TriMet is a public agency that operates a network of bus, light rail and commuter rail transit services throughout the Portland, Oregon region. The agency is currently in the middle of the Southwest Corridor (SWC) project, “an ongoing plan to expand its light rail system by adding a new 12-mile line in southwest Portland and […]
Category: Local Gov
Partnership Spotlight: Hat Yai Municipality and Thammasat University Partnered to Collect GIS Data on Public Green Spaces
Hat Yai Municipality plans to transform itself into a “Green City” while developing protocols to deal with its vulnerabilities. Even before COVID-19 impacted the municipality, it was already facing extensive challenges due to climate change and its location and elevation. The municipality plans to embrace flexibility in future urban design, taking potential disruptions into account. […]
Partnership Spotlight: An Giang University Partnered With Long Xuyen City to Map Inundation Areas
The provincial government of An Giang Province is constantly looking for innovative approaches in line with sustainable urban development. The government sought to generate an informed database for future growth with aims at mapping inundation areas for sustainable drainage and waterlogging management. With a better drainage system and flood management, the provincial government can proceed […]
Jane Rogan Joins the EPIC-N Executive Committee
Brown County State Park in Indiana has some of the best hiking and trails around here. And although I’m not into it, the mountain biking in the part is first rate. If applicable, briefly describe your first interaction with a school-community project and the impact it had on you. I saw the strength of community/university […]
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Building University and Community Collaboration in Latin America & the Caribbean: The First EPIC-LAC Workshops
By: María Inés Carabajal and Ada Inman Universities, as institutions, have an important role to play in society and in the communities where they are located. University students are an untapped resource for the community especially as many are eager to learn and serve in more real world scenarios. This is consistent in the US, […]
Partnership Spotlight: Chiang Mai Rajabhat University Partnered with Local Municipality to Tackle Several Environmental Issues
By: Ada Inman In 2021, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University (CMRU) partnered with Chiang Mai City to tackle several environmental issues pertaining to water quality. Chiang Mai was founded in CE 1296 and was built as a walled city surrounded by a moat. Typically, the water circulation around the moat depends on the periodical water release […]
Dr. Susanne M Wagner Engages With the “Real World” to Make Classroom Material More Relevant to Students
Dr. Susanne M Wagner Associate Professor, GermanDirector, German and International Engineering ProgramsUniversity of St. Thomas smwagner@stthomas.edu Favorite thing about your community Many German cultural activities offered by the GAI. If applicable, briefly describe your first interaction with a school-community project and the impact it had on you. While in 8th grade, back in […]
The PALS Program Presents on Their EPIC Model Projects and Partnerships
By: Ada Inman The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) Program at the University of Maryland, College Park presented on their EPIC-Model partnerships and projects as part of the EPIC-N and US EPA Resilience Webinar Series. The PALS program is a campus-wide initiative that harnesses the expertise of UMD faculty and the energy and […]
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Lauren Belle Seeks to Connect the Creative and Intellectual Capacity of Universities with the State and Local Level Boots on the Ground
Lauren Belle Sustainability Specialist at M-NCPPC Department of Parks and Recreation Lauren.Belle@pgparks.comLauren Belle’s LinkedIn Favorite Place My favorite place in my local community is Patuxent River Park which is part of the Park System I work for. It a stunningly beautiful 7,800 acre park that protects the land’s natural resources and preserves the view shed […]
Kristin Mroz Shows That “Smaller” Projects Can Lead to Important Outcomes
Kristin Mroz GreenStep Cities and Tribal Nations Coordinator kristin.mroz-risse@state.mn.usKristin Mroz’s LinkedInGreenStep Cities Twitter (Photo credit – Tom Reiter) Favorite Place The William H. Houlton Conservation Area in Elk River will always be a favorite place of mine. I had the opportunity to help plan and support the transformation from a agricultural field to a native […]
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