urbs 300 march 9, 2015. james ring scholarships $1,000; 2 awarded requirements urbs major 60...
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PARTICIPATORY PLANS & CASE STUDIES
URBS 300March 9, 2015
James Ring Scholarships
$1,000; 2 awarded Requirements
URBS Major 60 units completed by end of spring semester Not a graduating senior Essay of 500 words on how scholarship will help for
career objectives Attend ceremony
Strong candidates Cumulative GPA >3.2 URBS Major GPA >3.5 Service activity in campus or community
organizations
Due March 13, 2015 to Prof. Henrik Minassians http://
www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/urban-studies-planning/james-ring-scholarship-awards
California Planning Foundation Scholarship
$1,000 Excellent academic record Senior in 2015-16 academic year 500 word essay why planning is important to
you, how scholarship will help, short- and long-term career goals
2 letters of recommendation Demonstration of financial need Due March31, 2015 http
://www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/urban-studies-planning/california-planning-foundation-scholarships
Railway Association of Southern California Scholarship 2 undergraduate scholarships or $3,000 Enrolled in Fall 2015 in degree program related to
rail transportation industry Minimum GPA of 3.0 Interest in profession in rail transportation
industry Need a letter of recommendation and personal
statement Due March 30, 2015
http://www.railwayassociation.org/scholarship.html
WTS: Ava Doner Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
2 awarded: $4,000 or $6,000 Open to women only Due in October, awarded in
November http://www.wtsinternational.org/losan
geles//scholarships/
Association for Women in Architecture Foundation
$1,000 California resident or accredited
California school Due April 22 Application form, transcript, 2 sealed
recommendations, personal statement, portfolio
Can be senior year http://awaplusd.org/scholarships/
Pacific Water Quality Association
“Major of Study Related to Potable Water Quality Scholarship”
$1,000 Proof of enrollment Essay on usefulness of education and how money
will help Transcripts Application Letter of recommendation
http://www.pwqa.org/images/shared/scholarship_application.pdf
Mail-in, must be received by April 1, 2015
California Transportation Foundation: Bimla G Rhinehart Memorial Scholarship $2,500 Dues April 1, 2015 Application, Essay, Letter of
Recommendation, and Resume Will post to URBS website
What is a Participatory Plan
Participatory Plan
Framework Plan Proposal Strategy Pre-work …before the big job starts The rational planning in
communicative planning!
Public Participation Planning
Decision Analysis• Clarify the decision being made• Specify the steps and schedule• Decide need and purpose of
public participation
Process Planning• Specify anticipated
accomplishments of each step• Indentify stakeholders
• Identify techniques for each step• Link techniques into a plan
Implementation Planning• Plan implementation of each
activity
HP Office Building
Arizona Orme Dam
Chula Vista, California
Three Case Studies
HP Office Building
HP Office Building: Site
2-year abandoned factory site
HP’s first factory (closed in 1995)
Palo Alto, CA 2 sides have
residential housing
City planners had designated area as mixed use
HP Office Building: Issues
Affordable housing
Housing values Avoid traffic Activists
speaking for the neighbors
HP: Neighborhood Outreach
Met with city planning director Immediate neighbors (within 300ft) “Bring me a winner”
Communication brochure Visit neighbors and businesses Neighborhood meeting: 25 attendees
Minimize traffic Increase landscape Avoid a monolith Improve street view
Neighborhood leaders
HP Outcomes
2nd meeting and mailing Presented designs Landscaping over
affordable housing 3rd meeting and mailing
8 attendees (others satisfied)
Outcome Residents pleased No major concerns Held in a neighbor’s
home
HP Office Building: Approval Review Process
Architectural Review Board
Controversy goes to City Council
4 or 5 neighbors spoke in favor
Architectural Review Board had minor changes
Opened in 1999
Arizona Orme Dam
Central Arizona Water Control Study: Orme Dam
Phoenix, AZ: Salt and Verde River Confluence
Authorized in 1968 as part of Central Arizona Project Irrigation Flood protection
Opposition Fort McDowell Indian
Community Environmentalists: Bald
eagle sites Proponents
Business: flooding in 1978-79
New study with Bureau of Reclamation and Army Corps of Engineers
Started around 1980
Orme Dam: Advisory Committee
24 Governor-appointed stakeholders Water users Environmentalists Fort McDowell Indians Downtown business interests Mayor of Phoenix
Governor would promote committee decision Monthly meetings
Newsletter with 5,000 subscribers Sent every 2-3 months
Orme Dam: Advisory Committees Environmental Group
Evaluate wildlife habitat Social Impact Group
Evaluate impact on Indian tribes
Both had experts from federal, state, and local agencies
Orme Dam: Meetings
3 rounds of workshops Each round met at 6-7 locations around Phoenix
Round 1: Criteria Environmentalists set up pamphlets to cheat the system Review point: Met with environmentalists to work out
issues
Round 2: Elements and separate actions Multi-attribute alternative analysis result presented
Round 3: Alternative plans Near consensus
Orme Dam: Multi-attribute Utility Analysis Branches: Twigs
Economics : Benefit/Cost ratio; Total cost amortized; Local economic benefits
Environmental: Endangered species habitat; Game species habitat; Water quality; Air quality
Staff evaluate how well each option fulfills the twigs
Each homogeneous groups ranks the branches Each groups rankings allow identification of preferred
option Business and agriculture interests not the Orme Dam Environmental interests same alternative as business
Orme Dam: Outcome Build two dams
(23-1) Verde: blocked by
lawsuit Aqua Fria built:
New Waddell Dam Positive feedback
on the process
2005: Arizona Republic article describing water problems (releasing run-off) a result of not building these dams
Orme Dam Victory Days
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBjPo-ja4Eg
Chula Vista Beachfront
Chula Vista Beachfront
Unique land swap agreement Met legal requirements Used innovative ideas to achieve results
Consensus was built Developers Port Neighbors Environmentalists
Video
Public Participation Group Projects
From Groups and Discuss Topic Work in groups of 4 Will generate a public participation
plan on a controversial subject Don’t choose a project that has been
decided Do choose something that is of interest Want to figure out a plan to deal with the
controversy