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Sustainable City Year Program - 2019/2020
The City of Silverton welcomed University of Oregon students during the 2019-2020 year as part of the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP). SCYP, part of the Sustainable Cities Institute at UO, matches professors and classes with an Oregon city, county, special district, tribe, transit agency, or partnership of governments for an entire academic year. Students working in Silverton, guided by their professors, combined research and fieldwork to address City needs and achieve course learning goals.
No one could have envisioned how the Covid-19 pandemic would affect the partnership! Fortunately, fieldwork for most courses was concentrated before March 2020 brought Oregon’s State of Emergency declarations, University travel restrictions, and restrictions on public access to some City facilities. Several planned presentations had to be modified. City staff are very grateful to the U of O professors, students, and staff for their flexibility in producing final reports and recommendations for the City’s use.
Please enjoy the final reports posted below and watch the Agenda Center and City Newsletter for continued project updates.
Course Project | Course Outcomes | Final Report Links (and presentations where available) |
Pettit Property Visioning (October- December 2019) | 2 public outreach events resulted in report suggesting 3 possible phases of property development | Final Report - Pettit Visioning |
Passive Solar Heating (January-March 2020) | Presentation and report with recommendations for incorporating passive solar heating design into Police Facility/City Hall Civic Center site to be located on Eugene Field property | Final Report - Passive Heating |
Community Outreach Strategies (January-March 2020) | Report with recommendations for engaging community members beyond written community surveys, incorporating a variety of in-person and digital outreach and engagement strategies | Final Report - Community Outreach and Engagement |
Climate Action Planning(January-March 2020) | Presentations and report with recommendations to build upon the Silverton Energy Plan towards a Climate Action Plan, including focus areas of: Land Use and Transportation, Buildings and Energy, Food and Agriculture, Urban Natural Resources, and Consumption and Waste. | Final Summary Report - Climate Action Planning + Implementation Tables Group Report #1 - Land Use and Transportation Group Report # 2 - Buildings and Energy Group Report # 3 - Food and Agriculture Group Report # 4 - Urban Natural Resources Group Report # 5 - Consumption and Waste Link to all videos |
Stormwater Low Impact Development(January-June 2020) | Design report with recommendations for Community Pool Site, prioritizing stormwater infrastructure to reduce runoff going back into the creek from the lot, while expanding the parking lot to increase the total vehicle capacity. | Stormwater LID Final Report |