To ensure residents have access to services and information, Bellevue has operated “Mini City Hall” at the Crossroads Shopping Center. This location is a fully-equipped satellite office, specializing in personalized customer services and outreach to Bellevue’s diverse population. Services are provided in eight languages and staff are available to provide information and assistance to visitors […]
Focus Area: Equity
Transportation Infrastructure Impacts of Frac Sand Mining Industry
To estimate the impacts and maintenance costs of the frac sand mining industry on roads and bridges, transportation engineering faculty and students reviewed literature on similar case studies, evaluated the properties of the materials of pavement materials, and used design software to analyze the impacts of increased truck traffic for Winneshiek County. Read the final […]
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Parks & Recreational Trail System
To address the lack of trails and poor connectivity in Muscatine, IA, students in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Iowa prepared a connectivity study, which included recommendations on trail improvements and expansions. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact […]
Evaluation of Intercultural Specialist Program
To conduct a formative evaluation of the Intercultural Specialist program for Eastern Carver County School District Community Education. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Zobeida Bonilla Public Health Local Government / Community Contact Jackie Johnston […]
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Stormwater inlets in the City of Salinas- Data dictionary and gap analysis
To consolidate the two data sets (InletsByZone and swInlet) taken of Salinas’ stormwater inlet drains, data points were verified and validated through a series of steps; if the points on both data sets’ overlapped, the data point was considered verified, if the points differed slightly or only one layer was present, Google Earth’s “street-view” feature […]
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Emergency Medical Services Project
To decrease the frequency of repeat 911 callers by finding alternative options and community resources that are more appropriate to their needs rather than repeated use of Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Utilization of alternative options and resources for low acuity, non-emergent patients will help increase the availability of EMS to higher acuity patients, decrease offload […]
English and Spanish Plant Guide for the Residents of Seaside, California
To encourage the growth of appropriate native plants by residents in the City of Seaside, a native plant guide was developed in both English and Spanish that will be made available for free to residents of the City of Seaside. A survey was also conducted to determine the utility of such information. Read the final […]
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Columbus Junction Community Storytelling Project
Through a partnership with the City of Columbus Junction, the Columbus Junction, and the Upward Bound afterschool program, this course will explore a planning framework that links community members’ personal connections to their home with future planning and decision-making. Central to the course is a community engagement practicum, in which students will employ storytelling with […]
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Washington Free Public Library Mural Painting
Through a partnership with Arts Share, Erin Rappleye, a University of Iowa Masters of Fine Arts graduate student, designed a 2-story mural for the Washington Public Library as part of an effort to provide public art in the alleyway and enhance downtown Washington. There was a ribbon cutting for the mural in fall 2015. Read […]
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Parks & Recreation Department Funding
This report summarizes the student design proposals for redeveloping three sites in downtown Albany, Oregon. University of Oregon Architecture students were tasked with iden fying op ons to increase ac vity within the respec ve sites in the downtown region. The projects were divided into three separate proposals; these three integrated architectural components consis ng […]