Urban Planning and Sustainable Development

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Could tiny homes help ease homelessness in Whatcom County?

Could tiny homes, or a community of them, be used to provide housing for people who are homeless in Whatcom County, like they do now in Olympia and Seattle?

It’s among the suggestions made by Western Washington University students in their …

2017-07-03
WWU’s Urban-Planning Program Granted National Accreditation 2016-12-12
Birchwood neighborhood looks ahead as it loses Albertsons

Prior to Albertsons announcing it was closing the Birchwood store, the neighborhood began working with Western Washington University urban planning students to come up with ideas to make the area vibrant again. The group of students presented a report of its findings at a neighborhood meeting…

2016-05-02
City to beef up municipal code enforcement

The city of Blaine has brought on an additional staff member to ensure Blaine buildings stay up to code.

The city hired Madeline (Maddie) Ottley in February as a community planner. One of her job duties will be ensuring the city’s municipal codes are being followed to the letter. She…

2016-03-10
Edmonds Community College graduates build environmental educational facility in Italy

Two graduates from Edmonds Community College, Antonio and Kiersten Baiamonte, are building a sustainable educational study abroad facility named, Bio-Monte, Retreats, Tours, and Education in Tuscany, Italy.

The Baiamontes, a married couple, want to connect with students and educators to…

2015-04-01
WWU Urban Planning Program in Process for National Accreditation 2014-12-10
Zaferatos has article series on socially equitable sustainable community development published 2011-12-13
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