Special software is required to use some of the files in this section: .xls.
Lecture notes are available for the classes noted below.
| Phase 1: Introduction and Overview | | 1 | Introduction to Course (PDF)
Urban Neighborhood Decline: Causes, Consequences, and Challenges | | 2 | Introduction to Main Street Sites/Issues (PDF)
Directors of Mission Hill and Egleston Square Main Street programs to present their district, goals and issues to the class | | 3 | Physical and Economic Tools I: Urban Design - Ways of Seeing/Architecture
Economic Development - Theories of Retail/Identifying Retail Niches | | 4 | Revitalization Strategies I and II | | 5 | Field Trip (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
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 | | Phase 2: Assessment Tools | | 7 | Economic Planning Tools II: Retail Market Analysis and Economic Planning (PDF 1) (PDF 2) | | 8 | Physical Design Tools II: Streetscape | | 9 | Economic Planning Tools III: Asset and Capacity Assessment (PDF) | | 10 | Physical Design Tools III: Image and Neighborhood Form | | 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 | | 17 | Policies and Interventions II: Business Development, Retention, and Attraction (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
Supplementary Files
Marketing (XLS) | | 18 | Policies and Interventions III: Development (PDF) | | 19 | Policies and Interventions IV: Transit-Oriented Development | | 20 | Policies and Interventions V: Design and Zoning Guidelines | | 21 | Policies and Interventions VI: Safety and Sanitation | | 22 | Client Presentations | | 23 | Policies and Interventions VII: Organization and Capacity Building | | 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 (PDF) | | 30 | Course Conclusion/Reflections (PDF) | | 31 | Final Reports/Plans |
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