On Monday, five groups of Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students successfully presented their MURP Planning Workshop projects to a group of over one hundred students, professors, and urban planning professionals.
Learn more about their projects below.
East Portland GRID—Examined how to promote community prosperity in Portland's Parkrose, Sumner, and Argay Terrace neighborhoods through green industry, workforce development, and youth engagement. Conducted by the Columbia Salmonry Group (Allison Kirkpatrick, Andrew Azar, Diego Joao Murphy-Mendez, Evan Howington, Kate Carroll, and Maura Paxton) for the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
Building Adaptive Capacity Through Community Vision—Took a community-led approach to design a resilience hub that would support neighborhoods in the Rosewood Initiative Geographical Service Area. Conducted by Culture by Design (Brandon Huezo, Isaiah Jackman, Lara Opeifa, and Silas Carr) for the Rosewood Initiative.
Just Places and Paths: Equitable Transit Oriented Development in Vancouver, Washington—Proposed community-driven policy recommendations that the City of Vancouver could use when developing new transit options. Conducted by Rhododendron Planning (Hannah Althea, Jesse Tapia, Ken Yoneda, Blessie Saoit, and Hayley Still) for Southwest Washington Equity Coalition.
Bridgeless to Better Burnside—Developed plans to create a multimodal corridor that would highlight the cultural and economic amenities of West Burnside Street during the upcoming Burnside Bridge closure. Conducted by SPAN (Michael Azierski, Brian Bill, Eric Gasper, Alex Gill, Jackson Morrison, and Michel Rojas) for Better Block PDX.
The Affordable Infill Initiative—Worked with a local affordable housing organization to create a financially feasible way to continue operations. Conducted by the Grounded Growth Planning Cooperative (Andrew Lindstrom, Josh Miller, Casey Dobbert, Nick Flowers, Menodora Roos-LeMaster, and Laura Fleming) for Sabin Community Development Corporation.
The MURP Workshop gives graduate MURP students an opportunity to gain real world experience by “conceiving, planning, and implementing a community-based planning project in close consultation with a committed client/partner.” Learn more about the multi-term course here.
Congratulations, students!
Image: From left to right: At the front of the room, Maura Paxton, Andrew Azar, and Diego Joao Murphy-Mendez present their project.