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Item From Austin to Seattle, from Jason to Tree-Ear : my journey of A single shard(2013-05) Ko, Jason Tze Hsin; Dorn, FranThis is a written report of my experience on rehearsing and performing the production A Single Shard in Seattle Children’s Theatre from January to March of 2012. The essay documented my working process and the challenges I’ve faced throughout rehearsals and performances. This is also a reflection of my education from the graduate acting program in Department of Theatre and Dance.Item Harmonization of residential & commercial mixed-use developments : investigation of regulatory issues by case studies(2013-08) Hsieh, Yu-Tang; Lee, Ming-ChunMixed-use neighborhoods, which feature increased housing/job variety and density, can create pedestrian and bicycle-friendly environments by reducing dependency on vehicles and traffic congestion, and shortening distances between housing, workplaces and other destinations. Municipal regulations are vital to modern mixed-use developments due to their capability to control the direction of metropolitan growth. In this research, I have attempted to make a correlation between local regulations and current neighborhood development patterns in three well known, mixed-use neighborhoods using the case study approach. Three mixed-use neighborhoods, the North Pearl District (NPD; Portland, Oregon), South Lake Union (SLU; Seattle, Washington) and False Creek North (FCN; Vancouver, Canada), were chosen for this case study research. I examined and visualized the local regulations that pertain to mixed-use development of each neighborhood using Illustrator and SketchUp. I also analyzed and discussed U.S. Census information, including households per acre, average household size and household vehicle occupancy. The investigation indicates that among the three neighborhoods, the mixed-use regulations of FCN are the most straightforward and clear. This is reflected in the consistency between regulations and current land uses. The overall mixed degree in NPD is relatively large likely due to its incentive regulations, making itself as a highly walkable neighborhood. The local regulations in SLU are the most complicated, and focus on attracting innovative firms. In conclusion, we have conducted a study to investigate the development of mixed-use neighborhoods by scrutinizing local regulations and analyzing current situations and statistical data. The results indicated that the straightforward and incentive regulations, such as legalized neighborhood land use plan and bonus floor area ratios, benefit the mixed-use developments of neighborhoods by increasing the efficiency in land use and maximizing the mixed-use degree, thus leading to a compact, walkable and vital community.Item Letter from William C. Brice to Emmett L. Bennett Jr., December 13, 1982(1982-12-13) Brice, William C.Item Planning with Native Americans : a study of the Fort Lawton redevelopment in Seattle, Washington(2021-07-30) Stanley, August, M.S. in Community and Regional Planning; Sciara, Gian-Claudia; Zhang, Ming, 1963 April 22-This paper will investigate the Fort Lawton redevelopment plan to examine the extent to which Native residents shaped the vision, process, and plan for the development. To understand current trends, concerns, and best practices for planning with Natives, particularly transportation planning for urban Natives, this report begins with a review of the literature. After examining the existing research, the report will explore the Fort Lawton case study of planning involving and impacting urban Natives. This report will also critically analyze how well a significant redevelopment project on important Duwamish land incorporated Native input and values. Additionally, it will analyze how well the redevelopment planning process incorporated Native considerations about transportation and access.Item Producing abolition : public space and protest in Seattle’s Black Lives Matter movement(2022-05-05) Bissiri, Anthony Daniel; Sletto, BjørnScholars in planning and geography have relied on Henri Lefebvre's theory of the social production of space to understand how urban protest is a practice through which subaltern groups contest hegemonic political structures. However, few who use Lefebvre's theories have researched the protests of U.S. social movements centered on abolitionist politics, including the immensely influential Black Lives Matter movement. In this thesis, I investigate the Black Lives Matter protests that took place during the summer of 2020 in Seattle to better understand the specific role that the production of space played in furthering the abolitionist goals of the movement. Drawing on informal interviews and personal experience, I identify the embodied actions that protesters took to produce uniquely abolitionist space. I discuss both the usefulness and limits of applying Lefebvrian theory to the case, suggesting that the social production of space in conjunction with abolitionist political thought reveals the importance of embodied actions of protest for new urban social movements resisting racial capitalism.