Richard LeGates Spring, 2011Office Wurster 220Office Hrs M 3:00 4:30W 12:30 2:00 d!egates"sfsu#edu $%urse GS&s: 'ietr% $a!%ger%, (essica Lu), H*ung)*%% +i, CP 110 Introduction to City Planning Course OutlineWhat is cit* p!anning- '!anning %f cit*.regi%ns- Wh% are ur/an p!anners and 0hat d% the* d%- H%0 is p!anning re!ated t% architecture, !andscape architecture, and ci1i! engineering- &n 0hat 0a*s can p!anners re!ate t% citi2ens, !%ca! e!ected %fficia!s, interest gr%ups, and %ther sta)eh%!ders- H%0 ha1e cities and cit*.regi%ns e1%!1ed %1er ti,e- What de,%graphic, ec%n%,ic, s%cia!, and p%!itica! fact%rs ga1e rise t% cities and cit* p!anning- What are ur/an genera! p!ans- H%0 sh%u!d cit* p!ans address !and use, transp%rtati%n, h%using, c%nser1ati%n, infrastructure, par)s and %pen space, safet* and %ther issues- H%0 can citi2ens participate effecti1e!* in decisi%ns a/%ut the future %f cities that affect the,- H%0 sh%u!d p!anners c%!!a/%rate 0ith sta)eh%!ders and interest gr%ups in the ur/an p!anning pr%cess- What r%!e can c%,puters and inf%r,ati%n techn%!%g* p!a* in p!anning /etter cities- What can re,%te sensing, G&S, $34, and %ther techn%!%gies c%ntri/ute- $an 0e /a!ance the /ui!t and natura! en1ir%n,ents- What ,a)es a g%%d ur/an design- What are effecti1e strategies f%r rene0ing %!der neigh/%rh%%ds- 5ui!ding infrastructure- 4e1e!%ping aff%rda/!e h%using- 'r%tecting endangered species and i,p%rtant ha/itat- $an 0e create ec%n%,ica!!* 1i/rant, efficient, !i1a/!e, /eautifu!, s%cia!!* 6ust cities f%r t%da* that 0i!! n%t c%,pr%,ise the pr%spects %f future generati%ns- $an 0e /ui!d cities that are sustaina/!e- $ar/%nneutra!- 7er% 0aste- 8hese are s%,e %f the 9uesti%ns 0e 0i!! /e as)ing and ans0ering in $' 110 :&ntr%ducti%n t% $it* '!anning: this spring$' 110 is an app!ied c%urse f%r students ,a6%ring in ur/an studies, cit* and regi%na! p!anning, architecture, !andscape architecture, ge%graph*, en1ir%n,enta! studies and %ther discip!ines and fie!ds re!ated t% cities and t% an* student 0h% 0ants t% )n%0 0hat cit* p!anning is and 0hat the practice %f ur/an p!anning is !i)e t%da*# Class Format$' 110 0i!! ha1e t0% ;0.,inute !ectures and %ne ;0.,inute discussi%n sessi%n each 0ee) fr%, (anuar* 1cepti%n %f %ne uni1ersit* h%!ida* ?@e/ruar* 21A spring /rea) ?March 21 and 23A# $it* and Regi%na! '!anning 110 $%urse S*!!a/usLeGates Spring 2011Required Texts Richard LeGates and @rederic St%ut, The City Reader 4th edition ?LBSA Wi!!ia, @u!t%n, B 'au! Schig!e*, Guide to California Planning 3rd ed ?200;A ?