Housing inequality is one of the most significant challenges facing future generations of Americans. The average homeowner in America has a net worth 36 times greater than the average renter. My senior project sought to illuminate the forgotten causes …
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Agreement and Dissent
A central question of group decision-making, and thus of community planning and politics, is how to balance democracy and efficiency. The status quo struggles with this balance, but so may consensus processes. While negotiating toward unanimity protects the right …
Being Yourself at Your Most Vulnerable
The LGBTQ population are at many disadvantages when it comes to health and healthcare. LGBTQ are at higher risks of certain physical ailments, substances abuse, and mental health disorders then the general heterosexual population. The issue we see are many …
One Day My Story Gon’ Pay
My project aims to look at the barriers that Latino/a students face in higher education, including low high school and college graduation rates. In order to look at some of the barriers that prevent Latino/as from attaining similar levels of …
Making Nothing Something
There is a common thread among contemporary circus art disciplines that is unique in the performance world. It is a blend of theater, dance, and acrobatic skill that can produce amazingly complex and captivating works. When comparing the choreographic processes …
Reimagining Stormwater Infrastructure on Campus
With a campus of over seven hundred acres that borders two environmentally sensitive waterways, managing stormwater runoff is an important task for the University of Washington. Currently, the University meets the standards of stormwater management for new development dictated …
E-Kidts
Encouraging creativity among people is important, especially during their teenage years. Unfortunately, most educational projects lack excitement as well as practical applications. How can building an electric motorbike inspire the next generation of builders? Aimed to spark interest in …
South Beacon Light Rail Accessibility
Geographical, and topographical barriers limit pedestrian accessibility to the light rail
station in South Seattle for residents living between S Holden and S Cambridge St on Beacon
Avenue. This project explores ways of overcoming these barriers. The project includes …
A Resident’s Guide to North Highline Annexation
Municipal Annexation is one of the most powerful tools in urban planning, yet its use often sparks controversy and drawn-out political conflicts. In the Seattle area, the potential annexation of the unincorporated area of North Highline has been a …
Dream Acres
Relevant to Western Washington State agricultural production, this project examines the impact of land use policy and related programs on the urban-rural divide in Pierce and King Counties. The urban-rural divide is a conceptual framework for understanding the social, …