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UP510: Plan Making, Spring 2016 Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Illinois at Urbana-­‐Champaign TA: Ashma Basnyat Office Hours: Thu 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM or by appointment; TBH RM227 basnyat2@illinois.edu UP510 Plan Making Day/Time: MW/9:00 AM – 10:20 AM RM 223, Temple Buell Hall Instructor: Arnab Chakraborty Office Hours: Thu 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM or by appointment; TBH RM M230 arnab@illinois.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course aims to expose students to messy planning situations, consider specific techniques that contribute to coping with these situations and help create some order for the process. The course is loosely organized into three parts that cover a range of topics: • Local planning framework: When and why should we make plans? How does local government structures affect plans? What are the common tools in the local planning process? What roles do stakeholders play? • Analyses for plan making: Which combination of techniques should we choose for a given planning situation? How do we connect findings from multiple techniques? How do we communicate their outcomes to stakeholders? • Planning process skills: When stakeholders have fundamentally different ideas about how actions relate to outcomes and what aspects of the world are important, what is the role of the planner? How do uncertainties inherent in many planning situations further complicate decision-­‐making? How can scenario analysis and conflict resolution skills assist planners? PREREQUISITES This class is designed for urban planning graduate students. If space is available, graduate students from related fields are also welcome. READINGS The readings are taken from a range of books, reports, and academic journals. Many of the materials will be supplied in electronic format to registered students via Compass and the remaining will be provided through course reserves and a limited number of physical copies of books. Still, for this class as well as for future reference, I recommend purchasing the following books: • Berke P.R., D.R. Godschalk, E.J. Kaiser and D.A. Rodriguez, Urban Land Use Planning, Fifth Edition. University of Illinois Press, 2006. • Jepson Jr, E. J. and J. Weitz, Fundamentals of Plan Making. Routledge. 2015 • Hopkins, L. D. Urban Development: The Logic of Making Plans. Island Press. 2001. ORGANIZATION: This course is built around weekly cycles of learning and activities. You are expected to read the assigned readings for a particular week prior to that Monday’s class meeting. You 1 UP510: Plan Making, Spring 2016 are encouraged to post your reactions to assigned readings on Illinois Compass Discussion Board, make additional suggestions, or ask questions. Typically, on Mondays there will be a lecture followed by a discussion that builds on the prior week’s work and a new exercise will be introduced. Between Monday and Wednesday sessions, you are expected to commence work on the weekly exercise and share any questions you may have with us through the Illinois Compass Discussion Board. On Wednesdays we will coordinate a lab session focused on assisting you with the weekly exercise. This may involve (1) skill training, (2) an opportunity to answer your questions, or (3) conducting group work. DELIVERABLES Weekly exercises will be graded on a scale of zero to 10. Some weekly exercises will be one per individual while others will be one per group. In case of the latter, only one submission per group is allowed. Submissions will be due at 5:00 PM on Fridays of the same week. All exercises require PDF submissions on Illinois Compass. Late submissions of weekly exercises will be penalized by 1 point for every 2 hours delay. Other expectations and grading of individual contributions will be discussed when introducing the projects. Projects: There will be two major projects for the course, both assigned by groups. The groups will make progress through weekly exercises. The groups will identify – in writing – individual responsibilities at an early stage of the project, and every individual member will rate (confidentially) the actual contribution of each member of the group. Detailed expectations and team assignments will be discussed when introducing the projects. Since these tasks will draw on real situations, your initiative in identifying datasets, documents, and techniques will be critical to succeeding in a timely manner. PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE Your active and interested participation in the class and on Illinois Compass Discussion Board counts for 15% of the grade. Attendance to all lectures and lab sessions is mandatory. Request for excused absences should be made directly to the instructor and, if possible, in advance. If you miss a group task during your absence, it is your responsibility to coordinate with your group, inform the instructor and TA about your plans, and make adequate alternate contributions. More than two unexcused absences (or late arrivals; 2 late arrivals count as 1 absence) may result in a lowered grade. ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING Your grade for this course will be based on the following breakdown: • Individual Exercises #1, 2, and 3 (5% each) à 15% • Project #1 à 30% o Exercises #4, 5, 6, & 7 (5% each) à 20% o Synthesis presentation à 10% • Project #2 à 40% o Exercises #8, 9, 10, & 11 (5% each)à 20% o Presentation à 10% o Report à 10% • Participation à 15% 2 UP510: Plan Making, Spring 2016 Final course grade will be based on the following distribution: 100-­‐97 points = A+, 96.9-­‐94 = A, 93.9-­‐90 = A-­‐, 89.9-­‐87 = B+, 86.9-­‐84 = B, 83.9-­‐80 = B-­‐, 79.9-­‐77 = C+, 76.9-­‐74 = C, 73.9-­‐70 = C, 69.9-­‐67 = D+, 66.9-­‐64 = D, 63.9-­‐60 = D-­‐, and 59.9 – 0 points = F CLASS POLICIES The volume of material to be covered and the cumulative nature of the material require your consistent participation and punctual attendance to scheduled classes and lab sections. Your professional behavior is also critical to the success of the group projects. I strongly discourage laptop and cellphone use in the class as they can be distracting to students sitting around you and to the instructor. Even for lab sessions marked for unstructured group activities, you will be expected to arrive on time and stay for the entire duration. During lab sessions, you should avoid using earphones and visiting websites that are unrelated to the instructional objectives. This course may elicit discussion of controversial topics. Please remain respectful of your peers. All homework assignments are to be submitted electronically through Illinois Compass and should be in PDF file format only. For online submissions, please put your name in the name of the file in addition to in the actual document. Other file formats will be penalized and if we are unable to open them it may lead to your submission being considered void. Do not submit any work files via email attachments. You are encouraged to talk to us in class, during office hours and via the discussion board on Compass. You are encouraged to post content-­‐related questions on the discussion board, rather than to the instructor/TA, so that your fellow students can participate and benefit from the discussions such questions generate. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Please be aware of the university guidelines regarding academic integrity, which can be found under Article 1, Part 4 of the student code (http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/policy/code/). Academic dishonesty includes such things as cheating, inappropriate use of university equipment/material, fabrication of information, plagiarism (presenting someone else’s work from any source as your own such as copying someone else’s post), and so on. Academic dishonesty may be reported to the student’s home department, the College of Fine and Applied Arts, and to the Senate Committee on Student Discipline. SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as outlined or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me during the first week of the course. 3 UP510: Plan Making, Spring 2016 COURSE OUTLINE Week 1. Introduction to the course: 1/20 Introduction to the course, expectations, student and instructor introductions LOCAL PLANNING STRUCTURE Week 2. Institutions and actors in the plan making process: 1/25 and 1/27 • Hoch, C.J. Chapter 2: Making Plans. Pages: 19-­‐40 in Hoch, C.J., L.C. Dalton and F.S. So (eds). The practice of local government planning. International City and County Managers Association. 2000. • Duerksen, C.J, Chapter 2: Navigating the Planning Landscape, Pages: 17-­‐36 in Duerksen, C.J, Dale, C.G, & D. L. Elliot. 2009. The Citizen’s Guide to Planning, 4th Edition. Washington, D.C & Chicago: American Planning Association •
Hopkins, L. D. Chapter 2. Plan-based actions in natural systems. In Urban
Development. Island Press. 2001.
