Browsing Graduate Capstone Projects by Creation Date
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Airbnb regulation in Washington DC, who will it serve?
(Georgetown University, 2015)We face radically new and evolving markets in the digital age—new forms of production and consumption. The rise of this fast emerging shared economy needs to be met with new forms of regulation. To explore and illustrate ... -
The Value Proposition of New Urban Parks in Small Cities: Exploring Newburgh, New York as a Prototypical Case Study
(Georgetown University, 2015)In leading global gateway cities around the world, new high-performing urban parks have been harnessed for their transformative power to enhance the environment, create social cohesion, and catalyze economic development. ... -
Vacancy, Parking and Neighborhood Change: A Proposal to Generate New Public Revenues Through Innovative Interim Users
(Georgetown University, 2015)Since the late 1960s there has been significant research to support the premise that vacant and blighted property have a negative effect on public welfare. As the chief advocate for the welfare and interests of citizens, ... -
Revitalizing Baltimore: A Smart Neighborhood Approach
(Georgetown University, 2015)This paper argues that a smart neighborhood approach focused on public safety is the missing element to revitalizing Baltimore’s inner neighborhoods. The research methodology consisted of reviewing the primary and secondary ... -
Beyond Transit-Oriented Development: Exploring Solutions for Inclusive Communities in Loudoun County, Virginia
(Georgetown University, 2016)The challenge to meet affordable housing needs is a problem for many units of local government. This paper focuses on an approach to increase affordable housing in a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and mixed-use development ... -
Resilient History: Protecting Chesapeake Bay Coastal Historic Districts from Rising Seas Through Adaptive Planning
(Georgetown University, 2016)Sea level rise is one of the greatest threats to the United States’ oldest historic communities, many of which are located along the coastline of the Chesapeake Bay. Lessening the vulnerability of these communities to ... -
Finding the Right Message: A Critical Analysis of Affordable Housing Communication Techniques as a Planning Tool
(Georgetown University, 2016)This thesis attempts to move the practice of affordable housing messaging into a tool that can used by advocates when embarking on a legislative strategy. The idea of whether someone is “worthy” or “unworthy” of affordable ... -
Traffic Congestion Pricing in the Washington Metro Region
(Georgetown University, 2016)This paper explores implementing congestion charging for personal vehicles entering the District of Columbia. I will hypothesize that congestion pricing will increase dependency on public transportation, fund public ... -
If You Zone It, Will They Come? Recommendations for the Production of Accessory Apartments in the District of Columbia
(Georgetown University, 2016)In January, 2016, the District of Columbia Zoning Commission adopted a new zoning code. In addition to simplifying the code and adapting it to DC’s current context, the Zoning Regulations of 2016 include significant policy ... -
Sustainable Suburbs: A Place-Based Approach for Environmental Sustainability at a Regional Scale
(Georgetown University, 2016)Urban planners today find themselves at the forefront of the global effort to combat climate change. As unsustainable development patterns have led to increased vehicle miles traveled and carbon footprint per capita, ... -
School & Community Revival in Aldine: Investigating Place-based Design and Development in a Periphery Neighborhood of Houston
(Georgetown University, 2016)Many of Houston's underperforming school districts are located in areas of significant suburban sprawl. The question arises as to whether the underperformance of some suburban schools correlates with the composition of the ... -
Rural Renewable Energy Based Infrastructure of the Philippines
(Georgetown University, 2017)In a rapidly urbanizing country like the Philippines- where almost 8,000 regional districts are without access to electricity- the task of providing access to reliable and affordable energy supply is daunting. One of the ... -
Place Identity as Competitive Advantage: Exploring Economic Development Strategies in NOMA and Capital Riverfront Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.
(Georgetown University, 2017)This research is based on the premise that capturing true identity of place is an integral requirement for achieving competitive advantage in urban development and design. With particular focus on the neighborhood scale ... -
Broadband Infrastructure to Enable Smart Cities: Emerging Strategies and Partnership Models
(Georgetown University, 2017)As advances in digital technology largely driven by the private sector continue to reshape society in a rapidly urbanizing world, it has become an economic, social, and environmental necessity for local municipal authorities ... -
The Application of a Just City Framework in Ivy City
(Georgetown University, 2017)In this paper, I seek to define justice within the context of urban planning, to understand the limitations of community participation as a key element in planning, and to apply a theoretical just city framework to a ... -
Reimagining DC 295 as a Vital Multi Modal Corridor: The Case for Reconnecting Southeast Washington DC
(Georgetown University, 2017)Cities across the globe are making the case for highway removal. Highway removal provides alternative land uses, reconnects citizens and natural landscapes separated by the highway, creates mobility options, and serves as ... -
Retrofitting the High Density City for Autonomous Vehicles: Washington, D.C.'s Test Case
(Georgetown University, 2018)At a time where research is new and technology is rapidly evolving, urban planners must accommodate the indeterminate impacts that connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) will have on roadways, streetscapes, and the built ... -
A Mixed-Use and Walkable Bogotá: A Transit-Oriented Strategy for the City’s First Fixed-Rail Public Transit Corridor
(Georgetown University, 2018)This project explores the creation of an urban planning framework to improve land use near metro stations in Bogotá. This framework will make the new proposed metro stations in Bogotá vibrant community places that attract ... -
The United States Virgin Islands: Resilient Hurricane Recovery Planning Practices
(Georgetown University, 2018)This thesis paper explores new urban planning practices for resilient recovery of the United States Virgin Islands on the basis of lessons learned from the 2017 hurricanes Irma and Maria. The findings of this research ... -
Marginalizing Somali Immigrant Communities in Minneapolis: Tracing the Steps of Economic Displacement in the Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood
(2018)In this paper, I argue that the Somali-American immigrant population in Minneapolis is subject to the processes of gentrification. As an economically and culturally marginalized population, Somali-American immigrants have ...