@BSAReadingsStudents sh%u!d c%,p!ete assigned reading before the sessi%n in 0hich the* are !isted# Lectures 0i!! assu,e that students are fa,i!iar 0ith the readings#Grading'r%6ectC1 Deigh/%rh%%d %/ser1ati%n e>ercise10EMidter, e>a,20E'r%6ect 2 Rep%rt %n ur/an genera! p!an and cit* p!anning c%,,issi%n ,eeting1;E@ina! e>a,8a)e.h%,e essa*:1;E &n.c!ass 9ui2: 10E2;E@ina! pr%6ect 2;E 'articipati%n in secti%ns ;EDiscussion sessions3!! students 0i!! /e enr%!!ed in a discussi%n secti%n# 4iscussi%n secti%ns 0i!! pr%1ide an %pp%rtunit* t% re1ie0 and discuss readings and !ectures, discuss i,p%rtant reading in depth, re1ie0 f%r e>a,s, and he!p 0ith c!ass assign,ents#tudent !earning Outcome O"#ecti$es Students 0h% c%,p!ete $' 110 sh%u!d: +n%0 0here and 0hen the first cities ar%se and understand the /r%ad tra6ect%r* %f 0%r!d ur/ani2ati%n# Fnderstand de,%graphic, ec%n%,ic, s%cia!, and p%!itica! fact%rs that ha1e c%ntri/uted t% the rise %f cities and the need f%r ur/an p!anningG Fnderstand 0hat ur/an p!anning is and h%0 it is %rgani2ed 0ithin !%ca! g%1ern,entsG 5e fa,i!iar 0ith ur/an genera! p!ans Fnderstand h%0 regu!at%r* de1ices such as 2%ning, su/di1isi%n c%ntr%!, and ur/an gr%0th ,anage,ent %rdinances he!p i,p!e,ent cit* p!ans: Fnderstand h%0 g%%d ur/an design can pr%duce /etter ur/anen1ir%n,ents Fnderstand the 1aried ,eanings %f regi%na!p!anning 4istinguish /et0een r%!es that citi2ens, p!anners, !%ca! e!ected %fficia!s, interest gr%ups and %ther sta)eh%!ders p!a* in the cit* p!anning pr%cessG2$it* and Regi%na! '!anning 110 $%urse S*!!a/usLeGates Spring 2011 5e ac9uainted 0ith c!assic 0ritings in the hist%r* %f ur/an p!anning /* H/ene2er H%0ard, @ran) L!%*d Wright, Le$%r/usier, and %ther 0ritersG Fnderstand the r%!e %f c%,puters and inf%r,ati%n techn%!%g* in ur/an p!anningG 5e fa,i!iar 0ith enduring issues regarding p!anning !and use, transp%rtati%n, infrastructure, h%using, %pen space, the en1ir%n,ent, hist%ric !and,ar)s and districts, natura! res%urces, sustaina/!e ur/an de1e!%p,ent and %ther aspects %f citiesG Fnderstand h%0 p!anning the%r* c%ntri/utes t% p!anning practice and /e ac9uainted 0ith ,a6%r currents in 20th centur* ur/an p!anning the%r* Fnderstand ,a6%r the,es in c%nte,p%rar* ur/an p!anning inc!uding Sustaina/!e ur/an de1e!%p,ent 8ransit.%riented de1e!%p,ent 8he ne0 ur/anis, 8he i,pact %f g!%/a!i2ati%n %n cities and ur/an p!anning $ar/%n.neutra! ur/an p!anning%an1&I'TROD(CTIO' TO T)* C!+, &ntr%ducti%n %f the instruct%r, GS&s, and students# Hnr%!!,ent, adding, dr%pping# $%urse descripti%n# $%urse re9uire,ents# 3d6ust,ent %f secti%ns# Hand%ut %f c%urse ,ateria!s# )andouts- S*!!a/us8er,s f%r Midter,'r%6ect I 1 :Deigh/%rh%%d %/ser1ati%n e>ercise:Wh.%.% are *%u f%r,-.1DIC(IO' *IO' / 1- Organi2ing 'r%6ect I 1...0 !OO1I'G +T CITI*, D*IG'I'G T)* 2(I!T *'3IRO'4*'T# Scanning the /ui!t en1ir%n,ent f%r c!ues as t% h%0 it e1%!1ed and is changing# O/ser1ati%n as an ur/an p!anning research ,eth%d%!%g*# Wi!!ia, Wh*te and the street !ife pr%6ect# Readings-!5 Wi!!ia, H# Wh*te,J8he 4esign %f SpacesK.63ID*O- Wi!!ia, Wh*te: J8he S%cia! Life %f S,a!! Fr/an SpacesKReadings-D% additi%na! readings .7DIC(IO' *IO' / .