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MUP Theses + Professional Projects

Students in the Master of Urban Planning program may do a thesis or a professional project. Titles and authors for student theses and professional projects are sorted by year below. Theses can be viewed on the UW ResearchWorks Archive, and hard copies prior to 2012 may be held in the College of Built Environments Library – both of which are accessible to the public

Forms and guidelines regarding theses and professional projects for currently enrolled students can be accessed on the MUP Forms webpage.

Redeveloping Gas Station Sites to Pocket Parks in the City of Seattle – A Benefit-Cost Analysis (Thesis)

Anzlovar, Isaac

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Whittington

 

The role of urban parks in crisis communications: A content analysis of local park and recreation department online communication strategies during a public health emergency using COVID-19 as a case study (Thesis)

Archer, Megan

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Nicole Errett and Professor Andrew Dannenberg

 

Accessing Assessibility: The Role of Data in Pedestrian Accessibility Planning (Professional Project)

Brown, Rachel Lee

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Access to Culturally Sensitive Food in Seattle (Thesis)

Chen, Tristan

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

The Legacy of Redlining and the Disproportionate Exposure to Extreme Heat in Seattle, Washington (Thesis)

D’Aquila, Kellee

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

Becoming Green Places: Attachment to Public Green and Recreational Space Among Multi-Unit Dwellers in Ballard (Thesis)

Claire Farrington

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

 

Coastal Forests as a Tsunami Mitigation Measure in Pacific Northwest Coastal Communities (Thesis)

Goodwin, Brook A.

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ken Yocom and Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

The Social Life of Privately-Owned Public Spaces (Thesis)

Harrang, Owen

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

 

Environmental Justice Analysis of the Washington State Stormwater Financial Assistance Program (Professional Project)

Hohlbien, Charlotta

Chair of Supervisory Committee

 

An Equity Analysis of the Scooter Share Program in Seattle, WA (Thesis)

Hong, Barnabas Soonhoo

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

Community Engagement is Harming Cities: Disrupting Racial Planning for a Planning End of Shared Well-being (Thesis)

Johnson, Markus

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

 

“Where’s My Money?” Analysis of Federal COVID-19 Rent Relief in Washington Local Governments (Thesis)

Lansing, Arthur

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

 

Safe and Slow Seattle: Pedestrian Safety and Racial Bias on City Streets (Professional Project)

Larson, Nicole

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

How We Faced a Pandemic: Narrative Approaches to Disaggregating Asian Pacific American COVID-19-Related Experiences through a Cultural, Place-Based Lens (Thesis)

Liu, Nola

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jeffrey Hou and Professor A.Gita Krishnaswamy

 

Minecraft as a Tool for Investing Adolescents in Climate Adaptation: A Case Study in Westport Washington (Thesis)

Lukins, Sarah

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambrason and Professor Ken Yocom

 

Night Riders: Accessibility, Land Use, and Late-Night Transit (Thesis)

Margetic, Benjamin

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Himanshu Grover

 

E-Governance in Urban Planning: Use and management of websites in Puget Sound planning offices (Thesis)

McDaniel, Sarah Johanna

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

Why Don’t We Plan for Climate Change? Reaffirming Planners’ Roles and Ethical Responsibilities in the Climate Crisis (Thesis)

Mu, Adela Hah Chin

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

The Kernel-Up Polycentric Model: A Modular, Community-based Urban Development Framework (Thesis)

Perkins, Jona

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

Bicycle Access to Opportunity in Bellevue, Washington: An Assessment of Proximity, Comfort, and Network Connectivity between People and Places (Professional Project)

Piller, Andreas G.

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

Defining A Cultural Landscape: A Mixed-Modal Conversation on Whidbey Island (Thesis)

Pitts, Joshua Robert

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

Pedestrian Safety Implications on the Lack of Sidewalks Along Aurora Ave N in Seattle, Washington (Thesis)

Popoca, Pedro

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Beyond the Status Quo: What’s Possible Under a Form-Based Code in Central Issaquah (Professional Project)

Smith, Tyler

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

Prioritizing Locations for the Implementation of Multimodal Mobility Hubs (Professional Project)

Randall, Andrew

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

Federal Subsidy Overlap in Affordable Rental Housing in the United States (Thesis)

Ressler, Samara N.

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Portland’s 20-Minute Neighborhoods after Ten Years: How a Planning Initiative Impacted Accessibility (Thesis)

Simon, Chaim

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

Perceptions of Homelessness in Seattle’s Green Lake/Lower Woodland Park (Thesis)

Smith, Carmen Claire

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

The Goat Next Door: An examination of the underlying community dynamics in agrihoods and the policy strategies that can assist in the expansion of this model (Thesis)

Stinnett, Antonia

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

 

Opportunities and Challenges of Light Rail Station Development for Women and/or Minority Owned Businesses in Seattle, Washington (Thesis)

Tan, Li L.

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

Urban Faith-Based Organizations and Community Economic Development: Understanding the Characteristics and Context of a Movement (Thesis)

Tempel, Flora Shannon

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

 

“Dancing Until…?” A Community Strategy for Preserving the Black and Tan Club’s Cultural Heritage in Seattle’s Chinatown International-District (Thesis)

Tevlin, Liam

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

Formal Planning and Neighborhood Change in Ballard, Seattle: An Assessment of the Impacts of 1990’s Planning Policy on Attachment and Identity (Thesis)

Trevino, Anna

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

 

Sustainable Transportation for all: An Analysis of Non-Motorized Transport (Thesis)

Turner-Brady, Ryan-Alexander

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Established and emerging group build (Baugruppen) development processes (Thesis)

Walker, Benjamin

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Sofia Dermisis

 

Does Climate Investment Funding Intensify Green Gentrification in San FranciscoOakland-Berkeley Bay Area? (Thesis)

Yue, Haoyu

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

2021 MUP Thesis and Professional Projects

 

The Cost of Cruise: Estimating a Shadow Price of Carbon for the Port of Seattle’s Shore Power Infrastructure (Thesis)

Abunaja, Michelle

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

 

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Baker, Olivia

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

Equity of the Pierce Transit System: A Geospatial Comparison of Accessibility for Key Population Groups (Thesis)

Bean, Veronica Michelle

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

Community and Agency Perspectives on Local Self-Reliance in Disasters (Thesis)

Cano-Calhoun, Christina Geneva

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambramson and Professor Cynthia Chen

 

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Cheung, Theodore

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

Examining the Effects of Common Carrier Lockers on Residential Delivery (Thesis)

Diehl, Caleb

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

A Proposal for Using Geonarratives in Hazard-Adaptive Planning: Coastline Change in South Beach, Washington (Thesis)

Donovan, Cara

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

Intermodal Transfers to Light Rail: Using smartcard data to estimate transfer barriers in Seattle, WA (Thesis)

Eager, James Mccall

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

Access to Opportunity and Locational Equity in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program: A Case of the Seattle Metropolitan Area (Thesis)

Efthimiadis, Nicholas

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Sofia Dermisi

 

Urban Traffic Congestion Pricing: Literature Review and Real-world Applications (Thesis)

Fang, Xun

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

Pre-Pandemic, Pandemic, and Post-Pandemic Engagement: A Qualitative Look at the Changes to Engagement Cause by the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impacts on the Future of Engagement (Thesis)

Hagstrom, Gillian

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer

 

A Comparative Study of Transit-Oriented Development Projects in China and the United States (Thesis)

Huang, Jing

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

Visual interactive urban design in commemorative public spaces (Thesis)

Huang, Liang

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Winterbottom and Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

How variations in design, site selection and regulations affect ADU programs (Thesis)

Kennedy, Stephanie

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer

 

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Krause, Gregory

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

Diversity, Inclusion, Underrepresented Communities, and Historic Preservation: A Study of Preserving Jewish Heritage in the Seattle Central Area Engaging an Intersectional Framework (Thesis)

Merriman-Cohen, Jamie Elyse

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

From Past to Present: An Examination of the Effects of Historic Redlining on Net Worth Within Seattle (Thesis)

Mitchell, Dejai

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

 

Child Walkability Across Seattle Census Tracts: Comparing Child-Friendliness Through Geospatial Analysis and an Equity Lens (Thesis)

Mulhausen, Eli

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

Policing Art: An Investigation of Protest Art, Policy, and Identity in Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA. (Thesis)

Nauert, Laura

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

Cities for the People: Evaluating Democratic Spatial Practices in Bogotá and New York City (Thesis)

Nautiyal, Arpana

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

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Romaneko, Aleksandr

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

Incremental Housing as a Strategy to Address Coastal Hazard-Related Housing Precarity and Vulnerability for Rural Low-Income Households: A Case Study in Westport, WA (Thesis)

Ross, Courtney

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

Creating Maximum Pedestrian Benefit in an Open Street Design: A Case Study of Alki’s Keep Moving Streets Project 

Sliz, Jordan

Chair of Supervisory Committee:

 

Shoreline Master Program Competitive Grant Pilot Program Application for the City of Westport, Washington (Professional Project)

Smith, Trajan Coke

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

Estimating Carbon Sequestration of Green Roofs and Elevated Green Courtyards in Seattle (Thesis)

