Based on your review of (i) Fort Lauderdale EAR Report, (ii) OneNYC, (iii) Greenville 2026, and (iv) all class discussions, prepare an Urban Planning Checklist to be used when preparing and/or amending a Comprehensive Plan

Questions:

1. Based on your review of (i) Fort Lauderdale EAR Report, (ii) OneNYC, (iii) Greenville 2026, and (iv) all class discussions, prepare an Urban Planning Checklist to be used when preparing and/or amending a Comprehensive Plan.  [5 points]

1. Based on your review of (i) APA Policy Guide for Sustainability, (ii) APA Policy Guide for Smart Growth, (iii) APA Policy Guide for Climate Change (iv) Miami Forever Climate Plan (v) all class discussions, prepare an Urban Planning Checklist to be used when planning an in-fill urban development, especially for a transit-oriented development (TOD).  [5 points]

1. “Transportation alone is responsible for nearly one-third of the U.S. greenhouse gas production.”  Explain how better transportation decisions can result in better land use, environmental, economic and social justice decisions and, thus, result in a better community.  [5 points]

1. How would you make sure the three (3) major roadways included in M-CORES result in new cities that (i) incorporate smart growth and sustainability principles, (ii) create jobs and economic growth but protect the environment, and (iii) promote healthy living? [5 points]

1. Explain how President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and the “Big-Mac” are consistent. [5 points]

1. Based on your review of Climate Change Policy Guide, ratified by the American Planning Association on December 10, 2020, explain in detail how the following policies contained therein are interrelated: (B) Livable Built Environment, (C) Harmony with Nature, (D) Resilient Economy, (E) Interwoven Equity and (F) Healthy Communities; and explain how coordinated together these policies build a better community [25 points]

1. Based on your review of (i) This is Smart Growth published by the Smart Growth Network, (ii) Suburban Remix, Chapter 14, (iii) Retrofitting Suburbia, Chapters 8, 9 and 10, (iv) Tysons Corner Transformation (v) all class discussions, how would you re-plan, re-design and re-develop the Glades Road corridor in Boca Raton, Florida starting east at Federal Highway (US-1) and moving west to State Road 7 (441) and include lands to the north and south within ¼ mile of the corridor? Include a narrative explaining your proposal and include sketches that illustrate your proposal.  Be creative. [50 points]

1. Bonus:  Using as many of the 173 Urban Planning Terms that make sense, write a one-page letter to Grandma explaining what you have learned this semester so Grandma can understand urban planning.  Remember: preparing a plan that non-planners cannot understand is stupid.  Community Involvement is a critical part of urban planning and you need to get the community involved by simplifying complex planning concepts into “user-friendly” nuggets of information that they can understand and make part of their own DNA.  Always use the KISS Principle in urban planning- Keep It Simple Stupid…