Tag: Completed
2019 National Urban Extension Conference
May 20-23, 2019 Motif Hotel - Seattle, WA Washington State University Extension's Metro Center was proud to coordinate and host the 2019 National Urban Extension…
Everett CHART – Assessing Financial Return & Program Effectiveness
Overview The City of Everett’s Chronic-Utilizer Alternative Response Team (CHART) was designed to address the needs of Everett’s most vulnerable residents who have overlapping health,…
SUSTAINABLE URBAN SYSTEMS
July 30-August 1, 2019 - Talaris Conference Center in Seattle, WA. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this by-invitation only workshop brought together a select group…
Age-Friendly Housing Assessment
In 2009, King County's Aging and Disability Services (ADS), released the report Quiet Crisis: Age Wave Maxes Out Affordable Housing, King County 2008-2025 (pdf). The report…
Promoting Urban Food, Energy and Water Resource Resilience via the Regional Food System
Urban areas are major consumers of food, energy, and water. This project explores how food, energy, and water are interdependent in the context of changing…
Measuring Changes in the Restaurant Industry
The restaurant industry has been experiencing major regulatory, cultural, and technology changes in the past few years, impacting the status quo for workers and operators…
STEM Mentor Training
With the number of aerospace jobs outpacing the amount of trained engineers to fill them, the Metro Center, in collaboration with Pierce County, created the…
America’s Best Communities Competition
America’s Best Communities (ABC) was a three year $10 million competition that aimed to increase economic development in small communities. The Metropolitan Center provided guidance…