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Revitalization Area Planning Toolkit

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:22 +0000

This project would complement the Pierce Transit High Capacity Transit feasibility and design study by working with local businesses and residents within a walk distance of two key intersections along the Pacific Avenue corridor at S 38th and S 56th, to explore place-making strategies that could be implemented in conjunction with transit station construction and future land use development. Place-making elements could include façade improvements, tree canopy, signage and wayfinding, public spaces, streetscape design, as well as route-directness and connectivity improvements that help facilitate the growth of transit-oriented communities and 20-minute neighborhoods.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact
Linda Ishem
Community and Environmental Planning
Professor
lishem@uw.edu
253-692-4761

Local Government / Community Contact
Carol Wolfe

Business Recruitment: A Millennial Perspective

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:01 +0000

Students will conduct focus groups to report on what amenities/retail destinations are missing in Tacoma. Report should include qualitative and quantitative data that is used to recommend amenities/retail options that would be beneficial to a college student body, surrounding educational institutions and working young adults who live in Tacoma. This project should focus on suggesting opportunities in proximity to our local educational institutions: UWT, Bates, UPS, TCC and PLU.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact
Joaquin Herranz Jr.
Public Policy and Governance
Professor
jherranz@u.washington.edu
(206) 616-1647

Local Government / Community Contact
India Adams

Innovative Housing Options Toolkit

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:35:03 +0000

Problems with violations of various labor standards, including local wage and leave policies, are part of a general, and potentially increasing phenomenon of ‘precarious employment.’ Precarity is a multifaceted concept that includes inadequate benefits, social protections, work hazards, as well as the exploitation of workers from ‘vulnerable populations,’ including those with limited economic and social power. Precarious workers may be exploited and are less likely to either complain to authorities, or take actions to protect themselves. Because many precariously employed workers are in the informal sector, they may not be well represented in official labor statistics. To build a more effective employment standards education and enforcement program and to support Tacoma 2025’s goals to reduce poverty and increase housing stability throughout Tacoma, students will explore the working conditions and needs of vulnerable working populations within the city. In the Spring of 2018, the City of Tacoma’s Employment Standards Office (ESO) contracted with Livable City Year (LCY) to investigate how precarious workers in Tacoma engage with two local ordinances: 1) Minimum Wage and 2) Paid Sick Leave. Despite extensive community outreach efforts in the past, including: electronic and mail notifications, partnerships with community organizations and local businesses, television and radio
public service announcements, and more than 70 public presentations, offered in multiple languages (an attempt to reach the 19.2% of Tacoma’s population who speak a non-English language) (US Census 2010), the City’s Employment Standards Office generally receives few complaints of violations to these ordinances. Yet, ESO suspects that certain populations of workers— precariously employed workers— likely experience violations of their rights. ESO believes that these workers fail to report violations for a variety of reasons, including fear of retaliation and discrimination.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact
Noah Seixas
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Professor
nseixas@uw.edu
206-685-7189

Local Government / Community Contact
Sergio Flores

Salem Strategic Economic Prospersity Plan

Victor Manzanilla — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 23:24:55 +0000

Livable City Year

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Livable City Year (LCY) links University of Washington students and faculty with a Washington city, county, tribe, or special district, engaging faculty and students across the university to address the community partner’s sustainability and livability goals. The program helps its community partners accomplish critical projects in an affordable way while providing opportunities for students to learn through real-life problem solving. LCY works with communities of all sizes and budgets, and our partnerships can have a broad range of timelines and scopes based on partner needs.

The program’s inaugural partnership with the City of Auburn during the 2016-2017 school year engaged more than 160 students working on 17 projects in the fields of urban design and planning, public health, sociology, environmental studies, and business.

The initial year was a success thanks to the collaboration, guidance and feedback of Auburn city staff and decision-makers who helped shape the learning experience for UW undergraduate and graduate students. The partnership provided Auburn with research, analysis and recommendations, the result of more than 19,000 hours of student work. The relationship will continue as UW and Auburn assess the program’s lasting impact and benefits to the community.

In 2017-2018 the LCY program partnered with the City of Tacoma, building upon the city’s existing relationships with UW Tacoma. The program then partnered with the City of Bellevue in 2018-2019, and with the City of Sultan and King County in 2019-2020. During the pandemic year of 2020-2021, the program continued its partnership with the City of Sultan and initiated a new partnership with the City of Lynnwood.

Fun Facts about LCY

“The dedication that UW students put toward the partnership with Auburn is beyond compare,” Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus said. “Each project they took on addressed a unique facet of Auburn, and gave us both results and starting points to address needs and improvements in our community. The partnership through the LCY program is one that has built a bridge between Auburn and the University of Washington which will continue long beyond this single year.”

