Students in the School of Planning & Public Affairs graduate course Transportation Demand Analysis completed a parking study for Waterloo’s downtown district. The City of Waterloo, in coordination with the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC), requested that a group from the University of Iowa look into the functionality of downtown Waterloo parking. As with […]
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Waterloo – Murals
Working closely with Waterloo’s Center for the Arts, MFA students will design and install a public art piece driven by a process of public engagement so that the piece reflects the values, stories and/or identity of the community. […]
Webster City White Fox Creek Bridge Engineering & Design
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided designs and costs estimates for a pedestrian bridge spanning the White Fox Creek in Kendall Young Park within Webster City. Kendall Young Park is located in the north of the city. Webster City is home to the Boone River which meanders […]
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Webster City Downtown Mural
Graduate student Ali Hval designed a 12-panel mural for downtown Webster City. The mural celebrates Webster City’s past, present, and future with colorful paintings that each represent an important person or aspect of the community. Ali painted the mural with the help of members of the community. […]
Webster City Solar Art Sculpture
Through a partnership between the University of Iowa Office of Outreach and Engagement, the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, and the City of Webster City, Iowa, faculty member Dan Miller and his students designed and constructed a “solar sculpture†that will become a permanent installation of functional art in downtown Webster […]
Webster City GIS Wayfinding
As part of the ICIGO student organization within the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, students examined wayfinding placement in Webster City, Iowa. They used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools to identify and recommend placement locations for signage within the city. Webster City requested assistance with several GIS projects. The students updated and maintained easement […]
Webster City Recreation Promotion and Branding (ISRM)
As part of their graduate capstone project, Sports & Recreation students collaborated with students in the School of Urban and Regional Planning to assist in the creation of a promotion and branding guide for Webster City Parks & Recreation Department. In order to fully utilize the existing Parks and Recreation opportunities, the City of Webster […]
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Webster City – Boone River Recreation Engineering & Design
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students designed enhanced recreational opportunities on the Boone River by improving portage around a low overhead dam in Webster City’s City Park and designing improved water access points. The Boone River Water Trail is one of the premier outdoor recreational points of interest […]
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Webster City Amphitheater Engineering & Design
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided design alternatives for an outdoor amphitheater in Webster City. A local benefactor in the Webster City community would like to see and financially support the creation of an outdoor amphitheater at the bottom of Hospital Hill at Brewer Creek Park. Set […]
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Webster City Elks Club Engineering & Design
As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students conducted a structural analysis of the historic Elks Club Building in downtown Webster City. The project included design alternatives for the interior and facade of the building based on several options for future use of the building. The Elks Club was built […]