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]]> Part of Tacoma’s vision for an environmentally responsive future involves electric vehicles. In order to support the use of these vehicles, the City needs to strengthen our charging infrastructure. However, the City must assess where charging stations should be deployed? Should it be in the right-of-way, multifamily development, or workplaces? The City needs to develop an Electric Vehicle Strategy so we can deploy resources most effectively and equitably.

]]> Public Transportation Engineering provides students the tools to
characterize public transportation modes in terms of their most
appropriate urban area applications. This includes the ability to
conceptually plan and design integrated public transportation systems—
that is, systems including multiple modes. As an independent project
within the course, two students engaged a context-specific analysis
of connectivity and public transportation access within the City of
Leander. A report that includes their findings and recommendations
will serve Leander as it refines and continues to develop transportation
opportunities for its growing population

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Livable City Year (LCY) links University of Washington students and faculty with a Washington city, county, tribe, or special district, engaging faculty and students across the university to address the community partner’s sustainability and livability goals. The program helps its community partners accomplish critical projects in an affordable way while providing opportunities for students to learn through real-life problem solving. LCY works with communities of all sizes and budgets, and our partnerships can have a broad range of timelines and scopes based on partner needs.

The program’s inaugural partnership with the City of Auburn during the 2016-2017 school year engaged more than 160 students working on 17 projects in the fields of urban design and planning, public health, sociology, environmental studies, and business.

The initial year was a success thanks to the collaboration, guidance and feedback of Auburn city staff and decision-makers who helped shape the learning experience for UW undergraduate and graduate students. The partnership provided Auburn with research, analysis and recommendations, the result of more than 19,000 hours of student work. The relationship will continue as UW and Auburn assess the program’s lasting impact and benefits to the community.

In 2017-2018 the LCY program partnered with the City of Tacoma, building upon the city’s existing relationships with UW Tacoma. The program then partnered with the City of Bellevue in 2018-2019, and with the City of Sultan and King County in 2019-2020. During the pandemic year of 2020-2021, the program continued its partnership with the City of Sultan and initiated a new partnership with the City of Lynnwood.

Fun Facts about LCY

“The dedication that UW students put toward the partnership with Auburn is beyond compare,” Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus said. “Each project they took on addressed a unique facet of Auburn, and gave us both results and starting points to address needs and improvements in our community. The partnership through the LCY program is one that has built a bridge between Auburn and the University of Washington which will continue long beyond this single year.”

Year Program Established | 2016
Country | US
Federal Region of Program | 10

Public or Private Institution | Public
Number of students at institution | 31,041 undergrad, 16,530 grad

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City Partners

2016-2017 | Auburn • Population: 77,472
2017-2018 | Tacoma • Population: 211,277
2018-2019 | Bellevue • Population: 144,403
2019-2020 | Sultan • Population: 5,166
2019-2020 | King County • Population: 2.253 million
2020-2021 | Sultan • Population: 5,166
2020-2021 | Lynnwood • Population: 38,143
2021-2022 | • Population: 24,254
2021-2022 | • Population: 97,701
2023-2024 | • Population: 10,243
2023-2024 |
2023-2024 | City of West Port • Population: 27,470
2024-2025 | City of Mukilteo • Population: 21,011
2024-2025 | City of Granite Falls • Population: 4,829

Contact Info

Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
(206) 221-9240
terir@uw.edu

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