Sustainable Development Goal: 9 Industry Innovation and Infrastructure

Civic Center Vision Development

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 […]

Team Up to Clean Up Beautification Initiative

Support beautification and recycling efforts in New Albany, with a dual emphasis on reaching business owners and youth in order to create a culture of environmental stewardship and sustainability. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. M Partner Contact Info Laura Martin M Partner Director and Associate Director of the McLean […]

Corl Street Elementary School Renovation

Students will participate in the community input process for the site design of the Corl Street School which will be renovated as a LEED Gold certified building. Students will help contribute to the design by helping to fulfill and Innovation credit requirement for the certification through making the site into a teaching tool. Read the […]

MetroNet Plan

Students in the School of Urban & Regional Planning conducted an economic impact analysis of extending the current fiber optic system and provided recommendations on how best to continue enhancing the service and a 28E partnership between six stakeholders. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities […]

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 […]

Evaluating Eminent Domain Settlements for Highway Projects

Research local eminent domain processes that improve infrastructure projects and yet protects land owners and tax payer interests; conduct a policy analysis on how Eminent Domain Statutory changes have impacted local highway projects focusing on cost increases and settlement rates resulting from the 2008 statutory changes. Read the final student report delivered to the local […]

Municipal Wi-Fi Cost-Benefit Analysis for the City of Monona

Perform a cost-benefit analysis of proposed Wi-Fi infrastructure, identify challenges to implementation, and analyze who would benefit. 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 Dave Weimer Public Affairs weimer@lafollette.wisc.edu Local Government / Community Contact […]

Liberty County Strategic Plan

In the fall of 2015, the County of Liberty and Texas Target Communities partnered to create a task force to represent the community. The task force was integral to the planning process, contributing the thoughts, desires, and opinions of community members—as well as their enthusiasm about Liberty’s future. This fourteen-month planning process ended in August […]

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