Agata Miszczyk

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Agata is a senior at Macalester College, with a major in Geography and minor in Environmental Studies. She is most interested in GIS and spatial analysis and plans to attend graduate school in this field next year. Previously, she has worked on several GIS projects including tracking urban sprawl, mapping zoning regulations, and various site selections. At MN2020, Agata hopes to be able to combine her two areas of study to examine environmental and urban issues through the help of visual aids. Agata has spent a large part of her life in Minnesota (Rochester and St. Paul/Minneapolis) and enjoys the cold weather as well as winter sports and activities.

OPINION | Residential downtowns missing some residents

By Agata Miszczyk, Minnesota 2020

After becoming deserted wastelands past 6pm, cities nationwide have embarked on a two-decade effort to revitalize downtowns. From coast to coast, projects aimed to spur both economic and social vitality in metropolitan area core's, with residential development as a driving force. A Brookings Institute study stated that “by definition, a downtown recovery means more residents.” The same Brookings study reported that from 1990 to 2000 the number of households living in downtown increased by 13 percent. This trend has continued in the last 12 years.

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Map of the Week: Social Security benefits across Minnesota

By Agata Miszczyk, Minnesota 2020

About 17% of Minnesota households receive some form of Social Security. While the state average an 18% national average, there are large fluctuations throughout the state. The larger Twin Cities metro area, for example, is a concentrated area with the lowest percentage of Social Security assistance, while higher percentage counties are strewn about the state. Unsurprisingly, these numbers correlate with the age map from a previous week. While Social Security is provided for those with disabilities, a majority of the beneficiaries—around 70%—are the elderly, accounting for the substantial correlation with age.

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