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The Community Engagement, Design and Research Center (CEDaR) partners with Colorado and abroad communities to help buildÌýresilient and equitable cities and neighborhoods.ÌýCEDaR’s goal is to stimulate research and teaching on critical urban challenges,Ìýleading to innovations in design, policy and programs. Our work is rooted in a philosophy of engaged research integrated with service.

A research center inÌýCU Â鶹ӰԺ'sÌýProgramÌýinÌýEnvironmental DesignÌý

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Community Design Workshop

Students discuss projects in Ponderosa Praxis.
Local governments and community organizations, consider collaborating with CEDaR on a Community Design Workshop for your town or neighborhood!ÌýThe workshop brings student and faculty research and creativity to projects that integrate public art, urban design and community engagement around neighborhood and commercial district revitalization. Ìý

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Community Voices

Peggy Kuhn in front of her manufactured home.
Community VoicesÌýexplores critical issuesÌýinÌýmanufactured housing (MH) communitiesÌýthrough stories ofÌýleadership byÌýMHÌýpark residents, especially grassroot activists committed to change. The projectÌýis designed toÌýshare informationÌýamongÌýmanufactured housingÌýcommunitiesÌýabout howÌýtheyÌýaddress issuesÌýandÌýcommunicateÌýtheÌýchallengesÌýfaced by these communitiesÌýto policymakers and others in Colorado.ÌýCUÌýÂ鶹ӰԺÌýstudentsÌýare trained toÌýresearch,Ìýconduct interviews andÌýwrite storiesÌýrelated toÌýaffordability, communityÌýdevelopment, livabilityÌýand environment/climate change.ÌýIn these initial print and audio stories, we explore common issues facingÌýmanufactured housingÌýpark residents,Ìýincluding eviction,Ìýcorporate ownership of MH parks,ÌýCOVID-related vulnerabilities,Ìýlimitations on renovations and more.Ìý

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Program areas

Community Arts/Design Build

CEDaR helps organize a variety of community arts projects ranging from the restoration of the Dushanbe Teahouse in Â鶹ӰԺ to design of a plaza in downtown Longmont.

Sustainable Places

Design and planning for urban redevelopment, place-making, and resource efficient urbanismÌý

City Science

Assessment and application of urban technologies, and use of community science and analytics in urban management.Ìý

Urban Affordability

Innovative design for housing and energy cost-reduction, as well as increase in self-sufficiency and increase in health of vulnerable communities.

Resilient Infrastructure

Integrated management of stormwater, urban heat, urban connectivity, water quality, air quality, and green infrastructure.

Children and Youth

Engagement of young people in planning and design decisions, and evaluation of programs providing services to children and families.