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Department of Urban and Regional Planning University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

UP594-AC
Fall 2012 Day/Time: MW/2:00 pm 3:20 pm, RM 19, Temple Buell Hall Office Hours: Tues. 2:00 pm 3:20 pm

Regional Planning and Policy

Prof. Arnab Chakraborty RM M230, Temple Buell Hall Email: arnab@illinois.edu Voice: 217-244-8728

To register, please click or go to: https://courses.illinois.edu/cisapp/dispatcher/schedule/2012/fall/UP/594 COURSE DESCRIPTION This course builds knowledge of principles and practices to tackle challenges that go beyond the geographical or disciplinary domain of a single agency. Through readings, seminar discussions, and assignments, students will develop an understanding of problems and settings that involve multiple jurisdictions and actors. Topics will address crosscutting issues, such as affordable housing, foreclosures, fiscal stability, and spatial inequality. The course will consider questions, such as: When are regional approaches more common and why? What are some of the common or most innovative approaches? Who are its common supporters and opponents? How do different levels of governments coordinate their actions? How should the approaches vary from growing regions to declining ones? And, how effective have past approaches been and what have been their unintended consequences? The course serves as a foundational elective for students interested in land use and transportation planning as well as those pursuing the sustainable design and development concentrations. It will also provide a broad understanding of governance, institutions and regulatory frameworks to students interested in other concentrations or research. It complements related offerings in the department, including UP543 Environmental Planning and Policy, UP510 Plan Making and UP473 Housing and Urban Policy Planning. COURSE FORMAT This is a seminar course with occasional short lectures. The students are expected to prepare for class sessions, submit reading summaries, and actively engage in the discussions. The course is loosely organized in three parts, (1) challenges and opportunities for regions, (2) regional planning practices and (3) trends and prospects: from shrinking regions to mega-regions. READINGS The readings are taken from a wide range of books and academic journals. Most of the materials are supplied in electronic form to all registered students via Compass. You will, however, need to purchase the following book: Working across boundaries, Matthew J. McKinney and Shawn Johnson, Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2009 You may also consider purchasing Land Use and Society. Rutherford Platt, Washington, DC, Island Press, 2004 Regional planning in America: Practice and Prospect. Ethan Selzer and Armando Carbonell (Eds) Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2011

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ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING The assignments will engage with the ongoing Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI), an unprecedented effort by three US federal agencies USHUD-EPA-DOT to promote and fund a large number of regional planning efforts across the country. Prof. Chakraborty is part of a national team engaged in evaluating this federal program that includes the Living Cities foundation, a collaborative of 22 of the world's largest foundations, and the Urban Institute, a Washington DC-based think-tank. Early in the semester, each student will be asked to choose a region from a list of SCI grant recipients. In making this choice, the students should consider both a region of interest and the nature of the recipient projects. The students will then craft three memos: 1) a region and regional planning background memo, 2) a summary of the SCI regional process, and 3) a critique of regional planning in the region that considers broader literature as well as context the specific challenges regions face in implementing their plans and achieving their goals. Each memo should be accompanied by a brief presentation. Dates when detailed instruction will be handed out and submission deadlines are listed in the course outline. The following represent the share of each deliverables score with respect to the total score: Memo#1 and presentation 15% Memo#2 and presentation 15% Memo#3 and presentation 20% The students will also submit written reactions to readings on Illinois Compass prior to each class. These are expected to be a very brief synthesis (about 250-400 words) of your reaction to the overall set of readings for the session (i.e. do not submit reading summaries or write reactions to every individual piece of reading). Ideas for what you might address include the following: what you like/dislike about the readings; identify some aspect of the readings that made an impression on you (new fact, enlightening observation, new twist to an old idea, writing style, etc.); or note something you did not understand. You should include two-to-three question you would like to ask to the class. The reactions will be due 30 minutes prior to the class session (i.e. at 1:30 PM) on Illinois Compass Discussions tab. Summaries and class participation will have the following share of the final course score: Clear and concise written summaries 20% Thoughtful participation in discussions 30% Attendance is mandatory. Late submissions will incur a one-letter grade penalty for every 24-hour delay. COURSE OUTLINE PART I: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONS 1. Monday, 8/27/2012: Course overview 2. Wednesday, 8/29/2012: The key arguments for regional planning o Regional planning in America: Practice and Prospect. Ethan Selzer and Armando Carbonell (Eds) Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,

