Urban Planing Term Paper

Information to and from the Public

URBS 300

March 16, 2015

California Planning Foundation Scholarship

$1,000

Excellent academic record

Senior in 2015-16 academic year

500 word essay why planning is important to you, how scholarship will help, short- and long-term career goals

2 letters of recommendation

Demonstration of financial need

Due March 31, 2015

http ://www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/urban-studies-planning/california-planning-foundation-scholarships

Railway Association of Southern California Scholarship

2 undergraduate scholarships or $3,000

Enrolled in Fall 2015 in degree program related to rail transportation industry

Minimum GPA of 3.0

Interest in profession in rail transportation industry

Need a letter of recommendation and personal statement

Due March 30, 2015

http:// www.railwayassociation.org/scholarship.html

WTS: Ava Doner Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship

2 awarded: $4,000 or $6,000

Open to women only

Due in October, awarded in November

http://www.wtsinternational.org/losangeles//scholarships /

Association for Women in Architecture Foundation

$1,000

California resident or accredited California school

Due April 22

Application form, transcript, 2 sealed recommendations, personal statement, portfolio

Can be senior year

http://awaplusd.org/scholarships /

Pacific Water Quality Association

“Major of Study Related to Potable Water Quality Scholarship”

$1,000

Proof of enrollment

Essay on usefulness of education and how money will help

Transcripts

Application

Letter of recommendation

http:// www.pwqa.org/images/shared/scholarship_application.pdf

Mail-in, must be received by April 1, 2015

California Transportation Foundation: Bimla G Rhinehart Memorial Scholarship

$2,500

Dues April 1, 2015

Application, Essay, Letter of Recommendation, and Resume

http:// www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/urban-studies-planning/california-transportation-foundation

Advisory Groups & Interviews

Why Advisory Groups?

Cross-sample of the public

Can become informed and understand the full situation

Relationships develop that moderate extremes

Link back to constituencies

Principles for Establishing Advisory Groups

Include all viewpoints

Role in decision-making defined

Limited length of time

Members communicate with constituencies

Authority interacts with advisory group

Use non-technical language

Prepare for extra time and expense

Selecting Members of Advisory Groups

Organization selects and balances interests

Third party selects

Organization identifies interest and lets groups select representatives

Also allow volunteers

Popular election

Procedures in Advisory Groups

Voting & Parliamentary Procedure

Preferable to avoid, want more consensus

Robert’s Rules of Orders

Attendance & Alternates

Observers

Subcommittees

Confidentiality

Usually become public

Communications

Minutes

Interviews

Provide significant feedback

Time-consuming

Very limited sample

Most people are honored

Negative: Tend to receive more agreement

Understand purpose of the interview

Interviewee would like to know

Determines focus of questions

Interviews

Selection

Attempt to be representative of viewpoints

By telephone, determine if umbrella group is representative

Length: 30-60 minutes

Be conscious of time

Questions

Avoid leading questions

Ask open-ended questions

Take notes

Keep eye contact

Tape recorder or take notes after

Confidentiality

Sharing information

General statement OK, watch confidentiality

Dot Maps

When They are Useful

When deciding locational issues

Determine if there are patterns

Find if there is NIMBYism

Find alternative and consistent patterns of desired change

Determine reasons by the results

What Do You Need

Maps (the hard part)

Make your own via GIS

Purchase maps that may be of limited use ($15/map?)

Stickers

Facilitators for each group

Due Mon: Level of Interest & Interested Groups

Continuing with Participation Plan

Group assignment

½ to 1 page long

2 Sections

What is the expected level of interest?

What groups generally will be interested and what is their position?

While some seems repetitive (like the history) it is useful because the reader can skip to this section and not read the history.