Investigate current demographic trends in law enforcement candidate pools and develop strategies to attract more applicants of color in an effort to make the Brooklyn Park police force more representative of the community. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Deniz Ones Psychology […]
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Inform the City of Watertown about how GIS tools available through its partnership with the Carver County GIS Office can best be employed in the field to increase staff efficiency Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Dan Sward Geography Local Government / […]
Inventory existing City assets such as streets and trails, storm water infrastructure, and boulevard trees; and develop a plan to manage these assets to ensure safety, maximum value, and return on investment. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Gary Johnson Forest Resources […]
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Inventory the current pedestrian and bicycle environment at SouthWest Transit park-and-ride facilities, identify options for improvements, and prioritize improvements for implementation. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Joe Favour Landscape Architecture Local Government / Community Contact Matt Fyten […]
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In recent years, there has been a perceived increase in homelessness in Apache Junction. The 2017 Point in Time (PIT) count tallied 43 sheltered or unsheltered homeless individuals in the city on a single night in January. Apache Junction’s services for such individuals are limited and divided by county lines that bisect the city. Further, […]
Around the nation, municipalities take different approaches to maintaining sufficient revenue levels to support their residents and improve their city’s quality of life. Today, however, many cities are facing a similar challenge of diminished sales tax revenues due to increased and untaxed online shopping, also known as the “Amazon effect.” In Arizona, municipalities are also […]
In the spring 2016 term, an Advanced GIS class at UO conducted an analysis of three existing neighborhoods within the City of Redmond to identify how well they have implemented the Great Neighborhood Principles. The goal is to apply this research and incorporate the principles into future neighborhoods as the city grows. This report first […]
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In this course, students will develop a vision plan for a greenway and trail system to connect destinations in the greater Chattanooga region. The first step is to complete an inventory of existing and planned greenways, trails – plus natural areas, recreation parks and other potential greenway destinations. Once an inventory is complete, potential routes […]
In this paper, we measure statistical relationships between characteristics of incoming kindergartners and initial literacy scores. Our analysis includes eight elementary schools, four of which are Promise Neighborhood schools in Lane County: Two Rivers-Dos Rios Elementary (formerly Brattain) and Maple Elementary in the Springfield School District plus Fairfield Elementary and Malabon Elementary from the Bethel […]
In this report, prepared for the City of Gresham and the Sustainable City Year program, climate change preparedness will be discussed as it pertains to the City of Gresham and the Lower Willamette Subbasin. The report begins by giving an overview of climate change and this project. Next, this report will discuss the various systems […]