CGN 5605 - Public Works Planning
Course Syllabus ~ Fall 1999
Dr. Fazil T. Najafi, Associate Professor University of Florida Section: 0903X
Office: Room 202A, Weil Hall Department of Civil Engineering Periods: 8 and 9
Phone: 392-1033 (o) 345 Weil Hall Room: CSE-118
335-8583 (h) P.O. Box 116580 M = (3:00 pm - 3:50 pm)
E-mail: fnaja@ce.ufl.edu Gainesville, FL 32611-6580 W = 8 & 9 (3:00 pm - 4:55 pm)
Note: Open-door policy and you are welcome at any time.
Text: Best Development Practices, Reid Ewing, American Planning
Association, 1996.
| Class | Date | Reading Assignment
Before Class |
Homework
Assignment |
Due | Lecture and Presentation Content
of Each Class |
| 1 | Aug 23 | Course organization & scope;
Goals and objectives of the course; Functions of an Urban Area (handout) |
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| 2 | Aug 25 | Handout from Aug. 23 | Evolution of Cities and Urban Planning
and Trends (Handout from Ref. #2, pp. 3-37) |
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| 3 | Aug 25 | Chapter 1: "Land Development"
(Handout from Ref. #3, pp. 1-17) |
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| 4 | Aug 30 | Handout from Aug. 25
(Ref. #2) and Ch. 1 (Ref. #3) |
Assignment #1 Do Ch. 1 problems 1-18, pp. 16-17, Ref. #3 from pp. 1-17 | Chapter 2: "Resources"
(Handout from Ref. #3, pp. 19-47) |
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| 5 | Sep 1 | Ch. 2 (Ref. #3) | Assignment #2 Do Ch. 2 problems 1-16, p. 47, Ref. #3 from pp. 19-47 | Homework (HW) #1,
Ch. 1, Ref.#3 |
Chapter 3: "Site Analysis, Zoning, Case Studies"
(Handout from Ref. #3, pp. 49-60) |
| 6 | Sep 1 | Ch. 3 and Ch. 4
(Ref. #3) |
Assignment #3 Do Ch. 3 problems 1-8, p. 60, Ref. #3 from pp. 49-60 | Chapter 4: "Maps and Plans"
(Handout from Ref. #3, pp. 61-84) |
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| -- | Sep 6 | Labor Day Holiday - No Class | |||
| 7 | Sep 8 | Ch. 5 (Ref. #3) | Assignment #4 Do Ch. 4 problems 1-12, p. 83-84, Ref. #3 from pp. 61-84. | HW #2 & #3,
Ch. 2 & 3, Ref. #3 |
Chapter 5: "Preliminary Engineering"
(Handout from Ref. #3, pp. 85-104) |
| 8 | Sep 8 | Assignment #5 - What is the Comprehensive Plan in the City of Gainesville and why is it needed? (one-page typewritten paper) | The Ideal of Comprehensive Planning
(Handout from Ref. #4, pp. 81-83) Note: See also Alachua County Compre- hensive Plan, in Najafi's office, or Alachua County or Internet. Guest speaker |
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| 9 | Sep 13 | HW #4,
Ch. 4, Ref. #3 |
Residential Land Use
(Handout from Ref. #6, pp. 225-229) |
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| 10 | Sep 15 | HW #5
(one-page paper) |
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
(Handout from Ref.#6, pp. 50-53); also, a video tape presentation |
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| 11 | Sep 15 | Example of best development:
1. Columbia, Maryland (slide presentation) |
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| 12 | Sep 20 | Another example of best development:
2. Reston, Virginia (slide presentation) |
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| 13 | Sep 22 | Assignment #6 - Work on Residential handout by going on field trip and working at home | Field trip: Residential trip to Gainesville
Community. (Handout will be provided to students) Note: Teams of two students each. |
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| 14 | Sep 22 | (same as above: residential field trip) | |||
| 15 | Sep 27 | Subdivision Regulations - City of
Gainesville, Florida |
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| 16 | Sep 29 | Assignment #7 - Handout on residential subdivision with full instructions | HW #6
(Residential handout) |
Develop a residential subdivision using
CADD (Handout will be provided with full description of problem domain) and students are allowed to use both classes on September 29 to work on this problem. Note: Teams of two students each. |
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| 17 | Sep 29 | Use class time to work on Assignment #7 (along with home time) | Use class time to do Homework Assign-
ment #7 |
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| 18 | Oct 4 | Industrial Park
(Handout from Ref. #6, pp. 229-233). Also Industrial Development Handbook will be presented to the class. |
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| 19 | Oct 6 | Assignment #8 - Handout on Industrial park assignment. Use this class time to work on assignment. | Industrial Park Field Trip
(Handout will be provided with full explanation of what to expect). Also, use this class time for the field trip. |
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| 20 | Oct 6 | (same as above) | (same as above: Industrial Park field trip) | ||
