During the 2019–2029 academic year, RCP partnered with Scott County, St. Anthony Village, Ramsey, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA), and the League of Minnesota Cities on 7 projects. You can learn more about individual projects below. Also available is an archive of news items about this year's partnerships and projects.
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Projects
Strengthening Community Engagement to Move Public Health Equity Data to Action (
PDF)
Project Goal: Engage a broad and diverse range of county residents to support a community-led initiative around healthy eating and physical activity.
Partner: Scott County
Project Lead: Lindsay Aijala, Scott County Public Health Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) Coordinator
PA 5041: Qualitative Methods (Instructor: Dr. Greta Friedemann-Sanchez) Fall 2019 | Final Report
PA 8081: Public Engagement Capstone (Instructor: Lisa Barajas) Spring 2020 Final Report | Final Presentation
Creating Mobility Hubs to Connect Transportation Modes (PDF)
Project Goal: Envision the design of suburban mobility hubs, using the Marschall Road Transit Station in Shakopee as an example case.
Partner: Scott County
Project Lead: Alan Herrmann, SmartLink Transit Supervisor
PA 5211: Land Use Planning (Instructor: Dr. Fernando Burga) Fall 2019 (completed in spring 2020)
PA 8991: Independent Study (Instructor: Dr. Fernando Burga) Spring 2020 Final Report | Final Presentation
Driving toward an Electric Future: Policy and Research for Electric Vehicles (PDF)
Project Goal: Explore the feasibility of an electric vehicle–charging infrastructure network and multimodal transportation system in St. Anthony Village using community feedback, education, and case-study research.
Partner: City of St. Anthony Village
Project Lead: Jay Hartman, Public Works Director
PA 8991: Independent Study (Student: Kim Napoline, Faculty Adviser: Frank Douma) Fall 2019 | Final Report
Seeking a Sustainable Model to Fund the Maintenance and Reconstruction of Local Roads (PDF)
Project Goal: Identify alternatives for providing a stable and sustainable funding source for local road maintenance and reconstruction projects, informed by case-study and best-practices analysis of comparable cold-climate cities in Minnesota and other states
Partner: City of Ramsey
Project Lead: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
PA 5041: Qualitative Methods (Instructor: Dr. Greta Friedemann-Sanchez) Spring 2020 Final Report | Final Presentation
Evaluating Stable Homes, Stable Schools (PDF)
Project Goal: Evaluate the effectiveness of the Stable Homes, Stable Schools pilot program.
Partner: Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA)
Project Lead: Alyssa Erickson, Director of Research & Analytics
Program Evaluation Internship (no report available)
Responding to the Opioid Epidemic in Minnesota: Researching the National Response (PDF)
Project Goal: Research how cities in other states have developed formal programs and partnerships to address the opioid epidemic and develop recommendations and best practices to be included in an online Opioid Toolkit.
Partner: League of Minnesota Cities
Project Lead: Luke Fischer, Deputy Director and Patricia Beety, General Counsel
PA 8081: Planning and Public Affairs Capstone (Instructor: Dr. Greg Lindsay) Spring 2020 Final Report | Final Presentation
Responding to the Opioid Epidemic in Minnesota: Researching the Statewide Response (PDF)
Project Goal: Identify cities in Minnesota that have developed formal programs, partnerships, policies, or ordinances to address the opioid epidemic and develop recommendations and best practices to be included in an online Opioid Toolkit.
Partner: League of Minnesota Cities
Project Leads: Rachel Walker, Policy Analysis Manager and Luke Fischer, Deputy Director
RCP Fellows Team: Spring 2020 Final Report | Final Presentation
RCP Partnerships in the News
- Student Project Analyzes Road-Funding Tools for Small Suburban Cities, Crossroads (Minnesota transportation research blog), July 21, 2020
- Student project analyzes road-funding tools for small suburban cities, CTS Catalyst (U of MN Center for Transportation Studies), July 2020
- Community-Engaged Research Adapts to the COVID-19 Pandemic, RCP Blog Post, May 18, 2020
- League of Minnesota Cities Partners with RCP to Address Opioid Epidemic, RCP Blog Post, December 17, 2019
