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Celebrating the RCP-Brooklyn Park Partnership
By Mike Greco
On May 12, University of Minnesota faculty and students mingled with Brooklyn Park residents, city council members, and staff at the Resilient Communities Project’s 2017 End-of-Year Celebration, held at the McNamara Alumni Center on the U of MN’s East Bank Campus in Minneapolis.
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Planning for Food Justice in Brooklyn Park
By Hannah Gary
Residents of 13 Census tracts in Brooklyn Park live in what the U.S. Department of Agriculture deems a "food desert," defined as an area in which at least one-third of residents have difficulty accessing food. Because food deserts can have a significant impact on health and general well-being, Brooklyn Park partnered during spring semester with three University of Minnesota classes through this year's RCP partnership to investigate opportunities to increase food security and sustainability.
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Star Tribune: Brooklyn Park taps into U student research to solve problems
By Hannah Covington, Star Tribune, May 14, 2017
University of Minnesota grad student Jargalmaa Erdenemandakh put her public policy major to work in Brooklyn Park this semester.
For months, she’s been researching how Minnesota’s sixth-largest city can assess its rebranding efforts. She concluded that focus groups and opinion polls on platforms like YouTube and Facebook may be among the most effective ways.
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Diversifying Brooklyn Park's Police Department
By Hannah Gary
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End-of-Year Celebration May 12
Friday, May 12, 2017 2:00–4:00 pm
A.I. Johnson Great Room, McNamara Alumni Center University of Minnesota East Bank Campus (map and parking)
Please join us for the Resilient Communities Project End-of-Year Celebration! This open-house style event will showcase student work completed through the 2016–2017 RCP partnership with the City of Brooklyn Park.
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Playing Towards a Healthier Brooklyn Park
By Hannah Gary
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RCP Selects the City of Ramsey as Next Community Partner
MINNEAPOLIS/ ST. PAUL (03/16/2017)— The University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (RCP) announced today that the City of Ramsey, located in Anoka County, has been selected as its partner community for the 2017–2018 academic year.
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Engaging Brooklyn Park
By Hannah Gary
Many cities struggle to meaningfully and effectively engage their residents in planning and decision making. Although Brooklyn Park is far ahead of some of its peer cities in this regard, the growing diversity of the community is forcing staff to rethink public outreach and engagement for the twenty-first century.
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Transportation Connections in Brooklyn Park
By Hannah Gary
Car to Go. Hour Car. Uber. Lyft. Nice Ride. These and other “shared-use mobility” options are making their way into more cities across the country, including RCP’s partner community, Brooklyn Park. As the City prepares for the arrival of light-rail transit (LRT) service and evaluates options for improving mobility for residents without access to an automobile, it is considering whether—and how—to integrate such services into its transportation planning.
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Urban Planning Students Examine Equity and Development in Brooklyn Park
By Hannah Gary
Brooklyn Park, this year's Resilient Communities Project partner, is rapidly changing. The sixth largest city in the state, it is also one of the most diverse. More than 50% of Brooklyn Park residents identify as people of color, and one of every five residents was born outside of the United States.
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APA MN Recognizes Carver County Partnership Project with Outstanding Student Project Award
The American Planning Association’s Minnesota Chapter (APA MN) has recognized five University of Minnesota students with the organization’s Outstanding Student Project Award for their Resilient Communities Project–sponsored capstone project, which they completed in partnership with the Carver County Parks Department last spring.
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ABC News/Sun Post: Initiative aimed at creating a more resilient community kicks off in Brooklyn Park
By Rachel M. Anderson, originally published in the ABC News/Sun Post, September 28, 2016
The third time is the charm for the city of Brooklyn Park.
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Minnesota Alumni Magazine Features RCP
Community engagement is central to the University of Minnesota's teaching, research, and outreach missions. Minnesota Alumni magazine recently featured a conversation with Vice President for Public Engagement Andrew Furco that highlighted the Resilient Communities Project as an exemplary community engagement initiative at the Twin Cities campus.
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Introducing our 2016-2017 Partner: The City of Brooklyn Park
By Hannah Gary
As summer winds to an end, RCP is busy preparing for an exciting year with our 2016–2017 community partner, the City of Brooklyn Park!
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Save the date for the RCP-Brooklyn Park kickoff
Curious about the exciting projects we have lined up this year? RCP invites you to join us for our Brooklyn Park partnership kickoff on Monday, September 19, 2016, from 5–7 pm. The kickoff will be an informal open house in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 5200 85th Avenue N., Brooklyn Park, MN 55443. You’ll have the opportunity to learn about this year’s projects, talk with project leads, meet faculty and students working on projects, and ask questions.