Salado is well known for their arts, crafts and festivals and they are said to be the best art town in Texas. A popular draw for Salado is Tablerock Festival, named for a large limestone monolith by the Creek. Tablerock, was rst a meeting place for Native Americans. In the 1800’s it attracted young Salado […]
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Ruston Way Environmental Design Challenge
Ruston Way is one of the City’s most popular destinations, comprised of linear parks and recreation, interspersed with water enjoyment uses and commercial offices. However, the design of the waterfront dates from the early 1980’s and the use of the waterfront has changed significantly. The City of Tacoma and Metro Parks Tacoma have signed a […]
Implicit Bias in Criminal Prosecution
Safe parking programs help address the unique needs of vehicle residents, one prominent segment of the unhoused population using their vehicle as a place of personal refuge and shelter. Vehicle residents make up a significant portion of King County’s total unsheltered population — 42% in 2017. These programs use existing public or privately-owned parking infrastructure […]
School District Food Waste Prevention Outreach and Education
School cafeterias generate a significant amount of wasted food. An estimated 30 to 50 percent of edible food in schools is not eaten by students and is instead sent to landfills or composting facilities. The purpose of this project is to work with Auburn School District to gather and analyze data from schools in the […]
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Fire Hydrant Proximity to Schools in Downtown Seaside, CA
Schools tend to have a high concentration of individuals for long periods of the time for the majority of the year. Schools cover a large area of land and if a fire were to break out more lives could be lost so it is expected that near these higher populated areas there would be more […]
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Parking and Land Use
Review Minnetonka’s existing minimum parking regulations, and explore innovative parking management strategies and best practices to inform an update to the city’s parking ordinance. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jason Cao Public Affairs Local Government / Community Contact Susan Thomas Principal […]
Transit-Oriented Zoning
Research transit‐oriented zoning district models in comparable suburban contexts, and recommend guidelines for the city’s financial and policy role in future redevelopment projects at the major station areas in Minnetonka along the proposed Southwest Light-Rail Transit line. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty […]
Community Gathering Spaces
Research the characteristics of place-making in a suburban setting and identify opportunities for place-making through redesign or redevelopment. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Paula Pentel Local Government / Community Contact Dan Schultz Parks and Recreation Director, City of Rosemount […]
Designs for Ahuska park in the City of Monona
Research and develop plans to enhance the community’s interaction with Ahuska Park, including pedestrian path, parking, restrooms, playground, sport fields and landscaping. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact John Harrington Landscape Architecture Faculty Associate jaharrin@wisc.edu Local Government […]
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Insights into Municipal and Cooperative Internet
Research and report on municipal, city-wide Wi-Fi networks throughout the United States, including current and future trends. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Anne Reynolds Agricultural and Applied Economics Executive Director anne.reynolds@wisc.edu Local Government / Community Contact […]
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