Steinberg, Jason

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

Exploring Tax Base Implications of Sea Level Rise in Westport, WA (Thesis)

Stevens, Lauren

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

Hubs and Stewards: A Proposed Expansion of the Seattle Community Emergency Hubs in West Seattle and the South End (Thesis)

Stueve, Nathan F

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana and Professor Jeffrey Hou

 

EV Friendly Cities: A Comparison of Policy and Infrastructure in Sixteen Global Cities (Thesis)

Suravi, Romana, Haque

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

Do Complete Streets Offer Cyclists High Levels of Service? Applying David Harkey’s Bicycle Compatibility Index to Seattle and Copenhagen’s Complete Street Networks (Thesis)

Tiedeman, Kerry Ann

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Barriers to Transportation and Well-being in King County: An exploration of how subsidized public transportation could eliminate barriers to transportation and increase opportunities for improved well-being (Thesis)

Walsh, Jason

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney and Professor William Daniell

 

Investigating the Relationship Between Transit Planning for Leisure and Household Vehicle Ownership in King County (Thesis)

Young, Grace

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

How do socioeconomic and urban form factors affect the spatial distribution of coworking spaces? The case of Shanghai, China (Thesis)

Zhai, Liwangzhi

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Sofia Dermisi

 

A Case Study of COVID-19 Impact on Public Transportation Ridership in Seattle — From Social Demographic Perspective (Thesis)

Zhang, Yunkai

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rents in the City of Seattle limits (Thesis)

Zhu, Jianxia

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Sofia Dermisi

 

Living With Water: How Flexible Structure Types Build Resilience in a Dynamic Landscape? (Thesis)

Zou, Jianeng

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Ambramson

 

Urban Experience Design: A Human-Centered Method Applied to University District in Seattle (Thesis)

Bu, Jingjing

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer and Professor Daniel Winterbottom

 

Exploring the Potentials of Interdisciplinary Studios in the University of Washington College of Built Environments (Thesis)

Cai, Yuansi

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born and Professor Julie Johnson

 

Pedestrian Exposure to PM2.5 in Commercial Core, Seattle (Thesis)

Chen, Qi

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

A study of senior-friendly transportation services in Beijing (Thesis)

Cheng, Linya

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

Efficacy of Military and Community Compatibility Planning in the Puget Sound Region (Thesis)

Cloutier, Daniel

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Freitag

 

Does Rail Transit Induce Displacement? A Longitudinal Study of 24 US Metro Areas From 2000-2017 (Thesis)

Clute, Eric

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Prioritizing Areas for King County Metro Transit’s Feeder-to-Fixed Route Flexible Services: A Preliminary Approach for the Systematic Locational Prioritization of Future Services (Thesis)

Cowick, Morgan

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen and Professor Joaquín Herranz

 

Planning for Meaningful Public Art & Youth Engagement Around Transit in Bellevue, WA (Professional Project)

Gray, Joseph

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Cultural Resilience in Diasporic Communities: The Case of the Arab Community in Greater Seattle Area (Thesis)

Hasan, Rawan

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Community governance and Urban Design in an Historic Preservation District: The Case of Pingjiang Historic Block in Suzhou, China (Thesis)

Hu, Yichao

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

 

Design Implication from Public Life Data Around Bus Stations: Two Case Studies in Seattle (Thesis)

Liu, Yang

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

 

Reclaiming the Right of Way: A New Infill Model for the Urban US A Seattle Case Study (Thesis)

London, Kristian Tapio

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Site-specific Transportation Demand Management in Seattle: A review of transportation management programs in Downtown and South Lake Union (Thesis)

McKnight-Slottee, Mairin

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

Investigating Grassroots Strategies for Sea Level Rise Adaptation A Review of Island County’ Sea Level Rise Strategy Study (Thesis)

Mulkern, Dorothy

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

 

Prioritizing Areas for King County Metro Transit’s Feeder-to-Fixed Route Flexible Services: A Preliminary Approach for the Systematic Locational Prioritization of Future Services (Thesis)

Munkel, Daniel

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen and Professor Joaquín Herranz

 

The Impact of Light Rail Station Type on Single Family Residential Property Value in the City of Portland, OR (Thesis)

Ning, Siman

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

Documenting the Impact of Lifeline Service Disruptions on Healthcare System Performance Following Earthquakes Since 2000: A Reconnaissance Report Analysis (Thesis)

Pederson, Katherine

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Himanshu Grover and Professor Nicole Errett

 

Building a Better Bus Lane A Quantitative Analysis of Dedicated Bus Lane Traffic Control Devices on Bus Reliability and Non-Bus Driver 

Phillips-White, Alexander

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

Exacting the Sidewalk: Legal Bases for Right-of-Way Improvements Under Nollan/Dolan Criteria (Professional Project)

Riddle, Mary

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

A False Promise of Green, Equitable Urban Growth? A Critical Review of the Literature and Implications for Seattle (Thesis)

Shields, Chloe

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

 

Tactical Urbanism Demonstration Projects as Community Participation (Thesis)

Simpson, Charles

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

The Seattle Waterfront an Exploration in Site Analysis (Thesis)

Wallace, Sarah

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born and Daniel Winterbotom

 

The Use of Braess Paradox for Urban Planning A Case Study Analysis in Downtown Seattle (Thesis)

Xia, Zhengguo

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

Let the Street Dance Back into the Street: How a Danceable Public Realm May Support a More Inclusive Seattle (Thesis)

Yao, Xting

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

Growth Management Planning’s Effect on Employment Trends in Washington State Rural Counties (Thesis)

Alcorn, Samuel

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

 

Equity Impacts of Central Link (Thesis)

Armstrong, Jacob B

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

 

23rd and Union: Land Value Patterns in an Upzoned Urban Village (Thesis)

Barimani, Curowsh Ali

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Sofia Dermisi

 

Investigating the Asset Based Approach to Housing and Homelessness: a Phenomenological Case Study (Thesis)

Campbell, Hayden

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

Free-floating Bikeshare: Lessons for Transit Integration (Thesis)

De Simone, Anthony Generoso

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

Emotional Infrastructure: Through time, place and disruption, fostering a culture of care in post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand (joint thesis with Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning) (Thesis)

Durgerian, Laura

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney and Professor Lynne Manzo

 

Factors associated with the rate of bike plan implementation in American cities (Thesis)

Frazier, Jonathan

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

Privatized Public Spaces in Seattle: Incorporating Well-designed Water Features as a Focal Point for Engagement Opportunities (joint thesis with Public Administration and Urban Planning) (Thesis)

Hoerr, Lauren A

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer and Professor Joaquin Herranz

 

Keep Your Habitat: Preventing the displacement of vulnerable homeowners in Seattle’s Central District (Thesis)

Johnson, Benjamin

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

Exploring the Impact of Mixed-Impact/ Mixed-Use Redevelopments in Building Community Cohesion at Seattle’s Yesler Terrace (joint thesis with Public Health and Urban Planning) (Thesis)

Joseph, Jonathan

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born and Professor William Daniell

 

Seattle Municipal Golf Courses: A Hole in One for Affordable Housing (Thesis)

Kapsa, Marlo

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

Analysis of TNC passenger and driver responses to curb-space allocation in urban land use contexts (joint thesis with Public Administration and Urban Planning) (Thesis)

Kennan-Koch, Jackson A

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti and Professor David Layton

 

Incorporating Social Equity in Transit Service and Capital Planning: A Preemptive Analysis of Preliminary Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Design in King County, Washington (joint thesis with Public Administration and Urban Planning) (Thesis)

Kowalski, Ian

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington and Joaquin Herranz

 

Analysis of the Intended Implementation Strategies of Municipal Climate Action Plans (Thesis)

Mathurin, Zachary

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Himanshu Grover

 

The Black Spatial Imaginary in Urban Design Practice: Lessons for Creating Black-affirming Public Spaces (Thesis)

Nunez Pedraza, Ishmael

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

Street Vitality: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of S Jackson St (Thesis)

Pan, Xuwu

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

 

Design for Trust: A Relationship-Centered Approach to Community Engagement in City Planning (joint thesis with Public Administration and Urban Planning) (Thesis)

Prusia, Kizz S

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell and Professor Joaquin Herranz

 

Racial Justice-Oriented Grantmaking: A Community Driven Improvement Plan Design for Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative Fund (joint thesis with Public Health and Urban Planning) (Thesis)

Rasmussen, Elise

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell and Professor A. Gita Krishnaswamy

 

Traffic Impacts of an SOV Mode Split Target Policy: Evaluating Seattle’s New Transportation Concurrency System (joint thesis with Public Administration and Urban Planning) (Thesis)

Simons, Lucas Tyler

Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington and Professor Joaquin Herranz

 

Urban Design for Resilience to Multiple Uncertain Hazard Scenarios Robust Strategies for Coastal Resilience in Westport, Washington (Thesis)

Sreenivasan, Sreya

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

 

The Legacy We Leave Behind: Rehabilitating Single Room Occupancy Hotels in Seattle’s Chinatown International District through Use of a Legacy Development Fund (Thesis)

Surber, Michelle

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

A Different Kind of Gentrification: Seattle and its Relationship with Industrial Land (Thesis)

