Carver County – Â鶹ÊÓƵ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:36:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon_logo-32x32.jpg Carver County – Â鶹ÊÓƵ 32 32 Offender Employment Infrastructure Development /projects/offender-employment-infrastructure-development-2/ /projects/offender-employment-infrastructure-development-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:36:37 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/offender-employment-infrastructure-development/ Read More... from Offender Employment Infrastructure Development

]]> Promote hiring of ex-offenders by local employers in Carver County, and develop strategies for ex-offenders to be successfully reintroduced into the local workforce and to sustain successful placements.

]]> Investigate the feasibility of removing or restructuring the dam on the Crow River to enhance the fishery in the river and create a whitewater recreation attraction in the City of Watertown.

]]> Inform the City of Watertown about how GIS tools available through its partnership with the Carver County GIS Office can best be employed in the field to increase staff efficiency

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Resilient Communities Project Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Dan Sward
Geography

Local Government / Community Contact
Shane Fineran

]]> /projects/implementation-of-gis-tools-2/feed/ 0 Park & Ride Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities /projects/park-ride-bicycle-and-pedestrian-facilities-2/ /projects/park-ride-bicycle-and-pedestrian-facilities-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:36:14 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/park-ride-bicycle-and-pedestrian-facilities/ Read More... from Park & Ride Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities

]]> Inventory the current pedestrian and bicycle environment at SouthWest Transit park-and-ride facilities, identify options for improvements, and prioritize improvements for implementation.

]]> Identify school-based mental health models and best practice to determine options, implementation strategies, and resource needs for developing such a program for the Central School District, located in Norwood Young America.

]]> Evaluate three parcels in Chaska that have been identified as potential sites for a solar field. Results of this project will lead to development of renewable green power to serve Chaska residents and the municipal utility.

]]> Explore best management practices that the City of Watertown can use to maintain playing field surfaces in a way that meets growing community demand for recreational fields, limits adverse impacts to the environment, and decreases long-term maintenance costs.

]]> Evaluate the impacts and outcomes of Carver County’s continuous improvement and innovation programs. Specifically, the County is interested in methods for evaluating outcomes of LEAN/Kaizen events, explaining innovation outcomes to the public, and developing more intentional approaches to outcomes measurement going forward.

]]> Evaluate the Chaska Community Center and School District 112 middle and elementary school complex located at Highway 41 and Engler Boulevard to recommend improvements that would enhance bike and pedestrian access to the area and circulation within the complex.

]]> Develop marketing materials and strategies that can be used to promote the sustainability benefits of SouthWest Transit’s services.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Resilient Communities Project Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Hyejoon Rim
Journalism and Mass Communication

Local Government / Community Contact
Matt Fyten

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