TOD integrates transportation and land use in urban forms that surround transit stations. Moderate to high densities, mixed-uses, pedestrian and bicycle connectivity, and environmental access are design characteristics often associated with TOD sites. Leander’s TOD site is located at the end of Capital MetroRail’s Red Line, a 32-mile transit corridor that connects the greater Austin […]
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To address the lack of trails and poor connectivity in Muscatine, IA, students in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Iowa prepared a connectivity study, which included recommendations on trail improvements and expansions. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact […]
To consolidate the two data sets (InletsByZone and swInlet) taken of Salinas’ stormwater inlet drains, data points were verified and validated through a series of steps; if the points on both data sets’ overlapped, the data point was considered verified, if the points differed slightly or only one layer was present, Google Earth’s “street-view” feature […]
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To encourage bicycling as a mode of transportation and outdoor recreation, community residents are considering plans for a bike path system that would safely connect the towns of Paoli, Orleans, and French Lick. The Media school would support this planning through a community stakeholder survey process. Read the final student report delivered to the local […]
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Tigard, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, is interested in a new urban design vision as a new MAX light rail line is proposed to extend through the city. TriMet and the city of Tigard partnered with a University of Oregon graduate architecture seminar and design studio to envision a new plan and identity for the […]
Tigard, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, is interested in a new urban design vision as a new MAX light rail line is proposed to extend through the city. TriMet and the city of Tigard partnered with a University of Oregon graduate architecture seminar and design studio to envision a new plan and identity for the […]
Through a partnership with Arts Share, Erin Rappleye, a University of Iowa Masters of Fine Arts graduate student, designed a 2-story mural for the Washington Public Library as part of an effort to provide public art in the alleyway and enhance downtown Washington. There was a ribbon cutting for the mural in fall 2015. Read […]
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Throughout winter and spring quarters, 2017, work took place to develop a modern GIS map of the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery, together with a web interface that would support public exploration of the cemetery. An intern conducted the great bulk of the work, with assistance from eight students. The main product of the effort is the […]
This study asks whether residents of Gresham, Oregon value the benefits of mixed land use as indicated by higher housing prices in walkable neighborhoods, controlling for other factors that affect home prices. By controlling for these other factors, this analysis identifies key predictors of housing values in Gresham and teases out the association of walkability […]
This study examines the rent prices of the student housing apartment market surrounding the University of Oregon. The first key component of this study includes a Hedonic price model that helps evaluate what apartment complex amenities and characteristics are most important and influential in determining rental rates in the local community. Secondly, using the information […]
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