Recently, the City of Albany, Oregon, carried out a major revitalization of its historic First Avenue and restored much business and activity to its downtown district. However, historic Water Avenue, which was a site for ...

At the heart of Portland, Maine is a 500-acre tidal bay framed by a linden tree-lined trail and boulevard. Back Cove physically and visually defines the city and is regarded as an important natural, historical, and ...

While bicycling is growing in the U.S., only 1% of all trips are made by bike. Surveys reveal that up to 60% of the U.S. population is interested in biking as a legitimate mode of transportation, but they are concerned ...

Climate change, capitalism, globalism, densification of cities, and the rise of large scale monocrop farming have created an environmental landscape of food instability and a lost opportunity for human connection to and ...

In consideration of climate change and the increasing trend of extreme weather events, communities see more urgent needs for preparation, especially for protecting their vulnerable populations. Given the growing climate ...

Restoring oak habitats is an emerging conservation priority in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Both private and public landowners face multiple challenges to conservation and restoration of oak habitats, including a lack of ...

The troubling material history of the colonial mahogany trade’s ties to slave labor and environmental degradation is often obscured by the reverence we place on the craftsmanship and pedigree of its products. Although ...

This thesis presents the landscape architecture design, Woven Suburbia Project. The Woven Suburbia Project implements ecological, social, and agricultural vegetation corridors into existing suburban neighborhoods. Corridors ...