City Planning Final

What is the heart of city planning?

the interaction of land use and transportation

What does city planning deal with?

Environment, equity, household affordability, social cohesion, natural hazards, public health

What does city planning have to do with climate change?

Organizes land and facilitates transportation between activities. 40-70% of CO2 comes from cities, which is transportation and buildings.

Westward settlement (federal role) brought….

Public land survey system, homesteading, technological innovations in transportation networks (canals to railroads), federal removal of indigenous populations and resistance.

Influencing factors of urbanization

industrialization - factories near transport hubs, low cost transport

Immigration from Europe

Steel-frames and elevators - building higher up, incr density

Main points in reinvesting in cities

smart growth, multi-modal transportation, transit oriented development, mixed-use developments

Solutions to gentrification

building more everywhere, subsidize housing (community land trusts), protect housing (rent control)

Roles of the local planner

Neutral public servant, builder of community consensus, entrepreneur, advocate, agent of radical change

Development of plans are guided by

Comprehensive plans, land uses, zoning

Derived demand of transportation

We travel because we want something. People are core, mobility vs. accessibility

Three rules of walking

need something within walking distance, need a way to get there, path can’t repel or exceed stress level of user

How to reduce CO2 emissions in cities

Lower the rate which buildings consume energy, using low carbon forms of transport, adopting low-carbon means of energy production

How to create affordable housing

housing choice vouchers, project-based rental assistance, public housing, low-incoming housing tax credit. Density (more units on land), subsidies, lower land and construction costs.