Calendar

Ses # Topics Key dates
1 Course Introduction: Main Street Sites and Issues

Urban Neighborhood Decline: Causes, Consequences,
Challenges
2 Urban Design and Development: Ways of Seeing
3 Physical and Economic Tools

Preparation for Field Trip
Assignment 1 due
4 Field Trip to Client Main Street Districts
5 Revitalization Strategies I and II
6 Project Discussion and Planning Review background reports

Reflect on key issues, challenges and plan elements

List tasks to complete phase one analysis
7 Economic Planning Tools II: Retail Market Analysis and Economic Planning

Economic Planning Tools III: Asset and Capacity Assessment
8 Work Session: Existing Conditions Analysis Summarize work status and findings to date

Identify key tasks to complete analysis
9 Physical Design Tools II: Streetscape

Physical Design Tools III: Image and Neighborhood Form
10 Work Session Continue existing conditions analysis work
11 Work Session (cont.) Complete existing conditions analysis and its implications

Ideas for district revitalization
agenda
12 Presentation of Student Work Prepare summary presentation of existing conditions analysis
13 Work Session: Synthesis Review feedback and reflect on revisions to presentation/agenda
14 Work Session: Discussion/Reflection on Work to Date Finalize client presentation
Reflection assignment
15 Policies and Interventions I: Safety and Sanitation Existing conditions chapter due
16 Policies and Interventions II: Development

Policies and Interventions III: Design and Zoning Guidelines
17 Policies and Interventions II: Business Development, Retention, and Attraction

Policies and Interventions III: Marketing and Promotion
18 Work Session Generate proposal ideas and options

Identify planning tasks to develop and test proposals
19 Policies and Interventions VII: Organization and Capacity Building
20 Work Session (cont.) Continue work on proposal development
21 Work Session: Plan Goals and Themes Ideas for plan goals and themes
22 Presentation of Plan Frameworks Prepare plan framework
23 Work Session: Synthesize Plan Elements Work on plan elements
24 Work Session: Review Plan Elements Work on plan elements
25 Draft Presentation of Plans Prepare draft presentation of plan
26 Work Session: Finalize Plan and Presentation Review feedback on draft plans, ideas for revisions
27 Last Day of Class : Reflections and Presentation of Revised Draft Plans Continue work to finalize plan and client presentation
28 Final Plan Report Due Three hard copies and PDF file to Instructor by 3 PM