Sustainable City Year Reports 2023-24 (Salem)

 

Recent Submissions

  • SCYP Salem Compilation Report 
    SCYP Staff (2024)
    This compilation report details the collaborative efforts of the University of Oregon’s Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) partnership with the City of Salem during the 2021-2022 academic year. This partnership involved ...
  • Salem City Spin 
    Peeples, Jack; Ruth, Xander; Wright, John (University of Oregon, 2024)
    This campaign aims to encourage Salemites to reduce their reliance on personal vehicles and instead utilize active transportation in the form of biking. Shifting from cars to biking as one’s primary mode of transportation ...
  • GIS Analyses of Walkability in Salem, Oregon Volume 2 
    Wessel, Ava; Kohler, Nick (2024)
    Appendix of student final projects
  • GIS Analyses of Walkability in Salem, Oregon Volume 1 
    Wessel, Ava; Kohler, Nick (University of Oregon, 2024)
    Driven by a shared commitment to improve environmental health, community wellbeing, and accessibility, students in the Advanced GIS class collaborated with the City of Salem to develop data-driven strategies for urban ...
  • Salem Parks Foundation Board Development & Recruitment Strategy 
    Aguinaga, Parker; Hauthe, Quinne; Johnson, Alexia; Lopez, Mariah; Lun, Sian Dim; Mason, Dyana; Fracchia, Elena; Thompson, Kim (University of Oregon, 2024)
    Parks Foundations are a natural asset to a thriving park community, given their unique ability to support the government through nonprofit funding activities, while still supporting community wellness. This is particularly ...
  • Minto-Brown Island Park Boardwalk 
    Allan, Scott; Jacobson, Caitlin; Seifert, Colby; Skillin, Julia; Sosa, Anna; Zaikoski, John; McLaughlin, Patrick (University of Oregon, 2024)
    Located along the Willamette River near downtown Salem, Oregon, Minto-Brown Island Park is subject to extended flood events that limit pedestrian access during wet periods throughout the year. Beaver dams divert and pool ...
  • Recommendations for Solar Panel Initiatives at Geer Park In Salem, Oregon 
    Taylor, Zoe; Russo, Andrew (University of Oregon, 2024)
    The University of Oregon’s Green Cities students focused on creating innovative and sustainable solar panel proposals for Salem’s Geer Park, located near the Oregon State Penitentiary, which has been historically underfunded ...
  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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. ...