| 21 | Oct 11 | Commercial Land Use
(Handout from Ref. #6, pp. 233-240) |
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| 22 | Oct 13 | Assignment #9 -
Handout with problem. Use class time to work on problem (and at home as needed). |
HW #7
(CADD) |
Field Trip to Shopping Center
(Handout with instructions will be provided). |
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| 23 | Oct 13 | (same as above) | (same as above: Shopping Ctr. field trip) | ||
| 24 | Oct 18 | Open Space, Recreation, & Conservation
(Handout from Ref. #6, pp. 240-248). Guest Speaker |
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| 25 | Oct 20 | "Introduction," Ref. #1 | HW #8
(Industrial park) |
Best Development Practices, (Ref. #1)
" Introduction" |
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| 26 | Oct 20 | Quest for the Best | "Best Development Practices, Quest for
the Best" video presentation |
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| 27 | Oct 25 | Practices 1, 2, and 3 (Ref. #1), pp. 17-24 | Students who have been assigned, prepare their PowerPoint
presentation for Oct.___ class presentation
Note: Instructor will Collect your Floppy diskettes from this presentation (ICF) |
HW #9
(Shopping Center) |
Assigned Students' PowerPoint Class
Presentations
(ASPCP), Ref. #1 ( III. Practices):
1. Keep vehicle miles of travel (VMT) below the area average 2. Contribute to the area's job-housing balance 3. Mix land uses at the finest grain the market will bear and include civic uses in the mix. |
| 28 | Oct 27 | Guest speaker: Bob Cramer, Haile
Plantation, Gainesville, FL, (335-7766) |
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| 29 | Oct 27 | Practices 4, 5, and 6
(Ref. #1), pp. 25-30 |
To those who have been assigned: Prepare
PowerPoint
Presentations
Only
for those
Assigned (PPPOA)
Note: ICF |
ASPCP; Practices 4, 5, and 6 (Ref. #1) | |
| 30 | Nov 1 | Practices 7, 8, and 9
(Ref. #1), pp. 30-37 |
PPPOA
Note: ICF |
ASPCP; Practices 7, 8, and 9 (Ref. #1) | |
| 31 | Nov 3 | Field trip: Celebration, Florida (Disney
World) Note: Leave at 9:00 am to get to Orlando at 11:00 am; Back to bus at 1:40; Leave Orlando at 2:00 pm for Gainesville |
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| 32 | Nov 3 | (same as above: Orlando field trip) | |||
| 33 | Nov 8 | Practices 10 and 11, Ref. #1, and Practice 1 (under "IV. Best Transportation Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 37-57 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 10 and 11, Ref. #1,
and Practice 1 (under "IV. Best Transportation Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 34 | Nov 10 | Guest Speaker: Perry Mall, Regional
Transit System (RTS), 334-2602 |
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| 35 | Nov 10 | Practices 2, 3 and 4 (under "IV. Best Transportation Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 58-64 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 2, 3 and 4 (under "IV.
Best Transportation Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 36 | Nov 15 | Practices 5, 6 and 7 (under "IV. Best Transportation Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 65-71 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 5, 6 and 7 (under "IV.
Best Transportation Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 37 | Nov 17 | Practices 8, 9 and 10 (under "IV. Best Transportation Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 71-78 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 8, 9, and 10 (under "IV.
Best Transportation Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 38 | Nov 17 | Practices 11 and 12, (under IV. Best Transportation Practices") and Practice 1 (under "V. Best Environmental Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 78-93 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 11 and 12 (under "IV.
Best Transportation Practices") and Practice 1 (under "V. Best Environmental Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 39 | Nov 22 | Practices 2, 3 and 4, (under "V. Best Environmental Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 93-101 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 2, 3 and 4 (under "V.
Best Environmental Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 40 | Nov 24 | Practices 5, 6 and 7, (under "V. Best Environmental Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 102-104 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 5, 6 and 7 (under "V.
Best Environmental Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 41 | Nov 24 | Practices 8, 9 and 10, (under "V. Best Environmental Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 105-109 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 8, 9 and 10 (under "V.