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2011, Chapter 1: Planning regions, Ethan Selzer and Armando Carbonell, pp: 1-17 o Reflections on regionalism; Bruce Katz (Ed) Washington DC, Brookings Institution Press, 2000, Chapter 4: Death and life of American regional planning, Robert Fishman, pp: 107-123 3. Monday, 9/3/2012: LABOR DAY | NO CLASS 4. Wednesday, 9/5/2012:Ethical theory for planners and policymakers o Ethical Land Use: Principles of Policy and Planning. Timothy Beatley, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 1994. Chapter 2: The nature of ethical discourse about land use, Chapter 3: Utilitarian and market perspectives about land use, pp. 18-53 o Design with nature. Ian McHarg, John Wiley & Sons, 1992, Chapter 8: A response of values, pp. 79-94; Chapter 13: The metropolitan region, pp. 153162 5. Monday, 9/10/2012: A brief history of regional planning; Property rights, exclusion and entitlements o Land Use and Society. Rutherford Platt, Island Press, Washington, DC., 2004. Chapter 6: The polarized metropolis 1945-2000 and Chapter 7: Property rights: The owner as planner, pp. 177-235 o Reflections on regionalism; Bruce Katz (Ed) Washington DC, Brookings Institution Press, 2000, Chapter 7: Gentlemans agreement: Discrimination in metropolitan America, Kenneth T. Jackson, pp. 185-217 6. Wednesday, 9/12/2012: Government structures and institutions o Land Use and Society. Rutherford Platt, Island Press, Washington, DC., 2004. Chapter 8: The tapestry of local governments, pp. 236-259, Chapter 11: Land programs: Regional, state, federal, Chapter 12: Congress and the metropolitan environment, pp. 335-418 o Tiebout, C. M. 1956. A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures. The Journal of Political Economy 64 (5): 416424 7. Monday, 9/17/2012: Zoning and other regulatory tools o Land Use and Society. Rutherford Platt, Island Press, Washington, DC., 2004. Chapter 9: Local zoning and growth management pp. 260-281 (up to page 281 only) o Managing growth in Americas communities. Douglas R. Porter, Island Press, Washington, DC. 2008 Chapters 3: Managing community expansion: Where to grow, pp. 65-112 o Avin, Uri and Michael Mayer. 2003. Right-Sizing Urban Growth Boundaries. Planning 69,2 (February): 22-27. 8. Wednesday, 9/19/2012: The sprawl debate: Assessing impacts on housing, infrastructure and the environment o Gordon, Peter, and Harry W Richardson. 1997. Point: Are Compact Cities a Desirable Planning Goal? Journal of the American Planning Association 63 (1): 95106.

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o Ewing, R. 1997. Counterpoint: Is Los Angeles -Style Sprawl Desirable? Journal of the American Planning Association 63 (1): 107126. o Crane, R. 1997. Sprawl, I Hardly Know Ye, Journal of the American Planning Association 63 (2), 278-9. 9. Monday, 9/24/2012: Defining and measuring sprawl and its impacts o Galster, G., R. Hanson, M. R Ratcliffe, H. Wolman, S. Coleman, and J. Freihage. 2001. Wrestling Sprawl to the Ground: Defining and Measuring an Elusive Concept. Housing Policy Debate- 12 (4): 681718. o A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths, Providing Solutions. Jane S. Shaw and Ronald D. Utt. The Heritage Foundation. Washington, DC: 2000, Introduction, pp. ix-xii, Chapter 1: The suburbanization of America, Steven Hayward pp. 1-16 o Knaap, G. J, Y. Song, R. Ewing, and K. Clifton. 2005. Seeing the Elephant: Multi-disciplinary Measures of Urban Sprawl. National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education. http://smartgrowth.umd.edu/assets/documents/research/knaapsongewinget al_2005.pdf. 10. Wednesday, 9/26/2012: Work Session 11. Monday, 10/1/2012: Memo 1 and Presentations

