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Item 2005 Twin Cities Area Survey: Results and Technical Report.(Minnesota Center for Survey Research (MCSR), 2005) Minnesota Center for Survey ResearchItem Block-level accessibility data for transit-way evaluation in the Twin Cities metropolitan region, 2019(2020-03-06) Carlson, Kristin; Owen, Andrew; carl4498@umn.edu; Carlson, Kristin; University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies, Accessibility ObservatoryThis data is used in the evaluation of five transitway network scenarios for their impact on transit accessibility in the Metropolitan Council's jurisdiction. The accessibility change is interpreted as the number of additional jobs a worker can reach when the selected bus rapid transit alternative is included in the transit network compared to the baseline accessibility level for the same travel duration. The scenarios analyzed in this report include the following: • May 2019 baseline vs. Funded baseline (C Line, Orange Line, Green Line Extension) • Funded baseline vs. Prospective network (D Line, B Line, E Line) • Funded baseline + B Line, E Line vs. Prospective network • Funded baseline + D Line, E Line vs. Prospective network • Funded baseline + D Line, B Line vs. Prospective networkItem County Park Agency & School District Connection: Developing Civic Infrastructure to Support Youth and the Regional Park System(2020-05-04) Callaghan, Bridget; Lund, Mike; Vega Vega, DianaThe Minneapolis-St. Paul “Twin Cities” metropolitan region is home to a system of regional parks that are nationally renowned for their beauty, size, and variety of features. The Metropolitan Council (the Council) is the regional policy-making body, planning agency, and provider of essential services for the Twin Cities metropolitan region. The Council has published recent qualitative research on Youth & Parks that highlights the opportunity to increase park use among youth. Their research is also concerned with the parks’ role in building civic capacity for youth. The Council has identified schools as a potential connector between youth and parks. A relationship between schools and park implementing agencies can serve the goals of both organizations. There is an extensive literature on the health and development benefits of park use. By working with schools, implementing agencies can help them capitalize on the park system as a resource for student well-being. At the same time, implementing agencies benefit in the short term by creating park master plans that reflect the perspectives of youth and in the long term by inspiring a generation of citizens to become life-long advocates of the park system. This report synthesizes literature and case studies to provide recommendations for park implementing agency staff, park planners, and school staff seeking to build relationships to engage youth in the park master planning process. Three regional park implementing agencies in the metro area were contacted for in-depth interviews to identify current barriers and strategies to most effectively engage with schools to bring youth to the parks and into the planning process. In order to provide implementing agency and school staff something tangible to use in their engagement with youth, the project team created a sample lesson plan suitable for the classroom setting. Implementing agency staff who are working to form relationships with a school can use this lesson plan to begin that partnership with a teacher or administrator. It can also be used in the context of an already existing relationship and can add structure to ongoing youth engagement efforts by the parks.Item Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisner. Report No. 3: Baseline Data Analysis for North Side Redevelopment.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2001) Goetz, Edward GItem Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisner. Report No. 4: Changes to the Public Housing Stock in Minneapolis.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2001) Goetz, Edward GItem Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisneros, Reports 1-8.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2002) Goetz, Edward GItem Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisneros. Report No. 1: Policy Context and Previous Research on Housing Dispersal.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2002) Goetz, Edward GItem Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisneros. Report No. 2: Planning for North Side Redevelopment.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2002) Goetz, Edward GItem Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisneros. Report No. 5: Relocation of Residents from North Side Public Housing.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2001) Goetz, Edward GItem Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisneros. Report No. 6: The Experiences of Dispersed Families.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2002) Goetz, Edward GItem Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisneros. Report No. 7: Mobility Certificates.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2001) Goetz, Edward GItem Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: Hollman v. Cisneros. Report No. 8: Replacement Housing.(Minneapolis: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 2001) Goetz, Edward GItem MetroGIS Benefits Study.(1999) Craig, William J.; Bitner, DavidItem Metropolitan Council Climate Vulnerability Assessment: Narrative Report(2017) Ferguson, Vincent; Gannett, Sadie; Hitch, Emilie; Strain, SarahThrive MSP 2040 prescribes policy goals for the Metropolitan Council. Namely, the document lists Sustainability as one of five desired outcomes that comprise a shared regional vision and identifies “Building in Resilience” as one of seven core land use policies. To address these two items and align with Thrive, the Metropolitan Council must respond to the effects of climate change in its planning and operational activities, identify and address potential vulnerabilities in regional infrastructure, and provide related information and assistance to local communities. To fulfill these tasks, the Metropolitan Council is conducting a vulnerability assessment of assets as they relate to extreme heat events and surface flooding, which can be due to a combination of low elevations and topography as well as extreme rainfall events (intense or prolonged rainfall). As part of this larger vulnerability assessment, the Metropolitan Council asked a team of graduate students from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs to consider human vulnerability. For this report, the team has identified specific human vulnerability indicators as they relate to extreme heat, surface flooding, and the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area context and geography.Item SECURE BICYCLE PARKING AT TRANSIT FACILITIES(2020-05) Chao, Lynda; Del Rosario, Ari; Holland, JeffreyThe Twin Cities is one of the most bike-friendly areas in the nation. Metro Transit, the region’s primary transportation operator, is interested in exploring how to determine which transit facilities would beneft from secure bicycle parking, and to increase bike-to-transit users. The purpose of this report is to propose a methodology for Metro Transit to determine potential locations for secure bike parking investment. This report covers Metro Transit’s existing e°orts around secure bicycle parking, which has usually been implemented on a project-by-project basis. In addition, interviews were conducted with Metro Transit sta°, peer agencies across the nation, and other bike/micro-mobility agencies and researchers to better understand the story around secure bike parking.Item Shapefile of the 1968 Ecological Study for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Composite Intrinsic Suitability(2020-12-22) Jacobs, Paul; Barney, Rebecca; Kne, Len; Tao, Ya; Milz, Dan; lenkne@umn.edu; Kne, Len; U-SpatialA digitized version of Ian McHarg's original 1968 An Ecological Study for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Composite Intrinsic Suitability. These maps were the basis for the 1969 report An Ecological Study of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, which provided a framework for land use planning throughout the metro area.Item Shared Transportation Goals Workshops(Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, 2024-08) Center for Transportation StudiesThis report summarizes four Shared Transportation Goals Workshops held by the Center for Transportation Studies in April through June 2024. These included the Equity Workshop, the Climate Change and Natural Systems Workshop, the Our Region is Dynamic and Resilient Workshop and the Our Communities are Healthy and Safe Workshop. Participants were representatives of the University of Minnesota and local, regional, and state transportation professionals. Metropolitan Council's Transportation Policy Plan 2050 (TPP) was used as the scaffolding for the discussion.