The Town of Clarkdale has identified several points of pride in the Town to be developed for business expansion and tourism attraction, including the Bitter Creek Industrial Park. Located near the historic Bitter Creek Bridge, the Bitter Creek Industrial Park has been identified for housing and industry development. With close proximity to the Verde Canyon […]
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In 2022, the City of Peoria passed its Sustainable Peoria Plan, a roadmap for sustainability. As the city rolls out its initiatives, the City hopes to develop a sustainability dashboard with improved metric tracking. Additionally, the City is interested in evaluating opportunities for Green Building codes. Students from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering […]
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A digital studies student continued the website improvement project for Friends of Koshkonong Creek, enhancing the design, adding photos, and refining the information presented to best communicate with site users. UniverCity Year Contact Info: UniverCityAlliance@wisc.edu […]
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The City of Lemon Grove has partnered with the Sage Project and environmental engineering students at San Diego State University to address several of the City’s environmental goals. Students in the Environmental Engineering Seminar course (ENV E 101) collaborated in teams to develop cost-effective proposals to manage stormwater runoff, water usage, and litter hotspots in […]
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The City of Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States, is a magnet for attracting employees and businesses. The thriving business sector is establishing the Northside Business Park near I-90 towards the northern part of the city. Which leads to the question, “What businesses are realistic to populate the park?” Market Analysis for the Northside facilitates […]
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In response to the needs of the City of Portage, several recommendations have been made for population and financial growth. First, a community center should be added, to support and educate new residents, and bring the community together as Portage grows. In response to expected population growth, downtown Portage needs to be enriched, both through […]
As the city struggles to find enough workers to fill its jobs, Portage is trying to understand ways it can become more welcoming to residents from countries that speak a languege other than English. This report offers recommendations for how to make the community welcoming for new residents who speak Spanish. UniverCity Year Contact Info: […]
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To meet the needs of the nonprofit Friends of Koshkonong Creek, students improved the group’s website to better communicate with stakeholders about the long-term vision for creek conservation. UniverCity Year Contact Info: UniverCityAlliance@wisc.edu […]
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The City of Lemon Grove seeks to incorporate more natural elements and green spaces throughout the Downtown Village area of the city. The goal of this project was to propose additional green spaces to the Downtown area of Lemon Grove and create a wastewater treatment facility to obtain water to irrigate these proposed areas. Throughout […]
This report is based on the compilation of work by students from Dr. Dustin Edwards’ RWS 360 Rhetoric of Sustainability class, which participated in the San Diego State University Sage Project and their partnership with the City of Lemon Grove. The students were tasked with researching and presenting the City of Lemon Grove with a […]
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