In summer of 2016, the Tyler County and the City of Ivanhoe started collaboration with Texas Target Communities to assess current community conditions and explore future development strategies. The project aimed to enhance community-wide discussion through a public participatory process, resulting in the development of a strategic and comprehensive plan to help guide the future […]
Focus Area: Equity
Tyler County Strategic Plan: Exploring
In summer of 2016, the Tyler County and the City of Ivanhoe started collaboration with Texas Target Communities to assess current community conditions and explore future development strategies. The project aimed to enhance community-wide discussion through a public participatory process, resulting in the development of a strategic and comprehensive plan to help guide the future […]
Public Engagement in municipal government
In light of changes in the organizational structure and dynamics of municipal governments, and the continual advancement of social media and other technology based communication tools, public engagement systems and strategies have advanced dramatically in recent years. Students will review professional and academic literature to identify practices in public engagement for local government organizations. These […]
Improving Walkability in Northeast Bellevue
In March 2018, Parks and Community Services implemented a new recreation program registration system which allows customers to view and register for programs and is accessible on all mobile devices. With this new system, along with other systems in place, the city is looking to develop customizable program brochures to better serve our online customers. […]
Effectiveness of Read-to-me Project
In Monterey County, the Read to Me Project’s main goal is to help English language learners accomplish English reading literacy (Read to Me Project, 2017). Fourth, fifth, and sixthborrow age appropriate books from their teachers and read to their younger siblings, cousins, or neighbors. The young children identified by the school-aged child is named “little […]
City of Tigard: Funding Options for Park Maintenance
In November 2010, voters in the City of Tigard passed a $17 million bond to fund parks acquisition and development. The bond, Measure 34-181, did not fund park maintenance, however, and the City of Tigard now needs to identify further funding mechanisms to support ongoing park maintenance. Many other cities in Oregon are also looking […]
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Assessment of Auburn Task Force on Homelessness Recommendations
In November 2015, Mayor Nancy Backus convened Auburn’s task force on Homelessness. They developed a list of recommendations and consensus items on how to address the city’s current condition of homelessness that will be brought to the city council. The overarching purpose of this project is to engage students in assessing these recommendations and developing […]
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Advanced Cartography: Parks Mapping in Albany
In order to aid the City of Albany’s Park and Recreation Department (P&R) in the creation and visualization of their 2017 P&R Master Plan and to help serve the growing population, Albany partnered with the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) at the University of Oregon. SCYP students strive to aid the Parks and Recreation Department […]
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Conservation Planning
In an effort to reduce the amount of phosphorus in the Rock River Basin throughout Dane County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerted an effort to select several target areas most vulnerable to pollution from phosphorus and other contributing factors of ecosystem degradation. Due to the concentration […]
Modeling and measured bicycle counts and bicycle safety on W. Alisal Road with respect to the West Alisal Road Diet
In analyzing the impacts of the road diet on West Alisal in Salinas, our group observed that there is variety in the stakeholder populations. Drivers, pedestrians, bus passengers, bicyclists, and others, are all stakeholders that will be impacted by the road diet. Our group decided to focus on the bicyclist population near the Hartnell College […]