Students will assess the market for a temporary ice skating rink in downtown Cleveland, including site, positive and negative impact, rink size, period of operation, requirements for installation, operation and site restoration, and economic impact. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Smart Communities Initiative Contact Info University Faculty Contact Ben […]
University Department: Economics
Affordable Living
Students will analyze variables included in traditional affordable housing models in comparison with systems-based affordable living models to provide the building blocks for further economic analysis and public policy questions for courses to explore in collaboration with PLACE. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Partnership Contact Info University […]
Cooperatives
Students in UW-Madison’s Agriculture and Applied Economics 323 studied different cooperative models across the country to spur ideas in Dane County about how this particular business model could address the concerns of access to affordable housing, child care, and food. The report is broken up into three sections: (1) affordable housing cooperatives, (2) child care […]
Insights into Municipal and Cooperative Internet
Research and report on municipal, city-wide Wi-Fi networks throughout the United States, including current and future trends. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Anne Reynolds Agricultural and Applied Economics Executive Director anne.reynolds@wisc.edu Local Government / Community Contact […]
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Evaluating Current Solid Waste Rate Structure
Project Overview The City of Elk River has organized solid waste collection for its residents through two haulers (Randy’s Environmental Services and Republic Services). The haulers are under contract with the City of Elk River until 2022. Residential accounts are set up and billed through Elk River Municipal Utilities. Customers pay a monthly fee on […]
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Evaluating Current Solid Waste Rate Structure
Project Overview The City of Elk River has organized solid waste collection for its residents through two haulers (Randy’s Environmental Services and Republic Services). The haulers are under contract with the City of Elk River until 2022. Residential accounts are set up and billed through Elk River Municipal Utilities. Customers pay a monthly fee on […]
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Analyzing and Communicating Costs to Lenders for PLACE’s Ecovillage Development
PLACE’s EcoVillage development in St. Louis Park, MN includes multiple components: affordable and market-rate housing, an e-generation facility, live/work spaces, an urban forest, and a boutique hotel. Lenders often perceive multiple elements in a development as increasing risk, rather than distributing or managing risk. Students will analyze the multiple elements of the EcoVillage and provide […]
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The Effect of Neighborhood Watch Programs on Neighborhood Crime in Medford Oregon
Over the past decade Medford Oregon expanded their Neighborhood Watch program and increased the number of neighborhood watch groups they have in each section of the city. Using robust panel regression analysis we studied what effect this program had on crime rates of the treated areas. Our data included total number of crimes across 7 […]
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Strategies for Infill Development in Monroe
Monroe Redevelopment Authority has identified 7 sites that would be ideal for redevelopment. These seven sights are primarily owned by the city and are currently under used or entirely vacant lots. All 7 sites would be ideal for either residential development, commercial development, or mixed use. The primary goals of redevelopment in these areas are […]
Student Composition in United Way of Lane County’s Promise Neighborhoods and the Benefits of Reading Readiness
In this paper, we measure statistical relationships between characteristics of incoming kindergartners and initial literacy scores. Our analysis includes eight elementary schools, four of which are Promise Neighborhood schools in Lane County: Two Rivers-Dos Rios Elementary (formerly Brattain) and Maple Elementary in the Springfield School District plus Fairfield Elementary and Malabon Elementary from the Bethel […]