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Item Community Engagement in Parks and Recreation Planning, Carver County, MN(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2015) Andrews, Benjamin; Sippel, Zachary; Strain, SarahThis project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between Carver County and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). The Carver County Parks Department was beginning the process of updating the parks chapter of the Carver County Comprehensive Plan. Staff wanted to engage traditionally underrepresented populations in the county in the planning process, and explore new and innovative strategies to increase participation among residents of color. The goal of this project was to develop a comprehensive public engagement plan that staff could use to reach traditionally underserved and underrepresented populations. In collaboration with Carver County project leads Marty Walsh, Nate Kabat, and Sam Pertz, a team of students in PA 5253: Designing Planning and Participation Processes, developed a community engagement and public participation plan. A final report and poster from the project are available.Item Evaluation of Nature Based Play in Brooklyn Park--Southeast Team(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) LaBossiere, Jacob; Norton, Kali; Luna, Daniel; Xiong, TijlimThis project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. A priority identified in the Brooklyn Park Recreation and Parks Master Plan is to support health equity and active living strategies. The goal of this project was to support these initiatives by evaluating existing parks in the city to assess existing play structures and recreation opportunities, and evaluate the potential for adding nature-based recreation and play elements. City of Brooklyn Park project lead Brad Tullberg collaborated with five teams of students in Dr. Tony Brown’s REC 3281 course, each of which focused on parks in a particular geographic area of the city. The presentation from the Southeast Team is available.Item Increasing Engagement with Communities of Color A Toolkit for Carver County Parks and Recreation(Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2016-05-11) Demler, Chuck; Dickens, Kaela; Hartmann, Joseph; Nightingale, Laurel; Perano, KalliThis project outlines engagement strategies that will help Carver County Parks and Recreation to form relationships with a diverse range of community members, particularly communities of color and Latinos. Those relationships will open lines of communication for communities of color to communicate what their desires and needs are, which Parks and Recreation staff can work to address in a variety of ways. This two-way communication and collaboration between County staff and the community will ultimately lead to more equitable outcomes for all communities.Item Increasing Engagement with Communities of Color: A Toolkit for Carver County Parks and Recreation(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Demler, Chuck; Dickens, Kaela; Hartmann, Joseph; Nightingale, Laurel; Perano, KalliThis project was completed as part of the 2015-2016 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with Carver County. In response to changing demographics in Carver County, the County Parks Department was looking for ways to increase engagement with and participation from communities of color in parks and recreation planning. The goal of this project was to develop specific strategies for the Parks Department to better reach communities of color. Carver County project lead Sam Pertz partnered with students in PA 8081: Participating in Policy and Planning Capstone Workshop, to create an engagement toolkit for Carver County Parks Department that included maps of current park usage, a list of contacts and entry points to better reach communities of color in Carver County, an example engagement process design, and engagement measurement tools. The students' final report and poster are available.Item Nature Based Recreation: A Recipe for Community Health--Central Team(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Bailey, Tillery; Murra, Austin; Stoltenberg, SydneyThis project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. A priority identified in the Brooklyn Park Recreation and Parks Master Plan is to support health equity and active living strategies. The goal of this project was to support these initiatives by evaluating existing parks in the city to assess existing play structures and recreation opportunities, and evaluate the potential for adding nature-based recreation and play elements. City of Brooklyn Park project lead Brad Tullberg collaborated with five teams of students in Dr. Tony Brown’s REC 3281 course, each of which focused on parks in a particular geographic area of the city. The final report and presentation for the Central Team are available.Item Nature Based Recreation: A Recipe for Community Health--East Central Team(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Atkinson, Barb; Kesselring, Zoe; Millen, Corey; Ramquist, JeffreyThis project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. A priority identified in the Brooklyn Park Recreation and Parks Master Plan is to support health equity and active living strategies. The goal of this project was to support these initiatives by evaluating existing parks in the city to assess existing play structures and recreation opportunities, and evaluate the potential for adding nature-based recreation and play elements. City of Brooklyn Park project lead Brad Tullberg collaborated with five teams of students in Dr. Tony Brown’s REC 3281 course, each of which focused on parks in a particular geographic area of the city. The final report and presentation for the East Central Team are available.Item Nature Based Recreation: A Recipe for Community Health--North Team(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Gustafson, Samuel; Duchow, Samuel; Bulgach, AdamThis project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. A priority identified in the Brooklyn Park Recreation and Parks Master Plan is to support health equity and active living strategies. The goal of this project was to support these initiatives by evaluating existing parks in the city to assess existing play structures and recreation opportunities, and evaluate the potential for adding nature-based recreation and play elements. City of Brooklyn Park project lead Brad Tullberg collaborated with five teams of students in Dr. Tony Brown’s REC 3281 course, each of which focused on parks in a particular geographic area of the city. The final report and presentation for the North Team are available.Item Nature Based Recreation: A Recipe for Community Health--Southwest Team(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2016) Anderson, Victoria; Magliocco, Joana; Pink, Alyssa; Schirmer, KarsynThis project was completed as part of the 2016-2017 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park. A priority identified in the Brooklyn Park Recreation and Parks Master Plan is to support health equity and active living strategies. The goal of this project was to support these initiatives by evaluating existing parks in the city to assess existing play structures and recreation opportunities, and evaluate the potential for adding nature-based recreation and play elements. City of Brooklyn Park project lead Brad Tullberg collaborated with five teams of students in Dr. Tony Brown’s REC 3281 course, each of which focused on parks in a particular geographic area of the city. The final report for the Southwest Team is available.