Lecture: Institutions and stakeholders in the local planning process Exercise 1: Briefing memo Lab: Memo writing workshop Week 3. Comprehensive plans and zoning regulations: 2/1 and 2/3 • Fulton, W. Chapter 6: The Basic Tools, Part 1: The General Plan. Pages 103-­‐124, In The Guide to California Planning. Solano Press. 2005. • Meck S., P. Wack and M.J. Jimet, Chapter 14: Zoning and Subdivision Regulations, Pages 343-­‐374. In Hoch, C.J., L.C. Dalton and F.S. So (eds). The practice of local government planning. International City and County Managers Association. 2000. • Godschalk D and D. Rouse. 2015. Sustaining Places: Best Practices for Comprehensive Plans, APA PAS Report 578. [Read Executive Summary only: https://www.planning.org/store/books/pdf/pas578execsumm.pdf and check out the following “Best Practice” comprehensive plans: Austin, Norfolk, Raleigh, and Rock Island.] Lecture: Comprehensive plans, zoning, and the development process Exercise 2: Plan review Lab: Plan review exercise Week 4. Opportunities and limitations in plan based actions: 2/8 and 2/10 •
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Hopkins, L. D. Chapter 3. How Plans Work. In Urban Development. Island Press.
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Berke P.R., D.R. Godschalk, E.J. Kaiser and D.A. Rodriguez, Chapter 14: Small Area Plans, Pages, 421-­‐448, In Urban Land Use Planning, University of Illinois Press, 2006 4 UP510: Plan Making, Spring 2016 •
Brody, Samuel D., and Wesley E. Highfield. "Does planning work?: Testing the implementation of local environmental planning in Florida." Journal of the American Planning Association 71.2 (2005): 159-­‐175. Lecture: Lab: Regulations, incentives, advocacy, or persuasion? Exercise 3: Assess a specific purpose plan Plan assessment exercise ANALYSES FOR PLAN MAKING Week 5. Choices in data analysis: 2/15 and 2/17 • Berke P.R., D.R. Godschalk, E.J. Kaiser and D.A. Rodriguez, Chapter 4: Planning Support Systems, Pages 89-­‐116 In Urban Land Use Planning, University of Illinois Press, 2006. • Jepson Jr, E. J. and J. Weitz, Chapter 2: Data retrieval and management for community analyses, Pages 8-­‐19 In Fundamentals of Plan Making. Routledge. 2015 Lecture: Analysis vs. Planning Introduction to Project#1 and teams Exercise 4: Project plan and a profile of your region Lab: Basic instructions for data collection and organization, team work and project planning Week 6. Demographic and Housing Analysis: 2/22 and 2/24 • Jepson Jr, E. J. and J. Weitz, Chapter 3: Demographic Analysis and Chapter 4: Housing Analysis, Pages 21-­‐65 In Fundamentals of Plan Making. Routledge. 2015 • Berke P.R., D.R. Godschalk, E.J. Kaiser and D.A. Rodriguez, Chapter 5: Population and Economy, Pages 117-­‐148 In Urban Land Use Planning, University of Illinois Press, 2006. Lecture: Assessing resident characteristics and their housing needs Exercise 5: Demographic and Housing Analysis memo Lab: Project work Week 7. Economic and Environmental Analysis: 2/29 and 3/2 • Jepson Jr, E. J. and J. Weitz, Chapter 5: Economic Analysis and Chapter 6: Environmental Analysis, Pages 68-­‐128 In Fundamentals of Plan Making. Routledge. 2015 • Berke P.R., D.R. Godschalk, E.J. Kaiser and D.A. Rodriguez, Chapter 6: Environmental Systems, Pages 149-­‐196. In Urban Land Use Planning. University of Illinois Press. 2010. • Garcia, M.W., R.O. Olshansky and R.J. Burby. Chapter 5: Environmental Analysis. Pages: 87-­‐118. In Hoch, C.J., L.C. Dalton and F.S. So (eds). The practice of local government planning. International City and County Managers Association. 2000. 5 UP510: Plan Making, Spring 2016 Lecture: Are we prosperous and sustainable? Exercise 6: Economic and Environmental Analysis memo Lab: Project work Week 8. Land Use and Transportation Analysis: 3/7 and 3/9 • Jepson Jr, E. J. and J. Weitz, Chapter 7: Community Facilities and Services Analysis and Chapter 8: Transportation Systems Analysis, Chapter 9: Land Use Analysis, Pages 129-­‐185 In Fundamentals of Plan Making. Routledge. 2015 • Berke P.R., D.R. Godschalk, E.J. Kaiser and D.A. Rodriguez, Chapter 7: Land Use Systems and Chapter 8: Transportation and Infrastructure Systems, Pages 197-­‐
264. In Urban Land Use Planning. University of Illinois Press. 2010. Lecture: Where to grow and where not to grow? Exercise 7: Transportation and Land Use Analysis memo Lab: Project work Week 9. Synthesis: 3/14 and 3/16 • Berke P.R., D.R. Godschalk, E.J. Kaiser and D.A. Rodriguez, Chapter 9: State of Community Report, Pages 265-­‐286. In Urban Land Use Planning. University of Illinois Press. 2010. Lecture: Relational Analysis, work session Lab: Group Presentations** ** Updated presentations and confidential assessment of team members due on Friday at 5 PM on Illinois Compass Week 10. Spring Break: 3/21 and 3/23 No Classes PLANNING PROCESS SKILLS Week 11. Engaging the stakeholders: 3/28 and 3/30 •
Straus, D. How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to Build Consensus,
Solve Problems, and Make Decisions. Ch.2 “Involve the Relevant Stakeholders”
pp. 37-56 and Ch. 3 “Build Consensus Phase by Phase” pp. 57-80. BerrettKoehler Publishers Inc, San Francisco 2002.
