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Accessing Opportunities Through Active Transportation in Arlington, Texas
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2014-05)This examines active transportation as it relates to accessibility, opportunity, and ultimately equity for residents in disadvantaged communities in the City of Arlington, Texas. Adding to the growing discussion and research ... -
Affordable Housing for Senior Adults
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2017-12)Despite the fact that America is aging, the trend for many cities is to appeal to the Millennial (born between 1977 and 1995) and Generation X (born between 1965 and 1976) populations. Most literature in planning and urban ... -
Alternatives to Standard Minimum Parking Requirements: a Study of Best Practices and its Application to Dallas, Texas
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-12)Development in Dallas would be more compact and multi-modal if the city refocuses its parking policies away from parking quantity to parking quality. To validate this hypothesis, this professional report compares and ... -
Assessing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as an Alternate Mode of Transportation for Dallas County.
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-12)Traffic congestion in the Dallas County area continues to worsen while transportation funding continues to decline. Even if funding was available it is no longer possible to build our way out of congestion. The Dallas ... -
Assessment of Development Potential: Grand Prairie's Entertainment District Area
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2018-08)Grand Prairie is growing in population and development, and one of its most identifiable locations, the Entertainment District is at its center. There are multiple amenities located with the Entertainment District such as ... -
Belo Horizonte, Portal to the Future: a Vision for Brazil
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-05)A massive improvement of Belo Horizonte's transportation infrastructure would not only improve the quality of life of the residents of this important metropolitan area, it would positively change the course of Brazil and ... -
Buildout Population Projections
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2015-12)Buildout population projections are used by various municipalities and entities to project the ultimate population, or carrying capacity, of a specific area. There are many methods used to calculate buildout population. ... -
Converting Paved Deserts into Solar Parking Lots in Urban Areas: Implementing Photovoltaic Systems into the Parking Lots of the City of Arlington
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-12)This presents projected costs and benefits of a carport style photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system, as well as its potential implementation sited in the City of Arlington. The goal was to estimate the amount of electricity ... -
Downtown Revitalization Plan: City of Commerce, Tx
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2017-05)Creating a downtown revitalization plan for the City of Commerce can be valuable for not only the residents of the city, but also the students of the University of Texas A&M - Commerce. Downtown revitalization can be ... -
Equity Impacts of Toll Roads in North Texas
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-05)Toll roads are becoming ubiquitous across the United States as funds for transportation projects have not kept up with traffic demand. In the North Texas region specifically, there are multiple toll road projects currently ... -
Greyfield Site Redevelopment Analysis
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)This report provides a framework for the research and analysis that will assist in understanding the issues leading to the decline of once successful shopping centers into greyfields. Inner-ring suburbs in the Dallas - ... -
Helping Small Towns with Big Plans
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2011-05)Small rural towns in Texas are under increasing pressure from state and federal entities to develop a master plan in order to procure funding. Unfortunately, many small towns lack the financial capital or the technical ... -
How an Environmental Crisis Catalyzed Community-Led Planning to Address Racial Inequities: A Case Study of Shingle Mountain, in Southern Dallas
(2022-05-05)Equity is one of the “Four E’s” representing the core values for planning at the City of Dallas, Texas (City of Dallas, Core Values). However, many neighborhoods in Southern Dallas endure environmental injustices partly ... -
Human Services Subsector: the Effects of Lancaster Outreach Center's Poverty Reduction Efforts in Rural Communties
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-12)Lancaster Outreach Center (LOC) has for almost 30 years provided high social welfare quality services with minimum setbacks. However, the faltering economy had a negative influence on the level of donor funding LOC expected. ... -
Identification of Suitable Locations for Permeable Pavements and Bioretention Ponds / Rain Gardens Using GIS Suitability Analysis for Enhanced Stormwater Management Capacity in the City of Dallas
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2015-12)Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies have shown effectiveness in managing stormwater efficiently at its source. LID strategies can be utilized to manage storm water in coordination with conventional stormwater management ... -
Knox Street and the Complete Streets Initiative: a Comparative Analysis of Complete Street Implementation in the City of Dallas
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-12)The Knox Street district, located just a few miles north of downtown Dallas, Texas, offers a variety of high-end retail, residential, and commercial use options. The increased popularity of downtown Dallas development and ... -
Learning From Los Ramblas
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-12)This report seeks to create a catalog of urban design elements that can be used as a professional reference for practicing planners. It will use the Ramblas, a series of streets in Barcelona as the area of study to understand ... -
Navigating Through Sex Business Regulation: a Case Study of Crime Statistics
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2017-08)The world of sex business regulation can be muddled and confusing. In the past, cities banned sexually-oriented businesses (SOBs) on the basis that they were morally bankrupt and obscene. Courts have ruled that the First ... -
Pedestrian and Bike Planning: Downtown of the City of Granbury, Tx
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-11)Walking is the fundamental form of transportation system. The mode of transportation plays a vital role in the physical form of the city. Before innovation of the automobile, cities were planned in a compact form, and ... -
Planning for Crime: Crime Prevention through Environmental Design in Bishop Arts District Neighborhood, Oak Cliff, Dallas.
(University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-08)There is a lack of emphasis in the planning world, both academically and in the field, on preventing crime. Defensible Space and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) has been the two main approaches taken ...