The City of Logan has provided curbside recycling to the residents of Cache Valley for over 10 years. In rural areas of the county, as well as in outlying towns, the efficiency of recycling collection is lower than in the rest of the service area. This is largely due to the fact that residences, and […]
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Wilbarger Creekside District
The City of Pfugerville has identfed the Wilbarger Creekside District as a potental site for residental and commercial actvites that can absorb antcipated populaton growth. The District is outside of Pfugerville city limits but stll within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdicton. The District is anchored by Wilbarger Creek, a 42-mile creek with a 116,000 acre watershed […]
New Mobility Case Study
The city of Eugene is interested in learning how its residents might benefit from technology-enabled ‘new mobility’ solutions to differently meet their transportation needs. Student teams analyzed how members of a fictional or real household in Eugene could reduce their reliance on single-occupancy vehicles in daily commutes, local and regional trips, and infrequent travel destinations. […]
Downtown Gresham Walkability Sutdy
The City of Gresham seeks to improve the walkability of its downtown to createa vibrant, pedestrian-oriented city center. Through the University of Oregon’sSustainable City Year Program, an Advanced GIS class of undergraduate andgraduate students from the Community and Regional Planning program and thePlanning, Public Policy, and Management department conducted a walkabilitystudy analyzing the built and […]
Sandy River to Springwater Multimodal Corridor Feasibility Study
The City of Gresham, Metro, Multnomah County and the City of Troutdale collaborated with the U.O. Sustainable Cities Initiative in executing a trail planning and feasibility study reported here. Students of landscape architecture conducted the study. It investigated the problem of “closing Portland’s 40- mile Loop” in its biggest gap along its eastern edge through […]
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German Translation for Elk River’s Climate-Smart Municipalities Partnership
The City of Elk River was selected to participate in the Climate Smart Municipalities partnership for 2016-2018. This partnership is between the state of Minnesota and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Five Minnesota cities (Elk River, Morris, Warren, Duluth, and Rochester) have been paired up with NRW cities (Iserloh, Saerbeck, Arnsberg, Munster, and Siegen) […]
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Climate Adaptation: Historical Perspectives
The City of Elk River has not investigated its position on climate change and adaptation. The city is situated on the Mississippi and Elk Rivers. Along with a large number of wetlands, there is a significant amount of floodplain throughout the city. Increased rainfall has increased flooding potential for parts of our city. In addition, […]
Developing PR for Organics and Recycling
The City of Elk River has long been a leader in recycling participation and organics recycling involvement. In fact, the city was one of the first to implement single stream recycling and household organics collection in the state of Minnesota. Elk River organizes recycling collection for single family homes, splitting these residents between two haulers; […]
Examining Effects of Climate Change on Tree Species
The City of Elk River has not investigated its position on climate change and adaptation or its potential effects on the ecology and landscape of the city. Using climate models, Conservation Biology students will explore potential effects of climate change on specific tree species, focusing on street trees. Students will examine how climate change may […]
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Designing an Outdoor Performance Space for Big Lake’s Lakeside Park
The City of Big Lake is interested in designing a bandshell for Lakeside Park. Concerts are held at the park every week during the summer and the performances currently take place on a temporary stage. Many lake-oriented parks throughout the region feature a lakeside bandshell as a signature architectural piece and this is something Big […]
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