- 4iscussi%n %f Wh*te and JS%cia! Life %f S,a!! Fr/an SpacesK#Ma)ing sure e1er*%ne is c!ear a/%ut pr%6ect I 1#3$it* and Regi%na! '!anning 110 $%urse S*!!a/usLeGates Spring 2011..81 )ITOR9 OF CITI* +'D CIT9 P!+''I'G I, ;,000 *ears %f 0%r!d ur/ani2ati%n# +ings!e* 4a1isL JSK cur1e# 8he first cities# 3,erican &ndian and Spanish c%!%nia! cities# $it* p!anning in Me>ic%, $entra!, and S%uth 3,erica# Readings- !5 +ings!e* 4a1is:8he Fr/ani2ati%n %f the Hu,an '%pu!ati%n:M# G%rd%n $hi!de :8he Fr/an Re1%!uti%n:H#4#@# +itt% :8he '%!is:Fe" . )ITOR9 OF CITI* +'D CIT9 P!+''I'G II- D%rth 3,erican east c%ast c%!%nia! cities# 8he industria! re1%!uti%n# Dineteenth centur* industria! cities# 8he %rigins %f cit* p!anning#Readings- !5 @riedrich Hnge!s :8he Great 8%0ns:@r%, The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844 +enneth 8# (ac)s%n :8he 4ri1e.in $u!ture %f $%nte,p%rar* 3,erica:R%/ert @ish,an :5e*%nd Su/ur/ia: 8he Rise %f the 8echn%/ur/:F5 $h 3 J8he H,ergence %f Fr/an '!anning:4 DIC(IO' *IO' / 8-8he e1%!uti%n %f the hu,an p%pu!ati%n and the hist%r* %f cities#::4$it* and Regi%na! '!anning 110 $%urse S*!!a/usLeGates Spring 2011;# 1 JH%0 '!anning in $a!if%rnia Rea!!* W%r)sK!5 'eter $a!th%rpe and Wi!!ia, @u!t%n J4esigning the Regi%nK and :4esigning the Regi%n is 4esigning the Deigh/%rh%%d:&P!+''*R +'D CIT9 P!+''I'G I' T)* CO'T*?T OF !OC+! GO3*R'4*'T, !ecture- (r"an @lanning in t>e context oA local go$ernment, 8he 3,erican federa! s*ste,# H%0 !%ca! g%1ern,ent is %rgani2ed# $it* c%unci!s and c%unt* /%ards %f super1is%rs# 4ra0ing !%ca! g%1ern,ent /%undaries# H%0 c%unties, cities, and specia! districts are created: inc%rp%rati%n, anne>ati%n, and specia! district f%r,ati%n# L%ca! 3genc* @%r,ati%n $%,,issis%ns ?L3@$OsA and cit* spheres %f inf!uence# '!anning c%,,issi%ns# '!anning depart,ents# $it* p!anning direct%rs# Reading- F5$h 4 J8he Structure %f '!anning 4ecisi%n.Ma)ing'art & . L%ca! G%1ern,ent $h#;J8he Structure %f '!anning 4ecisi%n.Ma)ing 'art && . Other '!a*ers in the 'r%cess!5 @irst.pers%n 3cc%unts %f 1ist ascendanc*# 3d1%cac* and e9uit* p!anning# $%,,unicati1e acti%n the%r*# Reading- Ha!! J8he $it* %f 8he%r*K;$it* and Regi%na! '!anning 110 $%urse S*!!a/usLeGates Spring 201116 T)* +RT +'D CI*'C* OF CIT9 P!+''I'G, J3rtK and JscienceK in ur/an p!anning# Left and right /rain thin)ing# $a,i!!% Sitte and the art %f cit* /ui!ding# 5urnha, and the cit* /eautifu! ,%1e,ent# Le$%r/usier and ,%dernist functi%na! p!anning# Ge%rge 5# @%rd and the cit* scientific ,%1e,ent# 8%0ards a s*nthesisReadings- !5 $a,i!!% Sitte J3uth%rLs &ntr%ducti%n,K J8he Re!ati%nship 5et0een 5ui!dings, M%nu,ents, and 'u/!ic S9uares,K and J8he Hnc!%sed $haracter %f the 'u/!ic S9uareK fr%, the The Art of City Planning17DIC(IO' *IO' / B-'!anning the%r* and the art and science %f ur/an p!anning::.1 ('I3*RIT9 )O!ID+9, 'O C!+,.8 CIT9 P!+''I'G 3IIO', H/ene2er H%0ard ?garden citiesA, @ran) L!%*d Wright ?5r%adacre cit*A, Le$%r/usier ?the radiant cit*G ,%dernis,A, 3!