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| Date | Author | Title | Description | Instructor | ||
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| 1 |  | 2025 | Long, Jessica | "Quilted together" historic union pacific rail trail arts & culture phasing and implementation strategy | How can Arts & Culture along the Rail Trail boost economic development in connected communities? | Alessandro Rigolon |
| 2 |  | 2020 | Wilkinson, Meadow | 2020 Jordan River Parkway inventory | A comprehensive inventory of existing conditions along the Jordan River Parkway resulting in a preliminary Design Guidelines document intended to promote cohesive development of the Jordan River Parkway and accompanying amenities in the future. | Stacy Harwood |
| 3 |  | 2021 | Pessetto, Ronnie | 2021 Preservation Utah Easement summary report | Preservation Utah, Utah's sole statewide historic preservation non-profit, annually produces an easement report that reviews in detail all of its 127 easement sites across the state. This project aims to create a micro and macro-level understanding of each easement region, the upkeep of individual p... | Keith Bartholomew |
| 4 |  | 2016 | Kirkham, Christian David | A Case For playscape and nature-play design applications in Salt Lake City, Utah | First, the author reviews past theories and findings on nature‐play, followed by a brief history of the evolution of play in the United States. Second, the author explores concepts of "nature" in order to establish a working definition for an analysis of nature in Salt Lake City, Utah. Third, the ... | Stephen Goldsmith |
| 5 |  | Garris, Charlotte | A GNAR initiative housing case study on Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming | Jackson and Teton County, Wyoming are home to some of the world's most stunning landscapes, from Yellowstone National Park to the Teton Range. It's also home to some of the nation's wealthiest and a uniquely complex housing crisis. The features that once isolated Jackson and Teton County from the re... | Keith Bartholomew | |
| 6 |  | 2018 | Seipold, Matt | A report on camping trends and visitor use management planning for the West Zion Corridor | The western canyon corridor leading up to Zion National Park (ZNP) has experienced significant increases in visitation and use over the last many years. A result of that is the rise in both legal and illegal camping which is causing potential degradation to land conditions throughout the region. Cam... | |
| 7 |  | 2024 | Jarman, River | A Report on Historic Downtown Districts, Historic Preservation, and Design Standards for Tooele, Utah | Tooele, Utah, was established in 1849 and serves as the county seat of Tooele County [3]. The city features a historic downtown area based on a grid pattern, the "Plat of Zion" [2], commonly found throughout Mormon settlements in the Intermountain West. While settled by Mormons, Tooele has a strong ... | Keith Bartholomew |
| 8 |  | 2025 | Visnick, Tanner | Active transportation plan | This Active Transportation Plan outlines high-level recommendations and designs for Ephraim's walking and biking network. | Keith Bartholomew |
| 9 |  | 2019 | Beazer, Cameron | Active Transportation to Schools | A look at active transportation to high schools and ways to improve active transportation to two high schools in Utah. Focused on infrastructure improvements. | Keith Bartholomew |
| 10 |  | 2023 | Bagdasarova, Tereza | Addressing school boundary studies through a city planner's perspective | Over the past couple of decades, declining enrollment instigated by population shifts and gentrification has prompted rounds of school closures in the Granite School District. In 2022, the Board of Education announced the formation of a population analysis committee (PAC) to assess which set of elem... | Stacy Harwood |
| 11 |  | 2023 | Bagdasarova, Tereza | Addressing School Boundary Studies: Through a City Planner's Perspective | Over the past couple of decades, declining enrollment instigated by population shifts and gentrification has prompted rounds of school closures in the Granite School District. In 2022, the Board of Education announced the formation of a population analysis committee (PAC) to assess which set of elem... | Stacy Harwood |
| 12 |  | 2019 | Stanton, Keegan | Affordable Housing Crisis in Northwest Arkansas | Today, Northwest Arkansas is experiencing a small shortage of affordable having this project sought to understand how bad the shortage will become in the future with no intermentions. Recommendations for next steps confides the findings. | Divya Chandrasekhar |
| 13 |  | 2019 | Stanton, Keegan | Affordable Housing in Northwest Arkansas | The photo on the cover of this report is of Frank Lloyd Wright's Bachman Wilson home, designed with Usonian elements. This home's purpose was to be an affordable, attainable home for just about anyone. In its location today on the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonvil... | Divya Chandrasekhar |
