Sustainable City Year Reports 2009-10 (Gresham)

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    Gresham City Hall : Conceptual Designs Plans for a New City Hall
    (University of Oregon, 2010) Falkenstein, Lizzie; Arms, Shannon; Beardsley, Kelcey; Moore, Erin
    Thirteen schemes were developed for the Gresham City Hall project under the Sustainable Cities Initiative during the winter term of 2010. Each group took a unique approach to the challenges and opportunities presented. All were concerned with density, creating viable public space, displaying sustainable systems, creating a ‘democratic’ building that emphasized public participation and visual connection, and strengthening pedestrian and transit paths to and through the site. Projects that had carefully crafted outdoor space, iconic building forms, a range of large-scale sustainable strategies and effective plan layouts seemed to garner the most interest from reviewers, both those from the City of Gresham and professionals. While a new City Hall is still years away, all of the proposals offered vital points of view and a range of solutions to the constraints with new development.
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    Sustainable Development Concept Plan for Rockwood
    (University of Oregon, 2009) Abbott, Steve; Margerum, Richard D.; Parker, Robert; Young, Robert F.
    The intent of this concept plan is to create a safe and central place for diverse community groups to come together, for businesses to grow, and for the physical design of the streets to provide a healthy, pedestrian-friendly atmosphere. The concept plan presented in the following report suggests steps for transitioning Rockwood back to a thriving, and integral and valued part of the larger Gresham community. It is hoped that recommendations included here will provide the City of Gresham and residents of Rockwood with an actionable blueprint for achieving its sustainability goals.
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    TOD at Gresham Crossings: Integrating Ecology and Mixed-Use Transit-Oriented Development
    (University of Oregon, 2009) Schlachter, Rena; Muller, Brook
    This interdisciplinary design studio focused on scenarios for multi-story, multi-unit transit oriented development for the 4.4 acre site, located across from Gresham Crossing in Gresham, OR. The studio program consisted largely of compact residential apartments and shared outdoor spaces that provide value for people and nonhuman inhabitants. This studio ultimately demonstrated that vibrant, dense development in an urban setting can provide green amenities and sustainable building features and infrastructure that benefit people and wildlife. The scenarios showcase these applications of low impact, nature-friendly, development practices for built structures, stormwater management and natural spaces.