Tomporowski, David

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ed Donald McCormack

 

Planning for Seattle’s Mandatory Retrofitting Policy: A Retrofitting Plan for the Northern Pacific Hotel (Thesis)

Vickers, Rachel Ashley

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

Planning for Climate Change in Seattle, Exploring Energy Infrastructure through Scenario Planning Processes (Thesis)

Xiao, Mary

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Identifying Valued Community Resilience Indicators and Dimensions for King County (Thesis)

Argiroff, Emma L

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Himanshu Grover

 

 

The impact of peer-to-peer ridesharing on travel mode: empirical study of Uber effects on travel mode in Seattle (Thesis)

Chen, Yefu

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

 

Examining the efficacy of rent control: an empirical analysis for consideration of rent control in Seattle (Thesis)

Conley, Allison

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

 

 

Pedestrianizing Pike Street: continuing to re-envision the right of way of Pike Street in Capitol Hill (Thesis)

Cotchett, Kyle

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

 

 

Regional open-space conservation strategies: a case study of the Intertwine Alliance’s Regional Conservation Strategy (Thesis)

Curry, Travis Richard

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

 

 

Comfort, safety, delight & aesthetics: an evaluation of S Henderson Street’s pedestrian realm (Thesis)

Duffy, Kaylie

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

 

Rethinking the right-of-way: exploring Seattle’s autonomous future (Thesis- joint with Landscape Architecture)

Gawne, Joshua D

Co-Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professors Manish Chalana and Ken Yocom

 

 

Planning for community resilience: a spatial planning approach to New Orleans’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (Thesis)

Green, Timothy

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

 

Preparing for an autonomous future: transportation planning for autonomous vehicles in the Puget Sound Region (Thesis)

Halberg, Alicia Anne

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

 

Examining opportunities to improve the pre-construction schedule performance of Seattle Public Utilities scope in Seattle Department of Transportation capital projects (Thesis- joint with Public Policy & Governance)

Herrera, Marlon Dylan

Co-Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professors Jan Whittington and Joaquin Herranz

 

An investigation of evaluation methods of weighted-point landscaping policy — in Seattle and Malmö (Thesis)

Hoff, Joshua B

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

 

 

[Dis]placed by illness : Lyme disease as a case for re-imagining everyday places to recognize invisible chronic illnesses (Thesis- joint with Landscape Architecture)

Janicki, Sylvia H

Co-Chairs of Supervisory Committee: Professors Rachel Berney and Ken Yocom

 

 

Equitable improvements to public space in the right-of-way (Thesis)

Killebrew, Chase

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

 

 

Retail spaces in mixed-use developments: supporting small businesses and creating place in Seattle’s neighborhoods (Thesis)

Lee, James Adam

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Himanshu Grover

 

 

Increasing access to solar energy in Seattle, Washington through the framework of energy democracy (Thesis)

Membrino, Pauline

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

 

 

Approaches to scenario planning at the intersection of urbanization and climate change (Thesis)

Moore, Lauren

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

 

 

Urban Forest Restoration and Park Design, A Study of Improvements in Habitat Conditions and Open Space Amenity in Kirkland, WA (Thesis)

O’Brien, Hallie

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

 

 

Urban freeway removal: building a case for the re-purposing of I-5 through downtown Seattle (Thesis)

Ryan, Lee Ann

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Berney

 

 

Seattle’s year-round neighborhood-scale farmers markets: a study of inclusivity (Thesis)

Sampson, Meredith Anne

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

 

 

From process to product: An analysis of Seattle’s Design Review Program (Professional project)

Scott, Meagan,

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor, Manish Chalana

 

 

Serving the public in neighborhood design review: a case study of Seattle’s Capitol Hill design guidelines (Thesis)

Settlemeyer, Diana

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

 

 

Observing goods delivery activities and identifying opportunities to improve the design of commercial vehicle load zones in Seattle (Thesis)

Sheth, Manali

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ed McCormack

 

 

The effects of Commute Trip Reduction Program on employee non-SOV travel frequency (Thesis)

Wu, Xiatian

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

 

 

Comparative research on rural redevelopment planning in the linpan landscape: case study of Sandaoyan town, Chengdu (Thesis)

Zhu, Liying

Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dan Abramson

What makes people feel at home? Reframing home and homelessness through stories from Seattle’s Tent City 3 (Thesis)

Al-Abweh, Ru’A

 

The influence of climatic conditions, demographic variations, and water demand management policy on domestic per-capita water use in the United States (Thesis)

Cai, Yingying

 

Analyzing Measurements of Housing Affordability (Thesis)

Cai, Zi

 

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Coastal Military Installations: Design and Planning Principles for Naval Facilities Engineering Command (Thesis)

Caponigro, Michelle

 

Planning for equity: recommendations for drainage and wastewater system planning at Seattle Public Utilities (Professional Project)

Combs, Connie Elizabeth

 

Developing a quantitative method for the measurement of public life-supportive urban form: eight test sites and applications in Seattle, WA and Copenhagen, Denmark   (Thesis)

Crozier, Ian

 

Are Neighborhood Bicycle Greenways the Answer? Analyzing the Impact of Bicycle Greenways on Collisions between Bicycles and Motor Vehicles (Thesis)

Gibson, Grant M

 

A post-design evaluation of park design and usage: Cal Anderson and Judkins Park (Seattle, WA) (Thesis) Harris, Melanie R

 

Barriers to a successful and sustainable dynamic car-pooling system (Thesis)

He, Xinchang

 

Urban nature for well-being: design recommendations for psychological benefits in urban public spaces (Thesis)

Kaiserman, Joanna

 

Commercial zoning code revisions for the city of Bellingham, Washington (Professional Project)

Keim, Elise K

Disasters are not inevitable: social vulnerability, hazard losses, and adaptive learning in communities of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal watersheds (Thesis)

Lambrick, Jennifer E

 

A Case Study in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office Division of Facilities Pilot Project (Thesis)               

Langley, Mathew I

 

Native cultural design: exploring design to address historical trauma and assist with village relocation on the Quinault Indian Nation in Taholah, WA (Thesis)

Lehman, Timothy Archer

 

Equity analysis of paid parking at King County Metro park & rides (Professional Project)

Manford, Brian T

 

Sustainable Urban Transportation: Examining Cargo Bike Use in Seattle (Thesis)

Masterson, Ali Rose

 

Seattle neighborhood greenway evaluation (Thesis)

Miller, Joel M

 

Exploring walkability: a spatial analysis of vibrancy in New Holly, a new urbanist community in south Seattle, WA (Thesis)

Nautsch, Annegret H

 

An equity analysis of bicycle infrastructure around light rail stations in Seattle, WA (Thesis)

Osmonson, Bryanna L

 

Training wheels: designing traffic playscapes into Seattle’s Safe Routes to School program (Thesis) Panganiban, Justin M

 

Reflections on recovery: analyzing disaster recovery frameworks for the cities of Seattle and Wellington through a lens of reflexive sociology (Thesis)

Ripley, Samuel John

 

What Contributes to Successful Commute Trip Reduction in the State of Washington? A Focus on Transit Accessibility (Thesis)

Wieben, Zachary James

 

Beyond Integrity: Prioritizing Historic Significance over Historic Integrity for a Representative Landscape of Built Cultural Heritage in Seattle’s Central District (Thesis)

Yellin, Michelle

Public Risk Interpretation and Community Resilience Planning: A Case Study in Aberdeen, Washington (Thesis)
Bennis, Ashley

Business Signage Control in Seattle’s Chinatown International District, Pursuing Healthy Balance of Preservation and Commercial Vitalization in a Historic Commercial Districts  (Thesis)
Cartier, Misa

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Alterations to the Public Right-of-Way (Thesis)
Faulkner, Katherine

Redefining Urban Alleywalls: Urban Design for Active Public Space in Maynard Alley, Chinatown-International District, Seattle (Thesis)
Liu, Jialing

Policy and Design Guidelines for Trees in a Growing Seattle (Thesis)
Moll, Elizabeth

Design Guidelines and Development Policies for an Adaptable Historic Urban Street: The Case of West Street in Quanzhou, Fujian, China (Thesis)
Pan, Meicheng

The Impact of Light Rail Transit-Oriented Development on Residential Property Value in Seattle, WA (Thesis)
Wang, Ze

Under the Bridge: Utilizing Covered Liminal Spaces for Formal Homeless Encampments in the City of Seattle (Thesis)
Baker, Maxwell

Thinking local about self-driving cars : a local framework for autonomous vehicle development in the United States (Thesis – joint with Public Policy & Governance)
Brett, Jacob

From process to product : an analysis of Seattle’s design review program (Thesis)
Cutler, Scott

The relationship of built environment and weather with bike share : evidence from the Pronto Bike Share System in Seattle (Thesis)
Ding, Wei

Urban design guidelines for human wellbeing in Martian settlements (Thesis)
Donoghue, Matthew

Place and urban experience in the suburbs : Microsoft’s campus location and its long-term competitiveness (Thesis)
Flanigan, William

Privacy in the smart city : implications of sensor network design, law, and policy for locational privacy (Thesis)
Gaughan, Melissa

