Sustainable Development Goal: 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions

Living Streets and Capital Improvements

Design a prototype public participation process for the city to engage residents prior to and during reconstruction projects that implement North St. Paul’s new living streets policy, which includes design recommendations for pavement street width, storm water treatment, underground utilities, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and street plantings. Read the final student report delivered to the […]

Protecting the Public (Police and Fire Services Evaluation)

Create a survey for business owners in Ramsey to assess satisfaction with Ramsey Police and Fire services. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Peter Bernardy Public Affairs Adjunct Faculty Member bern0201@umn.edu Local Government / Community Contact Brad Bluml Police Captain […]

Challenging Conceptions of Brooklyn Park: Branding & Public Art

Create a branding strategy and public art policy to promote and foster a positive community image. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jodi Sanfort Public Affairs Professor sandf002@umn.edu 612-625-3536 Local Government / Community Contact Angelica Klebsch Project Facilitator, City of Brooklyn Park […]

Challenging Conceptions of Brooklyn Park: Branding & Public Art

Create a branding strategy and public art policy to promote and foster a positive community image. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Carrie Christensen Design, Housing, and Apparel Adjunct Professor Local Government / Community Contact Angelica Klebsch Project Facilitator, City of Brooklyn […]

Challenging Conceptions of Brooklyn Park: Branding & Public Art

Create a branding strategy and public art policy to promote and foster a positive community image. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Abi Asojo Interior Design Professor aasojo@umn.edu (612)624-3271 Local Government / Community Contact Angelica Klebsch Project Facilitator, City of Brooklyn Park […]

Website and Social Media Analytics

Community members of all ages and backgrounds increasingly use digital platforms as a way to connect to each other and the issues they care about. As the city’s primary digital portal, the city’s website serves as an information hub to residents and is often the first experience a resident or visitor has with the City […]

Development of a Branding Plan for the City of Cleveland

City Brand Strategy and Brief and Visuals: A Brand Brief that meets the desired outcomes and objectives and outlines the City’s unique aspects and qualities, including its Vision, Mission, and Brand Equity (e.g.: Promise, Position and Personality) for a future Marketing Plan. Presentation of a variety of visual concepts and suggestions for how the brand […]

A Roadmap to Civic Engagement

Civic engagement and communication is one of the most challenging responsibilities of a government organization. The renewed vision for equity and inclusion requires an accounting of existing methods of community outreach and civic engagement, so that Tacoma can more effectively understand and serve its diverse citizenry. In order to install best practices uniformly across all […]

Improving Emergency Communications with Limited-English-Proficiency (LEP) Chinese- and Russian-Speaking Communities

Building on work done to prepare for Fire Department re-accreditation, prepare outreach strategies using Community Risk Reduction (CRR) for our most at-risk populations. This effort would identify the risk factors, most effective engagement strategies, and resources. Additional information regarding CRR best practices can be found here. The Bellevue Fire Department’s CRR visualization tool can be […]

Planning Recommendations for a South Bellevue Mini City Hall

Bellevue’s multi-family neighborhoods have grown in recent years with development in the Downtown and BelRed. Multi-family residential environments are typically harder to reach through traditional city communication programs. The city is interested in research that will evaluate and assess best practices in outreach to those multi-family communities. Work includes development of new strategies, implementing pilot […]

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