The City of Big Lake has several parks with aging playground equipment that needs to be repaired or refreshed. However, rather than simply repairing or replacing the deteriorating playground equipment, the City is interested in exploring alternative designs for these parks by asking the question — is there a way to create a better park […]
Focus Area: Equity
Downtown Activation
The City of Albany partnered with the Planning, Public Policy, and Management Department through the Sustainable City Year Program to help the city generate ideas for ac va ng the Water Street corridor and to consider its connec ons to the downtown historic core through analysis and research of catalyst sites. This document summarizes the […]
Downtown Activation
The City of Albany partnered with the Planning, Public Policy, and Management Department through the Sustainable City Year Program to help the city generate ideas for ac va ng the Water Street corridor and to consider its connec ons to the downtown historic core through analysis and research of catalyst sites. This document summarizes the […]
Historic Preservation Outreach Campaign
The City of Albany primarily uses its website to provide information and resources concerning the historic districts for homeowners. However, the homeowners have to seek this information out themselves rather than the City of Albany reaching out and having a proactive communication strategy. We recommend a communication strategy that targets historic building owners, current and […]
Remote Sensing: Mapping Parks in Albany
The City of Albany, Oregon has iden ed three main objec ves to assist city sta to manage, analyze, and visualize historic aerial images for the purposes of parks and recrea on, as well as manage historic assets. The University of Oregon Remote Sensing class, Geography 486/586, supported these e orts by genera ng the […]
Remote Sensing: Mapping Parks in Albany
The City of Albany, Oregon has iden ed three main objec ves to assist city sta to manage, analyze, and visualize historic aerial images for the purposes of parks and recrea on, as well as manage historic assets. The University of Oregon Remote Sensing class, Geography 486/586, supported these e orts by genera ng the […]
Downtown Activation
The City of Albany partnered with the Planning, Public Policy, and Management Department through the Sustainable City Year Program to help the city generate ideas for ac va ng the Water Street corridor and to consider its connec ons to the downtown historic core through analysis and research of catalyst sites. This document summarizes the […]
Improving Civic and Community Engagement
The City of Albany’s Parks & Recrea on Department (P&R) worked with public rela ons students at the University of Oregon to nd solu ons to increase community engagement and improve trust among Albany residents. The following report includes recommenda ons from ve di erent plans created by student teams during the academic term, with […]
Compost Marketing Plan: Centre Region Council Of Governments
The Centre Region Council of Governments is launching a curb-site compost pick-up program in 2020, and plans to launch a public information and education campaign in the year prior. CRCoG seeks students to develop consistent messaging about the new program. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact […]
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Minto-Brown Island Park Citizen Communications Strategy
The city collaborated with students from the University of Oregon’s Strategic Communication program to develop a communication plan to address a variety of concerns. The city specifically wanted students to create a plan to help citizens acknowledge the value of Minto-Brown Island Park, and by extension other city-operated parks; to promote personal responsibility by park […]
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