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Phase 1: Introduction and Overview
1

Introduction to Course

Urban Neighborhood Decline: Causes, Consequences, Challenges

Amazon logo Zielenbach, Sean. The Art of Revitalization. New York: Garland Publishing, 2000, chapter 5, pp. 133-174. ISBN: 0815335989.

Amazon logo Keating, W. Dennis, and Janet Smith. "Neighborhoods in Transition." Chapter 2 in Revitalizing Urban Neighborhoods. Edited by W. Dennis Keating, Norman Krumholz, and Philip Star. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1996, pp. 24-38. ISBN: 0700607897.

Amazon logo Barnett, Jonathan. "How the Metropolis Split Apart." Chapter 5 in The Fractured Metropolis. Boulder, CO: Westview Press (Icon Editions), pp. 95-118. ISBN: 0064302229.
2Introduction to Main Street Sites/Issues

Directors of Mission Hill and Egleston Square Main Street programs to present their district, goals and issues to the class.
National Trust for Historic Preservation. Revitalizing Urban Main Street. (Unpublished document)

Mission Hill Main Streets Application.

Egleston Square Main Streets Application.

Seidman, Karl F., and Alexandra Stroud. "Case Studies of Urban Main Street Programs." In A Practitioner's Guide to Implementing Urban Main Streets. Vol. 2. pp. 40-57.
3Physical and Economic Tools I: Urban Design - Ways of Seeing/Architecture

Economic Development - Theories of Retail/Identifying Retail Niches
Jacobs, Allan. "Clues" and "Seeing Change." In Looking at Cities. pp. 30-83, and 99-107.

Waxman, Andy. "Utilizing Economic Theories of Retail to Revitalize Inner-City Neighborhood Business Districts: The Case of Upham's Corner Main Streets." Chapters 4 and 6, pp. 38-51 and 65-79.
4Revitalization Strategies I and IIZielenbach, Sean. The Art of Revitalization. New York: Garland Publishing, 2000, chapter 2, pp. 23-32.

Moe, Richard, and Carter Wilkie. Changing Place: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1997, chapter 4, pp. 100-141.

Seidman, Karl F. "Inner City Commercial Revitalization: A Literature Review." Unpublished draft report, June 2002, pp. 9-30.
5Field Trip

Bus leaves 77 Mass Avenue at 8:10am sharp. Visit Mission Hill and then Egleston Square. Each site will be toured with manager and in topic groups.
 
6Project DiscussionReview various master plans and revitalization plans on reserve in Rotch Library. Take particular note of the scope of each project, the methodology used, the elements of the plan, and the level of detail offered.
Phase 2: Assessment Tools
7Economic Planning Tools II: Retail Market Analysis and Economic PlanningNational Trust of Historic Preservation, National Main Street Center, Hyde Park Market Analysis Report.

Karl F. Seidman Consulting Services and Mt. Auburn Associates. Brattleboro Market Analysis Report.
8Physical Design Tools II: StreetscapeJacobs, Allan. "Requirements for Great Streets," and "Qualities that Contribute." In Great Streets. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1993, Part 2, chapters 1 and 2, pp. 270-308.

National Trust for Historic Preservation. Revitalizing Downtown. pp. 43-47, 51-58.

Goody, Clancy & Associates. Strategic Revitalization Plan for Central Avenue. Albany, City of Albany, September 2000, pp. 37-44, and 68-74.

City of Boston Transportation Department. Streetscape Guidelines for Boston's Major Roads. 1999, pp. 1-26.

City of Toronto Department of Planning and Development. Streetscape Manual. 1996, pp. 20-21, P-3, P-4, L-1, L-3, L-8, and L-17.
9Economic Planning Tools III: Asset and Capacity AssessmentGlickman, and Servon. "More than Bricks and Sticks: What is Community Development Capacity." CUPR Working Paper No. 132. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, 1997.

McKnight, John L., and John P. Kretzmann. Mapping Community Capacity. Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 1996, pp. 1-21.
10Physical Design Tools III: Image and Neighborhood FormLynch, Kevin. "A Walk around the Block." In City Sense and City Design: Writings and Projects of Kevin Lynch. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1980, pp. 185-204.

Ryan, Brent, and Larry Sass. "First Dudley Street Vision Walk." October 1999.
11Egleston Square Team Presentation 
12Mission Hill Team Presentation 
13Synthesis

In-class Work - Proposals for moving forward
 
14Synthesis (cont.)