/ert% S%ria * Matta ?the !inear cit*A, $!arence 'err* ?the neigh/%rh%%d unitA, 3ndres 4uan* and 'eter $a!th%rpe ?the ne0 ur/anis,A#Readings- !5H/ene2er H%0ard, J3uth%rLs &ntr%ducti%n andJ8he 8%0n.$%untr* MagnetK fr%, Garden Cities of Tomorro@ran) L!%*d Wright :5r%adacre $it*KLe $%r/usier, J3 $%nte,p%rar* $it*:.B DIC(IO' *IO' / 6- 'r%6ect I 1 presentati%ns and discussi%n#Due-'r%6ect I 1)andout-'r%6ect I 2# $riti9ue %f an Fr/an Genera! '!an and %/ser1ati%n %f a cit* p!anning c%,,issi%n ,eeting#N$it* and Regi%na! '!anning 110 $%urse S*!!a/usLeGates Spring 2011.7P)9IC+! P!+''I'G, (R2+' G*'*R+! P!+', 5assettLs 1isi%n %f the :,aster p!an: and +entLs 1isi%n %f the :ur/an genera! p!an:# HaarLs depicti%n %f the genera! p!an as an Ji,per,anent c%nstituti%n#K 8he e1%!uti%n %f genera! p!ans in $a!if%rnia# $a!if%rnia Office %f '!anning and Research ?O'RA General Plan Guidelines# What is a c%nte,p%rar* $a!if%rnia genera! p!an- '!an e!e,ents# 8he :sh%e fits: d%ctrine# G%a!s, %/6ecti1es, p%!icies, standards, and i,p!e,entati%n de1ices# 8i,e h%ri2%ns# '!an preparati%n and a,end,ent# 8he c%nsistenc* re9uire,ent# 8hree )inds %f c%nsistenc*#'!an ,a)ing#Readings-F5 $h N J8he 5asic 8%%!s, 'art &: 8he Genera! '!anK!5 Hd0ard (# +aiser and 4a1id G%dscha!) J80entieth. $entur* Land Fse '!anningK4arc> . P!+' I4P!*4*'T+TIO', 8he re!ati%nship /et0een !and use p!ans, capita! i,pr%1e,ents, !and use regu!ati%ns, and the c%urts# '!an i,p!e,entati%n de1ices: $apita! i,pr%1e,ent pr%gra,s ?$&'sA# 7%ning# Su/di1isi%n c%ntr%!# Specific p!ans# 4e1e!%p,ent agree,ents# H>acti%ns and pr%pert* rights# 8he ;th a,end,ent ta)ings c!ause#Readings- F5 $h =J7%ning Ordinances and 4e1e!%p,ent $%desK $h O J8he Su/di1isi%n Map 3ctK $h 12 J4%ing the 5ig 4ea!s: Specific '!ans and 4e1e!%p,ent 3gree,entsK $h2; JMa)ing '!anning W%r) in $a!if%rnia:0DIC(IO' *IO' / ;- Re1ie0 f%r the ,idter,;CO'F!ICT +'D CO!!+2OR+TIO' I' (R2+' P!+''I'G,S%cia! e>c!usi%n and space# $%ntested cities# 8he right t% the cit*# Sta)eh%!ders# $%,peting interests in p!anning %utc%,es# H%0 citi2ens and interest gr%ups assert their interests# H%0 p!anners resp%nd t% c%nf!ict#3rnsteinLs J!adderK %f citi2en participati%n# 3d1%cac* p!anning# 3ideo- H%!ding Gr%und: 8he re/irth %f 4ud!e* Street#KReading !53!i Madanip%ur :S%cia! H>c!usi%n and Space:Mi)e 4a1is :@%rtress L#3#:(%hn @%rester, J'!anning in the @ace %f $%nf!ictKSherri 3rnstein J3 Ladder %f $iti2en 'articipati%nK'au! 4a1id%ffJ3d1%cac* and '!ura!is, in '!anningK=$it* and Regi%na! '!anning 110 $%urse S*!!a/usLeGates Spring 2011& 4IDT*R4 *?+4, 11 DIC(IO' *CTIO' / 7- GS& !ectures# Hach GS& 0i!! !ecture %n a t%pic re!ated t% their interest# Mandat%r* attendance#)andout oA @ro#ect 8::14 (R2+' D*IG', Site, neigh/%rh%%d, and cit*.sca!e design# Wh% are ur/an designers# Great designers: $a,i!!% Sitte, +e1in L*nch, Wi!!ia,Wh*te, 3!!an (ac%/s, (an Geh!