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CONCUR Advises on Emerging Efforts in Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

The field of Coastal Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) has gained increased attention, and CONCUR is active in this work, drawing from its long experience in coastal management and marine policy. In September and October, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary served as a commentator and advisor on CMSP efforts in Oregon and Japan. Wave Energy In Oregon [...]

CONCUR Co-Facilitates UCSB Technology Roundtable on Concentrator Photovoltaics July 25-26, 2012

CONCUR teamed with UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency to co-facilitate a Technology Roundtable to more fully explore the future of CPV. The Technology Roundtable brought together key stakeholders from the private sector, academia, and government for a highly interactive, facilitated discussion on July 25 and 26, 2012. The 35 participants focused on topics [...]

Senior officials break ground on Alaska Way Viaduct (State Route 99) Replacement (June 2012)

Five years after a collaborative planning effort was launched with help from CONCUR, the Governor of the State of Washington, Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond, and other political leaders joined on June 6 to break ground on the State Rte. 99 tunnel in downtown Seattle. The next milestone in the project is to create a pit [...]

CONCUR Facilitates Second NMFS Workshop on Rights Based Management in Monterey, California (April 2012)

CONCUR teamed with the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southwest Regional Office and Southwest Fisheries Science Center to convene a two-day workshop on April 24-25, 2012, in Monterey, California to explore rights-based management (RBM) approaches for improving the management and operations of the U.S. West Coast coastal pelagic species fishery. The fishery targets Pacific sardine, Pacific [...]

CONCUR to Facilitate Coastal Pelagic Species Workshop II: Considerations for Rights-Based Management in the Pacific Sardine Fishery

CONCUR has been retained by the Southwest Regional Office of the National Marine Fisheries Service to convene Coastal Pelagic Species Workshop II: Considerations for Rights-Based Management in the Pacific Sardine Fishery. This two-day workshop will explore rights-based management approaches in the context of whether they have the potential to enhance social and economic sustainability in [...]

Alaskan Way Viaduct Project Update (December 2011)

Work to replace Seattle’s aging and at-risk elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct highway with a deep-bore tunnel continues to make important progress. Starting in November 2011, construction crews began demolishing an 1,100-foot stretch of the Alaskan Way Viaduct’s southern end – a key early milestone in the $4.2 billion project to replace the waterfront highway. Another [...]

Alaskan Way Viaduct Project Update (August 2011)

Work to replace Seattle’s aging and at-risk elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct highway with a deep-bore tunnel took two more important steps forward this month as Seattle voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum in support of the project and federal highway officials gave final sign-off to the $4.2-billion initiative. The federal action – known as the signing [...]

Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Takes Another Step Forward (July 2011)

CONCUR often designs and executes collaborative processes that mesh with (or culminate in) a final environmental assessment. In the case of Seattle’s aging and at-risk Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV) highway, the State of Washington has this week released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its plans to replace the AWV with a deep-bore tunnel [...]

Peer-Reviewed Article on Marine Protected Areas Published in “Ocean & Coastal Management” Journal

CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary co-authored an article with Marine Life Protection Act Initiative colleagues entitled “Science-based and stakeholder-driven marine protected area network planning: A successful case study from north central California“, published in the current issue of Ocean & Coastal Management [53 (2010) 52-68]. Former CONCUR intern Kathryn Hoffman was a key co-author. In documenting [...]

New CONCUR Fact Sheet on Watershed Planning

CONCUR has prepared a new fact sheet focused on our watershed planning experience and expertise (download PDF). Watershed planning touches on a broad range of issues including local land use policies, stream protection concerns, restoration goals, flood control, and water quality. The planning framework can be transboundary and address implications for climate change adaptation, or [...]