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iParks and Recreation <br /> Recreational Programming for Children's Assessed park and recreation systems to identify opportunities to introduce nature- <br /> Interaction with Nature based recreation and play for children <br /> Recreational Opportunities for Evaluated how well current recreational offerings meet the needs of people with <br /> Underserved Populations disabilities, seniors,and new immigrants and recommended improvements to better <br /> serve these groups <br /> Assessed existing community gardening program and recommended programmatic <br /> Community Gardens changes to improve gardeners' success, reduce administrative burden on staff, and <br /> balance use of public spaces for gardening against other recreational uses and needs <br /> Environment <br /> Climate Adaptation Identified potential local impacts of climate change,as well as strategies to reduce the <br /> community's vulnerability to these impacts <br /> Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study Identified strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the municipal and <br /> individual business and household levels <br /> Identified opportunities and design strategies for storm water infiltration that balance <br /> Storm Water Management aesthetics and functionality, reduce long-term maintenance costs, manage winter <br /> snow melt,and provide opportunities for other passive uses <br /> Water Reuse and Conservation Investigated the feasibility of reusing storm water and treated effluent for irrigation <br /> on public and private property <br /> Evaluated existing restoration activities in the Mississippi River Critical Area Corridor <br /> Oak Savannah and Riverfront Restoration and recommended an overall restoration strategy to coordinate these efforts and <br /> incorporate public access opportunities <br /> Park Restoration and Environmental Created a plan to manage buckthorn and emerald ash borer in City parks and use <br /> Education this opportunity to educate residents about the ecosystem service value of <br /> management and restoration <br /> Land Use and Transportation A <br /> Explored opportunities to capitalize on the existing local agricultural economy in <br /> Urban Agriculture Rosemount by supporting locally grown food,agritourism, and value-added <br /> agricultural products <br /> Non-Motorized Transportation Assessment Designed an evaluation plan to assess the impact of non-motorized transportation <br /> plans and investments in Rosemount <br /> Travel Shed Analysis Conducted a travel shed analysis of where Rosemount residents and employees work <br /> and live to inform future transit and transportation planning <br /> Economic Development T of Dakota County Business Analyzed business clusters in dakota county to identify opportunities for rosemount <br /> Clusters to capitalize on existing and emerging clusters <br /> Eco-Green Business Park Explored opportunities for attracting green businesses and encouraging adoption of <br /> green building/manufacturing standards for a future green business park <br /> Economic Development Website Evaluated rosemount's existing economic development website and recommended <br /> improvements to better meet the needs of developers and the business community <br /> For more information, contact: <br /> Carissa Schively Slotterback, Director cschively@umn.edu, 612.625.0640 <br /> Mike Greco, Program Manager mgreco@umn.edu, 612.625.7501 <br /> Web: www.rcp.umn.edu Resilient Communities Project <br /> Twitter: @RCPumn <br /> Facebook: RCPumn UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA <br /> E-mail: rcp@umn.edu Driven to Discover," <br /> RCP is an initiative of the Sustainability Faculty Network at the University of Minnesota, with funding and <br /> administrative support provided by the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs(CURA) and the Institute on the Environment(IonE) <br />