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Trolley Trail: An Assessment Of Opportunities And Constraints, Jennifer Bell, Michele Healy, Stacy Burnett, Beth Park, Jennifer Shively
Trolley Trail: An Assessment Of Opportunities And Constraints, Jennifer Bell, Michele Healy, Stacy Burnett, Beth Park, Jennifer Shively
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects
In January 2002, Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces (Metro) and North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District (NCPRD) contacted Portland State University's Planning Workshop class for assistance with a regional trail planning project. Metro is the regional government for the Portland metropolitan area. Within Metro, the Regional Parks and Greenspaces staff administers the parks, open space, natural area, trails and greenways acquisition program for the citizens of the region. NCPRD is a special service district of Clackamas County that provides park and recreation services to communities in the northern portion of the county.
When the project was presented to the workshop …
Environmental Middle School Making The Connection: Locally Grown Food And The Portland Public Schools' Meal Program, Paul Bender, Daniela Brod, Lauren Maloney, April Siebenaler, David Stocker
Environmental Middle School Making The Connection: Locally Grown Food And The Portland Public Schools' Meal Program, Paul Bender, Daniela Brod, Lauren Maloney, April Siebenaler, David Stocker
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects
A recent "farms to school" movement designed to expand the range and quantity of local foods, especially produce, has taken root across the U.S, with support from the United States Department of Agriculture. After finding a suitable client school willing to introduce this idea in Portland, this project, identifies incremental and feasible steps that can be taken toward including more locally gown food into the Environmental Middle School's meal service. The main objectives of this project are:
- To increase the availability of locally grown foods at EMS, and ultimately in the Portland Public Schools meal service program
- To encourage food …
City Of Sherwood Transit Plan, Keith Benjamin, Gary Berger, Shimon Isreal, Mauricio Leclerc, Ethan Spoo, Carl Switzer
City Of Sherwood Transit Plan, Keith Benjamin, Gary Berger, Shimon Isreal, Mauricio Leclerc, Ethan Spoo, Carl Switzer
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects
In response to rapid population growth and new development, the City of Sherwood is reevaluating its transit provision. Working closely with planning staff from the City, six Portland State University Students (the Project Team) gathered information from residents about transit use and desired improvements to existing service.
Bridal Veil Mill Site: A Plan For Restoration, Bruce Barnett, Richard Friday, Elizabeth Freeston, Raef Porter, Laurie Shiels
Bridal Veil Mill Site: A Plan For Restoration, Bruce Barnett, Richard Friday, Elizabeth Freeston, Raef Porter, Laurie Shiels
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Workshop Projects
Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national non-profit organization that works to protect land for its natural, scenic, and recreational values as parks and open space. One way that TPL accomplishes this is through holding property temporarily until the land can be permanently protected by a government agency or a community land trust.
In 1990, TPL purchased a 34-acre property located near Bridal Veil Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. The Bridal Veil mill site property has a lengthy history dating back to 1886. The site was first used for a paper mill. Later, a …