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Watershed Restoration Prioritization Project

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:25 +0000

The goal is to serve DoEâ€s mission to improve water quality and satisfy the Federal Mandate to meet the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) requirement of reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment in Prince Georgeâ€s watersheds by 2025. The requirement is set by the EPA. Currently design teams select projects on a site by site basis, based on information sources such as SharePoint, MS Project, PGAtlas and field study. There is no existing visualization or scoring tool that prioritizes projects based on how much nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment is produced in an area. This projectâ€s objective is to prioritize areas for restoration based on the amount of pollutants a site is producing, thus saving energy, effort, time, and making the process more cost effective.

Redlining in Prince George’s County, Maryland

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:20 +0000

The project goal was to provide the Prince Georgeâ€s Planning Department with geographic information regarding historical redlining in the County. Redlining is the act of denying a person the ability to buy property or a house within a specific area due to their race or ethnicity. This project allowed us to understand the impact that redlining has on Prince Georgeâ€s County. In PGAtlas.com, we obtained county addresses and their associated plat numbers to look up subdivision plats. We scanned property deeds that accompany subdivision plats to see if there were any deed restrictions that might indicate redlining. We compiled a data table of 15 redlined addresses in the County and provided map entries for a story map on the ArcGis story map. The story map helps show how certain areas in the County were targeted with redlining in the 1890s through the 1940s. In addition, the story map outlines the history of redlining in other areas and how Prince Georgeâ€s County is one of many communities to have been affected. Our contacts for the project were Prince Georgeâ€s County Planning Department staff, Dr. Jennifer Stabler and Karen Mierow. We also worked with Kimberly Fisher and Lily Murnen of the Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) program. Our project required understanding both clientsâ€ goals and objectives to achieve a final product agreed on by both parties.

Fitness Portal Needs and Feasibility Assessment for M-NCPPC Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:20 +0000

The Prince Georgeâ€™s County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking to develop an online portal to deliver fitness content. This report presents an initial needs and feasibility assessment of the opportunities and challenges that setting up a portal would involve. The report also includes information on how a portal could be implemented. [...]

User Research for Youth Sports Division Website: Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:20 +0000

In the last legislative session, a new Maryland law was passed addressing youth sports delivery that presents an exciting new challenge for the Prince Georgeâ€s County Department of Parks and Recreation. The Department is in the process of establishing a new division to meet this challenge while continuing to deliver a wide variety of sports through in-house programs and with partnership organizations. The new Division will feature â€œone stop shoppingâ€ enabling community members to to view schedules, register their children, and learn about opportunities for engagement. This projectâ€s survey was developed to gather community input to that can inform what content would best serve users.

Information Seeking by Under-Represented Communities

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:20 +0000

Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation offers recreation programs, facilities, and services throughout the entire county to its residents and visitors. The county operates and maintains more than 27,000 acres of parkland for parks, picnic areas, athletic fields, historic sites, community centers, and recreation facilities. The county also seeks to preserve parts of this parkland as buffers and natural open space. Parks and Recreation services include art and nature programs, fitness and sports programs, live performances, more than 90 miles of hiker/biker/equestrian trails, outdoor festivals, self-improvement classes, summer camps, teen and senior activities, and trips. While the county offers these various services and programs, more initiatives are needed to understand how Prince George’s County residents are using these programs and services, or even if they are using them. Understanding how members of underrepresented communities use these services will allow the Department to better tailor what they offer for the benefit of all its residents. Through this project, the Parks and Recreation Department seeks to better understand how its residents, in particular how underrepresented communities, use its services and programs. The Department wants to know their information seeking behavior, whether different groups use the parks differently, and if certain parks features are being used more or less. To gather this information, an online and in-person survey, developed by the team member authors, was administered at various events, beginning in September 2019 and finishing in December 2019. The main point of contact throughout this project was Edith Michel, a certified Parks and Recreation Professional with more than 20 years of experience in local government within the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Other key Parks and Recreation staff who we worked with are Alex Teaff, the Community Outreach Manager and Kira Lewis, the Acting Chief of the Public Affairs & Marketing Division.