Public land for affordable housing : an evaluation of a HALA proposal in Seattle (Thesis)
Janet, Joshua

Case study : commercial gentrification in the Pike/Pine corridor (Thesis)
Johnson, Elizabeth

Promote neighborhood character : a case study of Pike/Pine neighborhood (Thesis)
Liu, Jingchen

Multimodal Transportation in Northeast Seattle: An Integrated Design (Thesis)
Martinucci, Domenico

Traffic-Related PM2.5 Air Pollution and Schools in Proximity to Major Roadways in Shanghai, China (Thesis)
Lu, Yougeng

Relocation and Resilience: Exploring Co-Benefits in Aberdeen, WA (Thesis)
Poff, Colin

Portland’s Urban Growth Boundary and Lessons for Shanghai and Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Urban Agglomeration, China (Thesis)
Pu, Ziqin

A Review of the Residential Parking Management Program in Bellevue, WA (Thesis)
Roth, Dillon

Therapeutic streetscapes : a new bell street designed to accommodate those on the Autism Spectrum (Thesis – joint with Landscape Architecture)
Saitelbach, Joshua

Expanding bicycle access to transit : providing increased secure bicycle parking at light rail stations in the Seattle area (Thesis)
Scanlan, Brandt

A Site Analysis for Programming Public Art on the University of Washington’s Burke-Gilman Trail  (Thesis)
Seivert, Ana

An Exploratory Assessment of Parklet Usage in Seattle: Methods and Findings (Thesis)
Smith, Ellie

Online Video as a Tool for Planning Education and Engagement: A Content Analysis of U.S. City Planning Departments’ YouTube Channels (Thesis)
Velasco, Stephanie

Modeling Seasonal and Weather Impacts on Cycling Count (Thesis)
Zhao, Weiran

An Investigation of the Potential for Side Sewer Infiltration to Local Freshwater Systems – Thornton Creek, Seattle WA: A Case Study (Thesis)
Hockett, Angelique

Rose color light (Thesis – joint with Landscape Architecture)
Ray, Finis

A New Direction for Bellevue: From Cars to People and a Livable Community (Thesis)
Wagner, Solomon

Corporate Real Estate Office Building Leasing Strategy: Case: T-Mobile Bellevue Campus Maximization Project : A professional project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Urban Planning, University of Washington (Professional Project – joint with Real Estate)
An, Junyong

Urban Planning and Housing: An Assessment of Fair Housing Laws Providing Protective Status to Veterans (Thesis)
Davidson, Lisa

Protecting Neighborhood Character: Pike/Pine’s Conservation Overlay District (Thesis)
Piona, Amber

Bellevue College connection multimodal transportation corridor : transportation urban design concept (Professional Project)
Abed, Stela

Lightning in the Night: Transgression in Urban Design (Thesis)
Castagno, Cory

Historic Alley Reactivation in Seattle’s Chinatown International District (Thesis)
Chan, Ching

A Comparative Study of Design Guidelines for Chinatowns in North America: A Reference for Façade Design Regulation in Seattle’s Chinatown – International District (Thesis)
Jiang, Xiao

Applying Climate Change Models to Risk Assessment and Flood Hazard Scenario Modeling in Snohomish County (Thesis)
Veith, Stephen

Accessibility and Population Density in the Linpan Landscape: A Study of Urbanization in the Chengdu Plain, Sichuan, China (Thesis)
Wang, Xingyu

Buying Time for the Farmers of Chengdu: Settlement Form, Labor Time Allocation, and their Implications for Resilient Land Use Planning in a Rapidly Urbanizing Region (Thesis)
Xiao, Lei

Let’s Bury I-5: An Urban Design Framework for Freeway Lids in Downtown Seattle (Thesis)
Bonjukian, Scott

Incorporating and measuring social equity in transit service allocation (Thesis)
Brick, Andrew

A Study of backyard cottage policy in Seattle, Washington: existing conditions study, capacity analysis, and survey in conjunction with Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development (Thesis)
Buker, Gerald

Community-driven public spaces : strategies for developing Seattle’s pavement to parks program (Professional Project)
Burgesser, David

Shared Transit Parking in Multifamily Developments: A Geospatial Analysis for King County Metro Transit (Thesis)
Burseth, Sonja

Equity & The Public Meeting: Are Public Meetings Engaging the Community? (Thesis)
Cubillos, Sarah

The Location of Public Schools: Implications for Communities and Planners, and School District Decision-Making in the Puget Sound Region (Thesis)
Garnham, Jason

Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation: Connecting Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing Developments in Seattle, Washington (Thesis)
Joe, Monica

The Impact of New Urbanism on Single Family Housing Values: The Case of Issaquah Highlands (Thesis)
Kim, Jinyhup

Parking in and around mixed-use buildings in designated growth areas with frequent and reliable transit service : a Puget Sound Region study (Profesisonal Project)
Kopca, Cole

HOW TRANSIT AGENCIES HANDLE BICYCLES | AN ANALYSIS OF NINE NORTH AMERICAN TRANSIT AGENCIES (Thesis)
Koster, Brand

The Walking City is a Better City: Promoting Human Social-Spatial Understanding as a Foundational Framework for Urban Planning (Thesis)
McFarland, Ross

Residual San Francisco: Evaluating Identity and Creating Distinction for Bayview’s PDR Districts (Thesis – joint with Landscape Architecture)
Murillo, Erik

SEATTLE CENTER: Exploring ways to document, designate and reactivate the Modern era exposition site as a historic district (Thesis)
O’Lone, Katie

Bicyclists’ Stopping Behaviors: An Observational Study of Bicyclists’ Patterns and Practices (Thesis)
Silva, Catherine Marie Caverly

PEDESTRIANS’ EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION: PM2.5, THE CASE FOR INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, SEATTLE (Thesis)
Sinha, Debmalya

Urban Forestry in a Time of Climate Change: Can Seattle, Washington Become More Resilient Through the Effective Management of Urban Forests? (Thesis)
Titcomb, Sarah

Quantifying and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Local Government Cement and Asphalt Purchasing (Thesis)
Tracy, Jacob

An equity analysis of the 2014 Seattle Bicycle Master Plan: initial findings and recommended methods improvements (Thesis)
Ullmer, Michael

Suggesting future uses of Mercer Street parking garage through real estate market assessments and stakeholders’ interests identification (Professional Project)
Wong, Sing

The Impact of Transit-Oriented Development on Residential Property Value in King County, WA (Thesis)
Xu, Simin

Establishing a framework for landscape narrative exploration within Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District (Thesis – joint with Landscape Architecture)
Garnier, Ian

Physiosocial landscape interventions for the Holy Child Program, a school for children with behavioral difficulties in Beit Sahour, Palestine (Thesis – joint with Landscape Architecture)
Giampietro, VeraEve

The Good, the Bad, and the Robust: Climate Change Adaptation Choices for the Port of Rotterdam, Port of San Diego, and Naval Base Kitsap – Bremerton (Thesis)
Smith, Riley

 

Title: How an Asset-Based Appreciative Inquiry Risk Assessment Approach Could Improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Risk Map Process
Student Name: Maximilian Dixon
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Maximizing Ecological and social Benefits of Habitat Restoration in the Lower Duwamish River: A Spatial Framework for Site Selection
Student Name: Tess Brandon
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: Evaluating the Impacts of Discount Function and Rate Selection on the Net Present Valuation of Coastal-Wetland Ecosystem Services: An Exploratory Meta-Analysis
Student Name: Kristen A Vitro
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Traffic-Related Air Pollution, PM2.5: The Case of Shanghai
Student Name: Shijia Ling
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Economic Approaches to Managing Stormwater Runoff in the Seattle Area
Student Name: Mori Wallner
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Washington State Vehicle Miles Traveled Reduction Benchmarks: How Might They Be Reached?
Student Name: Jonathon Olds
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: The Use of Patient Capital to Promote Real Estate Development in Walkable Communities
Student Name: Francisco Traverso
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Operationalizing Jan Gehl’s 12 Quality Criteria on Ballard Avenue
Student Name: Aaron C Lykken
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Sustainable Urban Community Development: A Case Study of Flood Design in Sonqualmie, WA, USA
Student Name: Huang Pin-Hao
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: Howard Street Artisan Manufacturing District: Operationalizing the Quadruple Bottom Line in Corridor Design and Development
Student Name: Stacy Cannon
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ronald J Kasprisin

Title: The Lake City Commons: A Catalytic Approach for Generating Urban Coherence
Student Name: Katy Haima
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ronald J Kasprisin

Title: A Review of the Traffic Safety Culture in Europe to Improve Pedestrian Safety in the U.S.: Lessons from France and Sweden
Student Name: Jean Kim
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: Landscape Infrastructure Strategies for Post-Industrial Reuse
Student Name: Jessica N Michalak
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jeffrey Hou

Title: A Preliminary Assessment of Adding New Retail Space in the City of Snoqualmie, Washington: The Case of Highway 18/Interstate 90 Interchange
Student Name: Lynn Marion Fredenburg
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frederick Wagner

