The bus system is often a vital mode of transport for many who lack the funds or the ability to possess a car. In this project, we compare bus stops with high boarding rates with average income by area in order to identify any correlation or pattern between the two. We hypothesized we will see […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Black Vulture Project: Designing an Artist Residency
The Black Vulture Project will collaborate with the School of Art, Architecture, and Design to develop interior and exterior designs for an art shop, studio, gallery, and retail space while striving to incorporate elements of the local community into their designs. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustaining Hoosier Communities […]
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Meeting the Housing Needs of Redmond, Oregon: Suggestions for Providing Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Plan included an assessment of the existing housing options in Redmond, as well as goals, objectives, and strategies that could be used to encourage the preservation and creation of affordable housing. Although Redmond’s Affordable Housing Plan is comprehensive and fairly detailed, it was drafted before the housing market crash and resulting 2008- […]
Assessing Benchmarking Strategies to Encourage Smart Buildings in Bellevue
The Bellevue Comprehensive Plan identifies a Civic Center District surrounding Bellevue City Hall. This Civic Center vision would integrate City Hall, the “Metro property” adjacent to City Hall, Meydenbauer Convention Center (and its expansion), the existing Transit Center, and the future light rail station. It would interface with the Grand Connection (Meydenbauer Bay to Eastside […]
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Food Systems: Locating an Incubator Kitchen,Recreation: Relocating the 4H Fairgrounds
The 4H Fairgrounds are an important community gathering space, but its current location has some accessibility barriers. Students will conduct a location analysis using Census data and Google Maps to inform selection of a relocation site. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustaining Hoosier Communities Contact Info Jane Rogan Sustaining […]
Recreation: Relocating the 4H Fairgrounds
The 4H Fairgrounds are an important community gathering space, but its current location has some accessibility barriers. Students will conduct a location analysis using Census data and Google Maps to inform selection of a relocation site. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustaining Hoosier Communities Contact Info Jane Rogan Sustaining […]
Gonzales Comprehensive Plan
The 2012 State of the Community Report is a critical component in identifying where the City of Gonzales currently stands. It provides a baseline by which different facets of the community can be looked at piece by piece, revealing each of their strengths and opportunities as well as weaknesses and potential challenges. However, that portion […]
Seaside Tactical Urbanism
Tactical Urbanism is process of making low-cost and temporary changes to the built environment in order to experiment with and catalyze changes in a city. Seaside Tactical Urbanism (STU) was created by a group of six environmental studies students to explore street interventions on Echo Avenue, a large and underdeveloped street in Seaside. The project […]
Legal Strategies for Sustainability
Sustainable development is development that enables the economic, environmental, and equitable health of the current population without compromising the ability of future generations to meet these needs. To accommodate new growth in the coming years, the City of Redmond can implement its own type of sustainable development to ensure a healthy future for all residents. […]
Land Use Scenarios for Leander
Sustainable Land Use Planning classwork focused on two curricular units, each informing the development of land use scenarios for the City of Leander. The first part provided background information on the history, institutional frameworks, purpose, principles and values inherent in land use and comprehensive planning today. The second part covered the background analytic and participatory […]