Category: Urban Planning

Read the attached instructions very carefully to write your final white paper.
This is broken up in three distinct parts over the course of 11 days, so there is plenty of time.
THE FIRST PART (THE ONE PARAGRAPH MEMO) IS DUE IN TWO HOURS. SEND THAT TO ME FIRST.
The second part is due seven days from now.
The final part is due eleven days from now.
It must be no more than 5 pages (not counting any tables and figures), double-spaced, in APA format.
Seriously, pretty please read the directions carefully! I’m always here to help clarify.

Read the attached instructions carefully to complete a demographic report.
The selected city is Los Angeles.

Why is it that renters are less likely to express “voice” to improve the neighborhood? Are there reasons why some renters might be willing to express voice, and what are they? What policy changes might be made to make more renters be willing to express voice?

This is no easy task, and I need you to pay close attention to the instructions please. I will attach a “directions” file below that will outline the very basic idea to write a case study. However, here are the instructions that go with it.
I have attached an “case study outline” document that gives a basic overview of the topic, along with a pretty simple yet organized outline of how the case study will flow. This organization is up to your judgement, and if you want a few changes do as you feel will be best for the case study. In this outline includes descriptives of each section along with a BUNCH of links to find additional information about the sections mentioned. Please use ALL of the links to find information, charts, maps, and anything else you need to complete the case study. Make sure to use quotes from the interviews!!!!
I have conducted two interviews, and will be doing another one tomorrrow in a few hours that I will provide to you for information. I have taken pages of the notes and also transcribed the responses for the interviews, for you to use all of the information necessary. Please keep in mind the section about the third interview with Debbie Larson will not be found attached until tomorrow, so if you are writing please leave the space open for me to fill that in later. Essentially “skip” over and leave that blank. Please use the interviews along with all of the information to its full extend to complete the writing.
I have attached also a document that outlines the “themes” of urban studies to keep in mind when writing, as this is for an urban studies course.
Please also use the “Dariush sales interview” to highlight the personal side of what the fires are like from a victims standpoint I forgot to include that in the outline
The community brigade roadmap will be attached and a few other files that you will find useful to complete the task.
I also didn’t mention it there but there should be a section on the area of calabasas that will tie into the Debbie larson interview. there is information here on the zoning and budget and it includes charts and maps https://www.cityofcalabasas.com/government/public-safety-emergency-preparedness/emergency-evacuation-zones
Please please please, if you need absolutely anything from clarification, to more research, or anything you need me to provide just ask. I will do so in a timely manner as fast as I can respond to you. Please be aware I will be asleep for the next couple of hours, and will help a lot when I wake up in the morning.

Select two photos ( the pictures will be 1. park ( In Los Angeles) 2. and a graduation picture with a green space background (I cannot send the pictures)) that describe your biographical background as it relates to the environment. Citing a minimum of 2 required readings (from week 2), explain how the photos are representative of your environmental biography. In addition, describe the specific learning outcomes you seek to gain from this course. See FAQ and Grading Rubric below. FAQ:
1) What is an Environmental Biography?
It is a description of how you have experienced the built (buildings, parks, sidewalks, freeways, anything human-made) and natural environment (waterbodies, green spaces, trails, wilderness, anything that is natural) in your daily life (can include work experience and education).
Choose 2 out of the 3 readings from Week 2 that resonate with your lived experiences, particularly when you think about the environment and the space you grew up/lived in/worked at/where you went to school.
It could also be your experience from other times and walks of life such as traveling, experience moving from one neighborhood to another, and so on.
2) You should ideally take pictures because these spaces are what you experienced. Unless these are about some prominent landmark such as the LA County Museum of Art, for which you can find images online, you should use pictures that best describe your experience in those spaces (cite your source).
3) 600 words is the minimum word count for the entire assignment.
4) Use in-text APA citation format and reference/citation page. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.htmlLinks to an external site. 5) Include your name, date, class, and assignment title.

Please provide a policy summary for the
site below. A 12-storey (38 metres) residential development with retail at
grade is proposed on an assembly of sites (937, 939, 949 Gerrard St. E. and 338
Pape Avenue).
What policy documents currently
apply to the site? Please include the top five (5) most significant
Among those policies that do apply,
which three do you think will be most important to
assessing the development on this site? Give a brief
description why you chose each.
This is a warm-up. This week’s groups
will be the ones you have for the final
presentations.