Title: Assessing the Relationship between City Growth and Electricity Use Over Time: A Comparative Analysis of Chandigarh and Seattle
Student Name: Reid R Haefer
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: 1000 Campus Parkway: Seattle’s New Gateway to the University of a Thousand Years
Student Name: Nathan Daum
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Tactical Urbanism and the Right to the City
Student Name: Lana K Alisdairi
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

Title: Sharing the Street: Shared Space in an American Context
Student Name: Gregory Behrens
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ronald J Kasprisin

Title: Public Involvement as an Opportunity for Multicultural Sociability in an Urban Context
Student Name: Ian Nunley
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

Title: Process Based Learning in Planning Studio Pedagogy: A Theoretical Model for Planning Education
Student Name: Kelly R Hostetler
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

Title: Preserving Place for Transient Populations in Gentrifying Urban Spaces
Student Name: Erica Bush
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jeffrey Hou

Title: Planning Effectively for Legalized Recreational Marijuana Use: An Assessment of Community Land Use Ordinances in Washington State
Student Name: Kali F Hollenhorst
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald H Miller

Title: Planning for Small & Ordinary Natural Urban Spaces to Enhance Mental Health & Well-Being: The Psychological Health Benefits from Contact with Nature
Student Name: Wren McNally
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer

Title: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: A Guidebook for Implementing Role-Playing Simulation Games in the Planning Process
Student Name: Michele M Hill
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Prioritizing Pedestrian Safety Improvement Locations: A Spatial Analytical Approach Using Network Kernel Density Estimation
Student Name: Scott Beckstrom
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: How to Increase Revenue for King County Metro Operations
Student Name: Brian Macik
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Qing Shen

Title: A Geodesign Inspired Multiple Criteria Decision Tool for Prioritizing Levee Setback Project Sites
Student Name: Jesse Reynolds
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald H Miller

Title: Within the Edge: A revised Approach to Urban Containment within the Chandigarh Periphery
Student Name: Abigail Weber
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Moving Forward towards Sustainability: Contributions of the Living Building Challenge to Triple Bottom Line Reporting
Student Name: Jiajia Ge
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Bicycle Infrastructure Safety: A Review and Application of the Case-Control Methodology
Student Name: Lisa Enns
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald H Miller

Title: How Urban Planners can Promote Education Equality
Student Name: Sophie Glass
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Sharon E Sutton

Title: Land Value under Growth Control in King County
Student Name: Yang Liu
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Bitter

Title: Planning for Self-Organized Homeless Camps: Policy, Community Relations, and Locational Process
Student Name: Virginia C Werner
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana & Professor Lynne Manzo

Title: The Cost of On-Site Parking: How Supply-Side Decisions Affect Developers and Tenants of Multifamily Housing
Student Name: Jesse London
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Planning for Resilience: A Proposed Landscape Evaluation for Redevelopment Planning in the Linpan Landscape
Student Name: Jennifer L Tippins
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Abramson

Title: Recommendation of Residential Property Taxing for the City of Wenzhou
Student Name: Daren Dai
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: From Recess to Community Resource: Adaptive Reuse Options for Mountain View Commons, Port Townsend, Washington
Student Name: Anna Kristina M. Gallant
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Swinomish Tribal business Opportunity Program
Student Name: Travis English
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: To Evaluate and Recommend a Design Model for the Public Plaza in Overlake Village
Student Name: Lawrence Chung
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ronald J Kasprisin

Title: A Preliminary Exploration of the Differences Between Two Financing Options for University Real Estate Projects Under Public-Private Partnerships : A Case Study of 501(c)3 and 63-20 Tax Exempt Bond Processes
Student Name: Leanna Man Li
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: Westlake Union Traverse
Student Name: Andrea Fitch
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer & Professor Thaisa Way

Title: Waterfront Transit Alternatives Analysis
Student Name: Erin Holly Walter
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Up an Urban Creek: The Role of Development Patterns in Stream Health
Student Name: Maria Sandercock
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: Factors Associated with Accessory Dwelling Units
Student Name: Cynthia Krass
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: The Dilemma of Urban Road Space Reallocation: An Outreach and Engagement Strategy for Bus Rapid Transit on Seattle’s Madison Street
Student Name: Drew Dresman
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald H Miller

Title: Seattle’s Experience with Traffic Calming on Arterial Streets
Student Name: Stephen K Padua
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Edward McCormack

Title: Seattle Apartment Market Alignment Analysis (2011-2016)
Student Name: Adrien Renaud
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Bitter

Title: Turn Left at the Station: How Safety and Way finding Influences the Transit User’s Experience
Student Name: Michelle Marie Whitfield
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Evaluating Public Participation Techniques: Improving the Planner’s Tool Box
Student Name: Zachary T Ambrose
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald H Miller

Title: Reducing Urban Heat Island Effect in Copenhagen
Student Name: Erik Alskog
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Nancy Rottle

Title: Fish and Floods: Implementation of the 2008 Biological Opinion on the National Flood Insurance Program in Washington State
Student Name: Margaret Olson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Spatial and Process Strategies Toward the Formalization and Integration of the Informal Settlement, Villa 31, In Buenos Aires, Argentina
Student Name: Timothy A Trujillo
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Frozen Landscapes, Swirling History: Constructing Meaning at San Juan Island National Historical Park
Student Name: David Smolker
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Using GIS to Assist Location and Site Selection
Student Name: Adriana Abramovich
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: Exploring the Relationship between Walkability and the Built Environment: A Case Study of Three Intersections in Seattle’s University District
Student Name: Laura Barker
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: A Feasibility Analysis of an Affordable Mixed-Use Development: The Case of El Centro de la Raza
Student Name: Matthew J Beal
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: The Eatonville Comprehensive Plan: Chapter 8 Shorelines – Mashel River Greenbelt, Town of Eatonville, Washington
Student Name: Nicholas M Bond
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ronald Kasprisin

Title: Perspectives on Seattle Women’s Decisions to Bike for Transportation
Student Name: Anne Broache
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

Title: Cross-Cultural Communication for International Urban Design Practice: Lessons from a Field Studio in China
Student Name: Ting Chen
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: The Civic Waterfront: Public Participation in Urban Megaproject Design
Student Name: Magdalena Celinska
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: New Urbanism in Oregon’s Growth Managed Communities
Student Name: Cameron AM Duncan
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Raze-or-Retrofit: Institutional Influences on Redevelopment for Energy Efficiency
Student Name: Sean Shannon Engle
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ronald Kasprisin

Title: The Exclusionary Benefit in Multifamily Housing
Student Name: Michael HK Goldman
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: Ecosystem Service Values in Benefit-Cost Analysis of Flood Mitigation Projects
Student Name: Patrick Green
Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Tools and Policies for Promoting Social Equity in Seattle Transit Communities
Student Name: Erika Harris
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

Title: Feasibility Analysis Case Study: Seattle Central Community College’s Development in the Surplus Space of Sound Transit’s Capitol Hill Light Rail Station
Student Name: Janice Ruth Jarman
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe
Title: An Analysis of Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing Incentives in Seattle’s Chinatown – International District
Student Name: Brian Kalthoff
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: Governance of Public Development Authorities in the State of Washington: Variations and a Prospective Application Generated by a Case-Study Review
Student Name: Michael L Lazarus
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Tomorrow Was Yesterday: Urban Options for Preserving Historic, Modern Chandigarh
Student Name: Emily Anne C Lindsey
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Vikramāditya Prakāsh

Title: Homestays as Livelihood Strategies in Rural Economies: The Case of Johar Valley, Uttarakhand, India
Student Name: Ian Christian Macek
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Potential Initiatives that Military Leadership Can Take to Reduce Automobile Dependency for Service-Members and Employees at Naval Base Kitsap – Bremerton and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA
Student Name: Joel McMillan
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: To Walk or Not to Walk? The Barriers and Facilitators of Walking for Recreation and Transport
Student Name: Erin Marie Montgomery
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Jan Whittington

Title: Stretching the Limits of Walkability: Comparing Walk and Bus Trips in Urban Seattle Neighborhoods
Student Name: John Murphy
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Cynthia Chen

Title: Mobile Food Vending and the Public Realm: A Seattle Study
Student Name: Jenny Ngo
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Urban Design for a Local Merchant Community: The Case of “Uptown” Bellevue, WA
Student Name: Gloria L Ramirez
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: The Food Access Policy and Planning Guide
Student Name: Eva Elise Ringstrom
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: An Empirical Study of Urban/Suburban Residential Location Choice in the Seattle Metropolitan Area
Student Name: Eun Jin Shin
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor C-H Christine Bae

Title: New Urbanism and Neighborhood Revitalization: A Case Study Analysis of Social and Economic Development in HOPE VI
Student Name: Joshua Richard Vitulli
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ronald Kasprisin

Title: Appropriate Parking Management Strategy for Successful Transit Oriented Development
Student Name: Bo Wang
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: The Production of Value: A Study of Urbansism in South Lake Union
Student Name: Michael K Ward
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer

Title: Multifamily Residential Parking Demand and Walkable Food Access in Suburban Transit Corridors
Student Name: Jonathon Morrison Winters
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Edward McCormack

