Center for Urban & Regional Affairs

Projects and Grants

Projects per year 2006 2013 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023 2026

• 15 Active
• 191 Finished

Projects per year

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• Active

  Hennepin-University Partnership 2024-2025

  Delahanty, A. & Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  1/1/24 → 12/31/25

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Duluth Property Condition Scoring for Blight Mitigation

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF DULUTH

  11/15/23 → 6/30/26

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Making Duluth a "Smart City

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF DULUTH

  11/15/23 → 6/30/26

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Marketing Duluth City Services

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF DULUTH

  11/15/23 → 6/30/26

  Project: Research project

  • City Marketing 100%

• RCP - Buffalo Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Feasibility Study

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF BUFFALO - MN

  9/30/23 → 12/31/25

  Project: Research project

  • Electric vehicles 100%

• RCP - Buffalo Street Light Conversion Feasibility Study

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF BUFFALO - MN

  9/30/23 → 12/31/25

  Project: Research project

  • feasibility studies 100%
  • buffaloes 79%

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: Edina Density Study to Achieve Climate and Transportation Goals

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  9/30/23 → 6/30/26

  Project: Research project

  • climate 100%

• RCP: La Crescent Overlook Plaza Design Concept

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF LA CRESCENT

  9/15/23 → 8/31/26

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Edina Density Study to Achieve Climate and Transportation Goals

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF EDINA

  9/15/23 → 12/31/25

  Project: Research project

• RCP: Scott County Pedestrian and Trail Gap Analysis

  Greco, M.

  SCOTT COUNTY

  9/1/23 → 8/31/26

  Project: Research project

  • Pedestrians 100%

• State Fair 911 Evaluation

  Delahanty, A., Quick, K. & Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  8/28/23 → 5/26/24

  Project: Research project

  • evaluation 100%

• RCP: La Crescent Indigenous History Project - Overlook Plaza

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF LA CRESCENT

  8/15/23 → 8/31/26

  Project: Research project

  • History 100%

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: Electric Vehicle Charging Policy Planning in Washington County

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  9/15/21 → 12/31/24

  Project: Research project

  • Electric vehicles 100%
  • Planning 69%

• RCP - Electric Vehicle Charging Policy Planning

  Greco, M.

  WASHINGTON COUNTY

  9/15/21 → 8/31/24

  Project: Research project

  • Electric vehicles 100%
  • Planning 69%

• CURA Community Programs 2021- 2023

  Anderson, C. T.

  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION, THE MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION

  8/24/21 → 10/31/24

  Project: Research project

• Finished

  Neighborhoods 2020 Impact Analysis

  Anderson, C. T.

  CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS

  9/11/23 → 3/31/24

  Project: Research project

  • impact analysis 100%

• NorthPoint Guest Satisfaction Survey

  Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  8/28/23 → 1/10/24

  Project: Research project

• Raise the Baseline Evaluation

  Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  8/28/23 → 1/11/24

  Project: Research project

  • Evaluation 100%

• HUP Evaluation Assistantship

  Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  12/26/22 → 1/10/24

  Project: Research project

• MetCouncil Regional Development Guide Equity Framework

  Anderson, C. T.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  11/7/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • Regional Development 100%
  • Equity 80%

• Housing Advocacy-Informed Research

  Anderson, C. T.

  JEWISH COMMUNITY ACTION

  11/1/22 → 11/1/23

  Project: Research project

  • advocacy 100%

• RCP - Bloomington: BIPOC Millennial Staff Recruitment and Retention

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF BLOOMINGTON

  9/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Bloomington: Equity-Driven Evaluation Methods

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF BLOOMINGTON

  9/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • equity 100%
  • evaluation 56%

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: Keeping our Cool: Extreme Heat Update and Assessment

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  9/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • heat 100%

• RCP: Bloomington Development Impact Analysis

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF BLOOMINGTON

  9/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Bloomington: Election Staff Recruitment

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF BLOOMINGTON

  9/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • election 100%
  • staff 83%

• Evaluation of Affordable Connectivity Program Messaging and Outreach

  Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  8/29/22 → 1/11/23

  Project: Research project

  • connectivity 100%
  • program 61%

• Exploration and Analysis of Advanced 911/Dispatch Technologies

  Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  8/29/22 → 1/11/23

  Project: Research project

• Nexis Project - Empowering Women

  Anderson, C. T.

  GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS

  8/29/22 → 1/11/23

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: Inclusive, Iterative Engagement in Pursuit of Resilience in Ramsey County

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  7/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • resilience 100%

• RCP - Inclusive, Iterative Engagement in Pursuit of Resilience

  Greco, M.

  RAMSEY COUNTY

  7/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • resilience 100%

• RCP - Internal Capacity Building at the Intersection of Health, Resilience, and Racial Equity

  Greco, M.

  RAMSEY COUNTY

  7/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • resilience 100%
  • equity 93%
  • health 53%

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: Internal Capacity Building at the Intersection of Health, Resilience and Racial Equity in Ramsey County

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  7/15/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • resilience 100%
  • equity 93%
  • health 53%

• Supporting Cities in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work

  Greco, M.

  LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES

  6/15/22 → 8/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • equity 100%
  • inclusion 84%

• Evaluation of Equity and Access to Weatherization in Minnesota

  Chan, G. A., Harrington, E. S. & Matson, J. K.

  MN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (USDOE)

  6/6/22 → 9/30/22

  Project: Research project

  • Equity 100%
  • Evaluation 47%

• Hennepin County Digital Equity Evaluation

  Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  5/16/22 → 1/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • Equity 100%
  • Evaluation 47%

• Feasibility of an Electric Car-Sharing Service in a Suburban Environment

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF EDINA

  3/15/22 → 6/15/23

  Project: Research project

• Self Pay Pilot Evaluation Project

  Lewis, B. M.

  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION, PEOPLE SERVING PEOPLE, INC.

  3/1/22 → 11/30/23

  Project: Research project

  • Evaluation 100%

• Exploring Shared Mobility Public-Private Partnerships

  Greco, M.

  MN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  2/8/22 → 6/30/23

  Project: Research project

  • public private partnership 100%

• Evaluating Residents' Experience with Emergency Response - Stage 1

  Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  2/1/22 → 5/28/23

  Project: Research project

• Hennepin-University Partnership 2022-2023

  Vargo, S. B.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  1/1/22 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

• Blue Line Extension Anti-Displacement

  Goetz, E. G., Anderson, C. T., Goetz, E. G., Lewis, B. M. & Anderson, C. T.

  HENNEPIN COUNTY

  9/21/21 → 6/30/23

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: Single -Family Housing Rehabilitation in Maplewood

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  9/15/21 → 12/31/22

  Project: Research project

  • rehabilitation 100%

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: GIS Analysis to Inform Water Resources Management in Edina

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  9/15/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • water resources management 100%
  • GIS 76%
  • analysis 26%

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: Best Practices for Parks Programming for Underrepresented Parks Users in Washington County

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  9/15/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • best practice 100%
  • programming 98%

• RCP - Best Practices for Parks Programming for Underrepresented Parks Users

  Greco, M.

  WASHINGTON COUNTY

  9/15/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

• RCP - Single -Family Housing Rehabilitation

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF MAPLEWOOD

  9/15/21 → 12/31/22

  Project: Research project

  • rehabilitation 100%
  • family 74%

• RCP - Creating and Sustaining Equity through Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Public Transit Connectivity

  Greco, M.

  CITY OF LITTLE CANADA

  9/15/21 → 12/31/22

  Project: Research project

  • bicycle 100%
  • pedestrian 90%
  • equity 87%
  • connectivity 66%
  • public 52%

• RCP - Metropolitan Council: Creating and Sustaining Equity through Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Public Transit Connectivity in Little Canada

  Greco, M.

  MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

  9/15/21 → 12/31/22

  Project: Research project

  • bicycle 100%
  • equity 65%
  • Canada 55%

• RCP - Management of Native Versus Novel Plant Communities in Natural Resource Land Management

  Greco, M.

  WASHINGTON COUNTY

  9/15/21 → 12/31/23

  Project: Research project

  • land management 100%
  • plant community 96%
  • natural resource 84%