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Puerto Rico Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Studio

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-05) Baggett, Anna ; Borsch, Adam ; Brice, Paul-Emile ; Cooper, Carson ; DeMerritt, Paul ; Friedman, Mirit ; Gao, Meng ; Geronimo, Laura ; Johnson, Jennifer ; Johnson, Nicholas ; Morales, Roberto ; Schlom, Ryan ; Tucker, William

This student-driven studio was a response to the widespread devastation left by two powerful hurricanes, Hurricane María and Hurricane Irma, that impacted Puerto Rico in 2017. Driven by their concern for Puerto Rico’s population, students with close ties to the island proposed a joint studio with the University of Puerto Rico’s Graduate School of Planning (EGP). Faculty at SCaRP and EGP ran parallel courses and an exchange program, which was awarded support from the APA Foundation Disaster Grant. Overall, the studio had two main objectives: • To develop a transferable model to channel planning assistance to other vulnerable communities – one which captures local and institutional resources and talent. • To enhance the capacity of next-generation planners to manage climate change issues and devise transferable tools and analytics that strengthen the planning capability of local communities and organizations.
International Urban Design Studio 2019, Kyojima

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019-05) Yang, Perry Pei-Ju ; Campbell, Warren ; Carpenter, Sophia ; Chen, Helen ; Everhart, Justina ; Gibbs, Taylor ; Karam, Christopher ; Leising, Robert ; McCoy, Trevor ; Raytchev, Luben ; Saha, Nirvik ; Sit, Elizabeth

The 2019 Tokyo Smart City studio is a semester-long project housed within the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Eco Urban Lab. In collaboration with the Global Carbon Project (GCP), the National Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan (NIES), the Department of Urban Engineering of the University of Tokyo, and the University of Tsukuba, students built upon the work of the 2018 studio to address critical issues facing Kyojima. An assessment of existing conditions was conducted prior to the field visit. Figures and statistics were generated using data acquired from the NIES Core Team and other various online resources. The area of interest was divided into segments based on the appropriate scale. The Spring Tokyo workshop was a collaborative effort among the Georgia Tech team and its sponsors.
Equitable, Ecological, Transit-Oriented Development

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019) Dunham-Jones, Ellen ; Alawamleh, Yasmeen ; Ashok, RajhaSurya ; Dave, Neerja ; Duan, Ruiyan ; Ghosh, Debmalya ; Huang, Shuyi ; Johnson, Jennifer ; Li, Siqi ; Ma, Hoaxing ; Moo-Young, Tiffany ; Majid, Moutushi ; Oh, Yeinn ; Siodmok, Naomi ; Xu, Jingxin

What if the proposed MARTA light rail down Campbellton Road to the proposed new transit hub near the Greenbriar Mall were designed to drive revitalization in the area that was equitable and ecological? Six proposals by teams of Georgia Tech MS in Urban Design graduate students present different answers to that fundamental question. These proposals are intended to help community members and stakeholders envision a range of possibilities and foster conversations about desired futures.
Lindbergh Studio

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019) Corrao, Laurel ; Karra, Ian ; Krieger, Jenna ; Ling, Sharon ; Martin, Katie ; Orsini, Callie ; Pimentel, Ruth ; Raychev, Luben ; Whitacre, Jacob ; Zakas, Chelsea

This studio worked in the Lindbergh neighborhood of Atlanta (north of Midtown, south of Buckhead), focusing on Peachtree Creek which runs, relatively concealed, throughout the neighborhood and the surrounding greenway. This neighborhood has been traditionally affordable compared to the surrounding neighborhoods of Midtown and Buckhead, and it is also one of the Atlanta neighborhoods with the least amount of green space per the population. Over the next few years, there are several proposed multi-purpose paths and new transit lines in the neighborhood, including the Beltline Trail, BeltLine Rail, and a new MARTA line to Emory. Our team focused on urban design, development, green space for the neighborhood, and transportation changes, including bridges and transit. We had several stakeholders, including City of Atlanta, GDOT, Atlanta BeltLine, Atlanta CityCouncil, MARTA, Passion City Church, Rollins, Inc., Peachtree Creek Greenway, and PATH 400.
Little Five Points Studio

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2019) Arias, Daniel ; Boissiere, Cameron ; Caddell, Ed ; Dervarics, Kelly ; Postma, Deborah ; Scranton, Cooper ; Staley, Rachel ; Stickels, Charles

The Little Five Points studio set out to assist the recently formed umbrella organization of neighborhoods and businesses around Little Five Points (L5P) with identifying and advancing common interests. The studio worked with the Little Five Points Alliance to engage the community and identify a planning framework for future plans and actions. Issues identification emerged through reading history and past reports, extensive field trips, and engagement with all the relevant citizen and business organizations. The studio determined opportunities in connectivity and economic development and presented those final ideas to the stakeholders.
Cultivating Connections: A Housing & Economic Development Implementation Strategy for the Mechanicsville Neighborhood of Atlanta

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-12) Barrett, Grace ; Burge, James ; Carter, Melody ; Coyle, Tyler ; Davison, Brianna ; Furman, Seth ; Sherman, Andrea ; Smith, Andrew ; Smith, Michael ; Wolfe, Andreas

