A downloadable version of readings by sessions is available here (PDF).
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1: Introduction and Overview | ||
| 1 |
Introduction to Course Urban Neighborhood Decline: Causes, Consequences, Challenges |
 Zielenbach, Sean. The Art of Revitalization. New York: Garland Publishing, 2000, chapter 5, pp. 133-174. ISBN: 0815335989. 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. Barnett, Jonathan. "How the Metropolis Split Apart." Chapter 5 in The Fractured Metropolis. Boulder, CO: Westview Press (Icon Editions), pp. 95-118. ISBN: 0064302229. |
| 2 |
Introduction 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 (Unpublished document) Mission Hill Main Streets Application.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. |
| 3 | Physical 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. |
| 4 | Revitalization Strategies I and II | Zielenbach, 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 Unpublished draft report, June 2002, pp. 9-30. |
| 5 |
Field 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. | |
| 6 | Project Discussion | Review 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 | ||
| 7 | Economic Planning Tools II: Retail Market Analysis and Economic Planning | National 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. |
| 8 | Physical Design Tools II: Streetscape | Jacobs, 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. |
| 9 | Economic Planning Tools III: Asset and Capacity Assessment | Glickman, 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. |
| 10 | Physical Design Tools III: Image and Neighborhood Form | Lynch, 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. |
| 11 | Egleston Square Team Presentation | |
| 12 | Mission Hill Team Presentation | |
| 13 |
Synthesis In-class Work - Proposals for moving forward | |
| 14 |
Synthesis (cont.) In-class Work - Proposals for moving forward | |
| 15 | Client Presentations | |
| Phase 3: Policies and Interventions | ||
| 16 | Policies and Interventions I: Marketing and Promotion | National 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. |
| 17 | Policies and Interventions II: Business Development, Retention, and Attraction | Seidman, 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. |
| 18 | Policies and Interventions III: Development | Community 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. |
| 19 | Policies and Interventions IV: Transit-Oriented Development |
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. |
| 20 | Policies and Interventions V: Design and Zoning Guidelines | Cooper-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. |
| 21 | Policies and Interventions VI: Safety and Sanitation | Eastside 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. |
| 22 | Client Presentations | |
| 23 | Policies and Interventions VII: Organization and Capacity Building | Stokvis, 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 | ||
| 24 |
Synthesis - Ideas In-class Working Session | |
| 25 |
Synthesis - Elements of the Plan In-class Working Session | |
| 26 |
Synthesis- Final Plan Integration, Key Findings and Themes In-class Working Session | |
| 27 | Presentation of Draft Plans | |
| 28 | Presentation of Draft Plans (cont.) | |
| 29 | Presentations of Final Plans to Clients | |
| 30 | Course Conclusion/Reflections | |
| 31 | Final Reports/Plans | |