Date of Award:

5-2014

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

Department:

Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

Committee Chair(s)

Keith M. Christensen

Committee

Keith M. Christensen

Committee

Carlos V. Licón

Committee

Sean E. Michael

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore the potential of resident employed photography as a tool in roadway design. Key elements of this tool that may contribute to context sensitivity in roadway design were identified and explored.

State and federal transportation agencies have identified principles and potential outcomes with the intent to guide processes that are sensitive to the context of a project’s surroundings. The improved design of public roadways to meet the needs of those who live and travel along them is the goal of these agencies. Resident employed photography is the use of a photograph to obtain information from a participant. Resident employed photography is the method evaluated in the study that may be able to provide roadway designers and the impacted public with a better understanding of the context of roadway corridors. The technique therefore relied upon the existing community in the establishment of elements of value to be used to shape and guide the roadway design of the realignment of Utah State Route 30 through a neighborhood in Logan, Utah.

Cameras and photograph logs were distributed to households in the residential area and participants were invited to provide information about their neighborhood concerning the proposed realignment. The information from the participant’s photos, written comments, and interviews determined resultant theory.

In the study, the areas of concern and the mitigation ideas identified by the participants found that a complete streets approach focused on maintaining or improving the feel of the neighborhood may be the best possible alternative in the realignment of SR-30. However the success of this alternative may be largely dependent upon a design professional’s consideration of the contextual relevance of the data provided through resident employed photography.

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