Needs Assessment and Workflow Analysis of Baltimore County Department of Public Works Operational Procedures for Managing Flood Reports

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:19 +0000

The Baltimore County Department of Public Works (BCDPW) Storm Drains Engineering Department seeks a standardized operational process and technical system that can be used within Cityworks, an asset management system used to help manage their public assets, work activities, and business process. This standardized operational process and technical system would assist BCDPW in systematically evaluating incoming flood complaints and help determine the most resource-efficient approach to alleviate and respond. A process and system should accurately depict the exact nature of an incident as well as rate and prioritize the incident. This approach should also guide inspectors on the necessary resources and next steps to effectively and efficiently resolve the incident. This report incorporates suggestions to improve operational procedures regarding the CityWorks management system. The project scope is strictly limited to conducting an assessment to resolve the needs and wants of current procedures versus desired procedures. Accordingly, the final deliverable will not include designing any technology but will include a descriptive analysis of the database or processes envisioned. Finally, we will be developing suggestions working within the ideal situation where requests are made to one group within BCDPW and their procedural steps of using the CityWorks asset management system.

Prince George’s County Vision Zero Story Map

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:17 +0000

In the spring 2020 semester, the University of Maryland I-Consultancy tasked a team of college-level information scientists to consult with Prince Georgeâ€s Countyâ€s Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPWT) on the development of a Vision Zero story map. This project was sponsored by the University of Marylandâ€s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) and overseen by DPWT employees, Andrea Lasker and Nima Upadhyay. The Department of Public Works & Transportation oversees approximately 2,000 miles of roadways in the County and is responsible for ensuring safe road conditions by removing snow and ice, installing and upgrading streetlights, and much more. During the summer of 2019, Prince Georgeâ€s County announced it would join the Vision Zero Initiative, a worldwide project aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries. The Countyâ€s participation requires that DPWT produce a story map or website that showcases data trends in crashes in the County. The I-Consultancy team was tasked to help the department produce this deliverable. This report gives an overview of the Vision Zero story map and provides information on accessing, maintaining, and updating it.

Story Map for Stormwater Management Projects at the University of Maryland

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:17 +0000

Our group was tasked with retrieving and consolidating datasets/databases and primary accounts of enhanced stormwater management projects. These facilities have been installed across campus over time, so we needed to visualize that data through an ArcGIS StoryMap. We included information about individuals, project descriptions including size and/or area impacted, deliverables, projected impact, geographic locations, and [...]

Senior ID Access Card Research Report

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:17 +0000

The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking to increase both the number of sign-ups and participation of seniors in the M-NCPPC Senior ID program. This project supports the Departmentâ€s mission of assisting the physical, mental and social needs of Prince Georgeâ€s Countyâ€s diverse and aging population through the Senior ID card. The shift to an online environment has created some barriers for seniors to enroll and stay engaged with the activities and events offered through the M-NCPPC Senior ID program. For instance, seniors in Prince Georgeâ€s County have different levels of access to and expertise with the technology required to participate in remote activities and events. The Department of Parks and Recreation is also aiming to mitigate social isolation during these difficult times. Although Department staff periodically perform wellness check-ins with seniors, the number of activities and events has significantly reduced. In-person activities like walking groups, also have limited space due to social distancing measures or have been cancelled altogether. Nonetheless, some of the seniors interviewed expressed an interest in staying active by walking or participating in the Club 300 Walk Across America program offered by the Department. Therefore, the Department of Parks and Recreation is looking for ways to keep seniors engaged by facilitating online sign-up for the Senior ID program and to hear from users about their needs and desires for the program. The goal of this research is to understand how the Department can increase the number of Senior ID users by providing activities and services that meet the diverse needs of the Prince Georgeâ€s County senior population. This research will identify barriers that prevent residents from signing up for a Senior ID and what opportunities exist to increase sign-ups. It will also highlight effective communication strategies to recruit new members and retain and increase participation in the Senior ID program. Finally, this research will explore how the Department can promote member socialization and connectivity in an online environment.

Special Project Division Grab-n-Go Meal Program

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:17 +0000

Working with The Prince Georgeâ€s County Department of Parks and Recreation Special Programs Division (SPD), students in INST490 designed surveys to track the effectiveness of SPDâ€s programs, specifically the â€œGrab-n-Goâ€ meal program. The meal program is a collaboration between the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Capital Area Food Bank to provide free meals to youth and teens in the county. The goal of these surveys was to see if the meal kits were making a positive impact on the community. In these surveys, questions gauged a food recipientâ€s experience with the Grab-n-Go service as well as their satisfaction level with the food itself. To go about this, three surveysâ€”of youth, seniors, and adults with disabilitiesâ€” were designed to elicit feelings about the program.