Best Environmental Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 42 | Nov 29 | Practices 11 and 12 (under "V. Best Environmental Practices"), and Practice 1 (under "VI. Best Housing Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 110-132 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 11 and 12 (under "V.
Best Environmental Practices"), and Practice 1 (under "VI. Best Housing Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 43 | Dec 1 | Practices 2, 3 and 4 (under "V. Best Housing Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 132-141 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 2, 3 and 4 (under
"V. Best Housing Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 44 | Dec 1 | Practices 5, 6, 7 and 8 (under "V. Best Housing Practices"), Ref. #1, pp. 141-148 | PPPOA; ICF | ASPCP; Practices 5, 6, 7 and 8 (under
"V. Best Housing Practices"), Ref. #1 |
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| 45 | Dec 6 | Guest speaker: Kurt Larson, Director
of ACCP (Alachua County Comprehensive Plan - "The Entire Planning Process" |
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| 46 | Dec 8 | Field Trip: Tour of Environmental Park
with Stephen J. Nataline, north of Airport, off Waldo Road, Gainesville (495-9215) |
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| 47 | Dec 8 | (same as above: Environ. Park field trip) | |||
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Course structure: Homework, 70%; class presentations, 20%; and class
attendance & class interaction, 10%.
Note: In class during student presentations, instructor and class will
interact, ask questions from presenters and give comments.
Reading List and References
1. Ewing, Reid, Best Development Practices, American Planning Association, 1996.
2. Catanese, A. J., and Snyder, James O., "Urban Planning," McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, 1988.
3. Colley, Barbra C., "Practical Manual of Land Development," McGraw-Hill, New York, 1999.
4. Stein, Jay M., "Classic Reading in Urban Planning," McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995.
5. Alachua County, Florida, "Alachua County Comprehensive Plan, 1991-2011."
6. Golany, Gideon, "New-Town Planning: Principles and Practice," John
Wiley & Sons, New York, 1976.
Supplementary Reading List
I. Financing of Infrastructure
7. Jacobson, C. D., and Tarr, J. A., Ownership and Financing of Infrastructure: Historical Perspectives. Background paper prepared for the World Bank, November 1, 1993 (Adobe Acrobat PDF placed on P drive).
8. Canning, D., A Database of World Infrastructure Stocks, 1950-95, World Bank, June 1998.
(Spreadsheet is on P drive or it can be downloaded from IBRD Web: http://www.worldbank.org/html/dec/Publications/Workpapers/WPS1900series/wps1929/canning1.xls)
9. World Development Report, 1994: Infrastructure for Development, Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1994 (Overview and Chapter 1).
10. OECD, Urban Infrastructure: Finance and Management, Paris, 1991 (Chapters 1-4).
11. California Business Roundtable (CBR), Building a Legacy for the Next Generation, Sacramento, 1998.
12. Government Accounting Office, Airport Development Needs: Estimating Future Costs, 1997. (Adobe Acrobat PDF file placed on T drive).
13. Federal Aviation Administration, Airport Planning and Development
Process Analysis and Documentation Report, January, 1997. (Adobe Acrobat
PDF file placed on P drive.) Case 1: "Privatizing the Albany County Airport."
II. Infrastructure Investment Planning and Programming
14. Robinson, S. G., "Capital Planning and Budgeting," in John E. Petersen and Dennis Strachota, ed., Local Government Finance: Concepts and Practices, Chicago: Government Finance Officers Association, 1991.
15. Hyman, L. S., The Privatization of Public Utilities, Vienna, Virginia: Public Utilities Reports, 1995 (Chapter 2, "Financing the Expansion of Utilities").
16. Finzi, U., "The World Bank and Project Analysis," The World Bank, 1992.
17. Picciotto, R., and Weaving, R., "A New Project Cycle for the World Bank?", Finance and Development, December, 1994 (handout).
18. Asian Development Bank, Framework for the Economic and Financial
Appraisal of Urban Development Sector Projects, Manila, 1994 (Case
2: "The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.")
III. Financing and Pricing of Infrastructure
19. OECD, "Pricing and Financing in the Public Sector," and "The Involvement of Private Capital and Management," Urban Infrastructure: Finance and Management. Paris, 1991.
20. Bauman, D. D., Boland, J. J., and Hanemann, W. M., Urban Water Demand Management and Planning, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997 (Chapter 5, "Price and Rate Structures.").
21. The World Bank, "Financing Needed Investments," in World Development Report, 1994: Infrastructure for Development, Washington, DC, 1994.
