The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development’s Rural Transportation Equity program is designed to address the needs of transportation-challenged populations in rural areas and improve access to services for these groups. In Morrow County, the Project Management team found that there is a general lack of awareness of the transportation options available as well […]
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Four air quality course projects were completed by San Diego State University (SDSU) graduate students in collaboration with National City and the Sage Project in winter 2015. The intent of this partnership was to achieve the city’s goal to quantify fine particulate matter air pollution concentrations in residential, commercial, and industrial areas near roadways/freeways in […]
The land use plans outlined in this report were created through the partnership between National City and the SDSU Sage Project during the fall of 2013. Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the Geography 572 course titled “Land Use Analysis,” taught by professor Diana Richardson, were given a project site in the National City Marina […]
This report represents a semester of work by nine students of San Diego State University. Objectives included: 1. Determining the potential for non-industrial uses for portions of National City’s Marina District. 2. Identifying the most likely areas for conversion from industrial use. 3. Projecting those parcels’ best use. 4. Creating a written report and making […]
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The bike lane network plans outlined in this report were created through the partnership between Lemon Grove and the Sage Project at San Diego State University during the fall of 2016. Upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in Geography 484, under the guidance of Dr. Atsushi Nara, used Graphic Information Systems (GIS) infrastructure to formulate a […]
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Within Western’s Community Development and Participatory Methods course, taught by Dr. Tammi Laninga, students completed conceptual trail design; multi-modal trail research; and public outreach, including hosting a public meeting and developing an interactive website. (ENVS 475, fall 2018) Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Cities Partnership Contact Info University […]
We built our project around how this road diet would affect a specific aspect of W. Alisal street, and we chose to focus on the MST bus system. Our simple hypothesis for the Salinas project was: when the road diet is implemented, the MST transit system will take longer to get from point A to […]
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Under the guidance of instructors Mike Rose and Derek Abe, Portland State University students worked in small groups to create active transportation plans for two sites within TriMet’s Southwest Corridor project area. Barbur Boulevard/19th Street MAX Station Integration The proposed SW Barbur Boulevard/19th Street MAX Station will be located in Southwest Portland as part of […]
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Undergraduate political science students will help public officials in the City of Everett explore options for reducing residents’ dependency on cars and encouraging alternate transit methods such as bus service, biking, or walking. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. MetroBridge Projects Contact Info University Faculty Contact David Glick Political Science […]
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TriMet and the city of Tigard partnered with the Department of Planning, Public Policy, and Management and the Sustainable City Year Program to plan for the possibility of extending light rail to the city. The four areas of focus were: Affordable housing, Placemaking in Downtown Tigard, Placemaking in Tigard Triangle and The Red Rock Creek […]