Civic Engagement Projects

Project Title and Description
2024 Payne Avenue Walking Tour – Building Tomorrow: Community Investment and Resilience Across Time. A collaborative research project with the East Side Freedom Library Faculty: Dan Trudeau GEOG 277: Qualitative Research Methods Mapping East Phillips, Minneapolis: Supporting the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute to build a vibrant community hub and indoor urban farm Zine Presentation StoryMap Faculty: Laura Smith and Ashley Nepp GEOG 365: Urban GIS Alternative Agriculture Futures in the Upper Midwest Faculty: Bill Moseley GEOG 232: Food, Agriculture and Environment 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 What can Inclusive Health Care Look Like? 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 The Future of Alternative Agriculture in the Upper Midwest: Key Questions, Opportunities and Constraints [pdf] Faculty: Bill Moseley Course: GEOG 232 – SP17 Mapping the Community Context of the Northside Achievement Zone [pdf] Presentation on Mapping the Community Context of the Northside Achievement Zone [pdf] Faculty: Laura Smith and Ashley NeppCourse: GEOG 365 Urban GIS
2016 What’s Good in the Neighborhood: Community Assets in the North End of Union Park [pdf] Appendix for What’s Good in the Neighborhood [pdf] Faculty: Dan Trudeau Course: Geog 377 Qualitative Research Methods Examining the Context of the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) [pdf] 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 Mapping Social Influence – Understanding the Impact of the Water Stewards ProgramFaculty: Dan Trudeau 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 1. Front matter and Introduction 2. The Built Environment 3. Economic Impacts of the Built Environment 4. Social Impacts of the Built Environment 5. Transportation and Accessibility along University Ave. 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 Part I: Introduction and Spatial Trends Part II: Foreclosure and Socioeconomic Characteristics Part III: Foreclosure and Housing Characteristics Part IV: Foreclosure and Loan Characteristics Part V: Foreclosure and Lending Characteristics 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

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