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Parks & Recreation: Designing Accessible Playgrounds

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:43 +0000

Ruston Way is one of the City’s most popular destinations, comprised of linear parks and recreation, interspersed with water enjoyment uses and commercial offices. However, the design of the waterfront dates from the early 1980’s and the use of the waterfront has changed significantly. The City of Tacoma and Metro Parks Tacoma have signed a memorandum of understanding to fund a mobility study and capital improvement plan for Ruston Way. This project would provide a complementary design challenge: to seek ways of re-integrating the gulches along Ruston Way with the waterfront. There are four gulches along Ruston Way: Garfield, Mason, Buckley and Puget Gulches. The final design concept would reconnect the natural topography and hydrology of the gulches to Commencement Bay while also maintaining the corridor transportation and recreation functions.

Livable City Year Contact Info
Teri Thomson Randall
Program Manager
terir@uw.edu
206.221.9240

University Faculty Contact
Nancy Rottle

Professor
nrottle@u.washington.edu
206.685.0521

Local Government / Community Contact
Stephen Atkinson

Tacoma Planning and Development Services

ADA ramps in the City of Seaside

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:36:27 +0000

One goal of this project was to check if the ramps in a neighborhood of Seaside had these ramps painted red. The neighborhood this group observed was in the lower left quadrant of Figure 1. Another goal of this project was to compare the locations of the ADA ramps found with the locations of bus stops in the area to see if the bus stations are easily accessible by people with handicaps.

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Sustainable City Years Program Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
John Olson
Natural Sciences
Assistant Professor
joolson@csumb.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Rick Riedl
Public Safety
Fire Chief
bdempsey@ci.seaside.ca.us

Accessibility, Usability, and Search Engine Optimization of MyMonona Website

Victor Manzanilla — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:35:00 +0000

To fulfill the requirements of the Senior Capstone Program in
the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University
of Wisconsin-Madison I will investigate how ideas of human
perception may inform the design of streetscapes and suburban redevelopment. This investigation will be given context
and focus by the concerns and goals of The City of Brodhead,
which include pedestrian safety and mobility and economic
development. The City of Brodhead, WI will be the site for this
study.
Human perception, and the resulting actions of these
perceptions, are what define who we are. The doubtful safety
of a steep ledge, and the immense joy of riding a roller coaster
both pose similar dangers, so what makes the roller coaster
so appealing? Our perception. We know, because of elements
in our surroundings, that we are inherently safe on a roller
coaster. Landscape elements give users internal clues about
land use inferring characteristics like safety, aesthetic quality,
and cleanliness.
While human perception is often addressed at a walking and driving perspective, when designing landscapes for
multiple groups of users, it is also important to address those
on bikes, wheelchairs, and other non-motorized forms of transportation. Eric Dumbaugh and Wenhao Li have focused their
research on this very issue, and provide a critical resource for
designers looking to plan more effectively.The City of Brodhead, WI provides an important opportunity to address these issues at many angles. The downtown
Business Improvement District (BID) has set out to making
their land a safer, more welcoming place for not only their immediate community, but to their audience of frequent visitors.
With a state highway dissecting the BID, it is imperative to
draw from research done in the past to guarantee the health,
safety, and welfare of the townspeople.
Through creative streetscape design, and strategic
land use planning, the BID has the potential to transform
the surrounding community. Open store-fronts, designated
pedestrian spaces, and interactive streetscapes all tied together with safe, effective way-finding would provide flurries of
economic growth and long-term financial success.
The products of this capstone will include a set of
design documents and recommendations for The City of Brodhead, which will be submitted to The City Officials, and a capstone document, which will be submitted to the Department of
Landscape Architecture in partial fulfillment of the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture.

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UniverCity Year Contact Info
Gavin Luter
Managing Director
gavin@cows.org
608-261-1141

University Faculty Contact
Tom Landgraf
Real Estate and Urban Land Economics

tlandgraf@wisc.edu

Local Government / Community Contact

Reimagining Winnequah Park

Victor Manzanilla — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 23:26:10 +0000

A civil engineering class at SIUE completed three infrastructure projects in Alton that
needed to be addressed. The first focused on the ramps on State Street. To be in accordance
with the ADA, sidewalks and ramps must be accessible for all people. A team of students
worked with a survey group to identify the ramps that needed to be restructured. The team
then designed new ramps and curbs to meet state and federal standards. A second project
addressed a particularly dangerous intersection. This team also worked with the survey
company to design a roundabout that would reduce vehicle accidents as well as vehicle
emissions from cars waiting to pass through the intersection. Finally, the third project was to
develop a water retention basin as a way to mitigate storm water runoff. By locating the proper
funding for these projects and carrying them out, the City of Alton will be able increase the
quality of life for its residents.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Yan Qi
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
yqi@siue.edu
(618) 650-2815

Local Government / Community Contact
Robert Barnhart

Public Works Director for the City of Alton