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Code Studio Internship; Summer 2016www.stockyards.code-studio.com

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Hands-OnWorkshop

9 am - 12:30 pmWest Fork Room

@ River Ranch Stockyards

Open Design Studio9 am - 7 pm

Open Design Studio9 am - 5 pm

Open Design Studio9 am - 7 pm

Drop-In Open House6 pm - 8 pm

Suite 139 @ Stockyards Station

Work-In Progress Presentation

7 pm81 Club @ Billy Bob’s

Texas

Public Design Charrette Schedule

SATURDAYMay 21

SUNDAYMay 22

MONDAYMay 23

TUESDAYMay 24

WEDNESDAYMay 25

All events are open to the public. Come help us develop a form-based code and historic district guidelines for the Stockyards!

The Open Design Studio and Lunch & Learn events are located in Suite 139 at the Stockyards Station, 130 E Exchange Ave.

Lunch & LearnHistoric District Guidelines

12 - 1 pm

Fort Worth StockyardsForm-Based Code & Historic District Guidelines

Lunch & LearnForm-Based Codes

12 - 1 pm

Map created by Brianna Frey.

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New Zoning/Guidelines BoundaryLocal Historic District BoundarySingle Family Residential (SF)Medium Density Residential (MDR)

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Neighborhood Commercial (E, ER)

Neighborhood Serving Mixed Use (MU-1)Light Industrial (I)

Medium Industrial (J)

Heavy Industrial (K)

Floodplain (O)

Small Lot & Townhouses (AR)

Urban Residential (UR)Community Facilities (CF)Planned Development (PD-MU2)

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A multi-day public design charrette was held mid-May to engage the community for the new Fort Worth Stockyards form-based code and historic district guidelines. Through-out the week, the public had numerous opportunities to provide input and react to concepts from the consultant team, which led to a refined vision of the future of the stockyards.

Prior to and during the charrette, Brianna created material to be used by the public, such as maps, comment cards, and presentations. She assisted the consultant team by greeting guests, maintaining the project website and social media, and later created the charrette report. This project is currently ongoing.

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HUD Competition; 2016

Image created by Tatum Lau.

The HUD Affordable Housing Competition challenged student teams to think through the complex issues associat-ed with rehabbing the Monteria Village public housing development in Santa Barbara. The team’s project, “Meet Monteria”, is their vision for future housing that integrates the 21st century family, lifelong education, and holistic sustainability. The team’s proposal attempts to 1) tackle the need for more affordable housing through increasing the density on site; 2) improve the social capital of its residents by creative partnerships with existing assets nearby; 3) update and capitalize on the environment through modest green infra-structure improvements; and 4) decrease automobile dependency through reduced parking requirements and a multi-modal toolkit.

ULI Competition; 2015

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The Urban Land Institute(ULI) Hines Student competition is an urban design and development competition. Interdis-ciplinary teams were tasked to create a community com-prehensive development proposal for an undervalued and underutilized neighborhood in proximity to New Orle-ans’s French Quarter. Below is our project’s description.

EmPOWERing New Futures (ENF) serves as a catalyst in an area that has historically been home to an underserved community. The plan strives to empower this community through economic development, health initiatives, and the creation of clean energy. While embracing and respecting existing residents, ENF prepares to absorb potential growth from the incoming development inter-ests along the ENF’s periphery. New Orleans is currently reestablishing itself as a livable, workable city filled with prosperity.

Image created by Tatum Lau.

Professional Report; 2016

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This study examines the Small Lot Amnesty tool, an infill tool option for single-family neighborhoods in Austin, Texas. After the tool’s misuse and a heated public discussion, City Council chose to close the developer loophole that many argued did not meet the tool’s original intent.

The study quantifies potential population growth benefits and costs if the City Council voted to allow disaggrega-tion of small lots and build multiple homes on what was once only one house. The findings reveal many popula-tion growth benefits, but also expose the challenges of such growth, such as increased water runoff due to increased impervious cover. Recommendations are made for the City of Austin and City Council to consider.

Map and Table created by Brianna Frey.

Sustainable Economic Development; Spring 2016

Sustainable Regional Analysis | Brianna Garner Frey | March 20169

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with state wide growth, with the exeption of three industries (Agriculture, Mining, and Public Adminis-tration). These three industries are not high shares of the employment in the MSA.

-lanta, for Venture Capital investment within MSAs. $550 million was invested in 2015.

Source: Harvard US Cluster Mapping Project

Source: Harvard US Cluster Mapping Project

Source: Census Quarterly Workforce Indicators

Sustainable Regional Analysis | Brianna Garner Frey | March 20162

Table of ContentsExecutive Summary.................................................3

Population.................................................................4

Demographics..........................................................5

Economic Activity ...................................................6

Growth Driving Industries.........................................9

Income and Poverty..............................................11

Affordability ...........................................................12

Equity ......................................................................13

Health and Environment .......................................15

Towards Sustainability............................................16

Conclusion..............................................................17

Bibliography............................................................18

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, ColoradoMetropolitan Statistical Area

Sustainable Regional Analysis

Brianna Garner FreyUniversity of Texas School of Architecture

Sustainable Strategic Plan | Brianna Garner Frey |May 2016 13

Goal #1: Decrease start-up companies’ closures to 15% by 2030.