The future of Mechanicsville has been laid out in several previous plans, but they have resulted in little additional development for the neighborhood. Rather than creating another plan, the goal of this studio was to provide an implementation framework for community level development strategies. They are based on best practices observed in other communities, both in the City of Atlanta and around the United States as well as key input from Mechanicsville stakeholders. A key goal of the studio was to create a collection of practical ideas and recommendations which can be taken and applied by the Mechanicsville community, developers, and the City.
Powder Springs: Corridor and Connectivity Plan

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-12) Agnew, Agnew, Darian T. ; Bleckley, Claire ; Denison, Jack ; Graszer, Grace ; Greenwald, Jeremy ; Hanus, Andrew ; Healy, Clare ; Ma, Jiayan ; Scott, Eric ; Sherman, Jonathan ; Stephens, Nick

Powder Springs charged the studio to focus its attention on two of the major access corridors into the city, Powder Springs Road from the east and Austell-Powder Springs Road from the southeast. In contemplating and then analyzing that charge, the studio placed their work into a comprehensive framework. Students took into account the work that the city has prioritized in recent years, particularly its downtown focus and connectivity to the Silver Comet trail.
Chapala Climate Action Plan: Capstone Studio

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-05) Dieg, Melanie ; Duncan, Dorraine ; Howard, Symone ; Kelley, Maggie ; Morrison, Alex ; Rao, Pooja ; Yildirim, Ali

Given evidence of the Earth’s warming trends, cities worldwide have undertaken mitigation and adaptation strategies to deal with climate change. Climate Action Plans (CAPs) are primarily used to identify relevant opportunities to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG). More recently, these plans have also proposed adaptation initiatives that acknowledge the certainty of climate change, and aim to prepare cities and their people to be more resilient. CAPs are region specific and are inextricably linked to local characteristics of the city, its infrastructure, its governance capacity, and its residents. The City of Chapala, Mexico, recognizing its particular vulnerabilities to climate change, has elected to create a Climate Action Plan for its municipal area. With assistance from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Guadalajara, a Climate Action Plan was created during the Spring 2018 semester in accordance with each schools’ studio requirement. This report consists of our work as the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Master’s School of City and Regional planning studio, and includes original findings including: a baseline GHG Inventory and forecast, emission targets, and recommended policy packages. While many Climate Action Plans focus on outlining single policies, our scenarios of packaged policies represent an opportunity to capture the interconnectedness of climate action planning efforts. Additionally, our scenario approach intends to build upon the policy efforts proposed in a municipal climate action plan for Chapala completed in 2017, many of which are difficult to feaibly implement.
International Urban Design Studio 2018, Kyojima-Sumida District, Tokyo

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-04) Ali, Abaan ; Binder, Robert ; Chen, Boruo ; Coulter, Ghazaleh ; Davis, Tate ; Dyess, Chelsea ; Garcia Baez, Ricardo ; Horadam, Nathaniel ; Kim, Rebekah ; Kimura-Thollander, Phillippe ; Lancaster, Zachary ; Marinelli, Abigail ; McKay, Alyssa ; Sepkowitz, Isabel ; Starbuck, Zachary ; Steidl, Paul ; Tanglao, Jed Mick ; Van Dyke, Rebecca ; Waldon, James ; Walls, Daniel ; Wu, Yanlin ; Yang, Perry Pei-Ju

The Tokyo Smart City Studio is a practical capstone project housed within the Eco Urban Lab at Georgia Tech’s School of City and Regional Planning and School of Architecture. Throughout the four-month semester, students collaborate on innovative urban design solutions for some of Tokyo’s most important problems. In conjunction with the Global Carbon Project (GCP), the National Institute for Environmental Studies of Japan, the Department of Urban Engineering of the University of Tokyo, and the University of Tsukuba, Georgia Tech Students tackled issues ranging from energy consumption and disaster preparedness to heat stress and a vulnerable elderly population. The group completed five comprehensive reviews, a week-long site visit to Tokyo, multiple workshopping sessions, an Architecture Exposition, and two final reports. The focus area of this year’s studio was Kyojima, a one-half kilometer neighborhood in Sumida-Ku. In the late 19th century, this neighborhood was characterized by paddy fields, marshes, and a few small factories. It’s known for its traditional Japanese crafts, tight alleyways, and wooden tenement housing. The area is dense and in need of revitalization. Kirakira Street, the neighborhood’s once bustling shopping destination, is in substantial economic decline. This document is a detailed report of all student proposals aimed at assisting community members and other Kyojima stakeholders with technological, design, and policy solutions.
South Downtown Atlanta: Improvements to the Public Realm

(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018) Dunham-Jones, Ellen ; Alzaabi, Mariam ; Choi, Jiho ; Dickinson, Coston ; Dodson, Christy ; Hong, Fenghuan ; Khandekar, Tejas ; Lancaster, Zachary ; Ling, Tianqi ; Rickles, Carley ; Stephen, Sam (Sam Stephen Raj Baskar Sundara Raj) ; Vijayanand, Karen ; Xue, Bowen ; Yao, Zeyue ; Zha, Yilun ; Zhang, Wenyue W. (Winnie)

A report by the fall 2016 MSUD studio of proposals for immediately implementable and longer-term improvements to the public realm in South Downtown Atlanta and the Government District. Designs for 14 scattered sites focus on issues of Curb Management and Streetscaping; Placemaking and Building Social Capital; Eco-Infrastructure and Urban Heat Island and the establishment of gateways at key entry