According to surveys from “The City of Marinette Outdoor Recreation Plan” created by Bay Lake Regional Planning Commission over half of surveyed residents of Marinette have expressed interest in improving the micro-mobility climate around the city. Micro-mobility for this project is defined as any form of transportation that could be used as an alternative to […]
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Multiple studies have shown a relationship between railway noise and various health impacts, such as increased diastolic blood pressure, poor sleep quality, and increased incidence of certain childhood cancers.1 2 The City of Marinette, Wisconsin, located in Marinette County, has multiple railways in their city and train whistles that sound between 96-110 dBs have been […]
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This project is about making the city of Marinette, Wisconsin, a more attractive place for young people as the community there is heavily dense with the older population. We looked closely at the city’s attractions, history, and what it is like now to figure out how to bring more young adults to Marinette. Our main […]
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The Village of Cottage Grove is embarking on its inaugural public arts strategy to enrich community engagement, commemorate its centennial, and foster cultural vitality. Employing a mixed-method approach, the project entails qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys targeting 250 respondents, representing 2.5% of the village’s population. These methods help gauge public art preferences and perceptions among […]
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This roadway redesign project addresses Cottage Grove’s goals to develop a corridor that maintains traffic operations while increasing multimodal accessibility and considering future growth in the area. Plans included measures to calm traffic, improve bicycle and pedestrian safety, and address parking, transit, and streetscaping. UniverCity Contact Info: UniverCityAlliance@wisc.edu […]
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Between 2010 and 2021, the city of Marinette, Wisconsin realized a 2% increase in the proportion of the population in the workforce (US Census Bureau, 2019). Of the 10,701 people who work in Marinette, about 75 percent (8,063 people) commute into the city from other areas such as Menominee and Peshtigo (Bay Lake Regional Planning […]
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This project reviewed St. Croix County Jail policies related to access to health care, emergency health scare, medical screening, mental health services, and suicide prevention and intervention and offered recommendations to improve the health and wellbeing of those housed in the facility. UniverCity Contact Info: UniverCityAlliance@wisc.edu […]
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In the landmark case, Estelle v Gamble (1976), the right of health care for inmates was established (Rosenfeld, 2016). In this case, Gamble, the inmate, was injured while working for the prison. He was not given adequate treatment which then led to further complications. This case argued that the lack ofhealth care for Gamble was […]
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Maintaining a stable residence in sober living housing (SLH) for at least six months or more sustains positive outcomes related to substance abstinence, contact with the criminal legal system, psychiatric symptoms, depression, and more (Subbaraman et al. 2023). Jason and Ferrari (2010) found that those who sought alternative care options used substances at over twice […]
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