| 14 |  | 2022 | Ruiz, Patrick | Affordable housing in Salt Lake County perspectives from a developer | Most areas in the United States are struggling with the affordability of housing, and the State of Utah is not immune to this problem. In the planning profession, planners focus heavily on the facilitation of moderate-income housing measures (MIH) such as inclusionary zoning, accessory dwelling unit... | Ivis Garcia |
| 15 |  | 2022 | Ruiz, Patrick | Affordable housing in Salt Lake County- perspectives from a developer | Most areas in the United States are struggling with the affordability of housing, and the State of Utah is not immune to this problem. In the planning profession, planners focus heavily on the facilitation of moderate-income housing measures (MIH) such as inclusionary zoning, accessory dwelling unit... | Ivis Garcia |
| 16 |  | 2015 | Scarff, Ashley | An analysis of the State of County comprehensive planning in Utah | In Utah, it is no secret that there exists a large disconnect between stakeholders at the local, county, state, and federal levels in how our federal public lands should be managed. Activities that occur on these huge swaths of land have a direct impact on the well-being of adjacent communities, and... | Danya Rumore |
| 17 |  | 2020 | Friedman, Julia | An Arts and Culture Trail Implementation Guide: Working with The City of Lakewood, CO to Create a Sustainable Community Trail | The 40 West ArtLine is a 4 mile walking and bicycling arts and cultural trail that runs through the City of Lakewood, Colorado along west Colfax Avenue. The trail opened to the public in 2018, and is a main attraction ofo the 40 West Arts District. This project looks at 4 case studies (the New York ... | Keith Bartholomew |
| 18 |  | 2018 | Christensen, Michael Ray | An Intrastate Passenger Rail System for Utah Operated by Amtrak Using Existing Union Pacific Tracks | The purpose of this project is to introduce the idea of establishing intercity passenger rail routes operated by Amtrak within Utah that would run on existing Union Pacific tracks. These routes would connect Salt Lake City north to Logan, southwest to Cedar City, and southeast to Grand Junction... | Keith Bartholomew |
| 19 |  | 2018 | Barton, Alexander | Analysis of the Urban growth boundary in Marina, CA | This report is an analysis of the urban growth boundary in Marina, California. The coastal community eight miles north of Monterey and eight miles west of Salinas has had a growth boundary in place since January 2001, two months after voters approved an initiative to protect open space lands at Arms... | |
| 20 |  | 2024 | Geilman, Joseph | Archaeological Ordinances | A case study of archaeological ordinances from 5 different cities across the county. The case study looks at the 5 cities and discusses key takeaways, and some of the similarities and differences between the studied cities. There is also a list of cities that have archaeological ordinances and links... | Keith Bartholomew |
| 21 |  | 2024 | Geilman, Joseph | Archaeological Ordinances | A case study of archaeological ordinances from 5 different cities across the county. The case study looks at the 5 cities and discusses key takeaways, and some of the similarities and differences between the studied cities. There is also a list of cities that have archaeological ordinances and links... | Keith Bartholomew |
| 22 |  | 2025 | Roberts, Talon | Assessing the health and mortality of urban trees using google Street view | Urban forests play a critical role in contributing to urban resilience through the provision of ecosystem services such as environmental hazard mitigation, energy cost savings, and improvements in mental health and well-being (slc.gov, 2022). With cities like Salt Lake City entering a new era of dev... | Alexandra Ponette-Gonzalez |
| 23 |  | 2025 | Roberts, Talon | Assessing urban tree health and mortality using google Street View | Excessive heat, drought, and invasive species threaten tree health and can lead to mortality | Alexandra Ponette-González |
| 24 |  | 2024 | Hadziglijagic, Ajla | Best practices & standards manual for sustainable Cities: Ogden City, Utah | This Best Practices and Standards Manual for Sustainable Cities serves as a comprehensive guide with the intention to foster sustainable design and code practices in urban areas. The manual focuses on four key areas of planning: Community Design and Land Use, Energy Performance and Efficiency, Water... | Keith Bartholomew |
| 25 |  | 2024 | Hadziglijagic, Ajla | Best practices and standards manual for sustainable Cities: Ogden City, Utah | This Best Practices and Standards Manual for Sustainable Cities serves as a comprehensive guide with the intention to foster sustainable design and code practices in urban areas. The manual focuses on four key areas of planning: Community Design and Land Use, Energy Performance and Efficiency, Water... | Keith Bartholomew |