Tactical Urbanism is process of making low-cost and temporary changes to the built environment in order to experiment with and catalyze changes in a city. Seaside Tactical Urbanism (STU) was created by a group of six environmental studies students to explore street interventions on Echo Avenue, a large and underdeveloped street in Seaside. The project […]
Population Type: Business Owners and Consumers
Team Up to Clean Up Beautification Initiative
Support beautification and recycling efforts in New Albany, with a dual emphasis on reaching business owners and youth in order to create a culture of environmental stewardship and sustainability. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. M Partner Contact Info Laura Martin M Partner Director and Associate Director of the McLean […]
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Community and Economic Development with Three Rivers Planning and Development District
Support initiatives to attract new business to New Albany and Union County through site identifications, Request for Information applications, and presentations to communicate the value of doing business in the area. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. M Partner Contact Info Laura Martin M Partner Director and Associate Director of […]
Eastside Food Innovation District
Studies show that a child raised on the Eastside of Tacoma is likely to live 7-12 years less than other parts of the city. While there are many reasons for this, access to healthy food is a strong contributor. A Food Innovation District can help to reduce this disparity. By encouraging business collaboration, FIDs provide […]
Eastside Food Innovation District
Studies show that a child raised on the Eastside of Tacoma is likely to live 7-12 years less than other parts of the city. While there are many reasons for this, access to healthy food is a strong contributor. A Food Innovation District can help to reduce this disparity. By encouraging business collaboration, FIDs provide […]
Corl Street Elementary School Renovation
Students will participate in the community input process for the site design of the Corl Street School which will be renovated as a LEED Gold certified building. Students will help contribute to the design by helping to fulfill and Innovation credit requirement for the certification through making the site into a teaching tool. Read the […]
Muncy Borough Retrofit Design
Students will explore resiliency design solutions for a site in Muncy Borough. This will include the partical renovation, retrofit, and adaptive reuse of two historic structures, and opera house, and a theatre. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info University Faculty Contact Denson Groenendaal Architecture Instructor […]
HandUp OC: Planning for Future Operations
Students will help HandUp OC design assessments and evaluations, prepare for grants, conduct stakeholder analysis, and build internal capacity. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustaining Hoosier Communities Contact Info Jane Rogan Sustaining Hoosier Communities Director jrogan@indiana.edu (812) 855-0568 University Faculty Contact Trent Engbers taengbers@usi.edu (812) 855-7980 Local Government / […]
Business Recruitment: A Millennial Perspective
Students will conduct focus groups to report on what amenities/retail destinations are missing in Tacoma. Report should include qualitative and quantitative data that is used to recommend amenities/retail options that would be beneficial to a college student body, surrounding educational institutions and working young adults who live in Tacoma. This project should focus on suggesting […]
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Cooperatives
Students in UW-Madison’s Agriculture and Applied Economics 323 studied different cooperative models across the country to spur ideas in Dane County about how this particular business model could address the concerns of access to affordable housing, child care, and food. The report is broken up into three sections: (1) affordable housing cooperatives, (2) child care […]