Implementing Living Streets in North Saint Paul: A Participation Plan

Report completed by students enrolled in PA 5253: Designing Participation Processes, taught by Dr. Carissa Schively Slotterback in fall 2013.This project was completed as part of the 2013-2014 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of North St. Paul. As part of a 20-year capital improvement plan, the City of North St. Paul was interested in adding more resources to infrastructure projects. The City was specifically looking to adopt a living streets policy to improve livability. Project lead Paul Ammerman collaborated with students in PA 5253: Designing Participation Processes, to develop an engagement plan to implement the policy. The students identified project partners and stakeholders, suggested a communications plan, and outlined key meetings for the process. This is one of three living streets engagement projects completed through this course. The students' final report is available.This project was supported by the Resilient Communities Project (RCP), a program at the University of Minnesota whose mission is to connect communities in Minnesota with U of MN faculty and students to advance local sustainability and resilience through collaborative, course-based projects. RCP is a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). More information at http://www.rcp.umn.edu