LAR 545.001 Resource Page

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Planetizen

Planetizen is a news resource for planners - lots of blogs and articles written by planners for other planners - usually touches on interesting and timely issues.

CityLab Blog

CITYLAB is a blog associated with the Atlantic Monthly.  Richard Florida is a regular contributor.  The articles and GIS mapping posted here daily are relevant to a variety of subjects of concern to urbanists and students of planning.

Raleigh Planning

The City of Raleigh Planning Department website has a large amount of local information about planning issues that affect the city - also links to GIS resources and datafiles that may be useful.

American Planning Association

APA is the professional planners association - there you can find a wide variety of information on nation-wide planning issues, legislation, etc.

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Assignments

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Articles / Documents

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Class Schedule:

Class Schedule 2020.pdf
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Excellent Papers:

Collaboration / Marginalization
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Calvert Vaux
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Class Presentations:

Class presentations will be posted here after class for your reference.

Lecture 1. Introduction
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Links:

What is Planning? (American Planning Association)

A Brief History of City Planning (CityLab - The Atlantic Monthly)

10 Diagrams That Changed City Planning (Spur.com)

American Planning History Since 1900 (Interactive Timeline - American Planning Association)

Garden Cities of To-Morrow - Ebenezer Howard  (Cornell University)

Form-based codes (Plannersweb)

8/80 Cities (web site)

Ten Strategies for Transforming Cities and Public Spaces Through Placemaking. (Project for Public Spaces)

An Appalachian Trail - A Project in Regional Planning (Appalachian Trail Conservancy)

Important Urbanists (CityLab)

Shall I build a house after the war? 1944 pamphlet for prospective homebuyers and housing decision-makers after WWII

Climate Change and US Cities  (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)

Urban Planning for Climate Change (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)

Emerging Concepts for Future Cities (World Resources Insititute)

Smart Cities - The Future of Urban Development (Forbes)

11 Billion-Dollar Projects That Will Transform The World's Greatest Cities by 2035 (Business Insider)

Boston Neighborhoods Capital Investments (City of Boston)

Raleigh Comprehensive Plan (City of Raleigh)

Raleigh Downtown Plan (City of Raleigh)

Raleigh Unified Development Ordinance (City of Raleigh)

Landmark NC Legal Cases - NC Citizen Planner Training Program

Transportation Planning - NC Citizen Planner Training Program

Aesthetic Regulations - NC Citizen Planner Training Program

Planning in NC - NC Citizen Planner Training Program

Videos:

Frederick Law Olmsted - Designing America

Olmsted's Buffalo Park System - PBS

NCSU College of Design Leader's Council discussion about emerging trends in the profession.
(you might want to scroll in about an hour to get to the good stuff)

New Urbanism 101 (Andres Duany)

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Resources:

Plannersweb (News and information for citizen planners)

NCSU Resources on Plagiarism

NCSU Writing Resources