TOD integrates transportation and land use in urban forms that surround transit stations. Moderate to high densities, mixed-uses, pedestrian and bicycle connectivity, and environmental access are design characteristics often associated with TOD sites. Leander’s TOD site is located at the end of Capital MetroRail’s Red Line, a 32-mile transit corridor that connects the greater Austin […]
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Students in the Transit Planning course were tasked with identfying key crossings and future land uses that could beneft from pedestrian and bicycle transportaton infrastructure. Given future transportaton needs, current best practces for pedestrian and bicycle transportaton, and budget constraints, students have proposed a unifed concept for mixeduse transportaton along and across Pecan Street Read […]
Students in the Energy Modeling & Design and Introducton to Engineering Design & Graphics courses evaluated a number of city buildings to provide the City of Pfugerville with energy efciency and water use improvement projects. They developed general concepts around energy and water conservaton and provided some optons for existng city-owned building. In completng this […]
Students in Real Estate Development researched and evaluated the feasibility of sustainable residential development types. Typologies include cohousing, live/work, small multifamily, fourplexes, and townhouses. Working in small groups, each research team developed a 15-20 page report that examines a different housing type. Final reports included case studies or precedents from other cities in similar regions […]
Students in Dr. Paul Adams’ Urban Studies Research Methods course conducted initial research that builds a foundation for a citywide sustainability plan. Small groups used archival, observation, survey and interview methods to investigate specific aspects of sustainability that Leander’s developing plan could address. Research focused on issues including energy use, water conservation and quality, waste […]
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Student teams engaged a mixed-use design project at one of three specific sites in the City of Leander: Historic Downtown, TOD Red Line Station, and Central East. The architectural design project developed built spaces that speak to the community’s current and future identity. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Texas […]
Public Transportation Engineering provides students the tools to characterize public transportation modes in terms of their most appropriate urban area applications. This includes the ability to conceptually plan and design integrated public transportation systems— that is, systems including multiple modes. As an independent project within the course, two students engaged a context-specific analysis of connectivity […]
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Old Town Pfugerville serves as an important anchor in the city. It captures the city’s historic character while showcasing the potental for Pfugerville’s future development. The city has undergone multple community engagement processes to understand community needs, desires, and visions for the future of Old Town. The “Old Town Pfugerville Vision Report”, “2030 Comprehensive Plan”, […]
A number of U.S. cites have begun to implement zero waste policies and practces to reduce solid waste volume and costs. Zero waste aims to eliminate the generaton of waste and toxicity at a variety of scales ranging from restaurants to cites with an emphasis on reducing unnecessary producton and divertng discarded material towards other […]