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This spring more than 40 CU 51��ý students and faculty sought solutions to preserve 51��ý’s Ponderosa Mobile Home Park as it transitions to a more resilient model of affordable housing. The diverse 68-unit community has a long history of

Colorado MetroLab, a partnership between CU 51��ý and Colorado city governments, organized a design workshop where CU 51��ý environmental design (ENVD) students, neighborhood residents and elementary school students gave their ideas for revitalizing 51��ý's University Hill area.

Second-grade English language learners from Whittier Elementary saw their suggestions for upgrading the HOP bus implemented, their input made possible through the CEDaR program Growing Up 51��ý (GUB), a youth-friendly initiative.

Professors Emeriti in CEDaR, Louise Chawla and Willem van Vliet, co-authored a chapter on “Children’s Rights to Child-friendly Cities," which was published in the latest edition of the Handbook of Children’s Rights (Routledge, 2017).

The University of Colorado 51��ý and the city of 51��ý together have joined the MetroLab Network, a nationwide collection of 35 city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics and innovation to local government.