The City & Regional Planning (CRP) Department promotes sustainable and diverse communities within cultural and human systems. The interdisciplinary professional planning education is based on a learn-by-doing approach, community outreach, and applied research to help communities aspire for better, livable places. Since 1968, the program evolved in the College where the planning laboratory (studio) has been the core of the curriculum. The department is proud of the program's strengths in urban design, transportation, land use and environmental planning, and community sustainability./p>
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Senior Projects from 2010
PCR Ranch Development Analysis, Kristen Bowman
Exploring the BRT Systems of Curitiba and Bogota, Christine Burgess and Staci Ordiz
San Luis Obispo Wine and Culinary Center, Hayley Cole and Chad Endicott
Mixed Density, Mixed-Use, Residential & Commercial Alternative Design, Chris Cote and Spencer Waterman
Central Coast Multimedia Center, Steve Degar, William Twitchell, and Jenna Borges
Strategies for Fighting Back: Globalization and the City, Karl Eckert
Orcutt Area Site Alternative Design Proposal, Julie Epshteyn and Maria Lusherovich
Orcutt Area Artists Village, Claire Fliesler and Monica Kittinger
Assessing Public Health through Community Design in Low-income Communities, Rochelle M. Invina
The North Broadway Redevelopment Plan, Scott Kaiser
Healthy by Design: A Post Occupancy Evaluation of Student Housing, Justin P. LeVeque
West Coast Olympic Village, Kelly McGrane, Andrew Myers, and Drew Poulter
The Green Orcutt Area Alternative Plan, Kevin Moy and Arnold Guerra
North Ventura Avenue Draft Development Code and Background Report Prepared for the City of Ventura, CA, Donald Nielsen, Sean Tiedgen, and Tyler Hartrich
Righetti Hill Ranch Project Proposal, Katherine Marie Nilmeier
Orcutt Park, Mark Polhemus and Marco Gonzalez
The Role of Microfinancing in Planning, Richard N. Ruiz
Foothill Corridor Plan, Jordan Smith and Alex Padilla
Senior Projects from 2009
The Redevelopment at Mill Creek, Jason Cater and Andrew Craig
Vertical Subdivision: A Tool for Developing Mixed-Use Projects, Ellen M. Czerwinski
Wastewater Management in Developing Countries, Florigna Nest Feliciano and Hana Mengsteab
Farmland Perservation and the Growth Management in the Salinas Valley, Holly M. Fellows
Parking Requirements and the Urban Transect: A Case Study of Miami, Florida's Form-Based Code, Robert Hananouchi
The Validity of Urban Forms: Lifestyle Centers and Traditional Downtowns: A Comparative Analysis, Kyle Timothy Perata
New Urbanism Uncovered, Annie Ryan