22. Porter, D., et al., Special Districts: A Useful Technique for Financing Infrastructure. Washington, DC, The Urban Land Institute, 1992. (Chapters 1-3).
23. Nelson, A. C., Development Impact Fees: Policy Rationale, Practice,
Theory and Issues, Chicago: Planners Press, 1988 (Sections: J. E. Frank,
and P. B. Downing, "Patterns of Impact Fee Use"; J. C. Nicolas and A. Nelson,
"The Rational Nexus Test and Appropriate Development Impact Fees"; and
D. C. Heath, et al., "Traffic Impact Fees").
IV. Improving Infrastructure Provision Through Restructuring and Privatization
24. Hyman, L. S., The Privatization of Public Utilities, Vienna, Virginia: Public Utilities Reports, 1995 (Chapter 1, "The Privatization and Restructuring of Utilities: Why and How.")
25. Hakim, S., Seidenstat, P., and Bowman, G. W. (eds.), Privatizing Transportation Systems, Westport, Conn., Praeger, 1996. (Chapter 1, "Review and Analysis of Privatization Efforts in Transportation," and Chapter 3, W. Payson and S. A. Steckler, "Developing Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure.")
26. The World Bank, "Using Markets in Infrastructure Provision," and "Beyond Markets in Infrastructure," and "Setting Priorities and Implementing Reform," in World Development Report, 1994: Infrastructure for Development, Washington, DC, 1994.
27. Gomez-Ibanez, J., and Meyer, J. R., "Lessons from Transport," Going
Private, Washington, DC, Brookings, 1993 (Case 6: "Organizing Competition
in Indianapolis: Mayor Stephen Goldsmith and the Quest for Lower Cost.").
Internet Sources:
1. http://www.webcom.com/~pcj/articles/trans20.html
2. www.plannersweb.com
3. http://www.ppd.ufl.edu
4. Use also search engine: e. g., Yahoo, Web BOTS. Search through the whole web and find words with sites
5. Statistics @ bts.gov
6. www.bts.gov
Regulatory Agencies and Terms To Know
Abbreviation
D.E.P.
D.O.T
F.W.F.G.C.
S.F.W.M.D.
S.W.F.R.P.C.
E.P.A.
N.P.D.E.S.
A.D.A.
D.R.I.
P.D.A.
S.D.
F.Q.D.
S.C.P.
F.A.C.
F.S.
N.U.D.
G.U.D.
D.U.
R.O.W.
S.D.P.
U.S.F.W.
Definition
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Freshwater Fish & Game Commission
South Florida Water Management Distdct
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
United States Environmental Protection Agency
E.P.A. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Application for Development Approval or
Administrative Development Agreement
Development of Regional Impact
Preliminary Development Agreement
Substantial Deviation
Development Designation for Florida Quality Development
State Comprehensive Plan
Florida Administrative Code
Florida Statutes
Net Unit Density
Gross Unit Density
Dwelling Unit
Right of way
Site Development Plan
United States Fish & Wild Life
Zoning Terms
RSF-1
RSF-2
RSF-3
RSF-4
RSF-5
RSF-6
1 Residential Single Family Unit per Acre
2 Residential Single Family Units per Acre
3 Residential Single Family Units per Acre
4 Residential Single Family Units per Acre
5 Residential Single Family Units per Acre
6 Residential Single Family Units per Acre
The purpose and intent of the residential multiple family 6-16 units
districts to providelands for multi-family residences having low, medium
and lor high profile, generallysuffounded by lower structures and open
space, located in close proximity to publicand commercial services, direct
access collector and arterial roads.
RMF-6
RMF-12
RMF-16
P.U.D
R.P.D.
6 Residential Multiple Family Units per Acre
12 Residential Multiple Family Units per Acre
16 Residential Multiple Family Units per Acre
Planned Unit Development
Residential Planned Development
Zoning Others
RT
VR
MH
TTRVC
C-1
C-2
C-3
C-4
C-5
I
CON
P
CF
CMO
MHO
APO
ST
H
GC
A
E
Definition
Residential Tourist District
Village Residential District
Mobile Home District
Travel Trailer Recreational Vehicle Campground District
Commercial Professional[Transitional District
Commercial Convenience District
Commercial Intermediate District
General Commercial District
Heavy Commercial District
Industrial District
Conservation District
Public Use District
Community Facility District
Corridor Management Overlay District
Mobile Home Overlay District
Airport Overlay District
Special Treatment Overlay District
Historical and Archaeological Sites designation
Golf Course
Agricultural District
Estate District - One residential unit per 5 acres maximum