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

Course Info

As Taught In
Spring 2005
Level
Learning Resource Types
Lecture Notes
Projects with Examples