PART II: REGIONAL PLANNING PRACTICES 12. Wednesday, 10/3/2012: Regionalism and governance o Regional planning in America: Practice and Prospect. Ethan Selzer and Armando Carbonell (Eds) Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2011, Chapter 3: A region of ones own, Kathryn Foster, pp. 53-80 o Regions that work: How cities and suburbs can grow together, Manuel Pastor Jr., Peter Dreier, J. Eugene Grigsby III and Marta Lopez-Garza, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN 2000, Chapter 6: Regions that work: Growth, equity and policy in high-performing metropolitan areas, pp. 125-154 13. Monday, 10/8/2012: Ongoing regional processes Madison; Minneapolis-St. Paul o Shelton, Ellen, Brian Pittman, and Cael Warren. Corridors of Opportunity: A report of first year progress. Wilder Research, Saint Paul, Minnesota, February 2012. o Additional plans and reports will be posted on Illinois Compass (also see:

http://www.sustainablecommunities.gov/index.html)

14. Wednesday, 10/10/2012: State-level planning frameworks: o Starnes, E. M. 1993. Substate Frameworks for Growth Management: Florida and Georgia. SAGE FOCUS EDITIONS 146: 7676. o Gale, D. E. 1987. Eight State-sponsored Growth Management Programs. Social Science Quarterly 67 (3): 57285.

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15. Monday, 10/15/2012: Evaluation of state level planning frameworks o Barbour, E., and E. A Deakin. 2012. Smart Growth Planning for Climate Protection. Journal of the American Planning Association 78 (1): 7086. o Lewis, R., G. J. Knaap, and J. Sohn. 2009. Managing Growth With Priority Funding Areas: A Good Idea Whose Time Has Yet to Come. Journal of the American Planning Association 75 (4): 457478. 16. Wednesday, 10/17/2012: Regional planning: metropolitan level o Vogel, R. K, and N. Nezelkewicz. 2002. Metropolitan Planning Organizations and the New Regionalism: The Case of Louisville. Publius: The Journal of Federalism 32 (1): 107129. o Hamilton, D. K. 2002. Regimes and Regional Governance: The Case of Chicago. Journal of Urban Affairs 24 (4): 403423. 17. Monday, 10/22/2012: Involving non-governmental actors o Norris, D. F. 2001. Prospects for Regional Governance Under the New Regionalism: Economic Imperatives Versus Political Impediments. Journal of Urban Affairs 23 (5): 557571. o Regional planning in America: Practice and Prospect. Ethan Selzer and Armando Carbonell (Eds) Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2011, Chapter 3: Regional planning for sustainability, Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Rebecca Lewis, pp. 176-221 18. Wednesday, 10/24/2012: Challenges and opportunities I: affordable housing o Meck, S., R. C Retzlaff, and J. Schwab. 2003. Regional Approaches to Affordable Housing. PAS Report #513/514. American Planning Association. Chapter 3: The big issues, Chapter 4: Fair-Share Programs and an Incentive Program, pp. 19-106 (skim), and Chapter 8: Concluding Thoughts on a Model Program for Regional Approaches to Affordable Housing, pp. 187-198 o Basolo, V., and D. Hastings. 2003. Obstacles to Regional Housing Solutions: A Comparison of Four Metropolitan Areas. Journal of Urban Affairs 25 (4): 449472. 19. Monday, 10/29/2012: Challenges and opportunities II: job-housing mismatch; transportation and land use coordination o Weitz, J. 2003. Regional Approaches to Affordable Housing. PAS Report #516. American Planning Association. o Margerum, R., S. Brody, R. Parker, and G. McEwen. 2012. Regional Transportation and Land Use Decision Making in Metropolitan Regions. https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/12161. 20. Wednesday, 10/31/2012: ACSP Conference | NO CLASS 21. Monday, 11/5/2012: Memo 2 and Presentations