The Problem
You are a policy analyst working for the Mayor of Toronto. An environmental coalition, working on problems of solid and hazardous waste, has convinced a key group of Councilors that a tax should be imposed on bottled water, specifically those held in plastic bottles. One of their proposals is a 50-cent tax on these beverages.
They assert that the public currently subsidizes these drinks through both the container (through solid waste system required for their proper disposal) and the water itself (most bottled water is lightly filtered tap water, bottled in the city it is sold in, with very low bulk water fees paid to the local water utility).
Environmentalists argue that over two billion plastic water bottles are used annually in Canada alone. These bottles are associated with extensive litter problems both on land and in waterways. While the bottles are technically recyclable, there is little market for this recycled plastic and as such, separating and disposing of it represents a cost to the municipality. At the same time, a great deal of these bottles do not find their way into recycling bins – according to a Toronto Sun report, as few as 50 per cent of the water bottles Torontonians consume everyday are actually being recycled. That means as many as 65 million empty plastic water bottles per year end up as garbage in a landfill waste site. In some communities the percentage of water bottles that end up in landfills can be as high as 80 per cent.
Some municipalities have pursued bans on bottled water sales. Concord, Mass. banned the sales anywhere in the City. Several other cities, including Toronto, have banned sale of bottled water in many civic facilities.
Other jurisdictions have chosen to pursue taxes rather than bans. These cities include New York and Chicago as well as others. While these taxes and bans are relatively new, they appear to have some effect on consumer choice. For example, a University of California, Berkeley study showed that consumers decreased bottled water purchases by 3% due to a tax of 6-cents per bottle and that the decreased buying rates were maintained even when the tax was removed. Environmentalists argue that bottled water bans and taxes can push people to use available tap water and bring refillable water bottles when they are on the go. Advocates for the poor are concerned that this higher cost for bottled water might hit low-income earners unfairly as many may be living and working in areas where public water dispensers are not available.
In your analysis, proposals should be focused on a tax rather than a ban. Local environmentalists argue that a tax on bottled water will reduce its use and generate significant revenue for the City. With these proposals in mind, your assignment is to explore the efficacy of the proposed 50-cent tax per botted on all bottled water sold in the City.
First, you should gather some basic data, which are publicly available, and develop some back-of-the-envelope calculations, checking the environmentalist’s claims for orders of magnitude (in terms of reduction in the sale of bottled water and the revenue potentially generated by the tax).
Second, analyze the impact of the tax on individuals or households? To what extent are alternatives available? Are the alternatives more environmentally sound? Are they more or less affordable to households? Third, explore the problem from a societal perspective – assess the policy’s impact on local governments (waste collection costs, revenue generation, tax collection methods) and the related industries (grocery stores, pharmacies, take-out restaurants, etc.).
The Assignment
Be sure to begin it with a short executive summary, and give a recommended course of action: Adopt the tax, kill it, or delay and study it some more. If you are going to urge a delay, be sure to spell out exactly how you will use staff time to learn more about the problem and the possible policies that could be adopted.
The memorandum should be a maximum of five (5) single-spaced, written pages or 25 PowerPoint slides. Concision is encouraged, but take care in how you approach and communicate your analysis and recommendations, Short shouldnt mean simplistic or poorly throught-out.

Team Assignment# 1: Five Page Briefing Note
Prepare the following: As a Planner in a municipality or provincial ministry, you have been asked to prepare a short (5 pages, single-spaced) Briefing Note on either of the two topics set out below. Building on class #1 discussions of “The Perfect Implementation Plan”, the note should contain:
• A SMART Problem/Purpose Statement
• Well-researched background (with citations)
• A creative implementation plan with SMART, numbered Recommendations
• A MECE Issue Tree (in Appendix
Project: Activating a Revitalization Plan for the Dundas-Sherbourne Neighbourhood
The Issue Tree (Outline of Plan)
SMART Problem Statement → MECE Recommendations → SMART Implementation Plan
What Needs to be Delivered
Proposed revitalization plan for Dan Harrison
Plan for acquiring 214-230 Sherbourne Street
Full-scale community engagement process
These may become 3-point plan
Task 1: SMART Problem/Purpose Statement
SMARTSpecific, not general
Measurable
Action-oriented
Relevant to the issue
Time-bound
Example: To reduce bird deaths associated with high buildings by 70% within 5 years by updating bird safety guidelines.
To do:Make sure it doesn’t turn into a sales piece for my recommendations – must remain neutral
Give a hint of where money/resources will come from Task 2: Background Research
How did we get here?Decision history
Key considerationsFocuses on 3 things to tackle in recommendations (3-point plan)
Describe, in full sentences, our plan
Shape of the problem
Other relevant policies
History of Dan Harrison complex and 214-230 Sherbourne
To do:Do not make it terribly long
Challenges here must align with rule of three in plan
Task 3: MECE Issue Tree
3 recommendations
Mutually Exclusive, Comprehensively Exhaustive
Two dimensions:Mutually Exclusive: each heading cannot overlap; must deal with separate issues
Comprehensively Exhaustive: must address the problem statement in a comprehensive and exhaustive manner; will we address the problem statement? – address minimum 80% of the problem
Task 4: SMART Recommendations
Must be numbered and smart
Recommendation 1:3 sub-points
Timeframe, resources, funding
Recommendation 2:3 sub-points
Timeframe, resources, funding
Recommendation 3:3 sub-points
Timeframe, resources, funding
Take these off the right-hand side of the issue tree

Describe the process of gentrification, including the conditions that lead to a neighborhood being targeted for gentrification and the changes that occur through this process. Who wins and who loses when a neighborhood becomes gentrified? https://youtu.be/0gjZrXyoaQY
https://youtu.be/Zb4xATPMlLc https://youtu.be/V0zAvlmzDFc

Add 2 parts to this paper 1)introduction 2)summary There is no need to edit the middle parts, only add intro and summary to the beginning and end,.
Topic: Tree Shade Equity for the Unincorporated Communities in Los Angeles County. Write this paper for planning strategy public campaign.