In-class Work - Proposals for moving forward
15Client Presentations 
Phase 3: Policies and Interventions
16Policies and Interventions I: Marketing and PromotionNational Trust for Historic Preservation. Revitalizing Downtown. pp. 75-93.

Seidman, Karl F. "Marketing and Promotion." Chapter 5 in A Practitioner's Guide to Implementing Urban Main Streets. Vol. 1. pp. 45-55.
17Policies and Interventions II: Business Development, Retention, and AttractionSeidman, Karl F. "Economic Restructuring." Chapter 6 in A Practitioner's Guide to Implementing Urban Main Streets. Vol. 1. pp. 56-70.

Grossman, Karen Doyle. Connectors and Conduits: Reaching Competitive Markets from the Ground up. Washington DC: Aspen Institute, 2002, pp. 2-5, 12-32.
18Policies and Interventions III: DevelopmentCommunity Partners Consultants, Inc. Arts District Master Plan. Worcester, MA: Arts District Task Force and City of Worcester, July 2002, chapter on Economic Development.

Goody, Clancy & Associates. Strategic Revitalization Plan for Central Avenue. Albany, City of Albany, September 2000, pp. 59-67.

Ferguson, Bruce W., Mary M. Miller, and Cynthia Liston. "Retail Revitalization." Economic Development Commentary 19, no. 4 (Winter 1996).

Hernandez, Manuel Martinez. "Impact of Commercial Development on inner City Revitalization: An Analysis of Projects in Boston." Thesis Urb. Stud 2001 M.C.P. pp. 7-19, 113-126.
19Policies and Interventions IV: Transit-Oriented DevelopmentAmazon logo Gratz, Roberta Brandes. "Rebuilding Place, Valuing Transit." Chapter 5 in Cities Back from the Edge. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1998, pp. 113-137. ISBN: 0471144177.

Tsao, Camille. "Transit as a Mechanism for Revitalization." Chapter 3 in Transit as a Catalyst for Urban Revitalization. MIT DUSP Thesis, 1998, pp. 27-38.

Bernick, Michael. "New York: Commuter Town Revival." Chapter 10 in Transit Villages in the 21st Century. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997, pp. 271-286.
20Policies and Interventions V: Design and Zoning GuidelinesCooper-Marcus, Claire. "Design Guidelines: A Bridge between Research and Decision-Making". Center for Environmental Design Research, University of California Berkeley, October 1985, pp. 1-17.

Scheer, Brenda Case. "Introduction: The Debate on Design Review." In Design Review: Challenging Urban Aesthetic Control. Edited by Brenda Case Scheer, and Wolfgang F. E. Preiser. Chapman & Hall, 1994, pp. 1-10.

Hinshaw, Mark. APA Planning Advisory Service Report #454. In Design Review. February 1995, pp. 19-32.

Boston Main Streets Commercial District Guidelines. 1999.

Various Design and Development Guidelines.
21Policies and Interventions VI: Safety and SanitationEastside Neighborhood Development Corporation. "Payne Arcade Main Street Program Crime and Safety Committee." Application for MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Award. (Unpublished document)

Seidman, Karl F. "Crime and Public Safety." Chapter 7 in A Practitioner's Guide to Implementing Urban Main Streets. Vol. 1. pp. 71-76.

Houston, Lawrence O., Jr. "BIDS: Business Improvement Districts." Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute and International Downtown Association, 1997, pp. 59-72.
22Client Presentations 
23Policies and Interventions VII: Organization and Capacity BuildingStokvis, Jack R., and James A. Cloar. "CRM: Applying Shopping Center Techniques to Downtown Retailing." In Urban Land. April 1991, pp. 7-11.

Ryan, Brent D. "Philadelphia's Center City District and the Privatization of the Public Sphere." Projections 1, Spring 2000, pp. 58-79.

Goody, Clancy & Associates. Strategic Revitalization Plan for Central Avenue. Albany, City of Albany, September 2000, pp. 79-93.
Phase 4: The Plans
24Synthesis - Ideas

In-class Working Session
 
25Synthesis - Elements of the Plan

In-class Working Session
 
26Synthesis- Final Plan Integration, Key Findings and Themes

In-class Working Session
 
27Presentation of Draft Plans 
28Presentation of Draft Plans (cont.) 
29Presentations of Final Plans to Clients 
30Course Conclusion/Reflections 
31Final Reports/Plans

 








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