Title: Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect in the Puget Sound Region: Adaptation and Biomimetic Strategies to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change
Student Name: Stefanie R Young
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Interim Land Uses: An Analysis of Seattle’s Vacant and Underused Lot Pilot Program
Student Name: Diana K Benson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: The Role of Civil Engineering Design in Addressing Community Need
Student Name: Patricia DeMarco
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Living Streets: Woonerf-based, People-oriented Street Policy and Design for the City of Seattle
Student Name: Seth Geiser
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Nancy Rottle

Title: Cultural Facilities Planning and Land Use Planning: Seattle Case Study
Student Name: Noa Ginger
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Joaquin Herranz Jr

Title: Reducing Vulnerability through Public Participation in Hazard Mitigation: Strategies, Practices, and Lessons Learned from Everett’s Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Process
Student Name: Derrick C Hiebert-Flamm
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

Title: Bicyclists’ Exposure to Air Pollution in Seattle and Seoul: A Hybrid Analysis Using Personal Monitoring and Land Use Regression
Student Name: E-Sok Andy Hong
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Chang-Hee Christine Bae

Title: Greenhouse Gas Inventories for Local Governments: Methods, Models and Two Washington State Case Studies
Student Name: Jennifer Lail
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Promising Approaches for Reducing Urban Congestion? A Comparative Case Study of Seattle, Washington, and Guangzhou, China
Student Name: Yifan Li
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

Title: The Effect of Urban Renewal Act Building Bulk Incentives on Real Estate in Taipei City, Taiwan
Student Name: Yi-Chieh Lin
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: A Case Study of Beijing’s Economical and Applicable Housing Program
Student Name: Yifei Ma
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: Economic Efficiency of Green Buildings: A Pilot Study of Green and Non-green Buildings Held by Japanese Real Estate Investment Trusts
Student Name: Hiroshi Maruyama
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: 130th Avenue NE Light Rail Station Area Bicycle Improvements: Analysis and Recommendations
Student Name: Patrick B McGrath
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Garshick Kleit

Title: Urban Design with Global Publics: West African Immigrants’ Appropriation of Space in the Rainier Valley
Student Name: Rachel Miller
Supervisory Committee: Professors Manish Chalana and Lynne Manzo

Title: The Influence of Cultural Values on the Text of Environmental Laws and Regulations: Lummi Nation and City of Bellingham
Student Name: Helen O’Neil
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer

Title: Lessons Learned from Assessing Three Affordable Housing Models: In Conjunction with the Haines Apartment Project with Capitol Hill Housing in Seattle, WA
Student Name: Katie Porter
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan
Student Name: Danielle Rose
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner
Title: Applicability of Health Impact Assessment to Road Diets
Student Name: Peter Schmiedeskamp
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Public Participation Tools in Megaprojects to Increase Public Acceptance and Support: A Lesson in What Not to Do in Airport Expansions from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Third Runway
Student Name: Amanda Snypp
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

Title: Boulevard Design Guidelines for 148th Avenue SE/150th Avenue SE in Bellevue, WA
Student Name: Jessica Elizabeth Stein
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: Developing Capitol Hill Apartments Without On-site Parking: A Literature Review and Real Estate Feasibility Study
Student Name: Paul William Allen Symington
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: Resilience and Collaborative Planning for Freight Movements: The Case of the Washington Department of Transportaion
Student Name: Chilan Tran Ta
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Edward McCormack

Title: Best Practices in Designing Affordable Multi-story Apartment Buildings for Families with Children
Student Name: Courtney E Thomson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Suitability Analysis of Park-and-Ride Facilities Locations: Case Study of Seattle
Student Name: Eiji Torikai
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen

Title: Shared Space: Harmony between Movement and Place Guidelines for Adaptation to the Seattle Context
Student Name: Adam Chester Webber
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: Seattle’s Historic Unreinforced Masonry Buildings: Mapping, Developing Strategies and Policy Recommendations to Support a Seattle URM Program
Student Name: Jeana C Wiser
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Mapping Suitable Locations for Development in King County Using LEED-ND as a Guide
Student Name: Jason Woycke
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Reimagining the Waterfront: Revitalizing the Port and City of Blaine, Washington through Connections Student Name: Christy Alexander
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: West Seattle Triangle Urban Design Plan
Student Name: Jeff Arango
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: From Ladder to Lattice: A Consideration of Activation in Urban Environmental Stewardship and Citizen Participation
Student Name: Weston Brinkley
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

Title: The Dutch Response to Sea Level Rise: Lessons for the Outer Banks of North Carolina
Student Name: Wendy W Buffett
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Don Miller

Title: Seattle’s Link Light Rail System: A Preliminary Examination of the Mount Baker and Othello Stations and the Impact of Policy Changes to Foster Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
Student Name: Sung-Zhi Chen
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: Developing a Continuity Plan for the City of Redmond, Washington: A Means for Improving Local Government Disaster Response and Resiliency
Student Name: Amanda Engstfeld
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Blurring Edges: Connecting the Seattle Center to Surrounding Neighborhoods
Student Name: Jaclyn M Gault
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: Planning for Sustainability: Approaches for the City of Mukilteo, Washington
Student Name: Jennifer Gregerson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: Protecting Seattle’s Auto Row: Next Steps for the Pike Pine Conservation District
Student Name: Cecelia Gunn
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Creating Public Value for Public Bicycles
Student Name: Max Hepp-Buchanan
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: Urban Consolidation: An Analysis of Accessory Dwelling Units and Backyard Cottages in Seattle
Student Name: Nathaniel Taylor Hickey
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Greening or Greenwashing? Indicators of Successful Commute Trip Reduction
Student Name: Zachary Northup Howard
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Garshick Kleit

Title: Using Multicriteria Evaluation to Select Stormwater Management Alternatives for Sums in Sub-Saharan Africa
Student Name: Daniel Kastoryano
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: Developing a Guidebook to Environmental Markets for Farmers and Ranchers in Washington
Student Name: Katherine Killebrew
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Transportation Barriers, Health Care Utilization, and Health Outcomes among Urban, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Two-spirit American Indians and Alaska Natives
Student Name: Ruth Lindberg
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell
Title: The Land Use Policy Project, 1978-1988: Seattle’s First Generation of Land Use Policy Development
Student Name: Catherine R McCoy
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Providing Access and Promoting Prosperity: A Proposed Framework for Sustainable Urban Planning in a Constrained-Resource Environment
Student Name: William J McGurk
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: Does the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOPE VI Program Result in Communities of Legible Urban Design? An Evaluation of the Emergent Urban Design Patterns of HOPE VI Communities in the Puget Sound Region
Student Name: Douglas Daniel McIntyre
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: Feasibility Study for the Relocation of Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS)
Student Name: Cynthia D Padilla
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: The Process of Seattle’s Clear Alleys Program
Student Name: Michael Pickford
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Multicriteria Evaluation of Stormwater Management Systems in Seattle
Student Name: Sheena Pietzold
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Sunlight for Solar Panels: The Nexus Between Sustainable Planning and Solar Access Protection in Seattle
Student Name: Kirk Rappe
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Chang-Hee Christine Bae

Title: Real Estate Feasibility Study
Student Name: Noah U Roehl
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Assessing Multifamily Residential Parking Demand and Transit Service: A Comparison of Two Urban Centers in King County
Student Name: Daniel H Rowe
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Chang-Hee Christine Bae

Title: Impact Mitigation of Commercial District Streetscape Revitalization Projects
Student Name: Emily Davis Slotnick
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Mixed Use Alternatives for Rainier Beach Economic Development: Low-impact Production Businesses
Student Name: John Vander Sluis
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: Ecosystem Services in the Urban Landscape: How to Prioritize the Implementation of Ecological Streets
Student Name: Dana Matz Spindler
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald Miller

Title: Reintegrating Isolated Historic Buildings: The Hong Kong Shophouse as a Case for Continuity in Design
Student Name: Nathan Arthur Farn-Wing Tseng
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Sound Transit Central Link Light Rail: A Study in Project Planning
Student Name: Michael G Xenakis
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jan Whittington

Title: Public Use Bike Share Feasibility Study for King County, Washington: Demand Analysis
Student Name: Tyler Benson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Balancing Recreation Demand and Wildlife Protection: A Compilation of Management Strategies Used in the Pacific Northwest
Student Name: Jami Carter
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Gordon Bradley

Title: Discovering and Developing Carbon Forest Indicators: Combating Climate Change at the International Level
Student Name: Chia-Yu Joyce Chen
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Gordon Bradley

Title: Making Seattle’s Streets Livable: A Citizen’s Guide to Understanding Seattle’s Transportation Policies and Planning
Student Name: Grace Cho
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Effects of Privatization on Cooperative Housing Estates in Poland. Cases of Gdansk, Gdynia and Lublin
Student Name: Maja Hadlock
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Abramson

Title: “When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It”: Urban Reclamation, Placemaking, and Sustainable Traffic Design at Skewed and Multi-Leg Intersections in US Cities
Student Name: Casey Hildreth
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Risk Management in LEED-NC Private Development
Student Name: Ming-Yi Hsu
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: A Strategy for Preserving Seattle’s Industry: A Systematic Approach to Evaluate the City’s Industrial Land Using a Multi-Criterion Model
Student Name: Charles Klocow
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Manish Chalana