Expand the available capital for starts ups and small businesses. This can start with compiling and promoting financial resources and information on a central website, similar to what the Colorado Bankers Association is already doing. Making this information easily accessible is key. The state of Colorado should create an innovation branding campaign to promote innovation statewide. Therefore the state is united and can benefit from other entities across the state.

Provide state-level funding for entrepreneur programs in high schools and colleges to foster a creative environment. By collaborating with schools and organizations, the area can create internship programs and competitions for students. This will help introduce students to entrepreneurial skills and talent. Search for scholarships and help students connect to such funding. Partner with local start ups to provide TED-like talks on ideas, businesses, and failures. This will increase students’ exposure to the field.

Initiate the availability of incubators or testing labs for start-ups. Tap into COIN (Colorado Innovation Network) for existing resources. Some groups are meeting in coffee shops without the amenities needed to grow. Collaborative environments where groups can share their amenities will help start-ups get off the ground.

Sustainable Strategic Plan | Brianna Garner Frey |May 2016 8

Economic Analysis Weakness…

The MSA is experiencing a job location balance issue. The majority of the jobs are located in one center, and sprawling housing developments have encouraged predominately residential communities lacking jobs. The majority of recent growth has taken place in the suburbs. Denver County holds 32% of the region’s employment opportunities, with the other counties offering significantly less. This type of job placement distribution has many consequences on the employees and the environment. For example, dependence on cars leads to a sedentary lifestyle, which leads to a higher risk of chronic illnesses. More road and highway capacity deteriorate natural land. Another health issue that arises from a car dependent community is pollution, which leads to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Luckily, Denver does offer a commuter rail, which carried 20 million passengers in 2009- the 8th largest volume in the country. However, only 12% of Denver area’s population lives within the transit’s accessible zone. The region would benefit from additional alternative transit opportunities other than the commuter rail, and by creating additional job centers throughout the MSA.

At 26 minutes, employees in the MSA have a longer than

average commute time than the national average

of 24.9 minutes.

2013 Jobs Counts by County-all jobsDenver city, COAurora city, COLakewood city, COCentennial city, COGreenwood Village city, COWestminster city, COLittleton city, COBoulder city, COBroomfield city, COCommerce City city, COAll Other Locations

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Source: On the Map

7Report created by Brianna Frey.

The assignment asked students to conduct a sustainable regional analysis for an MSA. Part 1 examined the Den-ver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado MSA. The Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and other various data sources were examined to determine the Strengths, Weaknesses, Oppor-tunities, and Threats of the region. Part 2 of the assignment created a Strategic Plan for the MSA, suggesting a vision, goals, and implimentation strategies.

China Practicum; Summer & Fall 2015

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The local planning division in Wuhan, China tasked American and Chinese student teams to analyze the Hankou historic district’s existing conditions and make recommendations. We students conducted site visits, surveyed users, and made recommendations regarding the future growth of the district. The provided images are a set of recommendations regarding one rail station’s immediate area, including accessibility to other transportation modes and improving the pedestrian environment. Other recommendations not pictured here are a TOD land use plan, density plan, open space network, and visioning process. This assignment was completed in December 2015 and was sent to Wuhan’s planning department.

Images created by Brianna Frey.

Visual Communications Class; Spring 2015

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The student team was assigned the West Campus neigh-borhood in Austin, TX. They were tasked to find an issue and propose suggestions. The following is a summary of their proposal.

Fresh West’s goal is to bring fresh food and groceries to the West Campus neighborhood. USDA has identified the neighborhood as a Food Dessert, meaning the nearest full-service grocery store is longer than a 30-minute trip by bus or within a half mile walking distance. Since the majori-ty of the students living in West Campus lack a car, the team’s proposal will provide a full-service grocery store in walking distance to their residential units.

Other improvements made were extending the bike lane and improving the pedestrian environment.

Visual Communications Class; Spring 2015

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The assignment asked the student to identify a neighbor-hood in Seattle and create various analysis in GIS. Brianna also chose to use Illustrator to enhance many of the GIS maps produced. The final submission was a poster design with neighborhood background, statistics, and the GIS analysis. The image to the left is the neighborhood’s region-al analysis.

International District, Seattle

Participatory Planning Class; Spring 2015

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The student team helped the City of Austin design a public participation event for a corridor reimaging pro-cess. The following is an excerpt from the final report.

The purpose of the Kick-off is to introduce the project to the public, introduce the city staff members to the public, gain excitement and momentum about this project, and extract local knowledge and information from the public.

The city hopes to use this opportunity to attain the rela-tional goals through dialogue between the neighbor-hoods, the businesses, the corridor users, and themselves. Dialogue between the participants and city staff will grow trust and building understanding regarding each other’s interests, goals, and perspectives.

Report created by Karen Peris.

Sustainable Land Use Class; Spring 2015

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The student team created a vision, goals, implementation policies, and a land use plan for Austin’s East Riverside Corridor (ERC). The three scenario proposals for the year 2030 were “Trend”, “High Mobility”, and “High Sustainabili-ty”. The following is a description of the High Mobility sce-nario.

The High Mobility scenario seeks to maximize accessibility of the ERC through the addition of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Stations are approximately one mile apart and each form a node of high activity. Each BRT station is located in close proximity to a civic plaza bordered by a combination of retail, office, and vertical mixed use. Densitites will be achieved through a “Station Area Plan” that offers parking reduc-tion and height density bonus incentives in exchange for meeting design guidelines like affordable units, preferred use mix, and public improvements.

Images created by Brianna Frey.

San Francisco, California

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