PART III: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS

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22. Wednesday, 11/7/2012: Diagnosing regional planning o Working across boundaries, Matthew J. McKinney and Shawn Johnson, Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2009, Chapters 1-4, pp. 146 23. Monday, 11/12/2012: Approaching and framing regional planning o Working across boundaries, Matthew J. McKinney and Shawn Johnson, Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2009, Chapters 5-9 o Regional planning in America: Practice and Prospect. Ethan Selzer and Armando Carbonell (Eds) Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2011, Chapter 8: Engaging the public and communicating successfully in regional planning, John Fregonese and C.J. Gabbe pp. 222-242 24. Wednesday, 11/14/2012: Does it make a difference? o Echenique, Marcial H., Anthony J. Hargreaves, Gordon Mitchell, and Anil Namdeo. 2012. Growing Cities Sustainably. Journal of the American Planning Association 78 (2): 121137. doi:10.1080/01944363.2012.666731. o Critical commentaries on the PLANET Listserv: Pendall 2012, Ewing 2012; Carruthers, 2012 o Transportation Research Board. 2009. Driving and the Built Environment: The Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions. Special Report 298. National Academy of Sciences. (read the summary, skim the rest) 25.Monday, 11/19/2012: FALL BREAK | NO CLASS 26. Wednesday, 11/21/2012: FALL BREAK | NO CLASS 27. Monday, 11/26/2012: Meta-challenges I: Globalization and regionalism o Albrechts, L., P. Healey, and K. R Kunzmann. 2003. Strategic Spatial Planning and Regional Governance in Europe. Journal of the American Planning Association 69 (2): 113129. o Scott, A. J. 2001. Globalization and the Rise of City-regions. European Planning Studies 9 (7): 813826. 28. Wednesday, 11/28/2012: Meta-Challenges II: Justice and Resilience o Growing smarter: Achieving livable communities, environmental justice and regional equity, Robert D. Bullard (Ed), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2007. Chapter 10: Environmental justice and transportation equity: A review of MPOs, Thomas Sanchez and James Wolf pp. 249-272; Chapter 12: Building regional coalitions between cities and suburbs, Myron Orfield, pp. 323-344 o Raco, M., and E. Street. 2011. Resilience Planning, Economic Change and the Politics of Post-recession Development in London and Hong Kong. Urban Studies. http://usj.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/09/15/0042098011415716.abstr act. 29. Monday, 12/3/2012: Emerging areas I: Shrinking cities

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o Hollander, J. B, K. Pallagst, T. Schwarz, and F. Popper. 2009. Planning Shrinking Cities. Progress in Planning 72 (4): 223232. o Kyle Shiel, Planning for the Shrinking City and Region, The New Planner Spring 2010 o Justin B. Hollander, Viewpoint - Surprising Facts from the Census, Planning March 2011 30. Wednesday, 12/5/2012: Emerging areas II: Megaregion o Dewar, M., and D. Epstein. 2007. Planning for megaregions in the United States. Journal of Planning Literature 22 (2): 108124. o Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness, Chatherine L. Ross (Ed), Island Press, Washington, DC., 2009, Spatial planning in Asia: Planning and developing megacities and megaregions. Jiawen Yang, pp. 35-52 o Regional planning in America: Practice and Prospect. Ethan Selzer and Armando Carbonell (Eds) Cambridge, MA, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2011, Chapter 9: Moving Forward: The promise of megaregion and highspeed rail, Robert D. Yaro. 243-268 31. Monday, 12/10/2012: Work Session 32. Wednesday, 12/12/2012: Memo 3 and Presentations

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM Please be aware of the university guidelines regarding academic integrity, which can be found under Article 1, Part 4 of the student code (http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/policy/code/). Academic dishonesty includes such things as cheating, inappropriate use of university equipment/material, fabrication of information, plagiarism (presenting someone elses work from any source as your own such as copying someone elses post), and so on. All forms of academic dishonesty will be reported to the students home department, the College of Fine and Applied Arts, and to the Senate Committee on Student Discipline. The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) is committed to creating an environment of inclusion and opportunity that is rooted the responsibilities of practicing planners to adhere to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity while engaging and serving the public interest. Students who contribute to a learning environment that is respectful and inclusive are preparing to excel in a culture of ethical behavior as professionals. Urban planning students are developing the knowledge and skills of professional planners in the classroom and in community based projects, where they act as planners in training. Therefore, DURP expects all students to meet goals outlined in the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for planners as well as standards in the University of Illinois Student Code. ***