Seattle is routinely listed as one of the most walkable and bike-friendly cities in the nation. The city government has committed to Vision Zero, which aims to completely eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030, and embarked on …
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Lecture Recap: Planning a Resilient and Equitable Food System
Tuesday, May 24
Food systems planning is a relatively new discipline; it was not until the first decade of the 21st century that cities and counties began to pilot food systems planning, with a major takeoff and acceleration in …
The Government’s Failure to Move Vulnerable People Out of Harm’s Way in the Era of Massive Flooding
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2021 Husky 100 | Lan Nguyen & Reese O’Craven
Congratulations to Ph.D. Candidate Lan T. Nguyễn and CEP Junior Reese O’Craven for being recognized as #Husky100 students!
Read More about Lan Nguyen
https://www.washington.edu/husky100/#name=lan-t-nguyen
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Not Quite a Block Party | Rachel Berney
Associate Professor Rachel Berney and colleagues present a comparison of Covid-19 street reallocation projects in Seattle, WA, and Vancouver, BC.
https://urbdp.be.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/Not-Quite-A-Block-Party-final.pdf…
A quest for Community Resilience | Bob Freitag
“We are transforming our community while remembering and recognizing our strong connection with our shore.”
Senior Instructor Bob Freitag published a paper, “Exploring a Community’s Quest for Resilience: Struggling with Past
Plans,” for the National Hazards Review.
Pandemic Brings a Change of Habit | Anne Vernez Moudon and Qing Shen
Professors Anne Vernez Moudon and Qing Shen
worked in partnership with the PSRC to show how
remote workers’ transportation, work and other
lifestyle habits changed during the first several
months of the pandemic.
https://www.washington.edu/news/2021/06/01/regional-survey-reveals-work-leisure-habits-during-the-pandemic/…
A CALL FOR INCREASED CLIMATE ACTION | Jan Whittington
Professor Jan Whittington co-authored a report that was published by
the World Bank in partnership with the City Climate Finance Leadership
Alliance, “2021 State of Cities Climate Finance,” calling for an urgent
increase in funding for climate action in cities.…
All about balance
How a hotshot firefighter manages a demanding career and the rigors of graduate school
There are just over 100 hotshot firefighter crews in the United States. They’re part of U.S. Forest Service’s elite firefighting team, a group of specially trained …
LCY Bellevue Civic Center Project Wraps Up
Master of Urban Planning (MUP) Studios – Livable City Year, Bellevue
Recently, students of the LCY Bellevue Civic Center Vision Development studio released their final report. Led by Professor Branden Born, these planning students joined nearly 300 of their fellow …