Management, to develop recommendations for the Brooklyns to better measure youth employment and more fully understand the career and employment needs of young people in the two cities. The students' final report and presentation are available.