November 30, 2021
Planning for Human Wellbeing: New Research Evidence in Built Environment, Travel Behavior, and Physical Activity Dec 7, 12:30-1:20pm Pacific – Zoom Seminar Feat. Xiao Shi, PhD
Xiao Shi, a recent graduate of the Urban Design and Planning Interdisciplinary PhD, will give a brief overview of her dissertation research titled “Planning for Human Wellbeing: New Research Evidence in Built Environment, Travel Behavior, and Physical Activity” and share her experience of transitioning into a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Health. In…
November 24, 2021
Dec 2 Webinar: Incorporating Ride-Sourcing Service into ADA Paratransit – Feat. Prof. Qing Shen and PhD student Lamis Ashour
Dr. Shen and Lamis Ashour will be holding a Pactrans online webinar along with some staff from King County Metro, on Dec. 2nd. 2021, titled: Incorporating Ride-Sourcing Service into ADA Paratransit – Opportunities and Challenges for Public Transit Agencies. Register here
November 16, 2021
UDP scholars among UW team receiving $2M from National Science Foundation to design an ‘adaptable society’
A team led by the University of Washington has received a nearly $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to further research into how urban societal systems can be organized to be both efficient and resilient. The Leading Engineering for America’s Prosperity, Health and Infrastructure (LEAP-HI) project, based in the UW College of Engineering, supports fundamental research to…
November 1, 2021
SAVING HISTORY THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY – PhD STUDENT KEISHA BHARATH
Keisha Bharath knows the past holds lessons. That’s why she’s using her Fulbright award to study sustainable Urban Design and Planning, and give back to her home of Trinidad and Tobago. In Keisha Bharath’s home there is an ornate ceiling fragment on display, over a century old. A keepsake which once belonged to one of…
Project Sidewalk: Crowd+AI Tools to Map and Assess Sidewalks – Presented by Prof. Jon Froehlich – Nov. 9, 12:30-1:20pm – Zoom
Project Sidewalk: Crowd+AI Tools to Map and Assess Sidewalks Despite decades of civil rights legislation for Americans with disabilities, many city streets, sidewalks, and businesses remain inaccessible. The problem is not just a lack of accessible sidewalks but also a lack of reliable data on where sidewalks exist and their quality. This lack of data…
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