| Ses # | Topics | Key dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Introduction: Main Street Sites and Issues Urban Neighborhood Decline: Causes, Consequences, Challenges | |
| 2 | Urban Design and Development: Ways of Seeing | |
| 3 | Physical and Economic Tools Preparation for Field Trip | Assignment 1 due |
| 4 | Field Trip to Client Main Street Districts | |
| 5 | Revitalization Strategies I and II | |
| 6 | Project Discussion and Planning | Review background reports Reflect on key issues, challenges and plan elements List tasks to complete phase one analysis |
| 7 | Economic Planning Tools II: Retail Market Analysis and Economic Planning Economic Planning Tools III: Asset and Capacity Assessment | |
| 8 | Work Session: Existing Conditions Analysis | Summarize work status and findings to date Identify key tasks to complete analysis |
| 9 | Physical Design Tools II: Streetscape Physical Design Tools III: Image and Neighborhood Form | |
| 10 | Work Session | Continue existing conditions analysis work |
| 11 | Work Session (cont.) | Complete existing conditions analysis and its implications Ideas for district revitalization agenda |
| 12 | Presentation of Student Work | Prepare summary presentation of existing conditions analysis |
| 13 | Work Session: Synthesis | Review feedback and reflect on revisions to presentation/agenda |
| 14 | Work Session: Discussion/Reflection on Work to Date | Finalize client presentation Reflection assignment |
| 15 | Policies and Interventions I: Safety and Sanitation | Existing conditions chapter due |
| 16 | Policies and Interventions II: Development Policies and Interventions III: Design and Zoning Guidelines | |
| 17 | Policies and Interventions II: Business Development, Retention, and Attraction Policies and Interventions III: Marketing and Promotion | |
| 18 | Work Session | Generate proposal ideas and options Identify planning tasks to develop and test proposals |
| 19 | Policies and Interventions VII: Organization and Capacity Building | |
| 20 | Work Session (cont.) | Continue work on proposal development |
| 21 | Work Session: Plan Goals and Themes | Ideas for plan goals and themes |
| 22 | Presentation of Plan Frameworks | Prepare plan framework |
| 23 | Work Session: Synthesize Plan Elements | Work on plan elements |
| 24 | Work Session: Review Plan Elements | Work on plan elements |
| 25 | Draft Presentation of Plans | Prepare draft presentation of plan |
| 26 | Work Session: Finalize Plan and Presentation | Review feedback on draft plans, ideas for revisions |
| 27 | Last Day of Class : Reflections and Presentation of Revised Draft Plans | Continue work to finalize plan and client presentation |
| 28 | Final Plan Report Due | Three hard copies and PDF file to Instructor by 3 PM |