The fall 2016 Public Relations Research and Campaigns course (JOUR 440) worked on promotion of the 4th Avenue Arts Corridor in Edmonds, WA. Students in the course were organized into four competing teams, with each team simulating the activities of a private-sector public relations consulting firm. The instructor circulated an RFP (Request for Proposals) that […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Dorris Ranch: Business Planning and Strategy Project
The Dorris Ranch Business Planning and Strategy Project was created to assess the current situation of the park, identify areas of opportunity, and develop a strategy that would improve the park’s awareness, usage and long term revenue. Students were tasked to research and recommend new events and programs, as well as improvements involving marketing, signage, […]
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2018 Neighborhood Council Program Review and Ordinance Update
The City of Tacoma’s growth precipitates a need to be more conscious and deliberate about how development projects affect the public realm and the aesthetic vision of the City. Out of this awareness for increased quality in the built environment, a design review program has emerged. While considerable feasibility research has been conducted, the next […]
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Mitigating the Impacts for Port-Related Vulnerabilities
The City recognizes that many in the community are simply unable to prepare themselves for a disaster or major emergency. This project would provide an assessment of the City’s neighborhoods, particularly South End, Eastside and Hilltop, to identify potential locations in each for emergency sheltering and supply storage (e.g., community centers, schools, churches, etc.). Read […]
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Traditions Plaza Redesign
The Class of ’69 worked with one landscape architecture course to develop a redesign of a plaza on campus to focus attention to the Aggie traditions of muster and silver taps. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Texas Target Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Russell Reid Landscape Architecture & […]
Impact Fee Policy Options Study
The City of Tacoma has a long-standing policy interest in exploring the potential of an impact fee program. The City of Tacoma, like all jurisdictions, continuously works to stretch its transportation funding resources to meet the current and future needs as the City grows. Tacoma has been very effective leveraging limited funds to attract transportation […]
Wilbarger Creekside District
The City of Pfugerville has identfed the Wilbarger Creekside District as a potental site for residental and commercial actvites that can absorb antcipated populaton growth. The District is outside of Pfugerville city limits but stll within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdicton. The District is anchored by Wilbarger Creek, a 42-mile creek with a 116,000 acre watershed […]
Minto-Brown Island Park Studio
The City of Salem asked the Minto-Brown Island Park research and design studio, led by University of Oregon Landscape Architecture Professor Deni Ruggeri, to provide a new interpretive trail plan for Minto-Brown Island Park located in Salem, Oregon. The primary considerations, as given by the City of Salem, for the development of this interpretive trail […]
Activity Center Identification in Medford, OR
The City of Medford seeks to identify activity centers to achieve an array of policy goals, including those that foster nodal development, increase residential density, and encourage alternate forms of transportation. Through the University of Oregon’s Sustainable City Year Program, a class of graduate students from the Community and Regional Planning program identified and analyzed […]
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New Mobility Case Study
The city of Eugene is interested in learning how its residents might benefit from technology-enabled ‘new mobility’ solutions to differently meet their transportation needs. Student teams analyzed how members of a fictional or real household in Eugene could reduce their reliance on single-occupancy vehicles in daily commutes, local and regional trips, and infrequent travel destinations. […]