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Sacred vernacular, a look into the storefront mosques of Seattle
Storefront mosques are a unique, emerging type of vernacular architecture that has been adapted into sacred space. A typical commercial storefront is a first-floor space facing on the street, its entrance typically flanked ... -
Seattle Apartment Market Alignment Analysis
(2013-07-25)This thesis will explore the alignment between demand and the supply of apartment pipeline developed in the Seattle area through 2016. This topic specifically deals with the possibility of overdevelopment or a bubble in ... -
SEATTLE CENTER: Exploring ways to document, designate and reactivate the Modern era exposition site as a historic district
Significant Modern era spaces are inspiring sites that embrace the science and technologies of the mid-century. These sites directly reflect these characteristics through their site layouts and universal design principles, ... -
Shared Transit Parking in Multifamily Developments: A Geospatial Analysis for King County Metro Transit
Park and rides are an integral part of the Puget Sound region transportation system. During the 4th Quarter of 2014, 20,054 park and ride spaces were used on an average daily basis, resulting in nearly 80% of the system ... -
Sharing the Street: Shared Space in an American Context
As our cities' foremost form of public space, streets play an integral role in social interaction. However, since the age of the automobile, streets have become more about providing conduits for transportation rather than ... -
Spatial and process strategies toward the formalization and integration of the informal settlement, Villa 31, in Buenos Aires, Argentina
(2013-07-25)One-third of the world's population resides in slums. Despite resistance to them, these places retain a certain practice of live and livelihood that exemplify the foundations for sustainable and vital settlement. The purpose ... -
Stretching the limits of walkability: comparing walk and bus trips in urban Seattle neighborhoods
(2013-02-25)This study challenges traditional distance-based notions of walkability. The objective of this research was to determine whether it is feasible and realistic to replace relatively short bus trips with walking in urban ... -
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
Backyard cottages or detached accessory dwelling units are a type of second unit found in single family residential areas. In Seattle, Washington backyard cottages were legalized in 2009. They are viewed by the Seattle ... -
Sustainable Urban Community Development: A case study of flood design in Snoqualmie, WA, USA
University of Washington Abstract Sustainable Urban Community Development: A case study of flood design in Snoqualmie, WA, USA Pin-Hao, Huang Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Associate Professor, Daniel B. Abramson ... -
The Impact of Light Rail Transit-Oriented Development on Residential Property Value in Seattle, WA
University of Washington Abstract The Impact of Light Rail Transit-Oriented Development on Residential Property Value in Seattle, WA Ze Wang Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Qing Shen Department of Urban Design ... -
Thinking Local About Self-Driving Cars: a Local Framework for Autonomous Vehicle Development in the United States
Once a feature from science-fiction movies and books, self-driving cars are now a reality on public roads throughout the United States. I argue that until extensive data and research on self-driving cars is made available ... -
Tomorrow was Yesterday: Urban Options for Preserving Historic, Modern Chandigarh
(2012-09-13)This paper explores planning options for the preservation of the historic, modern city of Chandigarh, India. As a modern city, Chandigarh was designed and built with an edict that emphasized an intent that the city would ... -
Traffic-related Air Pollution, PM2.5: The Case of Shanghai
Vehicle emissions are the most contributory source of urban air pollution in the major metropolitan areas in Europe and the US, so much recent research has focused on transportation-related air pollution (TRAP). However, ... -
Traffic-Related PM2.5 Air Pollution and Schools in Proximity to Major Roadways in Shanghai, China
Air pollution is a major issue around the world, which affects not only climate change but also people’s health. Shanghai has the one of the most serious air pollution problems in the world. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) ... -
Transit Planning and Social Equity: A comparative Analysis in West Seattle
(2013-02-25)In today's financially constrained environment, public transit agencies face difficult decisions about how to allocate transit infrastructure and service in order to balance competing priorities including geographic coverage, ... -
Turn Left at the Station: How Safety and Wayfinding Influences the Transit User's Experience
(2013-07-25)This thesis investigates the quality of connections between multiple modes of transportation at three city center transit hubs located in Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, and Vancouver, BC. Consideration is given to the perspective ... -
Up an Urban Creek: The Role of Development Patterns in Stream Health
(2013-07-25)Population growth in urban and sub-urban areas imposes increasing pressure on stream ecosystems. The "Urban Stream Syndrome" explains the observed negative trends in stream conditions associated with increasingly urbanized ... -
Urban Design for a Local Merchant Community: the Case of `Uptown' Bellevue, WA
(2013-02-25)This thesis analyzes a super block that is underdeveloped with one-story commercial uses. The goal of the analysis is to utilize the under developed block and apply urban design techniques to make it more supportive for ... -
Urban Design Guidelines for Human Wellbeing in Martian Settlements
Although various engineering, economic, and medical aspects of Mars habitation have received close attention from space agencies, far less attention has been given to the role of human dynamics in a Mars mission. This study ...