The City of Seaside only has shapefiles of stop sign locations but no other traffic signs. We need students to take on our major streets, Broadway, Del Monte, Fremont, Buena Noche, ect and take GPS points of all signs. We will be replacing all City of Seaside signs with reflective sign as per traffic laws […]
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The City of Seaside, California agreed with KB Bakewell to develop 85 acres of the former U.S. Army Base Fort Ord into Campus Town, to provide entertainment, retail, housing, and other opportunity to the region. Students at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) work with Seaside on Read the final student report delivered to the […]
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The City of Springfield faces deteriorating street conditions due to a steady decline in transportation funding. The City believes a possible solution to this problem is to improve its local streets with funding from residential property assessments. However, to encourage property owners to bear the costs of improving roads, the City would like to better […]
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The City of Springfield is interested in learning about its current environmental impacts and ways that it might improve its environmental footprint in the future. The students of University of Oregon course PPPM 607: Energy and Climate Change researched three topics—buildings, electricity, and transportation— related to the City of Springfield’s influence on energy use, climate […]
The City of Tacoma has a long-standing policy interest in exploring the potential of an impact fee program. The City of Tacoma, like all jurisdictions, continuously works to stretch its transportation funding resources to meet the current and future needs as the City grows. Tacoma has been very effective leveraging limited funds to attract transportation […]
The City of Pfugerville has identfed the Wilbarger Creekside District as a potental site for residental and commercial actvites that can absorb antcipated populaton growth. The District is outside of Pfugerville city limits but stll within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdicton. The District is anchored by Wilbarger Creek, a 42-mile creek with a 116,000 acre watershed […]
The City of Redmond has experienced rapid growth in its Latino population since 2000, and the city is working to improve communication with and services for the Latino community. Realizing the need to better reach out to the Latino community, Redmond sought the assistance of Dr. Gerardo Sandoval’s Public Participation in Diverse Communities class. Graduate […]
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The City of La Pine partnered with the University of Oregon’s Architecture and Environmental Science Departments through the Sustainable City Year Program to develop implementation strategies for passive heating and environmentally conscious design. The City asked students to focus on ideas for a City Center, Balcony Sunspaces and a Community Greenhouse. Seven student teams explored […]
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The City of Redmond worked with public relation students at the University of Oregon to find solutions for increasing civic engagement. The following pages include recommendations culled from eight different plans developed by student teams during the academic term, with each team taking on the same challenge of heightening citizen involvement in the City of […]
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The City of Logan has provided curbside recycling to the residents of Cache Valley for over 10 years. In rural areas of the county, as well as in outlying towns, the efficiency of recycling collection is lower than in the rest of the service area. This is largely due to the fact that residences, and […]