Spring 2023 | PA 5290 Section 001: Topics in Planning -- Local Leadership: Municipal Governance and Policy (65656)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1.5 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 12 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Grad or Masters or Law
- Times and Locations:
- First Half of Term01/17/2023 - 03/13/2023Mon 05:30PM - 08:15PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 15
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (11 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- If you have questions about the class or need a permission number, please contact Elizabeth Glidden at elizglid@gmail.com. Class description: Explore the expanding and unique role of the city in today's world and our increasing reliance on cities to solve big policy problems. The environment for city policy-making is rapidly changing, with the influence of social movements and protest, higher levels of engagement with city government, and use of a race equity lens to redefine the priorities of public entities. Past guest speakers have included Edina City Manager Scott Neal, St. Paul Council President Amy Brendmoen, former Virginia Council Member Nevada Littlewolf, Director of Minneapolis' Race and Equity Division Joy Marsh Stephens, and League of Minnesota Cities Executive Director Dave Unmacht. Elizabeth Glidden was a Minneapolis City Council Member for 12 years, including 4 as Council Vice President and today is Deputy Executive Director at the Minnesota Housing Partnership. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?+PA5290+Spring2023
- Class Description:
Explore the expanding and unique role of the city in today's world and our increasing reliance on cities to solve big policy problems. The environment for city policy-making is rapidly changing, with the influence of social movements and protest, higher levels of engagement with city government, and use of a race equity lens to redefine the priorities of public entities. In 2021 we will explore big challenges facing local government using discussion, exercises, and guest speakers for inspiration and real world examples. This year will include an in-depth look at city charters as an instrument of structural and public policy change, with examples drawn from Minneapolis and around the country.
Past guest speakers include: Edina City Manager Scott Neal, St Paul Council President Amy Brendmoen, former Virginia Council Member Nevada Littlewolf, Director of Minneapolis' Race and Equity Division Joy Marsh Stephens, and League of Minnesota Cities Executive Director Dave Unmacht.
Why take this class?
Understanding local government structure, power relationships, and policy making authority is key to those who will work in and interact with city, county, and regional government systems. As state and federal government continues to struggle political and philosophical divides, local government remains at the forefront of many significant public policy change efforts.
Understand the basic structure and functions of local government and the roles of stakeholders inside and outside of government.
Identify and analyze pressures on local government and individuals in local government.
Engage with those who seek to influence local government decisions, such as community advocates, lobbyists, elected officials and city staff, and explore their motivations and objectives.
Understand the policy making process at the local government level and how to impact that process.
Instructor Elizabeth Glidden was a Minneapolis City Council Member for 12 years, including 4 as Council Vice President, and today is the Deputy Executive Director and Director of Policy at the Minnesota Housing Partnership. During her time on the Minneapolis Council, Elizabeth authored the city's safe and sick time ordinance, $15 per hour minimum wage, Ranked Choice Voting election reform, and helped create the City's first Department of Race and Equity.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Graduate school students; others with permission.
- Learning Objectives:
- Understand the basic structure of local government and the roles of stakeholders inside and outside of government.
- Identify and analyze pressures on local government and individuals in local government.
- Engage with those who seek to influence local government decisions, such as community advocates, lobbyists, elected officials and city staff, and explore their motivations and objectives.
- Understand the policy making process at the local government level and how to impact that process
- Grading:
A = 100%-90%
B = 89%-79%
C = 78%-68%
D = 68%-59%
F = less than 59%
- Class Format:
- Class lecture and discussion; frequent guest speakers.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65656/1233
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/glid0004_PA5290_Spring2021.pdf (Spring 2021)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/glid0004_PA5290_Fall2018.docx (Fall 2018) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 16 December 2020
Spring 2023 | PA 5290 Section 002: Topics in Planning -- Rural Planning and Policy (65687)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1.5 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 12 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Grad or Masters or Law
- Times and Locations:
- First Half of Term01/17/2023 - 03/13/2023Tue, Thu 04:00PM - 05:15PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (18 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- PA 5290, section 2 will be delivered REMOTELY (synchronously online). Class will meet online during the scheduled time. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?+PA5290+Spring2023
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65687/1233
Spring 2023 | PA 5290 Section 003: Topics in Planning -- Data and Tools for Planning (65512)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1.5 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 12 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Grad or Masters or Law
- Times and Locations:
- First Half of Term01/17/2023 - 03/13/2023Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 85
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (7 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- Instructor will be Dorian Bautista Hernandez. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dbautist+PA5290+Spring2023
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65512/1233
Spring 2023 | PA 5290 Section 005: Topics in Planning -- Transportation Engineering Principles for Planners (66119)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 2 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 12 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Grad or Masters or Law
- Times and Locations:
- Second Half of Term03/14/2023 - 05/01/2023Tue, Thu 04:00PM - 05:40PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 20
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (6 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?cao+PA5290+Spring2023
- Class Description:
- Transportation planners interact with engineers on a daily basis. Because of different emphases of professional training, many planners who graduate from urban planning programs have experienced difficulty in communicating with transportation engineers. In response to feedback from Humphrey alumni, this course is developed to introduce fundamental concepts and principles of transportation engineering in terms of traffic volume and capacity, level of service, travel demand forecasting, traffic impact analysis, intersection control and signalization, safety and crash analysis, storm water management, infrastructure operation and maintenance, the ethics of a professional engineer, etc. It will bridge the gaps between the two closely related professions and help you succeed in your career in transportation.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66119/1233
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/cao_PA5290_Spring2022.pdf (Spring 2022)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 November 2021
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