Students will research, document and analyze the existing physical condition of the Woolen Mill Branch Corridor and develop conceptual restoration and design proposals to make up a Greenway Vision Plan for the identified area. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Smart Communities Initiative Contact Info University Faculty Contact Brad Collett […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Bus Shelter Planning and Design
Students will research and provide planning information to inform design criteria for bus shelters as well as strategies for paying for the shelters in accordance to the updated transit plan developed by the Cleveland Urban Area Transit System. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Smart Communities Initiative Contact Info University […]
Awareness Campaign For The Health Benefits Of Green Spaces
Students will research the restorative health benefits of spending time outside in campus green spaces and design appropriate messages for a semester campaign to share their findings with the university community. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info University Faculty Contact Tom Hogan Labor and Employment […]
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Muncy Borough Retrofit Design
Students will explore resiliency design solutions for a site in Muncy Borough. This will include the partical renovation, retrofit, and adaptive reuse of two historic structures, and opera house, and a theatre. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info University Faculty Contact Denson Groenendaal Architecture Instructor […]
Housing Conditions Survey for Central City Area and CDBG Target Area
Students will develop and conduct a survey of the physical conditions of the housing in the Central City Area and CDBG target area, including the Blythe Avenue area, Wildwood Avenue area, and eastern portions of Inman Street, in an effort to better direct public and private resources for housing and neighborhood improvement. Read the final […]
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Business Recruitment: A Millennial Perspective
Students will conduct focus groups to report on what amenities/retail destinations are missing in Tacoma. Report should include qualitative and quantitative data that is used to recommend amenities/retail options that would be beneficial to a college student body, surrounding educational institutions and working young adults who live in Tacoma. This project should focus on suggesting […]
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Minneapolis Campus Bicycle Master Plan
Students will collaborate with Facilities to design and conduct focus group or survey research with target groups within the St. Thomas community to support the development of a Bicycle Master Plan. Student-designed survey and focus group research will examine possibilities for infrastructure and programming to encourage members of the St. Thomas community to bike to […]
Sidewalk Planning for Blythe Avenue and the Wildwood/Dalton Pike Area Neighborhoods
Students will complete a comparative analysis and provide Cleveland with at least three alternative routes for sidewalk construction for a section of Blythe Avenue. Students will conduct a sidewalk planning exercise to evaluate alternative routes for connecting adjacent neighborhoods to the Wildwood Avenue/Dalton Pike. The resulting report could become a supporting basis for future federal […]
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Understanding Homelessness (1/2)
In recent years, there has been a perceived increase in homelessness in Apache Junction. The 2017 Point in Time (PIT) count tallied 43 sheltered or unsheltered homeless individuals in the city on a single night in January. Apache Junction’s services for such individuals are limited and divided by county lines that bisect the city. Further, […]
Bike Walk Roll- City of Redmond
Students in professor Margy Parker journalism class developed a short-term, mid-term, and long-term recommendations to promote biking, walking, and rolling in Redmond. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable City Year Program Contact Info Megan Banks Sustainable City Year Program Manager mbanks@uoregon.edu (541) 346-6395 University Faculty Contact Margy Parker Journalism […]