In 2011, Dubuque Regional Smart Planning Consortium was formed and tasked with developing a regional sustainability plan. Building on the 2011-12’s Indicator and Indicator Measures for 11 Sustainability Principles for the City of Dubuque, students created measurements for the sustainability goals outlined in the Smart Plan on a regional scale. Read the final student report […]
Population Type: Business Owners and Consumers
Asset-Based Community Development
Identify community assets that can be leveraged for community and economic development purposes. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Brent Hales Public Affairs Local Government / Community Contact Kim Lindquist Community Development Director, City of Rosemount […]
HandUp OC: Creating a Brand
HandUp OC is a nonprofit serving Orange County to encourage citizens to create better lives for themselves through improving personal and community health, connections with one another, and life skills. They will work with the School of Art, Architecture, and Design to establish a brand identity to more effectively engage with the community. Read the […]
HandUp OC: Creating a Brand,Orange County Recycling Co-Op: Creating a Brand
HandUp OC is a nonprofit serving Orange County to encourage citizens to create better lives for themselves through improving personal and community health, connections with one another, and life skills. They will work with the School of Art, Architecture, and Design to establish a brand identity to more effectively engage with the community. Read the […]
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Charles City Waterfront and Credit Trading
Graduate students in the School of Urban and Regional Planning developed a market analysis for a kayak park on Cedar River and made recommendations for linking the new park to downtown. Students also drafted recommendations to enhance the quality of water in Cedar River through water quality credits trading. Read the final student report delivered […]
Mason City Architectural Inventory Online Platform
Graduate students in the School of Library & Information Science built a framework and online platform for archiving data related to Mason City architecture. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Lindsay Mattock Library and Information Science Local Government / Community […]
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Tourism Communications
Graduate students in a communications campaigns course partnered with several different organizations across the Siouxland region to complete six different communication campaigns about different attractions and assets in the Siouxland region. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Amy Jo Reimer-Myers […]
Health Campaign Promoting Community-Building with MOAIs for the Blue Zones Projects
Graduate students in the College of Public Health worked with the Cedar Rapids Blue Zones Project™ staff to enhance engagement with the Blue Zones Project™ among target demographics in Cedar Rapids. In particular, students worked to target high school students, aging populations, and faith-based organizations around particular Blue Zones Project™ initiatives like walking MOAIs (groups […]
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Parks Business Intelligence
Food trucks have become increasingly popular in recent years and can be complicated from a regulatory standpoint (vehicles and food services establishments). The city is interested in evaluating and developing citywide food truck best practices. This program would include any nuanced differences between centers (Downtown, Crossroads, Factoria) as well as special events. Development of best […]
Food Truck Program
Food trucks have become increasingly popular in recent years and can be complicated from a regulatory standpoint (vehicles and food services establishments). The city is interested in evaluating and developing citywide food truck best practices. This program would include any nuanced differences between centers (Downtown, Crossroads, Factoria) as well as special events. Development of best […]