#Readings !5 +e1in L*nch J8he $it* &,age and &ts H!e,entsK 3!!an (ac%/s B 4%na!d 3pp!e*ard J8%0ard an Fr/an 4esign Manifest%KF5 $h 1O :Fr/an and Hn1ir%n,enta! 4esign:1N (R2+' *CO'O4IC D*3*!OP4*'T P!+''I'G, Fr/an ec%n%,ic the%r*: pu/!ic and ,erit g%%ds# '!anning t% i,pr%1e !%ca! ec%n%,ies#Reading- !5 Wi!/ur 8h%,ps%n :8he $it* as 4ist%rted 'rice S*ste,:Michae! '%rter :8he $%,petiti1e 3d1antage %f the &nner $it*:M*r%n Orfie!d :@isca! H9uit*:F5 @BS $h 14 JHc%n%,ic 4e1e!%p,entK $h 1; JRede1e!%p,entK17 'O DIC(IO' *IO'..21 . 2;PRI'G 2R*+1 C 'O !*CT(R* OR *CTIO'::O$it* and Regi%na! '!anning 110 $%urse S*!!a/usLeGates Spring 2011.7 TR+'PORT+TIO' P!+''I'G I- What is transp%rtati%n p!anning- What d% transp%rtati%n p!anners d%- 8echn%!%g* and transp%rtati%n: f%%t, h%rse, stea,/%at, rai!r%ad, ca/!e car, streetcar, aut%, airp!ane, /u!!et trains#80 TR+'PORT+TIO' P!+''I'G II- Mide%: 8a)en f%r a Ride+@ril 1DIC(IO' *CTIO' / & 4iscussi%n %f 'r%6ect I 2# Pro#ect / . due::0*'3IRO'4*'T+! P!+''I'G I- DH'3, $HP3 and en1ir%n,enta! pr%tecti%n, 8he Dati%na! Hn1ir%n,enta! '%!ic* 3ct ?DH'3A# 8he $a!if%rnia Hn1ir%n,enta! Pua!it* 3ct ?$HP3A and %ther J!itt!e DH'3sK# Hn1ir%n,enta! i,pact ana!*sis# 'r%tecting endangered species# @edera! and state Hndangered Species 3cts# Ha/itat c%nser1ati%n p!anning# Open space preser1ati%n# 'r%tecting agricu!tura! !ands 0et!ands, and %ther en1ir%n.,enta!!*sensiti1e areas# 'ar) and %pen space p!anning#

Reading- F5 $h < 8he $a!if%rnia Hn1ir%n,enta! Pua!it* 3ct$h 22 J8he Structure %f Datura! Res%urces 'r%tecti%nK$h 23 JHndangered Species: Datura! Res%urce 'r%tecti%nK 6 *'3IRO'4*'T+! P!+''I'G II- G!%/a! c!i,ate change and p!anning car/%n neutra! cities#Hand%ut: Stephen Whee!er, JFr/an '!anning and G!%/a! $!i,ate $hangeK 7 DIC(IO' *CTIO' / 10- Hn1ir%n,enta! p!anning# '!anning car/%n.neutra! cities#.. credits# L%ca! H%using de1e!%p,ent c%rp%rati%ns# 8he sec%ndar* ,%rtgage ,ar)et and aff%rda/!e h%using# M%netar* p%!ic* and h%using# Reading- D% assigned reading18 (R2+'ID+TIO'E PR+c!usi%nar*- Readings- F5- $h 11 J8raditi%na! Gr%0th Manage,entK$h 1= J8he H,ergence %f QS,art Gr%0thQ and &nfi!! 4e1e!%p,ent in $a!if%rnia!5-3nth%n* 4%0ns :8he Deed f%r a De0 Misi%n f%r the 4e1e!%p,ent %f Large F#S# Metr%p%!itan 3reas:1B DIC(IO' *CTIO' / 11-Regi%na! p!anning and p!anning in de1e!%ping c%untries#..17G!O2+!ID+TIO' +'D T)* ardco@y oA your @a@er and a @rintout oA t>e PPT @resentation F6 slides to t>e @ageG,!ate @a@ers and @a@ers missing t>e PPT attac>ment Hill "e marIed doHn,..DIC(IO' *CTIO' / 1.- '3'HR 'RHSHD838&ODS# 5e prepared t% ,a)e a N t%10 ,inute presentati%n %n *%ur pr%6ect# Reading- D% re9uired reading# Students 0i!! ,a)e indi1idua! presentati%ns, acc%,panied /* '%0er'%int, t% the entire c!ass#...B P+P*R PR**'T+TIO', Students 0i!! ,a)e 10.,inute '%0er'%intpresentati%ns in c!ass# .; P+P*R PR**'T+TIO'2ODIC(IO' *CTIO' / 18- Re$ieH Aor Ainal exam::'O C!+* T)*