The students in Dr. Tammi Laninga鈥檚 course, Land Use Regulations, researched other jurisdictions鈥� downtown design regulations, compared those to Ferndale鈥檚 current code, and developed recommendations for code revisions. (ENVS 374, winter 2019 Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Cities Partnership Contact Info University Faculty Contact Tammi Laninga Local Government […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Off Leash Dog Park
As of 2009, approximately 39% of U.S. households owned at least one dog. Today, off-leash dog parks are the fastest-growing type of park in the country. At these facilities, which range widely in amenities, dogs are allowed off their leashes to play and interact, while owners also get the chance to exercise and build social […]
Bike Path Location Evaluation
The State College Borough plans to build a bike connector path along Easterly and Westerly Parkway between the State College Area High School and Easterly Parkway Elementary. A group of students in CED 309 will analyze the best options for construction of the bike path, taking into account intersecting streets and curb cuts for driveways, […]
Ymca Sensory Garden Design
The State College YMCA is seeking design assistance for entrance gardens; one is to serve as a memorial garden with opportunity for reflection, and the other to serve as a sensory garden for multi-generational audiences. Students in the senior design class are also tasked to design gardens with the possibility for staggered implementation. Read the […]
Whatcom County Disaster Preparedness Survey
The students in Dr. Rebekah Paci-Green鈥檚 Disaster Reduction and Emergency Planning Studio partnered with Whatcom County CERT volunteers to conduct door-to-door surveys of county residents, and then analyzed the responses. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Cities Partnership Contact Info University Faculty Contact Rebekah Paci-Green Local Government / Community […]
Disaster Recovery & Resiliency Planning
The State College Borough does not have one overarching risk assessment and response plan. The students’ task is to identify relevant and potential risks and disasters and develop a risk analysis which future classes will be able to build off of in order to develop the Borough’s recovery and resiliency planning Read the final student […]
Redmond Area Parks and Recreation Capital Finance Strategy: RAPRD District Tax Valuation Analysis
The Redmond Area Park and Recreation District (RAPRD) is a special taxing district, first incorporated in 1975, that supports parks and open space, an indoor aquatic center, community centers, and programming in most Redmond area parks. The mission of RAPRD is to 鈥渄evelop and enhance recreation facilities and opportunities for the communities [they] serve鈥� (About […]
Infill Housing Program Development
The Residential Infill Pilot Program was a part of the recent affordable housing code amendment that is designed to promote innovative residential infill, while ensuring that such infill demonstrates high quality building and site design that is responsive to and harmonious with neighborhood patterns and character. Housing choice and affordability are primary goals of this […]
Disaster Reduction and Emergency Planning
The spring 2017 Disaster Reduction and Emergency Planning Studio course (ENVS 476) worked on issues related to sea level rise in Edmonds. A four-person team performed background research, developed models, ran the models, and described results. Interactions with city staff were by Skype, but the students traveled to Edmonds on June 9, 2017, to present […]
LiDAR Data Assessment and Analysis: Northeast Salinas, Monterey County
The purpose of this project was to assess the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and bare earth Digital Elevation Model (DEM) datasets and conduct stormwater flow analyses. City officials would like to know if the AMBAG LiDAR and associated DEM accurately represent the relatively flat topography of northeastern […]
Read More… from LiDAR Data Assessment and Analysis:
Northeast Salinas, Monterey County