Associate Professor Gregg Colburn in the Runstad Department of Real Estate was cited in the Council of Economic Advisors 2024 Economic Report of the President. Chapter 4 of the report, “Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing: Economic Insights and Federal Policy Solutions” cites a book from Aldren and Colburn, 2022, entitled “Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns.” (Available here: https:// homelessnesshousingproblem.com/.) Read the report, and see the book from Aldren and Colburn for more information.
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Day 3 of the Change Stories Residential Knowledge Exchange
On Wednesday, March 20th, the Change Stories team began the day with a site visit to the Manzana del Cuidado de Cuidad Bolivar (Block of Care in Bolivar). The bus dropped off the group at the TransMiCable cable car, which connects the people on a steep hillside to transportation and other resources. The TransMiCable costs $2300 pesos per trip – around US$0.70, and includes 163 cabins with room for 10 passengers each. Before the TransMiCable connected these communities, the walk…
Day 2 of Change Stories Residential Knowledge Exchange
Tuesday, March 19th, the Change Stories residential knowledge exchange group experienced a full day of shared learning sessions. Morning sessions included full discussions from the US community based organization team members, followed by a discussion about decolonializing research. The discussions were full and many perspectives, methods, and expertises’ were shared from different teams and institutions. Tuesday included a beautiful walk to lunch at a restaurant on the Universidad de los Andes campus; the variety of building design on campus was…
Day one of Change Stories residential knowledge exchange event
Monday, March 18th at 8am, individuals gathered in the hotel lobby; many people were meeting for the first time, some were long-term colleagues or past co-workers. Some participates were able to explore the city for a day or two before official activities began. Travel experiences were shared, first experiences in Bogotá were highlighted; on Sunday, a group participated in the Bogotá weekly Ciclovía, and experienced a free public Zumba exercise class in a local park. Boarding the bus, many…
Change Stories project begins 4-day residential event in Bogotá, Colombia
The Change Stories project is an research project with collaboration from academics and their community-based partners in Belfast (Queen’s University), Northern Ireland, Belo Horizonte (Federal University of Minas Gerais Brazil and Observatory for Urban Health), Brazil, and Bogotá (Universidad de los Andes), Colombia. Additional collaborators include USA and Internationally-based advisory group members, who work within their communities. The project is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The 3 case study cities in the Change Stories project are Belfast, Northern…
Assistant Professor Karen Chen awarded NASA early career investigator award
Assistant Professor Karen Chen is awarded the NASA early career investigator award for the program in earth science. Chen’s project will explore heat impacts on health in urban settings in the Mediterranean. Chen is also affiliated with the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, and CSDE at UW. Read more here.
Elizabeth Golden wins ASCA course development prize
The ASCA Course Development Prize was awarded for the course “Climate | Material | Shelter” developed by Elizabeth Golden, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, and Marc Neveu (Arizona State University). “The course will advance the University of Washington and Arizona State University’s mission to leverage place, enable student success, and transform society through use-inspired research.” More information about the course can be found here.
UW researchers issue state-level policy recommendations for transit-oriented development
CBE Researchers developed a report “Finding Common Ground: Best Practices for Policies Supporting Transit-Oriented Development,” with the Mobility Innovation Center and led by the Washington Center for Real Estate Research. Project Team: Mason Virant, Associate Director, Washington Center for Real Estate Research Christian Phillips, Urban Design and Planning PhD Program Steven C. Bourassa, PhD Director, Washington Center for Real Estate Research Arthur Acolin, Associate Professor, Runstad Department of Real Estate Visit the project page here.
Catherine De Almeida selected for Community Engagement Lead Role
Catherine De Almeida, Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture was selected as one of twelve faculty and staff across the University of Washington Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses to focus on topics related to community engaged research and learning. “The initial priorities for community engagement infrastructure to be addressed through this funding include: Develop community engagement best principles and blueprints in alignment with diversity, equity, and inclusion Support or incorporate community engagement in campus-scale strategies and planning Remove…
Three CBE Researchers Awarded UW Royalty Research Funds
Three CBE researchers were awarded Royalty Research Funds. This cycle, 93 proposals were submitted to the University of Washington Office of Research. 25 were selected for funding, a success rate of 27%. Vince Wang, Assistant Professor in the Runstad Department of Real Estate and Dylan Stevenson, Assistant Professor in Urban Design and Planning were awarded funding for their project entitled “Exploring Transformative Solutions to Build Housing Security and Climate Resilience: The Community Land Trust Model” Narjes Abbasabadi, Assistant Professor in…