Browsing by Subject "Resilient Communities Project, 2023-2024"

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    A Guide to Electric Vehicles for Municipalities: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Fatima, Nuzhat
    This project was completed in partnership between the Metropolitan Council through the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to provide comprehensive information on electric vehicle (EV) adoption for Twin Cities metro area municipalities and outline decision-making criteria for development of public-facing charging infrastructure. Metropolitan Council project lead MacKenzie Young-Walters collaborated with RCP Scholar Nuzhat Fatima to research case studies of cities across the metro area, emphasizing best practices and lessons learned to support broader EV adoption. A final student report from the project is available.
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    Bridging the Gap: Lifting up Unheard Community Voices and Enhancing Resident Engagement in Duluth through Effective Communication
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Cleveland, Geida; Moncrief, Beth; Nelson, Drew; Ortiz, Josh; Young, Emma
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between the City of Duluth and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to evaluate current City communication practices, identify gaps in outreach, and provide recommendations to improve effectiveness. City of Duluth project lead Kelli Latuska collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Jeannie Entenza’s course PA 8081: Public Affairs and Public Policy Capstone to collect and analyze data, which included reviewing published data and literature, conducting a stakeholder and comparative staffing analysis, and examining several case studies of prior communications campaigns and opportunities for public engagement. A final student report and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.
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    Case Studies of Projects to Help Grow the Landscape of Ramsey County for Urban Agriculture and Provide Greater Food Security
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Crawley, Leslie; Jorgensen, Andy; Pichel, Frank; O'Brien, Liam
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between Ramsey County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to identify opportunities and strategies for Ramsey County to engage, encourage, and support municipalities in their efforts to expand urban agriculture. Ramsey County project lead Cameran Bailey collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Jeannie Entenza’s course PA 8081: Leading Organizational & Community Change Capstone to research and analyze case studies of urban agriculture projects in comparable jurisdictions, creating a matrix to compare categories of interest to the County. A final student report and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available, as well as a fact sheet on community gardening and the scoring process students undertook to identify relevant projects.
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    City of Edina Density Study
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Briggs, Kenton; Leaf, Holly; Menhennet, Johnny; Olberding, Greg; Thompson, Jem; Wu, Yuping
    This project was completed through a partnership between the City of Edina and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to investigate if the City of Edina’s 2030 population density targets are adequate to meet its transportation and climate goals, analyze how this density target aligns with the City’s current comprehensive plan, and recommend site-specific and general strategies for increasing density to meet the target goal. City of Edina project lead Matthew Gabb collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Nichola Lowe’s course PA 8081, which performed policy and literature reviews, ran multivariate regression analyses to determine which factors impact vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions, modeled potential density scenarios and relevant policy changes to introduce greater density, and made final recommendations for how the city might best achieve its transportation and climate goals. A final student report and presentation from the project are available.
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    Duluth Blight Mitigation: Property Condition Scoring Metric Training Manual
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Seigfreid, Ann; Bliss, Morgan
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between the City of Duluth and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to further pilot a GIS property condition scoring metric developed by a previous team of students and create a training manual for how to use the tool. City of Duluth project lead Jon Otis collaborated with RCP Scholars Ann Seigfreid and Morgan Bliss to pilot the tool in the field, update the survey tool as needed, and adapt it for use on commercial properties. A final student report/training manual and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.
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    Duluth Property Condition Scorecard and Resource Guide
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Kohler, Elizabeth; Sindelar, Danielle Elizabeth Dorothy; Vanagas, Eve
    This project was completed through a partnership between the City of Duluth and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to investigate the use of residential property condition scorecards in other communities, develop a standard metric to score residential properties in Duluth, and pilot the scorecard to begin identifying and mapping properties in poor condition that are at risk of deterioration and demolition, and that might benefit from City investments in infrastructure, housing assistance, and targeted services. City of Duluth project lead Jon Otis collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Nichola Lowe’s course PA 8081 to complete a literature review, conduct case study analyses, and develop and pilot a residential property scorecard. A final student report, presentation, and resource guide from the project are available.
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    Indigenous History for Overlook Plaza: Engagement Best Practices and Design Ideas
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Marzec, Jules; Warnacutt, Camille
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between the City of La Crescent and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to identify opportunities for the City of La Crescent to share the history and celebrate the culture of indigenous communities as they develop a plan for a new Overlook Plaza. La Crescent project lead Larry Kirch collaborated with RCP Scholars Jules Marzec and Camille Warnacutt to develop case studies of successful partnerships between tribal communities and Minnesota cities, interview members of indigenous communities with ties to the La Crescent area, and host community engagement events to inform the Overlook Plaza design. A final student report, poster, and PowerPoint presentation slides from the project are available.
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    Internal Capacity Building for Health, Resilience and Racial Equity in Ramsey County
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2023) Luo, Abigail; Sepehr, Sara; Stamp, Shannon; Tryggestad, Andrea
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between Ramsey County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to identify County employee staffing and training needs, and develop appropriate training resources to better promote health, resilience, and racial equity in County efforts to prepare for and address climate change impacts. Ramsey County project lead Abigail Phillips collaborated with a team of students in Dr. Stacy Doepner-Hove’s course HRIR 6801 to convert the County's existing climate action framework to a user-friendly Excel spreadsheet that can be used to track goals and progress, identify existing and additional staff capacity needed to achieve the goals in the framework, develop job descriptions for proposed new staff positions, explore Ramsey County's organizational structure and how existing and proposed new positions relate to each other, and develop a case to leadership within the County for the staffing and other recommendations included in the report. A final student report, PowerPoint presentation slides, and final framework Excel spreadsheet from the project are available.
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    Making Duluth a Smart City
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Masson, George; Schoonover, Garrett; Sciamanda, Marianne
    This project was completed through a partnership between the City of Duluth and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to investigate the feasibility of deploying a “smart city” network in Duluth that would allow staff to gather instant and location-based data for core city functions—including water meter reading, public safety, and emergency response—to ensure equitable access to services, and reduce energy and water use. City of Duluth project lead Mindy Granley collaborated with a team of students in Steve Kelley’s course PA 8081 to construct a series of cost-benefit analyses for three smart city technology deployment scenarios. A final student report and presentation from the project are available.
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    A Resilience-Based Site Assessment Tool for Ecological Restoration Planning in Washington County
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2023) Petel, Ashley
    This project was completed as part of a partnership between Washington County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to explore the advantages and disadvantages of active land management and passive land management approaches. Washington County project leads Dan MacSwain and Connor Schaefer collaborated with a graduate student completing their Horticultural Science Master's Degree capstone project to build a resilience-based site assessment tool for common ecosystem types found in Washington County: upland prairie, oak savanna, deciduous forest, and palustrine wetland. A final student report, which includes the site-assessment tool, and a poster summarizing the project are available.
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    To Acknowledge and to Celebrate: Indigenous Placemaking on Hoocak and Dakota Homelands
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2024) Greenberg, Gillian; Leon Gomez, Edgar; Mollberg, Mason
    This project was completed in partnership between the City of La Crescent and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (https://rcp.umn.edu/). The goal of this project was to identify opportunities for the City of La Crescent to share the history and celebrate the culture of indigenous communities that have inhabited the land in and around La Crescent as they develop a plan for public spaces in the community. City of La Crescent project lead Larry Kirch supported a team of students in Peter Brown’s course PA 8081 who researched indigenous history in the area, conducted interviews with indigenous residents to learn about their own and their family's history in and ties to the area, participated in advisory council meetings, and hosted a community engagement workshop to inform design of a future Overlook Plaza near the city's downtown. A final student report and presentation from the project are available.