University Department: Natural Sciences

Seaside Pipe Flush Project

The purpose of our project was to see if we can create a cohesive map of the pipe systems under Seaside, to see which pipes are simultaneously being flushed. We want to illustrate when we flush a pipe at point A, what other pipes will be flushed at the same time. Read the final student […]

Fort Ord Assimilation

The Fort Ord Army base was decommissioned in 1994. The base was 28,000 acres large, roughly the same size as San Francisco. The Fort Ord Base Reuse Plan was developed to find new uses for the vacated land; 21,000 acres were designated for conservation while 7,000 acres were designated for development. The CSU Monterey Bay […]

Summary of Fall 2017 GIS Projects

Summary of Fall 2017 St8udent projects which included: Fat Oils & Grease Project ADA Ramp Project Water Conservation Project MST Project Fire Department Accident Data Future Work Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jessie Doyle Natural Sciences lecturer jdoyle@csumb.edu Local Government […]

Environmental Benefits of Implementing Rain Barrels in Seaside, California

For our project, we hoped to educate the public on the environmental and economical advantages of installing rain barrels in their homes. We aimed to do this by contacting employees from the City of Seaside in order to receive feedback and guidance for our project. We initially contacted Rick Riedl, Seaside’s Public Works Director and […]

Infrastructure for Sustainable Commuting at Hartnell College and CSUMB

For the Salinas Sustainable City Year project, we are interested in modeling how a road diet would affect pedestrian safety and traffic along crosswalks on the Hartnell side of West Alisal Street. We have a rough idea that the main stakeholders involved would be students and staff from Hartnell College and W. Alisal St. residents. […]

Salinas Road Diet – W. Alisal

For the Salinas Sustainable City Year Project, we believe that converting the road into two one-way lanes with bike lanes on each side would positively influence alternative modes of transportation such as using the bus, riding a bike, or carpooling. The main stakeholders would be students and staff from Hartnell College along with residents on […]

East Market Street Community Engagement Project

A city road project was analyzed to understand the sustainability implications to a changing transportation system with goals to move toward better infrastructure and more easily accessible routes to schools. This will, in turn, encourage alternative transportation means and a positive impact on the city. However, in order for this to happen the city needs […]

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