Year Program Established | 2016
Country | US
Federal Region of Program | 10

Public or Private Institution | Public
Number of students at institution | 31,041 undergrad, 16,530 grad

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City Partners

Contact Info

Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
(206) 221-9240
terir@uw.edu

University of Minnesota

Ada Inman — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 03:17:46 +0000

Resilient Communities Project

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Communities are constantly evolving in response to their unique local challenges and opportunities. The Resilient Communities Project (RCP) is an , cross-disciplinary program at the designed to build community resilience—the capacity to adapt and thrive in the face of changing social, economic, technological, and environmental conditions.

Our mission is to connect local government agencies in Minnesota with U of M students and faculty to work collaboratively on projects that both advance community resilience, equity, and sustainability and enhance student learning, knowledge, and skills.

Each year, one or more local government agencies in Minnesota (typically cities or counties) to participate in a year-long partnership with the University and collaborate on 1 to 20 locally defined projects. Projects can address a wide range of local issues, opportunities, and needs. RCP encourages projects that address racial inequities and disparities in Minnesota.

RCP strategically connects each locally defined project with graduate and professional students and faculty at the University of Minnesota who can provide research or technical assistance to drive change—by gathering and analyzing local data, convening community discussions, bringing innovative ideas and solutions to the table, and facilitating new collaborations and connections.

Students participate in RCP by enrolling in an RCP-affiliated course, serving as an RCP Scholar, or connecting an individual thesis, capstone, field experience, or directed study with an RCP project. Local government staff and community stakeholders work closely with faculty and students to provide local knowledge and deeper insight into the issues, ensuring projects are not only innovative, but relevant to the community context.

At the conclusion of the academic term, outcomes from each University course or student team that worked on a project are documented in a , or other deliverables that meet the community’s needs. Project results are shared with the partner community and disseminated through the where they can be accessed by other communities in Minnesota or anywhere.

RCP is a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota. The program began as an initiative of the University’s Graduate Sustainability Education Network, and received initial support from a two-year Discovery Grant from the Institute on the Environment.

Fun Facts about RCP

Since its creation in 2012, RCP has matched projects with more than 58 academic departments or disciplines at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Duluth campuses, including architecture, planning, law, engineering, business, design, public policy, environmental sciences, and the humanities.

Testimonials about the Program

“The Resilient Communities Project is a model for promoting greater collaboration and engagement across disciplines by connecting the wide-ranging expertise of the U of M faculty and graduate students with cities, business, and organizations in Minnesota. This innovative approach not only provides sustainability solutions for our partner communities, but also enhances our curriculum with interdisciplinary methods that are helping our students to develop the knowledge, skills, and agility that they will need as tomorrow’s innovators, lifelong learners, and global citizens.”
—Karen Hanson, VP and Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Minnesota

“A lot of times staff are so busy with their day-to-day work and the projects they need to manage to keep an organization running, or the program that they’re in charge of going forward, that they don’t always have the wherewithal or time to take that step back, and take a deep breath, and really dive into the research that might be needed to make a change. . . Bringing students on board to think about it from that perspective—and bring that extra capacity to think critically about a project—is what RCP brings that staff wouldn’t be able to do otherwise.”
—Nate Kabat, Planner, Carver County

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by Karla Hignite

by Meleah Maynard
: build resilient communities by Monique Dubos
by Kelly Smith

City Partners

2012 | Minnetonka
2013 | North St. Paul
2014 | Rosemount
2015 | Carver County
2016 | Brooklyn Park
2017 | Ramsey
2018 | Scott County
2018 | Ramsey County
2019 | Scott County • St. Anthony Village • Ramsey • Minneapolis Public Housing Authority • League of Minnesota Cities
2020 | Little Canada • Victoria • Carver County Water Management Organization • Metropolitan Council • Capitol River District Council • Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association • Saint Paul • Minnetonka • Carver County • Woodbury
2021 | Hennepin County Elections Division • Towerside Innovation District • U of MN American Indian Tribal Nations Relations Office • SouthWest Transit • Edina • Wyoming • Little Canada • Maplewood • Washington County
2022 | MnDOT Office of Transit and Active Transportation • Washington County • Ramsey County Public Health • City of Edina • City of Bloomington • League of Minnesota Cities • Metropolitan Council • Washington County
2023 | Scott County • Ramsey County • City of La Crescent • City of Edina • City of Duluth
2024 | City of Blaine • City of Chaska • Hennepin County • Metropolitan Airports Commission • City of New Brighton • City of Shoreview
2025 | City of Afton • Ramsey/Washington Counties Recycling & Energy • Metropolitan Council • Ramsey County

Contact Info

Mike Greco
Program Director
(612) 625-7501
mgreco@umn.edu

Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
Program Coordinator
(612) 625-6550
kiel0054@umn.edu

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