Casa de Salud Youth Center sought to be branded to appeal to a wider audience and increase its awareness and attendance. The new brand would not only increase out-reach to community members, getting volunteers involved, resulting in an increase in donations to fund more field trips, programs, and equipment for the kids. The branding concept […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Lemon Grove Mural Project
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. The Sage Project Contact Info Kristofer Patron Program Administrator kpatron@sdsu.edu (619) 594-0103 University Faculty Contact Chris McCampbell Art Local Government / Community Contact City of Lemon Grove […]
Community Engagement, US 2 By-Pass Trail
Within Western’s Community Development and Participatory Methods course, taught by Dr. Tammi Laninga, students completed conceptual trail design; multi-modal trail research; and public outreach, including hosting a public meeting and developing an interactive website. (ENVS 475, fall 2018) Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Cities Partnership Contact Info University […]
Neighborhood Improvement
With support from Logan City’s Community Development Director, Mike DeSimone, Professor Jessica Lucero and 13 of her Master of Social Work (MSW) students in her Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Groups, Organizations & Communities course embarked on a community-based research project that would assist the city in its neighborhood planning efforts for Hillcrest Neighborhood. […]
Seaside Fire Department Incident Data Analysis
With this knowledge we used the portion of the fire hydrants addresses provided by the city of Seaside fire department to geocode their locations in order to analyze them. With this knowledge we used the portion of the fire hydrants addresses provided by the city of Seaside fire department to geocode their locations in order […]
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Perry Creek Flood Control and Design
Widening, straightening, embankment work, conduit reconstruction, levees, drainage structures, public and private utilities relocation, bridges, street construction, and appurtenant flood control measures to protect persons and property in the Perry Creek Valley. The project started at the Missouri River and continued north upstream to the city limits. Phases 1 through 4 are complete. The Phase […]
Waremart Site Redevelopment Concept Plan
With an overall goal of facilitating the revitalization of the Mohawk District, this concept plan provides goals and strategies for the redevelopment of the Mohawk District. By evaluating existing conditions within the Mohawk District, six student teams developed a neighborhood profile including demographic and economic conditions and trends, land-use and area infrastructure, and neighborhood amenities. […]
Modelling the Impact of the W. Alisal Road Diet on bus transportation in Salinas
We built our project around how this road diet would affect a specific aspect of W. Alisal street, and we chose to focus on the MST bus system. Our simple hypothesis for the Salinas project was: when the road diet is implemented, the MST transit system will take longer to get from point A to […]
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Vision Anamosa
Urban and Regional Planning students studied the current state of the downtown area in Anamosa, Iowa and through research drafted a revitalization plan, Vision Anamosa, for local officials to use as they continue to build upon their current efforts. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities […]
Financial Study
Using data collected by the student field crew, Western’s Center for Economic & Business Research collaborated with a local contractor to determine a rough cost estimate for flood proofing measures around the city. (College of Business and Economics, winter 2018) Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Cities Partnership Contact […]