"Community Quality of Life Initiative" – University of Montana , City of Missoula sign pact to address student housing, quality of life issues

Missoula city officials and the University of Montana agreed Monday to address a wide range of issues aimed at improving the quality of life in campus neighborhoods and the city’s downtown core.

Mayor John Engen, along with UM President Royce Engstrom and student body president Zack Brown, signed the "Community Quality of Life Initiative," http://www.matr.net/files/MOUCity-UM121210.pdf which sets forth a list of ambitious goals ranging from increased student housing to downtown parking.

By MARTIN KIDSTON of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/local/um-city-sign-pact-to-address-student-housing-quality-of/article_83e3b3a4-42fb-11e2-bb90-001a4bcf887a.html

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UM, city sign pact to address housing, quality of life issues

The city of Missoula and the University of Montana agreed Monday to address a wide variety of issues designed to improve the quality of life in campus neighborhoods and the city’s downtown core.

Mayor John Engen, along with UM President Royce Engstrom and student body president Zach Brown, signed the "Community Quality of Life Initiative," outlining a list of goals ranging from more student housing to long-term planning.

"The city of Missoula and the university are inextricable," Engen said. "We matter to each other, and we would not be the same without each other. So we’re going to work on planning together."

By MARTIN KIDSTON of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/local/um-city-sign-pact-to-address-housing-quality-of-life/article_83e3b3a4-42fb-11e2-bb90-001a4bcf887a.html

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Big changes recommended by OSU/city collaboration workgroups http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/town-and-gown/big-changes-recommended-by-osu-city-collaboration-workgroups/article_6c1ada52-384e-11e2-b779-001a4bcf887a.html

(Full set of recommendations at http://tinyurl.com/c3jwgml )

Town-Gown Collaboration in Land Use and Development http://www.community-wealth.org/_pdfs/news/recent-articles/11-09/report-sungu-eryilmaz.pdf

Virginia Tech launches transatlantic partnership to advance city-university collaboration for urban sustainability http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/02/021111-ncr-cityuniversitydcevent.html

University and Community http://www.cityofoxford.org/Files/10.21.08%2011%20UnivComm.pdf

The ICRI for Sustainable Connected Cities

Focused on understanding and enhancing the sustainability of cities and their inhabitants’ quality of life, the Intel Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities is defining a robust research agenda to define the future of sustainable http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/research/intel-labs-istc.html

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