Week 3
Monday, 2/2
Urban Sprawl
Review Monday's information on expected growth in North Central Texas
DFW airport
- Land area - 29.8 square miles
- Population - 0 (or close to it)
Island of Manhattan
- Land area - 22.96 square miles
- Population - 1,620,867
Historic Dallas photos
Satellite images:
New Urbanism
- Present concepts behind New Urbanism
- View PowerPoint “Introduction to New Urbanism” (http://www.cnu.org/intro_powerpoint)
- National Geographic:New Suburb? Sprawl vs. Smart Growth
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/00/earthpulse/sprawl/index_flash.html
Discuss New Urbanism and mixed-use developments. (handout “NTCOG Sustainable Development”)
- Downtown Plano
- Austin Ranch
- Legacy Town Center
Assignments:
- Read article “Toward Ecological Cities” (Platt).
- Read article “Creating Healthy Communities, Healthy Homes, Healthy People…”
- Visit one of the neighborhoods discussed. Take pictures and make notes of good and bad neighborhood design choices. Turn in next Monday, 2/9.
Wednesday, 2/4:
Sustainable development, LEED-ND, Design project Part 1
Types of sites
- Greenfield - Agricultural or undeveloped land
Example - most of Frisco - Brownfield - Land already developed, but improvements are past useful life or are problematic. Brownfield sites sometimes have ecological issues, such as toxins in the soil.
Example: Victory Development (link to article); Love Canal (bad example) - Greyfield - vacant or dying mall
- Infill - Undeveloped land surrounded by development. Infill sites can be either greenfield or brownfield.
Example: Haggard Farm in Plano - Redevelopment - Existing development that is reused.
Example: Interurban building in Dallas (link to property information)
LEED-ND points regarding site selection
- LEED-ND website at usgbc.com
- Leed-ND Checklist (Link or handout)
- LEED-ND Guidelines (pdf document online)
- Example pilot project: Excelsior and Grand (link at CNU site)
Local LEED-ND pilot projects:
- Montgomery Farm, http://montgomeryfarm.com and http://ssotx.com
500 acre development, 18 acres for LEED-ND - Alliance Town Center, http://www.trademarkproperty.com (site plan)
480 acres
Assignment:
- Students will use available resources to find sites for the class to consider for development. Sites will be compared using LEED-ND guidelines. Information to be presented to the class Monday includes:
- Site location on map with boundaries noted
- Satellite image of site
- Greenfield/brownfield/infill
- Approximate size and dimensions
- Similar LEED-ND pilot project