This project is an experiment in deep listening. A group of California State University Monterey Bay students enrolled in the Media for Social Change class have engaged in one-to-one conversations with diverse Salinas residents exploring their experience of living and working in the city. Students used questions as civic tools to generate curiosity and conversations […]
University: CSU Monterey Bay
Ethnic Representation and Outreach to the Latino Community in the City of Seaside
This project addressed two concerns of the City of Seaside: the need for a visual representation of Seaside’s demographics and representation within government, and a question about why the Hispanic and Latino population are not more involved at city meetings. These goals are important in informing the city’s 2040 general plan: seeing and understanding the […]
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Cannabis Club
This project describes the implementation of a Cannabis Club that will allow visitors a safe space to Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info University Faculty Contact Dante Digregorio Business Associate Professor ddigregorio@csumb.edu Local Government / Community Contact Gloria Stearns Economic Development Economic Development Program […]
Water Savings Devices versus Income in the City of Seaside
This project examined households in the city of Seaside which have received rebates for purchasing water-saving appliances. The goal of this project is to see which income levels make a household more likely to purchase a water-saving appliance with a rebate and whether or not distance from a major retailer has an effect on said […]
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Modeling the West Alisal Road Diet and Campus Congestion
This group’s analysis of the W. Alisal corridor was conducted under the context of the implementation of a road diet. For the study of the Salinas roadway we took several factors into consideration when conducting a road diet and mapped the plausible effects of the infrastructure improvement in a causal loop diagram. Then diagram was […]
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Tiny Home Development for a More Sustainable and Inclusive Community in Seaside, California
This capstone explored the use of tiny homes as a means to mitigate homelessness and housing insecurity in the City of Seaside. The project researched homelessness in the nation, the state of California, Monterey County, and California State University Monterey Bay, with findings that demonstrate inequitable access to resources and prohibitive requirements for obtaining shelter. […]
Storm Drains in Seaside
The study of Seaside storm drain densities between commercial and residential areas is of value because storm drains can be an entry point for trash to collect into a marine sanctuary such as the Monterey Bay. Various geospatial datasets were created and manipulated to create ArcMaps, graphs, and tables to compare storm drain density between […]
Traffic Accident Densities
The study of Seaside storm drain densities between commercial and residential areas is of value because storm drains can be an entry point for trash to collect into a marine sanctuary such as the Monterey Bay. Various geospatial datasets were created and manipulated to create ArcMaps, graphs, and tables to compare storm drain density between […]
Using Cameras to measure traffic volume on W. Alisal Street and Central Street in Salinas
the Salinas roadway we took several factors into consideration when conducting a road diet and Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info University Faculty Contact Daniel Fernandez Natural Sciences Professor, School of Natural Sciences dfernandez@csumb.edu Local Government / Community Contact James Serrano […]
Seaside Linear Park proposal
The purpose of this project is to increase public health conditions and overall quality of life for Seaside residents by proposing the future development of a linear-shaped, urban park. This new park is meant to be inclusive and equitable for surrounding communities while maintaining sustainably-influenced infrastructure. Alongside General Jim Moore Boulevard, a street lying on […]