The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development’s Rural Transportation Equity program is designed to address the needs of transportation-challenged populations in rural areas and improve access to services for these groups. In Morrow County, the Project Management team found that there is a general lack of awareness of the transportation options available as well […]
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The project aims to ecologically rescue La Piedad Lagoon and its channels to reduce economic and health impacts, conflicts over water, biodiversity, and ecosystem services loss, and to avoid reducing family and sports recreation spaces. This Lagoon is in Cuautitlán Izcalli, in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City (ZMCM).The project will allow the construction of […]
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The purpose of this project is to expand and update the City Comprehensive Plan’s Environmental Protection Element to include climate change. For this scope, climate change considerations include reduction of greenhouse gas (carbon) emissions and adaptation/resiliency for anticipated future climate impacts. The work will be done within the context of the City’s Comprehensive Plan update, […]
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The purpose of this project is to use data to conduct a policy alternative analysis and make recommendations for the City of Lynnwood’s Parks, Arts, Recreation, and Conservation (PARC) Plan. The consultants will offer an analysis of level-of-service (LOS) policy alternatives and recommendations for the City’s update to the PARC Plan by conducting data analysis, […]
Lynnwood partnered with the University of Washington Livable City Year program to provide research, analysis, and recommendations regarding level of service methodologies for the City to consider when updating its Parks, Arts, Recreation and Conservation comprehensive plan. Lynnwood has an adopted park level of service that uses acres of parkland per 1,000 residents. Lynnwood reduced […]
The project will consist of a thorough analysis of the City of Sultan Comprehensive Plan as currently adopted. The goal of the analysis is to determine what updates will be necessary or beneficial as part of the 2024 comprehensive update. Objectives include: 1) Review the existing Comprehensive Plan and determine how successful it has been […]
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The City of Sultan is experiencing rapid development and would like to update its land use code to meet the changing needs in the community. In addition, the City has identified several sections within the land use code that need updating due to inconsistencies and/or ambiguity. Students will assist a consultant working for the City […]
Students built upon the work from Autumn quarter in inventory and assessment as well as community engagement and public participation (see project “Sultan Parks and Trails Initial Inventory and Assessment”). Associated with the engagement process, the students worked on alternative development and starting early exploration of draft plan development. In the Winter quarter, graduate students […]
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The project focused on creating an inventory of all current park and trail locations and associated resources, including equipment. Students mapped the city’s trails and created a series of maps and/or infographics to depict trail locations and assessments of trail conditions. Students worked with available GIS data and set up the data for use by […]
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Objetivo: Conocer los temas ambientales que se están abordando en las primarias del municipio de Zapopan, con la finalidad de elaborar estrategias de educación ambiental no formal, que permita fortalecer el trabajo que ya realiza el personal docente. Descripción de la propuesta: Realizar un diagnóstico en primarias ubicadas en el municipio de Zapopan, con la […]