University of Oregon Sustainable City Year: Recent submissions

  • Recommendations for Increased Electric Vehicle Access and Adoption in Salem, Oregon 
    Prazak, Renate; Li, Alex (University of Oregon, 2024)
    The City of Salem sought recommendations on how to increase Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and access. Recognizing the importance of a well-rounded and evidence-based approach, the student teams employed ...
  • Salem Parks Equity & Service Area Report 
    Cassel, Katie; Donnelly, Caitlin; Stapleton, Ellee (University of Oregon, 2024)
    In response to the City of Salem’s goal of identifying park service area delineation methods that would facilitate a more equitable and accessible park system for residents, Spatial Justice Seminar students analyzed equity ...
  • Pump Up Salem 
    Schillinger, Attila; Bullentini, Kaitlyn; Clifford, Avery; Duda, Nicole; Horvath, Michael; Norton, Ella; Knight, Kayleigh; Plumley, Madison (University of Oregon, 2024-12)
    Students were tasked with the opportunity to design a campaign to educate Salem residents on heat pumps and their benefits to support the city’s sustainability initiatives. The overarching goal of the campaign was to ...
  • Engaged Journalism: Listening to Salem's Hispanic Community 
    Duong-Tran, Joshua; DeVigal, Andrew (University of Oregon, 2024)
    Working with the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) and the City of Salem, this class sought to understand how information flows through the Hispanic community in Salem. This Engaged Journalism course conducted a survey, ...
  • Equity-Centered Research Methods for Oregon Communities 
    Bartholomei, Mason; Bean, Wyatt; Belcher, Ruth; Lucero, Augustin Olivares; Riogeist, Jasper; Severeid, Emily; Ngo, Nicole (University of Oregon, 2024)
    Like many states across the United States, Oregon has a history of using transportation, land use, and housing tools inequitably, which has directed and concentrated benefits to the privileged and harms to underserved ...
  • Rogue Valley Transportation District Community Perceptions of Transit 
    Community Planning Workshop (University of Oregon, 2014)
    The Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD or the District) is the public transportation provider for residents of southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley. The RVTD partnered with the University of Oregon’s Community Planning ...
  • Medford Fire Facility Design 
    Goodwin, Evan; Motahari-Asi, Kiana; Cartwright, Virginia; Givens, James (University of Oregon, 2014)
    This report explores issues, opportunities, and design proposals for four different fire station sites in Medford, Oregon. The goal of this studio was to envision new fire-rescue facilities consistent with LEED certification ...
  • Public Relations Plan Medford Emergency Management 
    Yount, Heather; Ciscek, Erica; Curtin, Pat; Parker, Margy (University of Oregon, 2014)
    This report is the result of three terms of work by students in the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. During fall term 2013, students in Strategic Communications Research (J495) conducted primary ...
  • Four Visions for the Jackson County Health Site Redevelopment Plan 
    Dobrinich, Stephen; Drlik-Muehleck, Aniko; Margerum, Richard; Parker, Robert; Lewis, Rebecca (University of Oregon, 2013)
    In the fall term of 2013, graduate students in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM) at the University of Oregon developed concept plans for the Jackson County Health Site in Medford, Oregon. This ...
  • Medford Fire-Rescue Public Relations Campaign 
    Nicolello, Bree; Ciscek, Erica; Curtin, Pat; Parker, Margy (University of Oregon, 2014)
    This report is the result of three terms of work by students in the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. During fall term 2013, students in Strategic Communications Research (J495) conducted primary ...
  • Medford Police Public Relations Plan 
    Yount, Heather; Ciscek, Erica; Phillips, Laurie; Parker, Margy (University of Oregon, 2014)
    This report is the result of three terms of work by students in the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. During fall term 2013, students in Strategic Communications Research (J495) conducted primary ...
  • Corvallis 9th Street Urban Redesign 
    van Vliet, Lauren; Banks, Megan; Knudson, Kaarin; Li, Alex; Schlossberg, Marc (University of Oregon, 2023)
    Over fall term 2023, Community and Regional Planning graduate students worked with the City of Corvallis to reimagine how a 14-acre site in north central Corvallis, along the city’s 9th Street commercial/mixed use corridor, ...
  • Navigating Urban Networks: A GIS Exploration of Walkability in Salem, Oregon 
    Houston, Niamh; Kohler, Nick (University of Oregon, 2023)
    The City of Salem, Oregon, has shown dedication to achieving sustainability goals and revitalizing its neighborhoods by conducting walkability and comprehensive corridors assessments. As part of the Sustainable City Year ...
  • Volunteerism & Civic Engagement - The Next Wave 
    Knight, Kayleigh; Mundy, Dean (University of Oregon, 2023)
    The Strategic Planning and Cases course (J 453) at the University of Oregon worked with the City of Salem to develop outreach campaigns to address the City’s volunteerism and community engagement needs. Although each student ...
  • City of Salem's Commercial and Residential Operations Fee: Recommendations to Augment Fee Equity 
    Betros, Rosemary; Lewis, Rebecca (University of Oregon, 2023)
    The City of Salem implemented a City Operations Fee in 2019 to supplement revenue for its General Fund. The City was concerned, however, that the current fee structure does not adequately account for equity across commercial ...
  • The Lowest Hanging Cherry: Stopping Idling 
    Blodgett, Liz; Hewatt, Beau; Ignacio, Alyssa; McKnight, Helen; Sesar, Chloe; Schillinger, Attila (University of Oregon, 2023)
    Students in the PR Campaigns capstone course devised three strategies to reduce idling in the city of Salem, Oregon. Strategy 1 emphasizes the city leading by example, calling for city employees to cease idling to encourage ...
  • Timber Tectonics: Building for the Circular Economy 
    Alampi, Elisia; Cheng, Nancy Yen-Wen; Riggio, Mariapaola (University of Oregon, 2023)
    Exploring innovative kit-of-parts construction methods, our project centers on the adaptable nature of reciprocal frame construction, focusing on sustainable reuse of panel materials such as plywood and Mass Plywood Panels ...
  • Urban Design Proposals for Portland's Lloyd District 
    Wylie, Samuel; Larco, Nico; Rajbaidya, Gauri (University of Oregon, 2022)
    This architectural design studio focused on the Lloyd District, located in inner Northeast Portland and less than a mile from the University of Oregon’s White Stag campus. The Lloyd District is a low-density area defined ...
  • Let's Start Counting! A Methodology to County On-Street Parking Spaces in Oregon Cities 
    Yang, Yizhao; Vandehey, Adrian; Withrow, Timothy; Rhyan, Lucas; Kashinsky, Josh; McFeeters-Krone, Abby; Govindankutty, Anisha (University of Oregon, 2023)
    In November 2022, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development issued parking reform for cities with populations above 5,000 to address the financial and environmental burdens of parking mandates. In addition ...
  • Green Cities Artificial Intelligence 
    Stephens, Ric (University of Oregon, 2023-12)
    In an era defined by rapid urbanization, the effective planning and management of cities have become paramount to ensure sustainable development, efficient resource allocation, and enhanced quality of life for residents. ...

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