Browsing by Author "Burow, Sue"

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    Arts and Cultural Facilities Draw Central Indiana Residents
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2001) Sapp, Dona; Burow, Sue
    During the summer of 2000, the Center surveyed 6,400 people from Central Indiana households regarding perceptions of quality of life indicators such as the economy, the environment, public safety issues, and accessibility to recreational and cultural amenities. This issue brief summarizes how survey respondents view arts and cultural amenities in their communities and throughout the Central Indiana region. (For more information on survey methodology, refer to Central Indiana Household Survey 2000: An Overview available from the Center.
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    Assessment of the Impact of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-03) Burow, Sue; Majors, Jessica
    The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick is expected to make a wide range of contributions to the quality of life and economy of central Indiana. This evaluation establishes a baseline for future evaluations and begins to measure the impact of the Cultural Trail. To complete this evaluation, the Institute used a multi-faceted approach to capture the contributions the Cultural Trail makes to both the economy and quality of life in central Indiana. This impact can be measured in various ways at different levels of detail. The present analysis, includes counts of the number of individuals using the Trail, and Trail user and business surveys. The evaluation also seeks to detail perceptions of the Trail, and examines the impact of new business investment and growth in property value assessments. Finally, trail usage data and survey response data are used to quantify consumer spending that may be attributed to the Cultural Trail. The issue brief, Reasons to Love the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick, summarizes some of the findings.
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    Central Indiana Residents Value Outdoor Water Recreational Opportunities
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2001) Sapp, Dona; Burow, Sue
    This report summarizes how survey respondents view outdoor water recreation areas both in their communities and throughout the Central Indiana region. More specifically, this report identifies the rivers, streams, and lakes most frequently visited by survey respondents for the purposes of fishing, boating, swimming, and other recreational activities. (For information on survey methodology refer to Central Indiana Household Survey 2000: An Overview, available from the Center).
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    Community Leaders Cite Concerns about Jobs, Education, and Leadership
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2003) Sapp, Dona; Burow, Sue
    Report for the Indiana Humanities Council community forums. distributed at the Indiana Leadership Summit May 14-15, 2003.
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    Drug and Crime Control Data: Tracking Methamphetamine Abuse and Control in Indiana
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Burow, Sue; Newby, William
    Released for the Information for Indiana data project, this issue brief discusses methamphetamine use in Indiana and the value of a data repository. A repository would provide a central location where information regarding all aspects of meth activity could be accessed to improve planning and policy-making.
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    Hoosier Health and Access to Care
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-12) Burow, Sue
    This issue brief looks at health and well-being in Indiana by the geographical areas of the Thriving Communities, Thriving State project using a framework of the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute as well as an assessment of the Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in the state. The key findings are: Indiana residents report different health status based on their location in the state. Mid-sized areas report the lowest number of poor or fair health days while rural areas report the highest. Rural residents have lower access to healthcare providers, often well below the statewide rate. Only 9 percent of physicians statewide practice in rural areas; down from 25 percent in 1940. The share of Indiana physicians in mid-sized areas has increased from 17 to 28 percent since 1940. There is strong demand for healthcare practitioners at various education levels throughout the state. Programs are available to assist communities in attracting and retaining healthcare practitioners.
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    Indiana Community Needs Assessment Conducted for the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2015-04) Burow, Sue; Littlepage, Laura; Majors, Jessica
    The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) is the state oversight agency for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Funds made available through this grant are used to support activities that alleviate poverty for low-income families and individuals at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty level. Indiana receives approximately $9 million annually. By regulation, 90 percent of the funds are allocated to private nonprofits or local units of government that provide self-sufficiency programs. In Indiana, funds are allocated to the state’s 22 Community Action Agencies (CAA). According to federal regulations, the state and the CAAs are required to conduct a community needs assessment. The goals of the community needs assessment are to identify the current state of low-income families and to identify gaps in services for low-income families within local communities. The data required to support this report come from three groups of data: qualitative data gathered from six regional focus groups with stakeholders (one urban and one rural in each of the three regions—north, central, and south); quantitative data collected from the U.S. Census Bureau, Indiana Business Research Center, Uniform Crime Reporting Data, Indiana Methamphetamine Investigation System, Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, and the Indiana Community Services Block Grant Data; and several surveys conducted at all CAA locations.
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    Indiana INTERNnet and Internships in Indiana
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2013-08) Burow, Sue; Littlepage, Laura; Coffing, Brad
    Together, PPI and the Indiana Business Research Center conducted an analysis on behalf of Indiana INTERNnet, Inc., to provide better information to strengthen and guide internship programs in Indiana. The study used several methods starting with a review of the literature on internships, followed by focus groups with employers, interns, and personnel representing college and university internship programs. The focus groups, in turn, informed personal interviews with a similar mix of stakeholders. These activities aided the design of a series of large-scale surveys targeting three key groups: Indiana employers, students nearing college graduation, and recent alumni of Indiana institutions. The results included the finding that nearly 55 percent of responding Indiana employers considered a relevant internship to be either important or very important when hiring recent college graduates. Also, 59 percent agreed strongly or moderately that their intership program is an important tool for recruiting entry-level employees.
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    Indianapolis Cultural Trail Sees Thousands of Users during Super Bowl
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2012-07) Coffing, Brad; Burow, Sue
    The Indianapolis Cultural Trail was designed to be an urban trail that could connect residents and visitors to the downtown cultural districts while providing a network that could encourage healthy activity, public engagement, and promote the walkability of the city. To evaluate the usage and understand the trail’s potential capability, counting devices were placed at two locations along the trail, at Alabama Street and on the Glick Peace Walk, for a three-week observation period during the Super Bowl. During the three-week observation period, the Alabama Street location recorded over 11,600 usage counts while the Glick Peace Walk location recorded nearly 4,000. The data indicate that large downtown events can boost trail usage. Super Bowl weekend (Friday, February 3 through Sunday, February 5) resulted in increased trail usage at both locations. At the Alabama Street location, of the 11,649 total user counts, nearly one-third (30 percent) occurred during Super Bowl weekend. Equally impressive, the Super Bowl weekend counts at the Peace Walk accounted for nearly one-fourth (24 percent) of the total 3,870 user counts.
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    Intergovernmental Issues in Indiana: 2006 IACIR Survey
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Palmer, Jamie; Wyeth, Debbie; Burow, Sue; Payton, Seth
    This report analyzes the results of the 2006 IACIR survey that asks elected officials about conditions in the areas of health, public safety, economics, land use, local services, and community quality of life. This reports on the eighth in a series of periodic surveys of elected officials designed to help policy-makers understand the issues facing local governments.