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University of Oregon Sustainable City Year: Recent submissions

  • Planning For a Vibrant Future: Land Use and Economic Development in Troutdale 
    Irsfeld, Brendan; Rebecca, Lewis (University of Oregon, 2021-06)
    UO graduate students collaborated in four research groups to propose amendments to the Goal 2 and 9 chapters of the city of Troutdale Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Students employed a variety of methods to inform their ...
  • Climate Resiliency Crosswalk 
    Cohen, Rachel (University of Oregon, 2021)
    The City of Troutdale is exploring its options to mitigate, adapt, and become resilient to the effects of climate change. As a first step, this report surveys policy and planning documents across local and regional ...
  • Next Generation Transit-Oriented Design 
    Ribe, Robert (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Greater Portland is known for controlling urban sprawl and its aggressive and successful reintroduction of rail- based regional public transit. A potential powerful synergy between these goals is transit-oriented ...
  • Downtown Improvements: Special District Recommendations 
    Connor, Emily; Lewis, Rebecca (University of Oregon, 2021)
    As an element of its recently adopted 20-year Town Center Plan, the City of Troutdale identified improvements and and revitalization of their downtown district and surrounding areas as a priority. Public Budget Administration ...
  • Capital Improvement Planning Recommendations 
    Hays-Alsin, Bethany; Lewis, Rebecca (University of Oregon, 2021)
    A team of students at the University of Oregon has provided research and recommendations to aid the City of Troutdale in the improvement of their Capital Improvement Planning (CIP) system. This collaboration occurred through ...
  • The Overlook: Affordable Housing in Downtown Troutdale 
    Irsfeld, Brendan; Arroyo, John; Brown, Anne; Sandoval, Gerard; Knudson, Kaarin (University of Oregon, 2021)
    Graduate students in the University of Oregon’s Community and Regional Planning program collaborated in
three research groups to propose an affordable housing development on a parcel of land close to downtown Troutdale. ...
  • Promoting Troutdale Through Instagram 
    Atkins, Siena; Mundy, Dean (University of Oregon, 2021)
    The City of Troutdale, located between the Sandy and Columbia rivers, enjoys a beautiful environment and thriving downtown. The city’s unique identity and diverse attractions allow residents and tourists to visit, be active, ...
  • Engaging a New Workforce 
    Noone, Jesse; Zbaracki, Rosie; Khan, Aqsa (University of Oregon, 2020-12)
    A variety of business types and sizes are integral to a thriving economy and future for Adams County, Wisconsin. Yet, for the past two decades, the county has been losing entry level workers aged approximately 20 to 30 ...
  • Smart Mobility Corridors: Exploring Freight Automation for Brown County, WI 
    Cohen, Rachel (University of Oregon, 2020-08)
    What applications do emerging automation technologies have for the future of freight and shipping in Brown County? The two-person University of Oregon team of Joshua Skov and Rachel Cohen assessed possible technology and ...
  • Sustainable Road Maintenance Options for Brown County, Wisconsin 
    Fields, Katie (University of Oregon, 2020-08)
    The Brown County, Wisconsin Public Works department engaged the University of Oregon Sustainable City Year Program to develop a cost-benefit analysis of roadside maintenance options. This report addresses specific strategies ...
  • Wisconsin Rapids Park Project 
    Hinck, Lindsey; Maley, Whitney; Abtidon, Hibo; Hanson, Olin; O’Reilly, Brian; Breuer, Madison (University of Oregon, 2020)
    As a group, we met with our client on multiple occasions to discuss what direction we wanted to go in. As the term progressed, we decided that we wanted to focus on expanding the park's social media presence. As we began ...
  • Transit-Oriented Development on Historic River Road 
    Wrobel, Olenka; Rich, Margerum; Robert, Parker; Kaarin, Knudson (University of Oregon, 2019)
    Graduate students in the University of Oregon’s Community and Regional Planning program worked in four groups to create implementation recommendations for land use and transportation redevelopment for different neighborhoods ...
  • Environmental Assessment of the Emerald Express Gateway Corridor 
    Theofield, RJ; Yang, Yizhao (University of Oregon, 2019)
    The Emerald Express (EmX) Gateway Corridor is a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line developed and operated by Lane Transit District (LTD) that connects main centers in the cities of Eugene and Springfield. BRT is a high-quality ...
  • Environmental Assessment of the Emerald Express Franklin Boulevard Corridor 
    Haefliger, Marie; Hays-Alsin, Bethany; Yang, Yizhao (University of Oregon, 2020)
    This technical report describes a multi-scale environmental study of Emerald Express (EmX) in the Franklin Boulevard Corridor. This study is a collaboration between Advanced GIS students at the University of Oregon, Lane ...
  • Applying Business Strategy to Manage Uncertainty 
    Cohen, Rachel; Cabinte, Ryan (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Master of Business Administration (MBA) students from the UO Center for Sustainable Business Practices were tasked with equipping Lane Transit District with a set of financial and business strategy tools to help the agency ...
  • Current and Future Mobility Needs Assessment for the Cities of Cottage Grove and Creswell 
    Connor, Emily; Brown, Anne (University of Oregon, 2020)
    The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations to the cities of Cottage Grove and Creswell based on the current and future transportation needs as informed by professional insight and community input. The first ...
  • Expanding the PeaceHealth Rides Bike-share Network 
    Dawson, Heather; Kohler, Nicholas; Kurtz, Lindsey (University of Oregon, 2020)
    Students in the spring 2020 Advanced GIS course worked together with Lane Transit District to assess how bike-share coverage could be expanded to develop multimodal transit stops and provide greater public transportation ...
  • Cycling in Coburg for Recreation, Transportation, and Tourism: A Visioning Process 
    Hart, Nick; Schlossberg, Marc (University of Oregon, 2020)
    In collaboration with the Sustainable City Year Program and Lane Transit District (LTD), the city of Coburg set out to examine and explore possible solutions related to bicycle transportation. Students addressed: multi-use ...
  • Catalyzing Community Feedback and Engagement in Silverton 
    Ruff, Josie; Mundy, Dean (University of Oregon, 2020)
    The Campaign Planning class (J453) at the University of Oregon worked with the City of Silverton to develop the following public relations (PR) plan to address the City’s communication needs. The class broke into groups ...
  • Climate Action Recommendations for the City of Silverton, Oregon 
    Lynn, Deanna; Ko, Yekang (University of Oregon, 2020)
    This report compiles student work to identify strategies for the city of Silverton to mitigate their climate impact and increase their climate change resiliency. Student recommendations for mitigation and resiliency are ...

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