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Civic Engagement Projects

Project Title and Description
2024
Archiving the Future: Hayden Heights
Understanding the present and future of the Hayden Heights Public Library
Faculty: Laura Smith
GEOG 365: Urban GIS Partnership with St. Paul Public Schools

Public Input on Growing and Gathering Food in Thompson County Park
Faculty: Dan Trudeau
GEOG 377: Qualitative Research Methods
2023
Alternative Food Systems in the Upper Midwest

Faculty: Bill Moseley
GEOG 232: People, Agriculture and the Environment


Death and Life at the Hennepin County Poor Farm
Faculty: Jesse McClelland
GEOG 394: Unearthing the Poor Farm: Local geographies of land, law and livelihood
Grounding the Poor Farm“, Macalester Today, April 2023

2022
Geographies of the Ramsey County Poor Farm, from Minnesota Territory to the New Deal

Faculty: Jesse McClelland
GEOG 394: Unearthing the Poor Farm: Local geographies of land, law and livelihood

Faculty: Dan Trudeau
GEOG 294: Building an Inclusive Healthcare System: Collaborative Research with Family Tree Clinic
2021
A Field Guide to Public Spaces
Faculty:  Dan Trudeau
GEOG 294: Political Geography of Urban Public Spaces

Feeling Safe and Welcome: A Study of Trail Use at Lake Phalen Regional Park
Faculty: Dan Trudeau
GEOG 377: Qualitative Research Methods in Geography
2019
St. Paul 3K: Mapping Access to Childcare in St. Paul
Faculty:  Laura Smith & Ashley Nepp
Course: GEOG 365
2018
Local Agriculture in the Upper Midwest: Amidst Tariff Wars, Migration Restrictions, Climate Change and Evolving Gender Dynamics [pdf]
Faculty: Bill Moseley
Course:  GEOG 232 – FA18

Saint Paul 3K 
Faculty:  Laura Smith and Ashley Nepp
Course: GEOG 365 – FA18

A Field Guide to Public Spaces in St. Paul
Faculty:  Dan Trudeau
Course:  GEOG 394 – FA18
2017
The Future of U.S. Alternative Agriculture in a Time of Change [pdf]
Faculty: Bill Moseley
Course: GEOG 232 – FA17

Perspectives on the MLS Stadium Development [pdf]
Faculty: Dan Trudeau
Course: GEOG 377

Building Community: Mapping Potential YMCA Locations in Bloomington, Maple Grove, and Rosemount, Minnesota
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG 364


2016

Presentation for Examining the Context of the NAZ [pdf]
Faculty: Laura Smith and Ashley Nepp
Course:  Geog 365 Urban GIS – SP16

Exploring Community Supported Agriculture in Context
Faculty:  Bill Moseley
Course: Geog 232

2015
Identifying Leading Indicators of Gentrification
Faculty:  Laura Smith and Ashley Nepp
Course:  Geog 365 Urban GIS – SP15

How do ideas about lawn alternatives spread? Analysis of social diffusion processes for the Master Water Stewards Program
Faculty:  Dan Trudeau
Course:  Geog 377 – FA15
2014
Mapping the Western Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
Faculty: Holly Barcus and Ashley Nepp
Course:  GEOG 364 – FA 2014

The Minnehaha Creek Watershed:  Mapping the Master Water Stewards Program  [pdf]
Faculty: Laura Smith and Ashley Nepp
Course: GEOG 365 Urban GIS
2013
Minneapolis Riverfront Vitality Indicators Project
Faculty:  Laura Smith and Ashley Nepp
Course:  Geog 365 Urban GIS – SP13

Course:  Geog 377 – FA13
2012
Examining Local Housing Markets: Five Twin Cities Neighborhood Profiles
Part 1: Executive Summary, Introduction, and Methodology
Part 2: Powderhorn Park
Part 3: Longfellow
Part 4: Greater Frogtown
Part 5: Dayton’s Bluff
Part 6: Richfield
Part 7: Conclusion, Bibliography, and Appendix
Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365 Urban GIS
2011
St. Paul’s University Avenue: Before the Central Corridor
6. Gentrification and ConclusionFaculty: Laura Smith and Dan Trudeau
Courses: GEOG 488  and GEOG 341
2010
Mapping Indian Land Tenure in Minnesota Presentation
Indian Land Tenure Foundation Report
Faculty: Holly Barcus and Laura Smith
Courses: GEOG 364 and 365  – FA10
2009
Changing Conditions and Neighborhood Stabilization in North Minneapolis Neighborhoods
Part I:  Neighborhood Characteristics
Part II:  Housing Trends
Part III:  Foreclosure Trends and Conclusion
Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365 Urban GIS

The Ordway Digital Database [Final Report]
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364  – FA09
2008
Saint Paul Recreation Centers
[Final Report] [Presentation] [Maps (color)] [Maps (b/w)]
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG 364 – FA08

Little Earth Oral History Project
Faculty: Dan Trudeau
Course: GEOG 341

Examining Spatial Mismatch in the Twin Cities Metro
Part I: Extent of Mismatch
Part II: Extent of Mismatch continued
Part III: Transportation Effects
Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365 Advanced Cartography & Urban GIS

The Crow River Watershed: An Annotated Atlas
The Crow River Watershed Part 1
The Crow River Watershed Part 2
Presentation on the Crow River Watershed
Faculty: David Lanegran, Daniel Trudeau, Holly Barcus, Birgit Muehlenhaus
Courses: GEOG 488 Urban Geography Field Seminar, GEOG 488 Cities of the 21st Century, and GEOG 364 GIS: Concepts and Applications
2007
After-School Programs
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364
2006
North Minneapolis: Examining Neighborhood Trends with GIS
Introduction and Part I: Mortgage Foreclosures in North Minneapolis
Part II: Gentrification in North Minneapolis
Part III: Affordable Housing and the Hollman Consent Decree
Part IV: An Asset Based Approach to North Minneapolis
Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365

Lake Street Project
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364 – FA07

Bikeways Project  [Report] [Presentation]
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364 – SP06

The Urbanization of the St. Croix River Basin: An Annotated Atlas
Part 1
Part 2
Faculty:  David A. Lanegran
Course:  GEOG 488: Urban Geography Field Seminar
2005
PCEC Project
Faculty: Holly Barcus
Course: GEOG364 – FA05
2004
Foreclosures in the Twin Cities: Analysis of Spatial Trends

Faculty: Laura Smith
Course: GEOG 365

2003
St. Anthony Park: A Community Built on a Solid Foundation
Faculty: David Lanegran
Course: GEOG 488 Urban Geography Field Seminar
2022
Living Off Campus: Macalester Students in the Neighborhood
Chapter 1-Part 1
Chapter 1-Part 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Faculty: Laura Smith and David Lanegran
Course(s): GEOG 365 Urban GIS and GEOG 488 Urban Geography Field Seminar
1998
Pride and Place: The Strength and Potential of Payne-Arcade
Introduction
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Faculty: David Lanegran
Course: GEOG 488 Urban Geography Field Seminar