During the 2023–2024 academic year, RCP is partnering with Scott and Ramsey Counties, the Cities of Duluth, La Crescent, and Edina, and Metropolitan Council on projects to advance community sustainability, equity, and resilience. You can learn more about the projects below.
Does your local government agency have a project idea to build community resilience that could benefit from research or technical assistance from the University of Minnesota? It's not too late to apply for an RCP Partnership!
Projects
- Project Categories: Transportation | GIS & Technology
Review the existing trail and sidewalk infrastructure in Scott County to understand where gaps in the system exist along County Roads, and develop a scoring system the County can use to inform decision making for future public investment by prioritizing implementation of trail segment…
- Project Categories: Health, Human, and Social Services
Identify opportunities and strategies for Ramsey County to engage, encourage, and support municipalities in the county to implement systems and policy changes that expand access to land for urban agriculture, amend zoning to allow for urban agricultural uses, and otherwise support…
- Project Categories: Community Outreach and Engagement | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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 a new Overlook Plaza and other public spaces in the community
- Project Categories: Land Use and Population | GIS & Technology
Investigate if the City of Edina’s 2030 population density targets are adequate to meet its transportation 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…
- Project Categories: Communications and Marketing
Assist the City to understand how residents learn about city services and programs, and develop communication strategies and materials to better communicate, promote, and market these opportunities in ways that are equitable and accessible.
- Project Categories: Housing | GIS & Technology
Investigate the use of property condition scorecards in other communities, develop a standard metric to score 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…
- Project Categories: Infrastructure and Public Works | GIS & Technology
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…
- Project Categories: Climate Change | Environment & Energy
To assist the Metropolitan Council in updating its extreme heat tool to include narratives that document extreme heat impacts on public health and natural systems, and demonstrate the equity and human health considerations related to extreme heat events. (…
- Project Categories: Transportation | GIS & Technology
Project Goal: Review the existing trail and sidewalk infrastructure in Scott County to understand where gaps in the system exist along County Roads, and develop a scoring system the County can use to inform decision making for future public investment by prioritizing…
- Project Categories: Health, Human, and Social Services | Economic Development and Employment
Project Goal: Identify opportunities and strategies for Ramsey County to engage, encourage, and support municipalities in the county to implement systems and policy changes that expand access to land for urban agriculture, amend zoning to allow for urban…
- Project Categories: Historical Inquiry | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Project Goal: 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 a new Overlook Plaza and other public spaces in the…
- Project Categories: Land Use and Population | Transportation
Project Goal: Investigate if the City of Edina’s 2030 population density targets are adequate to meet its transportation goals, analyze how this density target aligns with the City’s current comprehensive plan, and recommend site-specific and general strategies for…
- Project Categories: Communications and Marketing | Community Outreach and Engagement
Project Goal: Assist the City to understand how residents learn about city services and programs, and develop communication strategies and materials to better communicate, promote, and market these opportunities in ways that are equitable and…
- Project Categories: Housing | GIS & Technology
Project Goal: Investigate the use of property condition scorecards in other communities, develop a standard metric to score properties in Duluth, and pilot the scorecard to begin identifying and mapping properties in poor condition that are at risk of deterioration and…