Each spring, UEP’s first year MA students work on teams for the entire semester on projects with real-world partners through the Field Projects course. This year, nine projects were completed with a diverse array of community, nonprofit, and governmental organizations.
“The Case for Community Land Trusts” for the Greater Boston CLT Network
UEP teams addressed community and social issues, such as building democratic dialogue and capacity in an increasingly diverse Medford, promoting community land trusts in Boston as a strategy to prevent gentrification, and improving state programs for transition-age youth who are timing out of the foster-care system.
“Greening Somerville” for Groundwork Somerville
Several projects addressed critical environmental issues, such as exploring community-shared solar for low and moderate income communities in Massachusetts, developing a map to assess food access in Massachusetts, and identifying opportunities to build more parks and open space in Somerville.
“Transition Age Youth in Massachusetts” for client LUK, Inc.
Projects also took on planning and design for an ocean-side park in Swampscott, a new bicycle and pedestrian path connecting Roslindale to Forest Hills in Boston, and the creation of a cultural district in Chelsea. All Field Projects final reports can be accessed here.