Title: Assessing the Food and Fitness Environments of Neighborhood Schools in Delridge and White Center
Student Name: Donald Jerome Kramer
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Quantification of Transportation Demand Management Factors Affecting the Shift from Drive-Alone to Other Commute Modes in Bellevue, WA
Student Name: Alexander Lazar
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Planning for Access to Transit: A Proposed Multicriteria Evaluation Matrix for Sound Transit’s System Access Program
Student Name: Katherine Jean Lichtenstein
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald Miller

Title: Floodplain Storage Opportunities for Flood Mitigation in the Puyallup River Basin, Pierce County
Student Name: Tzu-Yu Lin
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Farmers’ Perceptions of Farming in King County: The Challenges, Industry Trends and Needed Resources and Services
Student Name: Kara E Martin
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Street Design Components in Hub Urban Villages of Seattle: An Analysis of the Relationships Between Street Design and Context
Student Name: Yosuke Oi
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: Implementation of Inclusionary Zoning in Southeast Seattle
Student Name: Torence J Powell
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Garshick Kleit

Title: Denny Regrade (1893– 2008): A Case Study in Historical GIS
Student Name: Aaron Raymond
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: Improving Pedestrian Accessibility Around the Northgate Mall Through Urban Design Interventions
Student Name: Angie C Salicetti
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: LEED ND as a New Urbanist Metric
Student Name: Nicole Sanders
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer

Title: Metropolitan Agriculture: The Changing Face of Farming
Student Name: Katherine E Sommers
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: A Case Study Comparison of Bicycle Ridership in Bellevue, Washington and Groningen, the Netherlands
Student Name: Sarah Squires
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald Miller

Title: Active Transport to School: Influence, Outcomes, and Implications
Student Name: Orion Stewart
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: The Impact of Gasoline Prices on Automobile and Transit Travel in Washington State
Student Name: Victor Stover
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Balance on the Urban Waterfront: A Comparative Study of Sustainable, Mixed-Use Development in the Pacific Northwest
Student Name: J Scott Surdyke
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Using a GIS Suitability Analysis to Identify Locations for Floodplain Reconnection in Seattle’s Salmon-bearing Streams.
Student Name: Scott H Williamson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: Beyond New Heaven and Earth: Historic City-Center Redevelopment in Qingdao, China
Student Name: Jie Yang
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Abramson

Title: Parking Pricing: Its Potential Impacts on the Economic Vitality of Central Business Districts
Student Name: Melissa A Young
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Protecting Customer Parking: Strategies for Businesses near Light Rail Stations in Southeast Seattle
Student Name: Michelle D Zeidman
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: A New Era in Urban Ballpark Development in the United States: A Chronological Analysis of Ballpark Development in the United States and a New Model Proposed for Manhattan’s West Side Rail Yards
Student Name: Aaron Asis
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: To What Extent Has the City of Seattle Achieved Distributional Equity Within the Neighborhood Street Fund?
Student Name: Kadie R Bell
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Joaquin Herranz, Jr

Title: REITs in the Thrift Savings Plan: Should REITs be Available to Service Members?
Student Name: Toby Birdsell
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James DeLisle

Title: Achieving Leed for Neighborhood Development in the Center of the City
Student Name: Vivian Chang
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: Advancing Urban Ecohousing: Barriers and Pathways to Resource Conservation in Urban Multifamily Housing
Student Name: Heather Flint Chatto
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: A Guide to Building a Backyard Cottage in Southeast Seattle
Student Name: Andrea R Clinkscales
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald Miller

Title: Creating Connections: Strategies for Improving Accessibility in the High Point Community of West Seattle
Student Name: James Kingston Dewar
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Where did the Traffic Go: A Study of Spatial, Modal, and Time-Diversion Resulting from the August 2007 Seattle North Bound Interstate 5 Partial Road Closure
Student Name: Wes Edwards
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Improving Bicycle Safety in Seattle: An Analysis of Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Collisions
Student Name: Tessa Greegor
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: A Multi-criteria Evaluation of Transit Service Areas on the Tulalip Indian Reservation
Student Name: Mark D Hamilton
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Comparing Bus Rapid Transit to LINK Light Rail Transit from the University District of Northgate
Student Name: Brian W Henry
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Planning for Sea Level Rise in Seattle, Washington: Seawall Replacement at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook as a Case Study
Student Name: James D Rufo Hill
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Growing Green: An Inventory of Public Lands Suitable for Community Gardening in Seattle Washington
Student Name: Megan Horst
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: A Conservation Framework Proposal for Xijie, a Street in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China
Student Name: Katherine Idziorek
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: Brew Uses for Old Buildings: The Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings as Microbreweries in the Pacific Northwest
Student Name: Nicholas J Kindel
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Local Improvement Districts: A Creative Financing Tool for Infrastructure Projects in Seattle
Student Name: Chelsea Levy
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald H Miller

Title: An Analysis of Retailing Methods for Superstores in Urban Markets
Student Name: David Major
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James DeLisle

Title: Sixth Avenue South Urban Design Study: Reclaiming Urban Remnant Spaces
Student Name: Jessica Caroline Majors
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: The City of Bellevue’s 2008 Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Plan Update
Student Name: Stephanie R Parkins
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Locating Farmers Markets: An Evaluation Methodology to Inform Site Selection for Farmers Markets
Student Name: Matthew J Peters
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald Miller

Title: Assessing Ffarmer Interest and Identifying Barriers to Participation in Washington State’s Farm to School Program
Student Name: Meghan E Pinch
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: A Community Compact: The Social Role of Neighborhood Temples in Quanzhou, China
Student Name: Lee Stephen Roberts
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: Growing Homes: Increasing House size in King County, 1997-2006
Student Name: Christian Rusby
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Institutionalizing Sustainability at the Woodland Park Zoo
Student Name: Joel P Sisolak
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Donald Miller

Title: An Assessment of the Seattle Green Factor: Increasing and Improving the Quality of Urban Green Infrastructure
Student Name: Elizabeth Stenning
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: LEED-ing Eustits Florida: An Evaluation and Remediation of Proposed Land Development Regulations for Compatibility with LEED-ND Standards
Student Name: John D Tovey III
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel B Abramson

Title: An Evaluation of the Impact of Dwellings on Land in Farm and Forest Zones in Hood River County, Oregon
Student Name: Clay Harris Veka
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Suburban Walkability: A Triangulated Approach Strategies for Transportation Planners in Oregon
Student Name: Jana A Wright
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: Best Practices and Emerging Trends in TDR Programs
Student Name: Jeffrey Aken
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: An Interdisciplinary Tsunami Workbook for Tsunami Planners
Student Name: Nicolas Arcos
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: A Tale of Two Cties: An Exploration of Strategies for Acquisitioin of Large Scale Contaminated Properties & the City’s Approach in the Puget Sound Area
Student Name: Rebecca A Buttitta
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Hilda Blanco

Title: Urban Redevelopment in Washington State: Legal Issues, Administrative Models and Seattle’s Central Waterfront
Student Name: Paul Chasan
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Hilda Blanco

Title: A Community Land Trust in White Center, Washington: Enhancing Residential Stability and Building Community Wealth
Student Name: Katherine Cote
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Increasing Bicycle Trips to the University of Washington Using the Four E’s: A Guide for Promoting Bicycle Use
Student Name: Douglas Cox
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Charicteristics of Successful Programs for the Interjurisdictional Transfer of Development Rights
Student Name: Mark J Daniel
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Bicycle Travel: What Can Seattle Learn from Copenhagen’s Success
Student Name: Lisa Dulude
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Vernez Moudon

Title: Walk-Up Windows: Study of an Urban Retail Type in Seattle
Student Name: Andrew Fenstermacher
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Moudon

Title: Hold-Sell Analysis of an Industrial Property within the North Puget Sound Region and in the Context of Institutional Portfolio Investment
Student Name: Thomas Greer
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George R Rolfe

Title: Brownfield Remediation and Associated Financial Instruments in the State of Washington
Student Name: Sterling Hamilton
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Hilda Blanco

Title: Integrating Design into Long-Range Regional Planning Through Collaborative Process
Student Name: Talia Henze
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Conservation Districts as a Preservation Tool: Responding to Seattle’s Neighborhood Plans
Student Name: Heather Hines
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: Two Wheels to Public Transit: How Implementing a Bicycle-Transit Program Can Reduce Personal Automobile Dependency
Student Name: Ryan E Jones
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz W Wagner

Title: Understanding Livability: A Case Study of Seattle and the Puget Sound Region
Student Name: Sean Keithly
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Columbia City Feasibility Analysis
Student Name: Joon H Kim
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Anticipating Commercial Passenger Service at Paine Field: An Application of Scenario Planning
Student Name: Jennifer Kipp
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christine Bae

Title: Pedestrians and Bicyclists in the Bel-Red Corridor: Planning for Non-motorized Users Early in the Redevelopment Process
Student Name: Wesley Kirkman
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Don Miller

