Browsing by Subject "Red Lake Nation"

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    Community-Scale Energy Storage Guide: How Community Groups and Small Businesses Can Employ Energy Storage to Save Money and Contribute to Minnesota’s Clean Energy Transition
    Venning, Alex; Everett, Akisha; Kenney, Melissa A.; Institute on the Environment
    This guide is for people who have or are interested in investing in renewable energy batteries to power their homes, businesses, or community spaces. In it, we’ll walk you through how the US electricity grid operates, how renewable energy generated by homes and buildings works alongside it, and how investing in battery storage for renewable energy can optimize resources and help protect communities against power outages. We’ll also overview the different technologies available for storing renewable energy for future use and the partners, costs, and steps involved with installing an energy storage battery. Recent case studies from three sites in Minnesota, a state without fossil fuel reserves yet rich in renewable resources, illustrate how energy storage batteries help aid in the resilience of communities and the health of the planet by reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
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    Pedestrian Risk on Anishinaabe Reservations in Minnesota: Overview and Phase 2 Results
    (Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2024-06) Lindsey, Greg; Hourdos, John; Coll, Sebastian; Petesch, Michael; Carretero, Adrien; Pritchard, Hannah
    Studies by the Federal Highway Administration show that American Indians have higher rates of pedestrian injury and death per capita than any other population group in the United States. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has identified Native Americans as one of six priority populations in Minnesota that face disproportionate risks as pedestrians. This report summarizes efforts taken between 2016 and 2024 to document and reduce risks to pedestrians on the seven recognized Anishinaabe reservations in Minnesota. Across reservations, researchers monitored pedestrian crossings using video recorders at 23 different sites identified by Tribal transportation managers, including 10 Phase 1 sites (2016-2020) and 13 Phase 2 sites (2019-2024). Monitoring results, including pedestrian counts, interactions with drivers, and yield rates, were used to inform planning and implementation of countermeasures to reduce crash risk at six Phase 1 sites and two Phase 2 sites. These countermeasures included marked crosswalks with pedestrian landing pads, better lighting and signage; ADA-accessible pedestrian access ramps; and a pedestrian hybrid beacon. Additional countermeasures have been scheduled or planned for 2024 or later at six more locations. Post-implementation monitoring at six Phase 1 sites confirmed that countermeasures change pedestrian and driver behaviors, but not all pedestrians or drivers use countermeasures as designed. Implementation of countermeasures may change risk factors and reduce risks, but risks cannot be eliminated and will remain after countermeasures are implemented. Consultation, coordination, and cooperation among Tribal, state, and local transportation planners and engineers are essential to reducing crash risk and increasing pedestrian safety.
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    Planning for Redby's Future; Improving the Highway 1 Corridor and Developing a Land Use Inventory
    (2023) Bakken, Noelle; Bretheim, Laura; Drometer, George; Needham, Revee
    The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians (RLBCI or Red Lake Nation) is engaged in ongoing efforts to increase livability, with a focus in the downtown area of the community of Redby. RLBCI has collaborated with the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs on transportation-related projects since 2016 and asked for assistance from a team of students at the Humphrey School to further address pedestrian safety needs in the Highway 1 corridor and create a land use inventory of Redby. The Red Lake Nation is also working with MnDOT on planning upcoming Highway 1 roadway improvements. 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. The project coalesced around two research topics: the first focused on community preferences for improving pedestrian safety and livability in the downtown corridor of Redby, and the second on existing land use in the community. As such, the report consists of two parts that correspond to those research topics. Part I provides key context on current conditions in Downtown Redby and then explains the development, implementation, and results of a community preferences survey. Part II provides context on the history of land use inventories in Redby, details the methodology behind developing an existing land use inventory of Redby, and includes the results of that inventory – a series of maps generated with GIS mapping software.
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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.