
Teams use color-coded LEGOs to create a “massing plan” and a pro forma for their development proposal responding to a city RFP.
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UrbanPlan is a realistic, engaging curriculum developed by the Fisher School of Economics, University of California, Berkeley. It provides participants with hands-on experience addressing the issues, trade-offs, and economics of land-use planning and urban redevelopment. Through UrbanPlan, participants discover how the forces of our market economy clash and collaborate with the non-market forces of our representative democracy to create the built environment.
Teams use color-coded LEGOs to create a “massing plan” and a pro forma for their development proposal responding to a city RFP.
Once the teams have a proposal completed, a ULI volunteer challenges their decisions and teams update and improve their plans.
The challenge culminates with a presentation to a “City Council Selection Committee” that questions each team on its proposal and how well it fulfills the RFP requirements.
“Understanding markets and risks makes planners better communicators with developer partners. Understanding social and political influences helps developers manage risk more effectively. UrbanPlan could transform the public/private dialogue.”
Mark Rhoades, AICP
past Planning Manager, City of Berkeley, California
By taking on the role of developer, participants in the workshop broaden their knowledge of:
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