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A New Direction for Bellevue: From Cars to People and a Livable Community
University of Washington Abstract A New Direction for Bellevue: From Cars to People and a Livable Community Solomon Wagner Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Adjunct Professor Jeffrey Hou Urban Design and Planning Downtown ... -
A Post-Design Evaluation Of Park Design And Usage: Cal Anderson And Judkins Park (Seattle, WA)
Parks provide physical, mental, and environmental benefits, but still remain underutilized. To understand how designers’ intentions to consider community needs influence park usage, this post-design evaluation looks at the ... -
A Review of the Residential Parking Management Program in Bellevue, WA
The purpose of this report is to review, evaluate, and make recommendations for Bellevue’s Residential Parking Management (RPM) program. To meet this objective, this report uses a literature review of Residential Permit ... -
A Roadmap to Better Agency Planning: A Case Study in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office Division of Facilities Pilot Project
In Spring of 2016, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Great Plains Regional Office Division of Facilities (GPRO DoF) initiated a pilot project to develop a facilities master plan with an agency location. The intent was ... -
A Site Analysis for Programming Public Art on the University of Washington's Burke-Gilman Trail
Abstract A Site Analysis for Programming Public Art on the University of Washington’s Burke-Gilman Trail Ana Seivert Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Department Chair Christopher Campbell Department of Urban Design and ... -
Accessibility and Population Density in the Linpan Landscape: A Study of Urbanization in the Chengdu Plain, Sichuan, China
Rural area in China is rapidly changing and developing under the New Socialist Countryside policy. To take a careful study on village construction is very important for the future planning of China’s modernization. The ... -
Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation: Connecting Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing Developments in Seattle, Washington
Seattle has serious housing affordability issues that need to be addressed using multiple tools. In this work, I have identified the utilization of historic buildings as a potential tool for providing affordable housing. ... -
An Equity Analysis of Bicycle Infrastructure Around Light Rail Stations in Seattle, WA
This thesis explores whether there is any relationship between an area’s equity variables – the proportion of a Census Block Group population that is a racial minority, below the federal poverty line, under the age of 18, ... -
An Exploratory Assessment of Parklet Usage in Seattle: Methods and Findings
This thesis explores the current demand for and use of parklets—small, public spaces built in the curb space typically occupied by a few parked cars—in Seattle. By testing the underlying assumption that parklets are a ... -
An Investigation of Evaluation Methods of Weighted-Point Landscaping Policy - in Seattle and Malmö
Urban vegetation plays an important role in influencing ecological function beyond the individual plant scale. City policies set required quantity and quality parameters for urban vegetation that determine the environmental ... -
An Investigation of the Potential for Side Sewer Infiltration to Local Freshwater Systems - Thornton Creek, Seattle WA: A Case Study
As the wastewater infrastructure throughout our urbanized land continues to age, pipe failures leading to sanitary backups and contamination of the surrounding areas will become more frequent. Most private side sewers ... -
An Analysis of Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing Incentives in Seattle's Chinatown - International District
(2012-09-13)This thesis investigates the financial, social and political impacts of the historic preservation and affordable housing incentives that are available to historically significant buildings in the Chinatown - International ... -
Analyzing Measurements of Housing Affordability
Measuring housing affordability is a key challenge for most communities. Traditionally, the 30 percent rent-income ratio has been the cornerstone of housing affordability policies. Recently, however, a number of researchers ... -
Applying Climate Change Models to Risk Assessment and Flood Hazard Scenario Modeling in Snohomish County
University of Washington Abstract Applying Climate Change Models to Risk Assessment and Flood Hazard Scenario Modeling in Snohomish County Stephen Glenn Veith Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Assistant Professor Himanshu ... -
Appropriate Parking Management Strategy for Successful Transit Oriented Development
(2013-02-25)Abstract While Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has gained currency in the United States as a means of countering sprawl, promoting smart growth, vitalizing local economy and expanding life choices over the last two ... -
Are Neighborhood Bicycle Greenways the Answer? Analyzing the Impact of Bicycle Greenways on Collisions between Bicycles and Motor Vehicles
With the population of urban areas growing at a rapid pace, cities are turning to new methods to manage the increased demand placed on space in the roadway. This increased demand carries the unfortunate side effect of ... -
Assessing the relationship between city growth and electricity use over time: A comparative analysis of Chandigarh and Seattle
Urbanization in developing countries will be one of several global processes that define the 21st century. The ramifications of hundreds of millions of rural citizens transitioning to urban lifestyles are multifold and ... -
Beyond Integrity: Prioritizing Historic Significance over Historic Integrity for a Representative Landscape of Built Cultural Heritage in Seattle's Central District
Traditionally, the field and practice of historic preservation in much of the Western world has valued primarily white, European, upper-class male history and heritage. This is in large part because historic integrity is ... -
Bicycle Infrastructure Safety: A Review and Application of the Case-Control Methodology
As of 2013 the City of Seattle has 44 miles of bike lanes installed on city roadways. The 2014 Seattle Bicycle Master Plan calls for many new miles of bike lanes, cycle tracks, and neighborhood greenways. This report ... -
Bicycling and the built environment: route choice and road safety
Bicycling is an environment-friendly, healthy, and low-cost transportation mode that is especially suitable for short distance travels. There is a bicycling renaissance in the North America, and Seattle takes a leading ...