Title: The Challenge of Homeownership for Seattle’s Hispanic Community: A Preliminary Study
Student Name: Josue Licea
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: Defabrication of the City: A Plan for Restructuring Urban Form Between Pike Place Market and the Seattle Waterfront
Student Name: Kenneth Loen
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: Bicycle Parking and Transit: A Demand Analysis for Bicycle Lockers at King County Metro Park and Ride Lots
Student Name: Hannah McIntosh
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Don Miller

Title: Youth-focused Urban Agriculture: Innovative Programs that Meet Multiple Needs
Student Name: Jenifer Naas
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Evaluating the Design of Planned Unit Developments: The Case of Mount Vernon, Washington
Student Name: Alyce Nelson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: Using Triage to Priortize Environmental Restoration
Student Name: Peter Noonan
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: An Assessment of the Stream Provisions within the 1990 King County Sensitive Areas Ordinance
Student Name: Karis Puruncajas
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: Low Impact Development and Transportation Infrastructure: The Puyallup-White Watershed
Student Name: Andrew Redman
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Small Neighborhood Commercial Centers: Seattle Precedents
Student Name: Gwen Rousseau
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Robert Mugerauer

Title: Navigating the Fog of Uncertainty: Scenarios for the Puget Sound Nearshore
Student Name: Michal Russo
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: LEED Cost and Value in Private Development: A Sample Methodology
Student Name: Jesus Alejandro Sandoval
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor James R DeLisle

Title: Distinguished City of Seattle Professional Work
Student Name: Diane Sugimura
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Hilda Blanco

Title: Evaluating a Private Concession Proposal at Saint Edward State Park: Decision Criteria and Case Studies in a Park Planning Context
Student Name: Peter Sullivan
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Planning for Third Place Plazas: Creating Meaningful Public Outdoor Living Spaces
Student Name: Mary K Warman
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: A Look at the Past, Present and Future Roles of Historic Preservation in Seattle’s Central Waterfront
Student Name: Tara Ballentine
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: A Feasibility Analysis of Condominium Conversion and Affordable Home Ownership for Capitol Hill Housing
Student Name: Alfredo-Jude Arriola Cari
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jim DeLisle

Title: Redmond Community Indicators Program
Student Name: Jeffrey Douglas Churchill
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Don Miller

Title: ULI Workforce Housing Report: Expanding Housing Options for Seattle Households
Student Name: Christine Clifford
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Re-Defining Value: Strategies for Greening Affordable Housing in Compliance with Washington State’s High-Performance Building Legislation
Student Name: Ric Cochrane
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Parking Management at University of Washington: An Alternative, Market-based Approach
Student Name: Jeremy R Fitcher
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G Scott Rutherford

Title: Collaborative Conservation in Mount Baker Neighborhood
Student Name: Andrea Flower
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: Bridging the Digital Divide in Public Participation: The Roles of Infrastructure, Hardware, Software and Social Networks in Helsinki’s Arabianranta and Maunula
Student Name: Charles J Gabbe
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

Title: Bringing Publicly Owned Brownfields to the Private Market in the State of Washington
Student Name: Matthew T Hoffman
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

Title: Property Valuations
Student Name: Mark Hoyt
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Kirkland’s Innovative Housing Demonstration Program: New Housing Choices Within Single-Family Neighborhoods
Student Name: Janet L Hyde-Wright
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Daniel Abramson

Title: Redmond Overlake Neighborhood Plan Implementation and Refinement Project: Report on Existing Conditions and Challenges and Opportunities to Redevelopment
Student Name: Jayme M Jonas
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Risk Management in Brownfields Redevelopment
Student Name: Taketoshi Kawakami
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: A Survey of Attitudes Towards and Understanding of Green Home Attributes Among Green Homebuyers in the Puget Sound Region
Student Name: Aaron Keeler
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

Title: Beacon Hill and McClellan Light Rail Station Areas Feasibility Analysis
Student Name: Douglas J Larson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Feasibility Analysis For The 125th Street Business Improvement District (Harlem, NYC) Boundary Expansion Project
Student Name: Pearl Hei-Ching Leung
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Hilda Blanco

Title: Does Public School Quality Matter to Home Prices? Evidence from the Puget Sound Region
Student Name: Yi-Ying Liang
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Jim DeLisle

Title: A Site Planning and Feasibility Analysis of the Hathaway Parcel
Student Name: Christopher Meyer
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Planning for Hazard Mitigation Opportunities in the City of Everett, Washington Following a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake
Student Name: Kristin C Meyers
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Reversing the Trend: Strategies to Make Center City Seattle Livable and Attractive to Families with Children
Student Name: Dara P O’Byrne
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Public Transportation for an Emerging Interstate Region: Evaluating the Alternatives and Feasibility for Providing Regional Public Transportation for the Counties of Spokane, WA, and Kootenai, ID
Student Name: Karl R Otterstrom
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor G. Scott Rutherford

Title: Strategies to Increase Investment Along Tukwila International Boulevard
Student Name: Jaimie R Reavis
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Moudon

Title: Improving Community Participation In the Urban Design Field: Applications from Community-Based Social Marketing
Student Name: Sara M Robertson
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Assessing the Impact of Urban Form on Travel Behavior: A Case Study in the City of Groningen, the Netherlands
Student Name: Brennon E Staley
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Moudon

Title: Securing Affordable Housing in White Center: Choosing the WCCDA’s Next Affordable Housing Development Project
Student Name: Catherine G Stineback
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Planning for Diversity: Seattle’s Multicultural Planning Platform
Student Name: Irene Tang
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Christopher Campbell

Title: Shaping the Public Realm: An Analysis of Form-Based Codes in Hercules and Petaluma, California
Student Name: Diego Velasco
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: A Comparative Review of the CEDCO Market Analysis
Student Name: Ross Beckley
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Displacement and Change in the Portland Region: Neighborhood Change and Growth Management
Student Name: Katie Benski
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Rachel Kleit

Title: Sustainable Campus Master Planning: Current Status and Case Study
Student Name: Daniel Bertolet
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Ron Kasprisin

Title: Towards a Regional Design Strategy: Application of Classical Chinese Landscaping and Garden Art to the Puget Sound Region
Student Name: Lan-Yin Sophia Chen
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Public-Private Collaboration: Challenges and Strategies for Small Towns in Washington State
Student Name: Joshua Curtis
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Measuring the Success of Compensatory Wetland Creation in King County, Washington
Student Name: Peter Drakos
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Urban Youth and Politics of Space: The Inclusion of Skateparks in Downtown Centers
Student Name: Carrie Duncan
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Mixed-Income and Mixed-Population Models for Permanent Supportive Housing: A Survey of Non-profit Housing Providers
Student Name: Christopher Fiori
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Washington State’s Growth Management Act: A Matched Pairs Approach to Evaluating Urbanized Density
Student Name: Melissa Guilbeau
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Don Miller

Title: The Matter of Amenities and Amenities That Matter
Student Name: Susanne Hamilton
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Hilda Blanco

Title: A Project Designed to Assess the Needs of Local Communities Participating in the National Flood Insurance Program
Student Name: Sarah Hawkins
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Towards A Regional Design Strategy
Student Name: Michael Hintze
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Dennis Ryan

Title: Copenhagen’s Water City Strategy: The Creation of the Øresund Region and its Effects on Urban Waterfront Redevelopment
Student Name: Katherine Howe
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Fritz Wagner

Title: King County Flood Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis
Student Name: Heidi Kandathil
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Planning for Food Secure Communities: A Preliminary Food Assessment of Seattle’s Chinatown-International District
Student Name: Laurie Karlinsky
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Why We Can’t All Just Get Along: An Exploration of Interdisciplinary Group Dynamics
Student Name: Japhet Koteen
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: An Analysis of Whether Regulations Constrain the Implementation of Transit Oriented Development
Student Name: Kokila Lochan
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: The Production of Sustainable Urban Space: A Comparative Analysis of Wallingford and the Carfree Reference District
Student Name: Robert Matthews
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Bob Mugerauer

Title: Gaining Effective Voice: Officials Listen When Community Groups Use GIS
Student Name: Stanley May
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Mark Purcell

Title: Public/Private Partnerships in Real Estate Development
Student Name: Meredith Messmer
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor George Rolfe

Title: Bicycle Travel Patterns in Gothenburg, Sweden: Environment and Behavior
Student Name: Joshua Miller
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Anne Moudon

Title: Respectful Negotiations: The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity in Land Use Agreements
Student Name: Rodney Proctor
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Hilda Blanco

Title: Demographics of Walkable Neighborhoods in Seattle
Student Name: Belen Roca
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: A Strategy for Community Economic Development: Increasing Purchasing of Washington Agricultural Products by Washington Institutions
Student Name: Erin Schau
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Branden Born

Title: Seattle’s Neighborhood Business District Strategy: Mapping Pedestrian Designations
Student Name: Catherine Sheehy
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Don Miller

Title: Culturally Relevant Indicator Selection For The Calista Region of Western Alaska
Student Name: Aren Sparck
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund

Title: Urban Development and Native Avifauna
Student Name: John Walsh
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Marina Alberti

Title: Developing a Management Plan for Jetty Island
Student Name: Jennifer Witzgall
Chair of Supervisory Committee: Professor Frank Westerlund