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Arnstein, Sherry R. "A ladder of citizen participation." Journal of the American Institute of planners 35.4 (1969): 216-­‐224. Irvin, Renee A., and John Stansbury. "Citizen participation in decision making: is it worth the effort?" Public administration review 64.1 (2004): 55-­‐65. •
Lecture: Opportunities and limitations of engagement Introduction to Project#2 6 UP510: Plan Making, Spring 2016 Exercise 8: Individual memos: Three planning priorities Lab: Individual work Week 12. Envisioning the future: 4/4 and 4/6 • Chakraborty, Arnab, and Andrew McMillan. "Scenario Planning for Urban Planners: Toward a Practitioner's Guide." Journal of the American Planning Association ahead-­‐of-­‐print (2015): 1-­‐12. • Avin, U., Chapter 6: Using Scenarios to Make Urban Plans. In Engaging the future Hopkins L. D. and Zapata, M. eds. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. 2007. •
Klosterman, Richard E. "Lessons Learned About Planning: Forecasting,
Participation, and Technology." Journal of the American Planning Association
79.2 (2013): 161-169.
Lecture: Scenario planning as urban planning Exercise 9: Select from priorities & identify preliminary plans/policies/projects Lab: Simulated exercise in visioning and scenario planning Week 13. Coping with uncertainty; Impact assessment 4/11 and 4/13 •
Hopkins, L. D. Chapter 4. Strategy, Uncertainty, and Forecasts. In Urban
Development. Island Press. 2001.
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Chakraborty, Arnab, et al. "Robust plans and contingent plans: scenario planning for an uncertain world." Journal of the American Planning Association 77.3 (2011): 251-­‐266. Fregonese Associates. 2012. Envision Tomorrow Scenario Builder User Guide; Tool website: http://www.envisiontomorrow.org/ •
Lecture: Alternative outcomes of planning decisions Exercise 10: Testing plans and policies Lab: Impact assessment and decision-­‐making Week 14. Communicating and implementing plans: 4/18 and 4/20 •
Hopkins, L. D. Chapter 10. How to Use and Make Plans. In Urban Development.
Island Press. 2001.
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Susskind, Lawrence, and Connie Ozawa. "Mediated negotiation in the public sector: The planner as mediator." Journal of Planning Education and Research 4.1 (1984): 5-­‐15. Lecture: Decision-­‐making with stakeholders Exercise 11: Stakeholders, challenges, and responses Lab: Work session Week 15. Drafting a preliminary plan and program: 4/25 and 4/27 Lecture: Work session Lab: Work session 7 UP510: Plan Making, Spring 2016 Week 16. Final presentations: 5/2 and 5/4 Lecture: All presentations due**; Presentations Lab: Presentations ** Final reports and confidential assessment of team members due on Illinois Compass at 5 PM on Monday, May 9. 8