| Phase 1: Introduction and Overview |
| 1 | Introduction to Course
Urban Neighborhood Decline: Causes, Consequences, Challenges | |
| 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. | |
| 3 | Physical and Economic Tools I: Urban Design - Ways of Seeing/Architecture
Economic Development - Theories of Retail/Identifying Retail Niches | Assignment 1 due |
| 4 | Revitalization Strategies I and II | |
| 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 | |
| Phase 2: Assessment Tools |
| 7 | Economic Planning Tools II: Retail Market Analysis and Economic Planning | |
| 8 | Physical Design Tools II: Streetscape | |
| 9 | Economic Planning Tools III: Asset and Capacity Assessment | |
| 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 | Draft chapter of report - inventory and analysis due |
| 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 | |
| 18 | Policies and Interventions III: Development | |
| 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 | Draft outline of plan elements and summary of implementation requirements and main street program's roles due |
| 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 | Three copies of the final report/plans due |